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Municipality · Virginia

Vinton

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5
Districts
230
Extracted rules
679
Standards
11
Chapters read
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Zoning districts

5 districts, grouped by category.

Industrial

2
M-1Industrial
Vinton, VA
Min lot
20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
Permitted uses
25
M-2Industrial
Vinton, VA
Min lot
20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
Permitted uses
36

Residential

3
R-1Residential

Residential District

Vinton, VA
Max height
35 ft
Front setback
30 ft
Permitted uses
10
R-2Residential
Vinton, VA
Min lot
12,000 sq ft (0.28 ac)
Permitted uses
10
R-3Residential
Vinton, VA
Min lot
10,000 sq ft
Max density
24 du/ac
Permitted uses
1

General provisions

225 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

Sec. 2-1

CB | Central business district

Sec. 2-1

PD | Planned development district

Sec. 2-1

— | Public/open space district

Sec. 2-1

MUD | Mixed use development district

Sec. 2-9

Any area for which no zoning classification is shown on the official zoning map shall be construed as being within the R-LD residential low-density district unless otherwise designated by ordinance adopted by the town council.

Sec. 3-2(c)9 standards

Permitted uses listed in the district regulations contained in article IV of this appendix shall be permitted in the respective districts, provided they comply with all applicable provisions of this appendix. All other uses shall be prohibited.

Sec. 4-11, 4-12, 4-13, 4-149 standards

The density of a PD district shall not exceed ten dwelling units per gross acre. Not less than 20 percent of the gross area of each PD district shall be devoted to common open space. No building or structure in a PD district shall exceed a height of 45 feet. The PD district shall be served by public sewer and public water systems.

Sec. 4-148 standards

The density of a PD district shall not exceed ten dwelling units per gross acre. Not less than 20 percent of the gross area... A buffer area of not less than 50 feet... No building or structure in a PD district shall exceed a height of 45 feet.

Sec. 4-18. - Use table for mixed-use development district.

Dwelling, single-family | P | |

Sec. 4-2

Dwelling, single-family | P | P | P | P |; Bed and breakfast | S | S | S | P |; Agricultural and forestry uses | P | | | |

Sec. 4-2. - Use table for residential districts.

Dwelling, single-family | P | P | P | P |

Sec. 4-2412 standards

The density of a MUD district shall not exceed 24 dwelling units per gross acre. Not less than ten to 20 percent of the gross area... No building or structure in a MUD district shall exceed a height of 45 feet.

Sec. 4-24(a), (b), (e)13 standards

The density of a MUD district shall not exceed 24 dwelling units per gross acre. ... not less than ten to 20 percent of the gross area of each MUD district shall be devoted to common open space ... No building or structure in a MUD district shall exceed a height of 45 feet.

Sec. 4-26(b), Sec. 4-30(a)6 standards

These provisions shall apply to all privately- and publicly-owned lands within the jurisdiction of the Town of Vinton ... identified as areas of special flood hazard according to the flood insurance rate map (FIRM) ... The boundaries of the SFHA districts are established as shown on the FIRM

Sec. 4-30(a)(1) and Sec. 4-32(b)2 standards

Within any floodway area, no encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, or other development shall be permitted unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis that the proposed encroachment will not result in any increase in flood levels within the community during the occurrence of the base flood discharge.

Sec. 4-30(a)(3) and Sec. 4-31(c)6 standards

New construction or substantial improvement of any residential structure (including manufactured homes) in zones AE and AH with detailed base flood elevations shall have the lowest floor, including basement, elevated to or above two feet above the base flood level.

Sec. 4-31(b) and Sec. 4-25(h)12 standards

New construction and substantial improvements shall be according to the VA USBC, and anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure.

Sec. 4-33. - Existing structures in floodplain areas.2 standards

Existing structures in the floodway area shall not be expanded or enlarged unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic analyses performed in accordance with standard engineering practices that the proposed expansion would not result in any increase in the base flood elevation.

Sec. 4-34. - Variances; factors to be considered.1 standards

Variances may be issued by the BZA for new construction and substantial improvements to be erected on a lot of one-half acre or less in size contiguous to and surrounded by lots with existing structures constructed below the base flood level, in conformance with the provisions of this section.

Sec. 4-5

Dwelling, single-family | P | | | |; Accessory dwelling unit | P | | | |

Source documents

The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.