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.
All ranges shall have clearly defined shooting stations, shooting lanes and target areas.
The minimum side and rear yard setback for an accessory structure is five feet.
Where dumpsters or refuse containers for nonresidential uses are located on a lot that abuts a residential use, such containers shall be located no closer than 25 feet to the abutting residentially zoned lot.
The zoning administrator may permit a temporary use for a period of up to 60 days, or unless otherwise stipulated, after reviewing a sketch plan for the proposed use or structure on the property and concluding that the proposed temporary use complies with the standards and regulations of the zoning district in which the use is to be located.
The minimum side and rear yard setback for an accessory structure is five feet. ... dumpsters ... no closer than 25 feet to the abutting residentially zoned lot.
Bed and breakfast shall be permitted only in a residential dwelling and shall be limited to no more than eight bedrooms for overnight guests.
Bed and breakfast shall be permitted only in a residential dwelling and shall be limited to no more than eight bedrooms for overnight guests. ... Parking for guests shall be provided onsite ... One space per room is required plus one space per employee on duty.
Recycling centers and salvage yards established or expanded after the effective date of the ordinance from which this division is derived shall be located at least 300 feet from any residential zoning district or conforming residential use.
Recycling centers and salvage yards established or expanded after the effective date ... shall be located at least 300 feet from any residential zoning district or conforming residential use.
Outdoor storage shall not be located in any required yard, in any area included in the calculation of required open space, or in any required landscaped areas.
Outdoor storage shall not be located in any required yard, in any area included in the calculation of required open space, or in any required landscaped areas. ... Outdoor storage areas visible from a street shall be screened from view by landscaping or fencing.
If a qualifying property or assemblage of properties is located within an Urban Development Area, as established in the adopted comprehensive plan for the town, a Traditional Neighborhood Mixed-Use Design (TND) Development is permitted in R-2, R-3, R-4, B-1, B-2, B-3, and B-4.
A Traditional Neighborhood Mixed-Use Design (TND) Development is permitted in R-2, R-3, R-4, B-1, B-2, B-3, and B-4. ... The minimum acreage required for a TND project shall be two acres. ... residential densities shall be at least four units per acre for single family, six units per acre for townhouses, and 12 units per acre for multifamily apartments.
In all zoning districts, pole-mounted lighting shall not exceed 35 feet in height, measured from the lowest light-emitting part of the fixture to the adjacent grade.
In all zoning districts, pole-mounted lighting shall not exceed 35 feet in height ... Any lighting fixture within 30 feet of an abutting residential lot line shall be sufficiently shielded ... Any building-mounted light shall be mounted below the roof line.
Small-scale and medium-scale solar energy facilities may be installed by-right in all zoning districts to provide electricity to individual structures, provided a site plan (as applicable) has been submitted to the zoning administrator for review and approval; all federal, state and local regulations have been followed; and the system is located upon the property or structure being served.
Small-scale and medium-scale solar energy facilities may be installed by-right in all zoning districts ... Utility-scale solar energy facilities shall be permitted in the Rural Residential Agricultural District (R-AG) with the approval of a special use permit. ... the project area shall be set back a distance of at least 75 feet from all public rights-of-way and main buildings on adjoining parcels, and a distance of at least 50 feet from adjacent property lines. ... Ground-mounted solar energy facilities shall not exceed a height of 15 feet ... The project area shall be enclosed by security fencing not less than six feet in height.
A use indicated as permitted subject to a special use permit in article III of this chapter shall be considered a special use, and shall be authorized only upon approval of a special use permit by the town council
An approved special use permit shall become null and void if no application for a building permit to construct the authorized improvements has been submitted within one year of the date of approval by the town council. A special use permit for which no building permit is required shall become null and void if the use is not established within one year
any use established pursuant to an approved special use permit shall not be reestablished if replaced by a different use or if discontinued for a continuous period of two years or longer.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.