Vinton

All storm drainage facilities shall be designed to convey the flow of surface waters without damage to persons or property. Streets and sidewalks should be designed to minimize their potential for increasing and aggravating the levels of flood flow.

The development and/or use of land shall be permitted in accordance with the regulations of the underlying zoning district, provided that all such uses, activities, and/or development shall be undertaken in strict compliance with the floodproofing and related provisions. In the floodway area, permitted uses include agricultural, recreational, accessory residential, accessory industrial/commercial, and manufactured homes in existing parks.

Yard. An open space on a lot, unoccupied and unobstructed by any structure or portion of a structure from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided in article VI of this appendix. (For projections and encroachments in yards and for yards on corner lots and through lots, see article VI of this appendix.)

Accessory dwelling unit. A secondary dwelling unit either in or added to a detached single-family dwelling, or in a separate freestanding accessory structure on the same lot as the principal dwelling, for use as a complete, independent living facility with provision within the accessory apartment for cooking, eating, sanitation and sleeping. Such a dwelling is an accessory use and is clearly subordinate to the principal dwelling and shall conform to all use, setback and other requirements of this appendix.

Family. One or more persons related by blood, marriage or adoption, including foster children, or not more than five unrelated persons living together as a single housekeeping unit and occupying a single dwelling unit, except as otherwise provided herein. Domestic servants or employees residing on the premises shall be considered as part of a family. The term "family" shall not be construed to include a fraternity, sorority, club or a group of persons occupying a hotel, motel, tourist home, boarding house or institution of any kind, but shall include the occupants of a group home as defined in this article.

Flood. A general and temporary inundation of normally dry land areas. (See article IV, floodplain districts, for additional definitions pertaining to flood and floodplains.)

Flood. A general and temporary inundation of normally dry land areas. (See article IV, floodplain districts, for additional definitions pertaining to flood and floodplains.)

Group home. A residential facility in which not more than eight individuals who are aged, infirmed, disabled, mentally ill, mentally retarded, or otherwise developmentally disabled reside, with one or more resident counselors or other staff persons. For the purposes of this definition, mental illness and developmental disability shall not include current illegal use of or addiction to a controlled substance as defined in Code of Virginia, § 54.1-3401. The term "group home" shall include any other residential facility for which the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services is the licensing authority under state law and shall for purposes of this appendix be considered residential occupancy by a single family.

Height. The vertical distance measured from the average of the lowest and highest elevations of the finished grades immediately adjacent to a building or structure to the highest point of a flat roof, mansard roof or parapet, or to the midpoint of a gable, hip or shed roof, or to the highest point of any structure having no roof.

Home occupation. An occupation, profession, enterprise or similar activity conducted within a dwelling unit which is the residence of the practitioner. In order to qualify as a home occupation, an activity as described herein must be clearly secondary to the principal dwelling use of the premises and must meet all of the following criteria...

Homestay. The accessory or secondary use of a residential dwelling unit or a portion thereof by a host to provide room or space that is intended for short-term transient rental purposes in exchange for a charge for the occupancy. The primary use of the homestay unit shall remain residential. For each booking transaction, all applicable taxes must be collected and remitted to the town as required by chapter 86 by either the host or the associated hosting platform. Such accessory or secondary use shall not create a landlord/tenant relationship.

Lot coverage. That portion of a lot, which when viewed from directly above, would be covered by any building or structure.

Lot width. The minimum horizontal distance between the side lines of a lot measured between the points where the minimum required front yard line intersects the side lines of the lot. On a corner lot or through lot on which more than one front yard is required, the lot width shall be measured adjacent to the frontage with the least dimension.

Special use. A use specified in this appendix as permitted in a particular district only upon approval of a special use permit by the town council in accordance with the provisions of article VIII of this appendix.

Accessory dwelling unit. A secondary dwelling unit either in or added to a detached single-family dwelling, or in a separate freestanding accessory structure on the same lot as the principal dwelling, for use as a complete, independent living facility with provision within the accessory apartment for cooking, eating, sanitation and sleeping. Such a dwelling is an accessory use and is clearly subordinate to the principal dwelling and shall conform to all use, setback and other requirements of this appendix.

Home Occupation. An occupation, profession, enterprise or similar activity conducted within a dwelling unit which is the residence of the practitioner. In order to qualify as a home occupation, an activity as described herein must be clearly secondary to the principal dwelling use of the premises and must meet all of the following criteria, which are intended to distinguish such activity from other business uses and to ensure compatibility with nearby residential uses: a. No person other than a member of the family residing on the premises is employed on the premises in the conduct of the activity. b. The home occupation is limited to the main building only and does not occupy more than 25 percent of the floor area of the main building or more than 500 square feet, whichever is less. c. There are no signs that identify the home occupation use, and no displays or alterations to the exterior of the building that would distinguish it as being devoted to any non-dwelling use. d. There is no group instruction or assembly, no housing of persons for compensation, no repair of motor vehicles, and no product offered for sale on the premises. e. The type, volume and hours of traffic generated by the home occupation are not inconsistent with characteristics of traffic generated by other dwellings in the neighborhood. f. There is no equipment, process or activity conducted that generates any noise, vibration, odor, fumes, glare or electrical interference detectable to the normal senses beyond the premises.

Homestay. The accessory or secondary use of a residential dwelling unit or a portion thereof by a host to provide room or space that is intended for short-term transient rental purposes in exchange for a charge for the occupancy. The primary use of the homestay unit shall remain residential. For each booking transaction, all applicable taxes must be collected and remitted to the town as required by chapter 86 by either the host or the associated hosting platform. Such accessory or secondary use shall not create a landlord/tenant relationship.

R-LD | Residential low density district

R-B | Residential-business district

GB | General business district