Vinton
Zoning districts
5 districts, grouped by category.
Industrial
2General provisions
225 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
On a vacant lot that adjoins other lots containing buildings, the required depth of the front yard shall be equal to the depth of the adjoining front yards. No front yard shall have a depth of less than 15 feet and no greater than the front yard depth normally required in the district.
If the use of a wireless support structure or wireless facility is discontinued for a continuous period of 24 months or more, such wireless support structure or wireless facility shall be presumed abandoned.
Abandoned wireless support structures and wireless facilities are hereby declared to be public nuisances and shall be abated as provided in section 14-144 of this Code.
Minimum side and rear yards for structures accessory to a residential dwelling use shall be five feet.
Minimum side and rear yards for structures accessory to a residential dwelling use shall be five feet.
The required depth of any front yard or street side yard along a public street having a right-of-way of less than 50 feet in width shall be increased by 25 feet from that which is stated in this appendix, and shall be measured from the centerline of the street right-of-way instead of from the street line.
The required depth of any front yard or street side yard along a public street having a right-of-way of less than 50 feet in width shall be increased by 25 feet from that which is stated in this appendix, and shall be measured from the centerline of the street right-of-way instead of from the street line.
A lot of record that is nonconforming due to lack of adequate frontage, width, depth, or area may be developed, provided the development proposed on the lot is in accordance with the applicable use and design standards contained in the district regulations. Any lot of record ... that has legal access but is nonconforming because it has no public street frontage, may be developed ... provided the town reviews and grants a special use permit.
Any eligible facilities request for a modification of an existing, lawfully-established wireless tower or base station that does not substantially change the physical dimensions of such tower or base station shall not be treated as a nonconforming use or extension of a nonconforming use and shall be approved.
a nonconforming manufactured home existing on an individual lot of record that has served as an active dwelling for at least six months may be replaced with another manufactured home provided: (1) The replacement home is installed on the lot within two years of the removal of the home to be replaced; ...
A single-family dwelling which is a nonconforming use in a GB, CB, M-1 or M-2 district may be structurally altered and may be enlarged or extended, ... provided that in no case shall the total amount of floor area ... be increased more than 800 square feet.
A single-family dwelling which is a nonconforming use in a GB, CB, M-1 or M-2 district may be structurally altered and may be enlarged or extended, ... provided that in no case shall the total amount of floor area ... be increased more than 800 square feet.
whenever a nonconforming use of land or a nonconforming use of a building is discontinued for a period of more than two years ... any subsequent use shall conform with the use regulations of the district in which the property is located.
A building having a nonconforming feature or a building devoted to a nonconforming use which is damaged ... to an extent not exceeding 50 percent of its most recent assessed taxable value may be restored ... any restoration ... shall be completed within two years of the date of damage.
The zoning administrator may issue a temporary certificate of zoning compliance for a specified period not to exceed six months... The zoning administrator may grant one extension of a temporary certificate of zoning compliance for a period not to exceed six months.
Site plan review shall be required prior to issuance of any zoning permit, building permit or land disturbing permit for any of the following: (a) Construction of a new building, other than a single-family dwelling or building accessory thereto. (b) Enlargement of an existing building... when such enlargement exceeds ten percent of the floor area of the building or 500 square feet, whichever is less. (c) Construction of a parking area for five or more vehicles...
Site plan review shall be required prior to issuance of any zoning permit, building permit or land disturbing permit for any of the following: (a) Construction of a new building, other than a single-family dwelling or building accessory thereto. (b) Enlargement of an existing building... (c) Construction of a parking area for five or more vehicles...
An approved final site plan shall be valid for a period of not less than five years from the date of approval by the zoning administrator and shall become null and void if, within such period, work has not proceeded and no building permit pursuant thereto has been issued.
A use indicated as permitted as a special use in article IV of this appendix shall be authorized only upon approval of a special use permit by the town council in accordance with the provisions of this article.
A use indicated as permitted as a special use in article IV of this appendix shall be authorized only upon approval of a special use permit by the town council in accordance with the provisions of this article.
Source documents
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