Tazewell
Zoning districts
11 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
2Industrial
1Residential
6Residential, Limited R-1
- Min lot
- 7,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 12
Residential, General R-2
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
Residential, R-3
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 12
Residential R-4
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 12
RP-2 District
- Max density
- 4 du/ac
RP-3 District
- Max density
- 12 du/ac
General provisions
36 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be fined up to two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).
There shall be a minimum lot size of seven thousand (7,000) square feet for a single-family detached structure.
There shall be a minimum lot size of seven thousand (7,000) square feet for a single-family detached structure.
For multi-building or multi-tenant development, the aggregate of all buildings proposed should not exceed forty percent (40%) of the entire lot area of the project. There should be one (1) parking space for each two hundred (200) square feet of total floor space.
A building in the CA/DO district may be used only for the following purposes: ... Minimum standards ...
If any nonconforming use (structure or activity) is discontinued for a period exceeding one (1) year after the enactment of this chapter, it shall be deemed abandoned; any subsequent use shall conform to the requirements of this chapter.
All nonconforming uses shall obtain a zoning permit and a certificate of occupancy within sixty (60) days after the adoption of this chapter.
work may be done in any period of twelve (12) consecutive months on ordinary repairs or on repair or replacement of nonbearing walls, fixtures, wiring or plumbing, to an extent not exceeding ten (10) percent of the current replacement value of the structure
If in any district established under this chapter a use is not specifically permitted and an application is made by a property owner to the administrator for such use, the administrator shall refer the application to the planning commission, which shall make its recommendations to the town council within thirty (30) days.
Any lot of record at the time of the adoption of this chapter which is less in area or width than the minimum required by this chapter may be used when the requirements of the board of zoning appeal regarding setbacks, side and rear yards are met.
If a nonconforming activity is destroyed or damaged in any manner, to the extent that the cost of restoration to its condition before the occurrence shall exceed fifty (50) percent of the cost of reconstructing the entire activity or structure, it shall be restored only if such use complies with the requirements of this chapter.
The location of mobile home parks shall require, in addition to the zoning permit and certificate of occupancy, a special use permit issued by the town council.
Whenever there shall be plans in existence, approved by either the state department of highways or by the town council for the widening of any street or highway, the commission may recommend additional front yard setbacks for any new construction or for any structures altered or remodeled adjacent to the future planned right-of-way.
No sign permit shall be required for any of the following signs, provided that they comply with all other regulations of this article.
The following signs shall be prohibited in all districts.
The maximum permitted height of any sign shall be thirty (30) feet above ground elevation.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.