Winchester

No marquee, permanent awnings, pent roofs, porches, or similar structures that will be permanently attached to a City sidewalk or will be less than eight feet above a City sidewalk, shall be erected, altered, or remodeled to extend closer to the curb line than any other adjacent existing building, porch, or other structure, but in no case closer than five feet in from the curb line. Marquees, permanent awnings, pent roofs, or similar structures shall not project closer than five feet in from the curb line, and shall not be less than eight feet above a City sidewalk. Marquees, permanent awnings, pent roofs, or similar structures attached to buildings fronting on the Loudoun Street Mall shall not project more than four feet from the front property line, and shall not be less than eight feet above the City sidewalk.

Home occupations are permitted in any dwelling unit. A home occupation is an accessory use of a dwelling unit for gainful employment involving the manufacture, provision, or sale of goods and/or service, including the sale of food and/or non-food crops produced on the site; and conducted in a dwelling unit except as allowed in an accessory structure per the Conditional Use Permitting provisions identified in Section 18-19-2.6.

It does not involve the storage of goods and materials in excess of 50 square feet of floor area. In no case shall the floor area used in the accessory structure exceed 50 percent of the gross floor areas of the residential dwelling unit. No more than two yards sales may be conducted at any street address within a 12 month period. Each yard sale may be held a maximum of two consecutive days, and only during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Conditional use permits may be granted by the City Council for any of the uses for which a permit is required by the provisions of this Ordinance.

The Commission or Administrator, as provided for in the following Sections, may, upon application by a property owner or lessee, grant a permit for outdoor storage of materials and supplies or for outdoor display of merchandise for sale or rent, hereinafter known as storage or display. A permit shall not be issued until the Commission or Administrator determines the storage or display meets the requirements of this Ordinance, the City Code or Public Utilities Standards for each of the following areas: screening or buffering, off-street parking, landscaped area, stormwater management, fire protection, vehicle and pedestrian access, signage, sight obstruction, and separation from off-street parking areas.

No permit is required for display of merchandise for sale or rent if the area covered by such display does not exceed two percent of the floor area of the permanent building on the lot, but not to exceed 200 square feet, if the height does not exceed six feet and if the location meets the setback and yard requirements for a permanent building on the lot. No storage or display shall be situated within ten feet of any front or corner side property line nor within five feet of any side or rear property line except in the Central Business District (B-1) and Residential Business (RB-1) zones, where storage or display shall not be situated within four feet of front and corner side property lines nor three feet of side and rear property lines.

Storage or display is allowed as shown in the following table. There must be a permitted or conditional use on the property. The storage or display must be incidental to the conduct of such use. A site plan prepared in accordance with Article 19 of this Ordinance shall be submitted for Commission approval.

For purposes of calculating required lot area, Total Project Area, and landscaping, buffer, and recreational area, narrow portions of lots which are less than one-third (1/3) of the required lot width shall be excluded from the calculations.

For purposes of calculating required lot area, Total Project Area, and landscaping, buffer, and recreational area, narrow portions of lots which are less than one-third (1/3) of the required lot width shall be excluded from the calculations.

For any new projects, or for any remodeling or renovation of an existing project which requires an increase in service capacity, distribution lines for electrical, telephone, cable television and any other services requiring wires or cables shall be installed underground.

For any new projects, or for any remodeling or renovation of an existing project which requires an increase in service capacity, distribution lines for electrical, telephone, cable television and any other services requiring wires or cables shall be installed underground.

All entertainment establishments must meet the following minimum standards. Failure to maintain compliance shall result in the operation being declared in violation of the Zoning Ordinance. If an establishment desires to deviate from any of these standards, a conditional use permit shall be required.

No more than three criminal police calls, as determined by the Chief of Police, may be attributable to the establishment within a thirty day continuous period, after which private security shall be required in a manner approved by the Chief of Police. Hours of operation on Sundays through Thursdays shall not occur outside of 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays shall not occur outside of 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 a.m. the following day.

A mobile food establishment permit authorized by the Administrator shall be required prior to the operation of a mobile food establishment on a privately owned parcel.

No vendor shall remain on site at one property for more than 48 consecutive hours. A mobile food establishment permit allows the permittee to operate at up to ten different properties.

All manufacturing, brewing, and/or bottling and canning associated with breweries and distilleries must occur within a fully enclosed building. Outdoor storage of materials shall only be permitted in the M-1 and M-2 districts. Such permitted outdoor storage shall meet the requirements provided in Section 18-20-5.

All manufacturing, brewing, and/or bottling and canning associated with breweries and distilleries must occur within a fully enclosed building. Outdoor storage of materials shall only be permitted in the M-1 and M-2 districts.

A temporary permit shall be required prior to the establishment of any of the following temporary uses: A. Temporary sales event, such as fireworks stands, holiday decoration sales, tent sales, and similar short term sales events. These events do not include yard sales, car washes, or fundraiser events. Only three such permits may be issued per property per 12-month period, and the limit for such temporary event approval shall be limited to 30 days per permit. B. Bona fide festivals, fairs, carnivals, bazaars or similar events operating on private property, to cover all mobile facilities authorized by the event's sponsor to participate in the event. The maximum time for such a permit is limited to the duration of the event.

Only three such permits may be issued per property per 12-month period, and the limit for such temporary event approval shall be limited to 30 days per permit.

A zoning use permit pursuant to Section 18-1 of this Article shall be required prior to the commencement of a homeshare or short term rental use. Any permit issued to a homeshare or short term rental operator is non-transferrable.