Purcellville
Zoning districts
14 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
3Residential
10R-15 multi-family apartment building residential
- 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-2 single-family detached residential low density
- Min lot
- 15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 3
R-3 single-family detached residential medium density
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 3
R-8 single-family attached residential
- 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.
The zoning administrator may issue a temporary and contingent certificate of occupancy and compliance for a period not to exceed six months...
The zoning administrator may issue a temporary and contingent certificate of occupancy and compliance for a period not to exceed six months where, because of the unusual nature of the uses, a trial period of operation is in his opinion the most appropriate way to determine actual compliance with the terms of this ordinance.
When issued, such permit shall be valid for a period of six months unless a longer period of time is specified thereon...
No building or structure shall be erected, constructed, altered, moved, converted, extended, or enlarged, without the owner or owners first having obtained a zoning permit. Such permit shall require conformity with the provisions of this ordinance. When issued, such permit shall be valid for a period of six months unless a longer period of time is specified thereon in accord with the terms of this ordinance.
For the first offense arising from the same operative facts, the civil penalty shall be $100.00. For each subsequent offense ... $150.00 ... Class 2: $200.00 first, $500.00 subsequent ... maximum aggregate $5,000.00.
For the first offense arising from the same operative facts, the civil penalty shall be $100.00. For each subsequent offense arising from the same operative facts, the civil penalty shall be $150.00 until a cumulative total of $5,000.00 in civil penalties is reached.
For the first offense arising from the same operative facts, the civil penalty shall be $200.00. For each subsequent offense arising from the same operative facts, the civil penalty shall be $500.00 until a cumulative total of $5,000.00 in civil penalties is reached.
The person shall have committed a misdemeanor offense punishable by a fine of not less than $10.00 no more than $1,000.00.
The person shall have committed a misdemeanor offense punishable by a fine of not less than $10.00 no more than $1,000.00.
Failure to remove or abate such violation within the time period established by the court shall constitute a separate misdemeanor offense punishable by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $1,000.00, and failure to remove or abate a violation during any succeeding ten-day period shall constitute a separate misdemeanor offense for each ten-day period, punishable by a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $1,500.00.
any conviction resulting from a violation of provisions regulating the number of unrelated persons in single-family residential dwelling units shall be punishable by a fine of up to $2,000.00. Failure to abate ... up to $5,000.00 ... any such failure during any succeeding ten-day period ... up to $7,500.00.
any conviction resulting from a violation of provisions regulating the number of unrelated persons in single-family residential dwelling units shall be punishable by a fine of up to $2,000.00. Failure to abate the violation within the specified time period shall be punishable by a fine of up to $5,000.00, and any such failure during any succeeding ten-day period shall constitute a separate misdemeanor offense for each ten-day period punishable by a fine of up to $7,500.00.
In approving a special use permit, the town council may impose such reasonable conditions as it believes necessary to accomplish the objectives of this ordinance. Unless otherwise specified in this article or specified as a condition of approval, the height limits, yard spaces, lot area, and sign requirements shall be the same as for other uses in the district in which the proposed special use permit is located.
Approval by the town council of a concept plan for a special use permit shall be valid for a period of two years from the date of ordinance approving the permit. A site plan, when required by this ordinance or the land development and subdivision control ordinance, for the proposed use shall be filed with the zoning administrator following the approval by the town council before the end of the two-year period.
Changes in a building's minimum floor area ratio (FAR) specified in an adopted special use permit condition, so long as the building's gross floor area is increased or reduced by no more than 0.1 FAR and so long as the maximum gross floor area is not increased beyond the maximum gross floor area prescribed in the zoning district standards.
Parking space off-street: ... an area of not less than 162 square feet (nine feet by 18 feet) ...
Garage, private: An accessory building used for storage purposes only and having a floor area of not more than 900 square feet.
Temporary food truck/trailer: ... temporarily parked for no longer than three days consecutively or 156 total days within a calendar year ...
Yard/garage sale: ... Such sales are limited to a period of no more than three consecutive days.
Story: ... a basement shall be counted as a story if its ceiling is over five feet above the level from which the height of the building is measured ...
Source documents
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