Vienna
Zoning districts
3 districts, grouped by category.
General provisions
322 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
All utility services including, but not limited to, all wires, cables, pipes, conduits, and appurtenant equipment carrying or used in connection with the furnishing of electric power, telephone, telegraph, cable television, petroleum, gas, steam, water or sewer systems shall, after the effective date of the ordinance from which this section is derived, be placed below the surface of the ground
No sign shall be illuminated if it is located on a building frontage within fifty (50) feet of a property line adjoining a residentially zoned property or a public alley that separates commercial/industrial districts and residential zones.
No sign shall be illuminated if it is located on a building frontage within fifty (50) feet of a property line adjoining a residentially zoned property or a public alley that separates commercial/industrial districts and residential zones.
All ground-mounted sign structures must be set back from the right-of-way a distance that is at least equal to the sign height.
All ground-mounted sign structures must be set back from the right-of-way a distance that is at least equal to the sign height.
All permanent sign types are required to be reviewed by the Board of Architectural Review and shall not be permitted or constructed until the Board of Architectural Review issues a Certificate of Approval.
The following signs are prohibited in all zones and districts: ... Moving or rotating signs, flags, pennants, streamers, balloons, or similar devices that involve motion or rotation of any part or display. ... Signs with electronic messages; changeable copy; changing color(s); flashing, blinking, or oscillating effects; that imitate movement through lighting effects; or that use video display of any kind.
Signs with electronic messages; changeable copy; changing color(s); flashing, blinking, or oscillating effects; that imitate movement through lighting effects; or that use video display of any kind. Exception: As expressly permitted herein or for fuel station pricing signs in which prices are displayed continuously, with occasional changes.
Non-commercial signs (construction, for sale, rent, or lease) shall not exceed five (5) feet in height. Temporary yard signs shall not exceed four (4) feet in height.
No lot line adjustment shall be approved if it would involve or result in the creation of any additional lot(s), parcels or out lots or any increase in density.
No lot shall be created to be irregularly shaped or extended so that it has a 'lot shape factor' more than twenty-five (25). Lot shape factor equals the square of the lot perimeter divided by the lot area.
The length of a road that terminates in a cul-de-sac must not exceed 600 feet, measured from the intersection of street centerlines to the end of the cul-de-sac street centerline.
The subdivider shall connect with the Town water mains and provide a water connection for each lot within the subdivision. Sanitary sewer systems shall be connected to the Town sanitary sewer system.
Trees and plantings within the right-of-way shall be approved by the Director of Public works and the Director of Parks and Recreation and installed at the cost of the subdivider.
The developer of any lot shall dedicate land along the lot frontage for sidewalk, curb, and gutter improvements as shown on the adopted Town Pedestrian Plan and other standards as developed by the Director of Public Works.
The subdivider shall connect with the Town water mains and provide a water connection for each lot within the subdivision. Sanitary sewer systems shall be connected to the Town sanitary sewer system, and each lot within a subdivision shall be connected to the sanitary sewer system.
Adequate provisions shall be made for the control of storm runoff. All storm drainage shall terminate in an approved watercourse. The connecting of any part of the storm drain system to any part of the sanitary sewer system is prohibited. Fire hydrants shall be installed in all subdivisions.
All new transmission, distribution and customer service utility facilities, carrying or used in connection with electric power, telephone, telegraph, cable television, petroleum, gas or steam, installed within the boundaries of any subdivision, the final plat of which is approved subsequent to April 28, 1969, shall be placed below the surface of the ground; provided that equipment such as electric distribution transformers, switchgear, meter pedestals and telephone pedestals, which is normally installed above ground in accordance with accepted utility practices for underground distribution, may be so installed; meters, service connections and similar equipment normally attached to the outside wall of the premises it serves may be so installed; and temporary overhead facilities required for construction purposes will be permitted.
Any SWM facility or structure necessary to meet the Town's stormwater management program as stated in Chapter 23, Article 3.
Subdivision development is governed by the requirements of the zone or district the property is located in (see Article 2) and the required tree preservation and canopy requirements as shown in Chapter 17.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.