South Boston
Zoning districts
10 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
4Neighborhood Business District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 37
General Business District
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 6
Central Business District
- Max height
- 60 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 37
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 15
Special
1Residential
4Low Density Residential District
- Min lot
- 15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 14
Medium Density Residential District
- Min lot
- 8,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 11
Medium Density Residential District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
High Density Residential District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 14
General provisions
201 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
In the DR-1 District timber harvesting is permitted in accordance with a timber management plan approved by the state department of forestry.
The minimum area required for a kennel shall be two acres.
The minimum area required for a kennel shall be two acres.
A minimum lot area of two acres shall be required. With the exception of chickens, there shall be at least one acre of land per animal.
The following standards shall apply to the keeping of livestock in the Rural Residential Agriculture District (R-AG): 1. A minimum lot area of two acres shall be required.
A maximum of four units may be attached in a grouped unit. The principal orientation of each residential building shall be parallel to the street it faces.
A maximum of four units may be attached in a grouped unit. A minimum of 20 percent of the gross land area shall be set aside and maintained as common open space.
Single-family attached dwellings shall be permitted as a conditional use in the R-2, R-3, and R-4 Districts... Two-family dwellings shall be permitted in the R-2, R-3, and R-4 Districts... Townhouses shall be permitted as a conditional use in the R-3 and R-4 Districts... Multifamily dwellings shall be permitted as a conditional use in the R-3 and R-4 Districts... Accessory apartments shall be permitted in the R-AG, R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-4 Districts... Manufactured homes shall be permitted in the R-AG District and as a conditional use in the R-1 District... Home occupations shall be permitted in the R-AG, R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-4 Districts...
Minimum lot area for a two-family dwelling in any district shall be 10,000 square feet.
Minimum lot area for a two-family dwelling in any district shall be 10,000 square feet.
No more than six contiguous townhouse dwelling units shall be constructed as a group. The minimum width for individual townhouse lot shall be 20 feet. A townhouse development shall have a minimum of one acre.
No more than six contiguous townhouse dwelling units shall be constructed as a group. The minimum width for individual townhouse lot shall be 20 feet. A townhouse development shall have a minimum of one acre.
The minimum lot required for a multifamily dwelling shall be 10,000 square feet. A multifamily dwelling shall have a minimum of 100 feet of frontage on a public street. Front yard: 25 feet. Side yard: 20 feet. Rear yard: 25 feet.
The minimum lot required for a multifamily dwelling shall be 10,000 square feet. A multifamily dwelling shall have a minimum of 100 feet of frontage on a public street.
Only one accessory apartment shall be permitted on a lot. An accessory apartment shall not exceed 400 square feet of gross floor area.
An accessory apartment shall not exceed 400 square feet of gross floor area.
Manufactured homes shall be subject to all other regulations and requirements applicable to single-family dwellings in this district. Manufactured homes shall be situated on permanent foundations with full perimeter masonry skirting.
Manufactured homes shall be situated on permanent foundations with full perimeter masonry skirting.
Home occupation shall be incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for residential purposes. The maximum floor area permitted for a home occupation shall be 25 percent of the finished floor area of the dwelling unit.
The maximum floor area permitted for a home occupation shall be 25 percent of the finished floor area of the dwelling unit.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.