Winchester
Zoning districts
11 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
3Central Business District
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Max density
- 48.4 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 49
Highway Commercial District
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 49
Commercial Industrial District
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 56
Other
2Residential
3Industrial
2General provisions
193 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
The maximum number of adult occupants permitted in a dwelling unit is based upon the size of the entire dwelling unit.
In any district in which residential uses are allowed or legally exist, a Dwelling Unit... must be used for occupancy by a Family... for residential purposes as its principal use.
No recreational vehicle (RV)... shall be used for living, sleeping, or other occupancy when parked and/or stored on any property within the City.
Every use or structure instituted, constructed, erected, enlarged, or structurally altered after the effective date of this Ordinance shall provide off-street parking areas in accordance with the provisions of this article.
Trucks or buses of over one-half ton shall not be parked in any required front yard in a residential district, except for purposes of making pickup or deliveries.
Certain reductions in the number of required off-street parking spaces for particular use shall be allowed, under the following circumstances...
LR | Low Density Residential District
MR | Medium Density Residential District
HR | High Density Residential District
PUD | Planned Unit Development District
PC | Planned Commercial District
HS | Health Services District
MC | Medical Center District
HW | Historic Winchester District
EIP | Education, Institution and Public Use District
FP | Flood Plain District
CE | Corridor Enhancement District
All territory which may hereafter be annexed to the City of Winchester, Virginia, shall be considered as being in the LR, Low Density Residential District unless otherwise changed by ordinance.
Upon application by the property owner, the Administrator may grant a modification to reduce the following development standards to the extent listed for each of the standards: ...
No person shall keep, except within a fully enclosed building or structure or otherwise shielded or screened from view, on any property zoned for residential or commercial purposes, any inoperable motor vehicle...
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