Staunton
Zoning districts
19 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
4Local Business District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 36
General Business District
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 5 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
Planned Business District
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
Cultural and Recreational Planned Business District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
Other
2Industrial
3Residential
7R-1 Low Density Residential District
- Min lot
- 15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 2.9 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 9
R-2 Low Density Residential District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
Medium Density Residential District
- Min lot
- 7,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
R-4 High Density Residential District
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 3
Manufactured Home Park District
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 2 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Max density
- 7 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 9
Manufactured Home Subdivision
- Min lot
- 30,000 sq ft (0.69 ac)
- Max height
- 15 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
Traditional Residential Development District
General provisions
70 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Parking space: not less than nine feet wide and 18 feet long; rooming house: not over five guest rooms; tourist camp: not exceeding 90 days; parapet wall roof line not higher than six feet; private garage commercial vehicle not more than two tons; structure treated as accessory building.
Parking space: not less than 9 ft wide and 18 ft long. Parapet wall roof line not higher than 6 ft above roof. Basement counted as story if >1/2 above grade. Structure treated as accessory building for area regulations.
A planned residential development shall be permitted in any R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, and P-1 districts. ... The amount of land set aside for permanent usable open space and recreational use shall be 15 percent of the gross development area.
Any new cemetery shall be located on a site containing not less than 20 acres. All other structures ... shall be set back not less than 25 feet from any property line or street right-of-way line. All graves or burial lots shall be set back not less than 25 feet from any property line or street right-of-way line.
Where permitted, public and private utilities and services shall be subject to the following requirements: ... Application for permission to operate waterworks and/or sewage treatment plants shall be accompanied by a report and a recommendation from the health department. ... fencing or screening with an evergreen hedge or other shielding material may be required.
Private day nurseries and kindergartens. (1) A fenced play area shall be provided. (2) In addition to the requirements above, the facilities, operation, and maintenance shall meet the requirements of the county health department.
No such operation shall be permitted closer than 300 feet from any established residential district. ... All outdoor storage of salvage and wrecking operations shall be conducted entirely within an enclosed opaque fence or wall, excepting driveway areas, from eight to 12 feet in height. ... Driveways used for ingress and egress shall be limited to a maximum of 40 feet in width.
The condominium development shall be subject to all applicable zoning regulations for the specific housing types planned in such developments. A condominium unit development shall not exceed the maximum intensity of use permitted in the zoning district in which the development is located. ... All structures within such development shall be planned so as not to impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent properties.
Accessory uses shall be permitted as specified above and such accessory uses shall be applicable to the principal use and shall include, but not be limited to, the following: For dwellings: (a) Shelter for house pets... (b) Enclosures and shelter for chickens...
Commercial vehicles and trailers of all types... shall not be parked or stored on any lot occupied by a dwelling... except... not more than one commercial vehicle... not more than one camping or travel trailer...
In all districts, and on the same premises with every building, structure, or part thereof, erected and occupied for manufacturing, storage, warehouse goods, display, a department store, a wholesale store, a market, a hotel, a hospital, or other uses similarly involving the receipt or distribution of vehicles or materials or merchandise, there shall be provided and maintained on the lot adequate space for standing, loading, and unloading services...
In any zoning district where signs are permitted, the following general regulations shall apply: No sign having flashing, intermittent, or animated illumination shall be permitted. No billboard or freestanding sign shall be erected to exceed 20 feet above the ground level or 50 feet in length. Freestanding signs shall be not over 30 square feet in area and shall be located not closer than five feet from any property line.
In residential districts, the following regulations shall apply: Name plates not to exceed one square foot in area shall be permitted for each dwelling unit; Identification signs, not to exceed twenty square feet in area, shall be permitted; Billboards and other advertising structures are prohibited.
The zoning administrator may remove any sign in violation of the requirements of this chapter, not removed by the owner after notice to do so by the zoning administrator, and shall impound the sign within 24 hours of such removal.
Any permanent or temporary sign affixed to, painted on, or placed in or upon any parked vehicle, parked trailer, or other parked device capable of being towed, which is obviously and conspicuously parked so as to advertise the business to the passing motorist or pedestrian; and whose primary function is to provide additional on-site signage or is to serve the function of an outdoor advertising sign.
Signs that contain or are imitations of "warning," or similar words, and that are so located as to be visible and similar to official traffic signs or signals or contain the words "stop," "go slow," "caution," "danger," applicable to operators of motor vehicles on a public street.
The application for a certificate of appropriateness (required by subsection (4)(d)(iv)(A) of this section) shall contain: 1. The location of the sign structure; 2. The name and address of the owner of the sign...
The following types of signs are permitted in the downtown business area (subject to the granting of a certificate of appropriateness): 1. Flat wall signs; 2. Projecting signs; 3. Freestanding signs; 4. Awning signs; 5. Marquee signs; 6. Window signs; 7. Flag; 8. Banner; 9. Church signs.
The total sign area for the face of any building, however allocated among sign types (flat wall, projecting, freestanding, awning, window, and/or marquee), shall be computed on the ratio of one square foot of sign for each lineal foot of building face not to exceed 75 feet, except that no sign attached to a building face shall exceed 30 square feet in area.
The following types of signs are exempted from all the provisions of this chapter, except for construction and safety regulations and the following requirements: (A) Public Signs... (B) Institutional Signs...
Source documents
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