Roanoke
Zoning districts
10 districts, grouped by category.
Overlay
2Industrial
2Residential
6R-12 District
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 150 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-3 District
R-5 District
R-7 District
RM-1 District
RM-2 District
General provisions
298 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Commercial stables, where permitted by this chapter, shall be subject to the following requirements: (a) A minimum lot area of five (5) acres shall be required; and (b) The stable shall not be located closer than three hundred (300) feet to any lot line of adjoining property not under the same ownership.
Authorized temporary uses, including permitted locations, duration, and maximum number per calendar year, and whether or not a zoning permit is required, shall be as set forth in Table 429-1.
Authorized temporary uses, including permitted locations, duration, and maximum number per calendar year, and whether or not a zoning permit is required, shall be as set forth in Table 429-1
The lot area designated for the towing service use shall contain a minimum of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet;
Towing services permitted by this chapter shall be subject to the following standards: (a) The lot area designated for the towing service use shall contain a minimum of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet; (b) There shall be no outdoor storage of any damaged or inoperative motor vehicles or trailers for a period exceeding one hundred twenty (120) calendar days
the maximum height of any proposed wireless telecommunications or broadcasting tower and associated antenna shall be established by a condition of a special exception permit or the development plan of an approved PUD District, but in no case, shall any tower and antenna exceed one hundred ninety-nine (199) feet in height
the maximum height of any proposed wireless telecommunications or broadcasting tower and associated antenna shall be established by a condition of a special exception permit or the development plan of an approved PUD District, but in no case, shall any tower and antenna exceed one hundred ninety-nine (199) feet in height
New facilities approved by administrative review or eligible facility requests that increase the height or width of a facility subject to administrative review shall pay a fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00). Other eligible facility requests shall pay a fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00).
The maximum gross floor area occupied by a workshop shall be limited to ten thousand (10,000) square feet in all zoning districts.
If the work described in any zoning permit has not begun within six (6) months from the date it was issued, or within the time limits established by a special exception or variance, the permit shall expire.
Various procedural requirements for zoning permits, certificates of occupancy, certificates of appropriateness, zoning amendments, and conditional rezonings.
Within the H-1 or H-2 Overlay District, no structure or historic landmark shall be erected, reconstructed, altered, demolished, moved, or restored until a Certificate of Appropriateness has been issued by the Architectural Review Board or, on appeal, by the City Council.
The City Council may by ordinance amend, supplement, or change this chapter, including the text and the Official Zoning Map. Any such amendment may be initiated by resolution of the City Council or by motion of the Planning Commission.
The owners of property for which an application is being made for an amendment to the Official Zoning Map may, as part of the application, voluntarily proffer, in writing, reasonable conditions which shall be in addition to the regulations of the zoning district classification requested by the application.
All applications for a zoning permit required pursuant to Section 36.2-522 shall be accompanied by a basic or comprehensive development plan.
All applications for a zoning permit required pursuant to Section 36.2-522 shall be accompanied by a basic or comprehensive development plan.
A basic development plan shall be submitted as part of a zoning permit application for the following activities: Construction of, reconstruction of, relocation of, or addition to a one (1) or two (2) dwelling building or permitted accessory structure and including associated grading and clearing, where such grading and clearing does not involve adjoining lots; or, Construction of, reconstruction of, relocation of, or addition to a one (1) or two (2) dwelling building permitted accessory structure and including associated grading and clearing, on any lot within a subdivision with a valid subdivision site plan; or Establishment, relocation or expansion of a community garden, including construction, reconstruction or moving of an accessory structure and associated grading and clearing; or Construction of any structure, parking, or other impervious surface during which less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet of area will be disturbed.
A comprehensive development plan shall be submitted with all zoning permit applications, except where a basic development plan is required pursuant to Section 36.2-552.
In considering an application for a special exception, the Board of Zoning Appeals shall determine the appropriateness of the application based on the following standards: ...
In considering an application for a special exception, the Board of Zoning Appeals shall determine the appropriateness of the application based on the following standards: The use is compatible with the character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood by virtue of its height, bulk, location on the lot, and the design and location of parking, signage, landscaping, and other outside activities or structures; The use does not create a demand on public water or sanitary sewer services that exceeds the design capacity of these systems or that would in any way decrease the quality of service to the surrounding neighborhood; The use does not generate traffic on public streets that exceeds the design capacity of such streets and does not create a dangerous traffic problem by virtue of driveway location, site clearance, driveway slope, or other factor; The use does not increase the flood potential in the surrounding neighborhood; The use is in conformance with the setback, yard, frontage, lot area, parking, signage, screening, shading, and other applicable requirements of this chapter as they pertain to the district in which the use is located or to the specific use, whichever the case may be; and The use furthers the intent of the City's Comprehensive Plan.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.