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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. 6-142 standards

No accessory building shall exceed the height of the main building on the lot. No accessory building located within 25 feet of a property line shall exceed 15 feet in height.

Sec. 6-14(b)(1)1 standards

No accessory building shall exceed the height of the main building on the lot.

Sec. 6-14(c)(1)1 standards

No accessory building located within 25 feet of a property line shall exceed 15 feet in height.

Sec. 6-151 standards

Dwelling use shall not be prohibited for accessory dwelling units, subject to the provisions of section 5-3.

Sec. 6-151 standards

No accessory building shall be used for dwelling purposes except by domestic employees or caretakers whose principal occupation is rendering services on the premises for benefit of persons who occupy or use the main building on the lot, with the exception that: (b) Dwelling use shall not be prohibited for accessory dwelling units, subject to the provisions of section 5-3.

Sec. 6-17.24 standards

In all residential districts, temporary family health care structures shall be allowed to be placed on a lot, provided that: The primary use of the property is a single-family detached dwelling; ... The temporary family health care structure shall comply with all setback requirements that apply to the primary structure, and with any maximum floor area ratio limitations that may apply to the primary structure; Only one temporary family health care structure shall be allowed on a lot or parcel of land;

Sec. 6-17.2(a)3 standards

In all residential districts, temporary family health care structures shall be allowed to be placed on a lot, provided that: (1) The primary use of the property is a single-family detached dwelling; ... (5) Only one temporary family health care structure shall be allowed on a lot or parcel of land;

Sec. 6-20(a)1 standards

A bond in the amount of 40 percent of the total cost of landscaping shall be held until final zoning approval.

Sec. 6-22(a)(3)1 standards

Landscaping within a sight distance triangle shall not include any evergreen tree and, furthermore, shall not include shrubs or ground cover exceeding 30 inches in height above the graded ground level.

Sec. 6-22(a)(3)1 standards

Landscaping within a sight distance triangle shall not include any evergreen tree and, furthermore, shall not include shrubs or ground cover exceeding 30 inches in height above the graded ground level.

Sec. 6-22(a)(5)1 standards

If the development of any portion of a lot includes the creation of a slope of two to one, horizontal to vertical, or greater, such slope shall be planted with vegetative cover

Sec. 6-22(a)(5)1 standards

If the development of any portion of a lot includes the creation of a slope of two to one, horizontal to vertical, or greater, such slope shall be planted with vegetative cover, subject to determination of the zoning administrator that the methods of planting will hold the soil in place and that the proposed vegetative cover and rate of planting will ensure stabilization of the slope.

Sec. 6-22(c)(4)1 standards

dead or damaged landscaping materials shall be replaced by the property owner within six months of notification by the town.

Sec. 6-241 standards

tree canopies or covers will provide at least the following minimums: Table 2. Canopy Coverage Requirements by District | PD, MUD | Per uses above

Sec. 6-24(a)1 standards

For purposes of this section, "tree canopy" shall include all areas of coverage by existing plant materials exceeding five feet in height, and the extent of planted tree canopy at maturity shall be based on the "canopy at 20 years" as set forth in the current list of landscape trees referenced above in section 6-22.

Sec. 6-253 standards

five percent of the entire parking lot, excluding the access drive, be landscaped with trees and vegetative ground cover. ... there shall be planted one tree per ten spaces, rounded down to the closest whole number. ... minimum size shall be 162 square feet in area

Sec. 6-254 standards

five percent of the entire parking lot, excluding the access drive, be landscaped with trees and vegetative ground cover. ... one tree per ten spaces

Sec. 6-263 standards

a planting strip shall be established between the site development area or areas devoted to the parking or circulation of vehicles and the adjacent right-of-way. The planting strip shall have a minimum width of ten feet. ... a minimum of one large deciduous tree shall be planted every 30 linear feet along the public street right-of-way. Small trees planted every 20 linear feet, may be used where an overhead power line or other obstruction is present.

Sec. 6-263 standards

a planting strip shall be established between the site development area or areas devoted to the parking or circulation of vehicles and the adjacent right-of-way. The planting strip shall have a minimum width of ten feet. ... one large deciduous tree shall be planted every 30 linear feet

Sec. 6-26(a)(1)1 standards

In the CB central business district, the required minimum width of this planting strip shall be reduced to five feet.

Source documents

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