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.
No wrecking or salvage yard shall be located within 300 feet of a residential district.
No wrecking or salvage yard shall be located within 300 feet of a residential district.
All production, processing and distribution activities must be conducted within an enclosed building. Outside storage is allowed with appropriate fence screening and/or buffer planting areas in accordance to Zoning Ordinance Sec. 98-5.4.8.B.
All production, processing and distribution activities must be conducted within an enclosed building. Outside storage is allowed with appropriate fence screening and/or buffer planting areas in accordance to Zoning Ordinance Sec. 98-5.4.8.B.
Industrial uses may not operate or receive deliveries between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Industrial uses which generate noxious discharges (e.g., smoke or noxious smells) are prohibited. Industrial uses involving manufacture of hazardous chemicals or discharge of hazardous byproducts into the soil or air are prohibited. All industrial activity and equipment storage must be contained in a constructed building.
Industrial uses may not operate or receive deliveries between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Industrial uses which generate noxious discharges (e.g., smoke or noxious smells) are prohibited. Industrial uses involving manufacture of hazardous chemicals or discharge of hazardous byproducts into the soil or air are prohibited.
Tractor trailers and storage pods are prohibited for use as storage buildings or buildings, except as permitted on an active construction site or by temporary use permit.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, fences and walls shall comply with the following requirements: A. Residential Districts. Maximum height of fences or walls in residential districts shall be as follows: | Yard Location | Maximum Height | B. Nonresidential Districts. Except as otherwise specified, maximum height of fences or walls in nonresidential districts shall be as follows: | Yard Location | Zoning District | Maximum Height |
Unless otherwise expressly stated, fences and walls shall comply with the following requirements: Residential Districts. Maximum height of fences or walls in residential districts shall be as follows:
Type A home occupations and all related activities shall be carried on wholly within the principal building or fully enclosed accessory building, and only by a resident of the household.
Type A home occupations may be approved by the Zoning Administrator as a normal and customary accessory use. Type B home occupations may be approved as a conditional use pursuant to Sec. 98-7.6.
All loading areas shall be off-street and shall comply with the requirements of Sec. 98-5.1.8.
The following accessory uses are permitted by right up to a maximum 3,000 square feet of gross floor area: ...
The following accessory uses are permitted by right up to a maximum 3,000 square feet of gross floor area: ... Accessory uses totaling more than 3,000 square feet gross floor area; School with enrollment of 51 or more students; and Lighted athletic field or similar facility. [are conditional uses]
The lowest point of any moving elements, such as blades or vanes, must be at least 20 feet above the ground beneath such feature.
Small wind energy systems may be ground-mounted or attached to a building or other structure... Only one small wind energy conversion system is allowed per lot... Multiple small wind energy systems may not be approved on residential district lots of less than 40,000 square feet in area.
No accessory building or structure shall be located closer than five feet to any building. No accessory building or structure shall extend in front of the front building line of the principal building. No accessory building or structure may extend within five feet of any rear or side (interior) property line. The height of accessory buildings or structures in residential districts shall not exceed 22 feet or the height of the principal building, whichever is less. The height of accessory buildings or structures in nonresidential districts shall not exceed the height of the principal building. The maximum floor area of individual accessory buildings or structures shall be 50 percent of the floor area of the principal building. The combined floor area of all accessory buildings or structures on a lot shall not exceed 60 percent of the floor area of the principal building.
No accessory building or structure shall be located closer than five feet to any building. No accessory building or structure shall extend in front of the front building line of the principal building. No accessory building or structure may extend within five feet of any rear or side (interior) property line.
Minimum lot area required for attached apartment: 5,000 square feet. Accessory apartments shall be attached to the principal dwelling and no new entrance or other exterior modifications shall be visible from the street to suggest the presence of the accessory apartment. Maximum floor area of such apartments shall not exceed 400 square feet or one-half the size of the principal dwelling, whichever is less. Minimum lot area required for detached apartments: 10,000 square feet. Maximum floor area of such apartments shall not exceed 600 square feet or one-half the size of the principal dwelling, whichever is less.
Accessory apartments may be permitted as accessory use to single-family detached dwellings... Minimum lot area required for attached apartment: 5,000 square feet. Maximum floor area of such apartments shall not exceed 400 square feet or one-half the size of the principal dwelling, whichever is less.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.