Petersburg

The minimum setback along Defense Road from Banister Road west to State Route 142 (Boydton Plank Road) shall be one hundred fifty (150) feet.

No setback of any building shall be required on the south side of East Tabb Street, between North Sycamore Street and Monroe Street.

The minimum width of side yards for schools, libraries, churches, community houses and other public and semipublic buildings in residence districts shall be twenty-five (25) feet

Open or lattice-enclosed fire escapes, outside stairways and balconies opening upon fire towers, and the ordinary projections of chimneys and flues, may project into the required rear yard for a distance of not more than five (5) feet

Where an unimproved lot in a zoning district that allows residential use was of record prior to the application of zoning regulations and restrictions to the premises, and if such lot does not conform to the requirements of such regulations and restrictions as to the width of lots or lot area per family, the provisions of such lot area per family and lot width regulations and restrictions shall not prevent the owner of such lot from erecting a one-family dwelling or making other accessory improvements on the lot

Prior to the approval of any site plan or special use permit for a project or building permit for a new dwelling, the applicant shall submit for approval documents that define the overall architectural theme of the project.

"PUD" PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

Such development may be permitted on tracts of at least ten (10) acres which are under unified ownership or control.

The following buildings and uses are permitted as special exceptions if the board of zoning appeals finds that, in its opinion, as a matter of fact, such exceptions will not substantially affect adversely the uses of adjacent and neighboring property permitted by this ordinance

a single sign posted every three hundred (300) feet along each public street frontage adjoining the area subject to the petition... Such signs shall be posted so as to be visible from the street and not less than ten (10) days prior to the planning commission public hearing

All territory hereafter annexed to the City of Petersburg, Virginia, shall be automatically classified as 'R-1A' Single-Family Residence District, until such territory is permanently zoned by the city council.

Definitions and use regulations for parking spaces, private garages, home occupations, townhouses, assisted living facilities, solar farms, and small solar panels.

No vacant land shall be occupied or used, except for agricultural uses, until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the building inspector. No premises shall be used, and no buildings hereafter erected or structurally altered shall be used, occupied, or changed in use, until a certificate of occupancy and compliance shall have been issued...

No building shall be erected, constructed, altered, moved, converted, extended, or enlarged without the owner or owners having obtained a building permit therefor from the building inspector; such permit shall require conformity with the provisions of this ordinance. When issued, such permit shall be valid for a period of six (6) months.

All applications for building permits shall be accompanied by a drawing or plat, in duplicate, or as required by the building inspector, showing, with dimensions, the lot lines, the building or buildings, the location of buildings on the lot, and other such information as may be necessary to provide for the enforcement of these regulations...

The submission of fees at the time of application and the payment of fees prior to application is required. Prior to the initiation of an application any delinquent real estate taxes, nuisance charges, stormwater management utility fees, and any other charges that constitute a lien on the subject property, that are owed to the locality and have been properly assessed against the subject property, have been paid.

If, because of error or omission in the zoning district map, any property in the City of Petersburg is not shown as being a zoning district, the classification of such property shall be classified 'R-1' Single-Family Residence District, until changed by amendment.

In any case where a parcel of land has been designated as a Chesapeake Bay preservation area as defined in the City of Petersburg Code of Ordinances section 122-31 of chapter 12, Waterways, as either a resource protection area or a resource management area, then the City of Petersburg Code of Ordinances chapter 122, article II, Chesapeake Bay preservation areas will apply, in addition to the requirements of this section.

Any person or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance... shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable to a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).

No building permit ... shall be issued for the erection, construction, alteration or restoration of the exterior of any building or structure, including signs, or part thereof, within a historic area, unless and until the applicant shall have secured a certificate of appropriateness from the architectural review board.