Waynesboro
Zoning districts
5 districts, grouped by category.
General provisions
218 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
All curb cuts shall be in accordance with City standards and specifications.
Except as otherwise stated, no principal building, structure or use may be erected or established on any lot which does not abut on a street constructed to the standards of the City and dedicated as a public street to the City or the State.
All curb cuts shall be in accordance with City standards and specifications.
All new development shall provide pedestrian facilities and pedestrian access in accordance with the requirements of this section.
All new development shall provide pedestrian facilities and pedestrian access in accordance with the requirements of this section.
The standards of this section provide for the preservation of existing vegetation and for the installation and maintenance of new vegetation and other landscape architectural features.
The standards of this section provide for the preservation of existing vegetation and for the installation and maintenance of new vegetation and other landscape architectural features.
The purpose of these standards is to assure that exterior lights shall be shielded so that they do not cast direct light beyond the property line in accordance with these standards.
The maximum height for lighting fixtures shall be a maximum of 30 feet within vehicular use areas and shall be a maximum of 15 feet in height within non-vehicular pedestrian areas. All light fixtures located within 50 feet of any residential use or residential property boundary shall not exceed 15 feet in height.
The sign regulations of this Chapter are intended to protect the health, safety, and general welfare by establishing standards for the design, construction, location, illumination, and maintenance of all signs and sign structures.
Any licensed business or nonresidential use may have no more than two permitted signs per major street frontage, plus additional sign for each additional street frontage unless otherwise specified.
Outdoor display shall be allowed adjacent to a principal building wall and extending to a distance no greater than ten feet from the wall. ... No outdoor storage shall be allowed in front or street side yards or within 15 feet of any public right-of-way, whichever is greater.
The minimum width for any required common area shall be 50 feet. ... At least 60 percent of the required common area shall be contiguous. ... At least 25 percent of the common area shall be improved.
Each separately-owned dwelling or use shall be individually metered and served by public water and sewer facilities.
Each separately-owned dwelling or use shall be individually metered and served by public water and sewer facilities.
Except as otherwise provided in Sec. 98-5.6.4, no sign may be erected, located, or altered in any manner until a sign permit, and building permit if necessary, has been approved and secured from the Zoning Administrator.
Upon submission of a completed application, the Zoning Administrator or a designated assistant shall promptly process the application and either approve the application, reject the application, or notify the applicant of deficiencies in the application within 20 business days after receipt.
Prior to issuance of any certificate of occupancy, the owners or developers of a nonresidential complex (see also Sec. 98-4.1) shall submit a common signage plan for approval as part of the site plan application.
Such developments may increase the aggregate signage, but not height, otherwise permitted by a maximum amount of 25 percent subsequent to approval of the common signage plan.
All uses, activities, and development occurring within any floodplain district, including placement of manufactured or mobile homes, shall be undertaken only upon the issuance of a zoning permit.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.