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Municipality · Virginia

Purcellville

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14
Districts
349
Extracted rules
1,235
Standards
16
Chapters read
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Zoning districts

14 districts, grouped by category.

Commercial

3
C-1Commercial

C-1 professional office

Purcellville, VA
Min lot
20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
30 ft
Permitted uses
4
C-2Commercial
Purcellville, VA
C-3Commercial
Purcellville, VA

Mixed use

1
C-4Mixed use

C-4 Mixed-Use Neighborhood Scale

Purcellville, VA
Max height
45 ft
Front setback
25 ft
Permitted uses
8

Residential

10
R-1Residential
Purcellville, VA
R-10Residential
Purcellville, VA
R-15Residential

R-15 multi-family apartment building residential

Purcellville, VA
Min lot
20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
Max height
40 ft
Front setback
25 ft
Max density
15 du/ac
Permitted uses
3
R-16Residential
Purcellville, VA
R-2Residential

R-2 single-family detached residential low density

Purcellville, VA
Min lot
15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
25 ft
Permitted uses
3
R-20Residential
Purcellville, VA
R-3Residential

R-3 single-family detached residential medium density

Purcellville, VA
Min lot
10,000 sq ft
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
25 ft
Permitted uses
3
R-4Residential
Purcellville, VA
R-5Residential
Purcellville, VA
R-8Residential

R-8 single-family attached residential

Purcellville, VA
Min lot
2,500 sq ft
Max height
40 ft
Front setback
20 ft
Permitted uses
4

General provisions

335 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

Sec. 3.4(66)1 standards

Playgrounds shall be set back from all property lines a distance of at least 10 feet.

Sec. 3.4(67)1 standards

Greenhouses shall be set back from all property lines a distance of at least 10 feet. Greenhouses shall not exceed 15 feet in height.

Sec. 3.4(68)1 standards

Sheds shall be set back from all property lines a distance of at least five feet. Sheds shall not exceed 15 feet in height. Sheds shall not exceed 200 square feet in floor area.

Sec. 3.4(69)1 standards

Detached garages shall be set back from all property lines a distance of at least 10 feet. Detached garages shall not exceed 25 feet in height.

Sec. 3.4(7)1 standards

An application to establish a church use shall list each accessory use it intends to operate. After the approval of the initial use permit for a church, subsequent applications must be made for any new accessory use or change in an existing accessory use.

Sec. 3.4(70)1 standards

Carports shall be set back from all property lines a distance of at least 10 feet. Carports shall not exceed 15 feet in height.

Sec. 3.4(71)2 standards

Fences in the front yard shall not exceed four feet in height. Fences in the side and rear yards shall not exceed six feet in height.

Sec. 3.4(72)2 standards

Walls in the front yard shall not exceed four feet in height. Walls in the side and rear yards shall not exceed six feet in height.

Sec. 3.4(73)1 standards

Retaining walls shall not exceed four feet in height, unless a higher wall is approved by the zoning administrator.

Sec. 3.4(74)1 standards

Flagpoles shall not exceed 25 feet in height. Flagpoles shall be set back from all property lines a distance of at least 10 feet.

Sec. 3.4(75)1 standards

Antennas shall not exceed 25 feet in height. Antennas shall be set back from all property lines a distance of at least 10 feet.

Sec. 3.4(76)2 standards

Satellite dishes shall not exceed 10 feet in diameter. Satellite dishes shall be set back from all property lines a distance of at least 10 feet.

Sec. 3.4(77)1 standards

Wind turbines shall not exceed 50 feet in height. Wind turbines shall be set back from all property lines a distance equal to the height of the turbine.

Sec. 3.4(78)1 standards

Generators shall be set back from all property lines a distance of at least 10 feet.

Sec. 3.4(79)1 standards

Air conditioning units shall be set back from all property lines a distance of at least five feet.

Sec. 3.4(8)1 standards

The minimum aggregate lot area for a college or university shall be 100 acres provided that development shall be permitted to occur in phases of less than 100 acres.

Sec. 3.4(8)(a)1 standards

The minimum aggregate lot area for a college or university shall be 100 acres provided that development shall be permitted to occur in phases of less than 100 acres.

Sec. 3.4(80)1 standards

Heat pumps shall be set back from all property lines a distance of at least five feet.

Sec. 3.4(81)1 standards

Emergency power systems shall be set back from all property lines a distance of at least 10 feet.

Sec. 3.4(82)1 standards

Water storage tanks shall be set back from all property lines a distance of at least 10 feet. Water storage tanks shall not exceed 15 feet in height.

Source documents

The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.