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.
In addition to the general standard set forth in subsection (a), above, a motor vehicle or trailer painting and body repair establishment in the Commercial-General District (CG) or the Commercial-Large Site District (CLS) shall be subject to the following regulations: (1) There shall be no outdoor storage of damaged motor vehicles or trailers, equipment, parts, or other materials; and (2) The minimum gross floor area of the building shall be not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
All repair or maintenance activities shall occur in a wholly enclosed building; the exterior display or storage of new or used motor vehicle parts is prohibited; and such establishment shall be limited to the incidental sale of up to five (5) repaired or rebuilt motor vehicles or trailers within one (1) calendar year at that location.
In addition to the general standards set forth in subsection (a), above, any motor vehicle repair or service establishment in the Commercial-General District (CG), Commercial-Large Site District (CLS), Urban Flex (UF), Urban Center (UC), or Downtown District (D) shall be subject to the following standards: (1) No repair or maintenance activities shall include the repair or maintenance of commercial motor vehicles; and (2) No repair or maintenance activities shall include any motor vehicle or trailer painting or body repair.
In addition to the general standards set forth in subsection (a), above, any motor vehicle repair or service establishment in the Commercial-General District (CG), Commercial-Large Site District (CLS), Urban Flex (UF), Urban Center (UC), or Downtown District (D) shall be subject to the following standards: (1) No repair or maintenance activities shall include the repair or maintenance of commercial motor vehicles; and (2) No repair or maintenance activities shall include any motor vehicle or trailer painting or body repair.
In addition to the general standards set forth in subsection (a), above, any motor vehicle repair or service establishment in the Commercial-General District (CG), Commercial-Large Site District (CLS), Urban Flex (UF), Urban Center (UC), or Downtown District (D) shall be subject to the following standards: (1) No repair or maintenance activities shall include the repair or maintenance of commercial motor vehicles; and (2) No repair or maintenance activities shall include any motor vehicle or trailer painting or body repair.
In addition to the general standards set forth in subsection (a), above, any motor vehicle repair or service establishment in the Commercial-General District (CG), Commercial-Large Site District (CLS), Urban Flex (UF), Urban Center (UC), or Downtown District (D) shall be subject to the following standards: (1) No repair or maintenance activities shall include the repair or maintenance of commercial motor vehicles; and (2) No repair or maintenance activities shall include any motor vehicle or trailer painting or body repair.
In addition to the general standards set forth in subsection (a), above, any motor vehicle repair or service establishment in the Commercial-General District (CG), Commercial-Large Site District (CLS), Urban Flex (UF), Urban Center (UC), or Downtown District (D) shall be subject to the following standards: (1) No repair or maintenance activities shall include the repair or maintenance of commercial motor vehicles; and (2) No repair or maintenance activities shall include any motor vehicle or trailer painting or body repair.
A new motor vehicle sales and service establishment shall require a minimum lot area of forty thousand (40,000) square feet designated for such use.
A used motor vehicle sales and service establishment shall require a minimum lot area of fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet designated for such use.
Such outdoor display area shall be limited in square footage to fifteen (15) percent of the area of the principal building; the maximum height of stacked displayed merchandise in such outdoor display area shall be limited to six (6) feet.
Outdoor storage areas shall not be located in any required yard, in any area included in the calculation of required open space, or in any required off-street parking spaces, vehicular or pedestrian access, or landscaped areas.
No commercial motor vehicle shall be parked or left standing in a residential district for more than two (2) hours at any time except for...
No commercial motor vehicle shall be parked or left standing in a residential district for more than two (2) hours at any time except for: (a) School buses and emergency vehicles; ...
A motor home, boat, truck camper, inhabitable bus, recreational vehicle, travel trailer, boat trailer, or other trailer may be parked or stored on a lot, but not inhabited for a period exceeding twenty-four (24) hours, in a residential district or in a CN or MX District, provided that such motor vehicle or equipment shall be: Licensed for the current year; Located no closer to any street than the principal building; and Not over thirty-two (32) feet in length or nine (9) feet in height.
A motor home, boat, truck camper, inhabitable bus, recreational vehicle, travel trailer, boat trailer, or other trailer may be parked or stored on a lot, but not inhabited for a period exceeding twenty-four (24) hours, in a residential district or in a CN or MX District, provided that ...
All parking structures with frontages exceeding one hundred fifty (150) feet in length shall incorporate vertical or horizontal variation in setback, material, or fenestration along the length of the applicable façade.
All parking structures with frontages exceeding one hundred fifty (150) feet in length shall incorporate vertical or horizontal variation in setback, material, or fenestration along the length of the applicable façade
A satellite dish antenna shall not be located or mounted: In any front or side yard as may be required in any residential or commercial zoning district; or On the roof or wall of a building which faces a public right-of-way.
A satellite dish antenna shall not be located or mounted: (1) In any front or side yard as may be required in any residential or commercial zoning district; or (2) On the roof or wall of a building which faces a public right-of-way.
A minimum lot area of five (5) acres shall be required; and the stable shall not be located closer than three hundred (300) feet to any lot line of adjoining property not under the same ownership.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.