Land use · Richmond, Virginia

awnings

How this ordinance defines it

The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only Richmond’s own text settles what this covers.

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transmissions, differentials, fenders, doors, bumpers or other major body or mechanical parts. **.12:1 Awning ** means a permanent or retractable architectural projection, typically constructed using a lightweight frame structure over which a cloth or similar non-structural

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subsection (1)b shall not apply. In all cases, windows shall be double-hung, single-hung, awning or casement type, and fixed windows shall be permitted only as a component of a system including operable windows within a

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on emergency vehicles; or d. Any other means. (5) **Underclearance for projecting signs, awning signs, canopy signs, and suspended signs.** Projecting signs, awning signs, canopy signs, and suspended signs shall be provided with an underclearance

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