City of Galax, VA
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2023-03-13
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 160 Zoning
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Administration of Government
- Ch 10 Fire Department
- Ch 14 Grievance Procedure
- Ch 17 Industrial Development Authority
- Ch 23 Police Department
- Ch 26 Procurements
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 34 Bingo
- Ch 36 Building Construction
- Ch 37 Building Maintenance
- Ch 39 Burning, Open
- Ch 41 Cable Television Franchises
- Ch 43 Conservation and Rehabilitation District
- Ch 44 Cross-Connections; Backflow Prevention
- Ch 46 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 48 Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia
- Ch 50 Electrical Standards
- Ch 51 Emergency Medical Services
- Ch 53 Enterprise Zone
- Ch 56 Fees
- Ch 57 Fees, Delinquent Accounts
- Ch 58 Fire Protection and Prevention
- Ch 60 Bingo and Raffles
- Ch 61 Fireworks
- Ch 63 Food Service Establishments
- Ch 66 Garbage, Rubbish and Other Waste
- Ch 71 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 74 Hospital Provider Assessment
- Ch 75 Housing Standards
- Ch 79 Junkyards
- Ch 86 Licensing
- Ch 89 Loitering
- Ch 94 Mechanical Workers
- Ch 99 Mobile Homes
- Ch 107 Offenses, Miscellaneous
- Ch 116 Sales
- Ch 119 Sexually Oriented Business
- Ch 122 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 125 Stormwater Management
- Ch 127 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places
- Ch 130 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 133 Tattoo Parlors
- Ch 135 Taxation
- Ch 136 Tax Abatements
- Ch 137 Tax Exemptions
- Ch 140 Taxicabs and Public Vehicles
- Ch 143 Trespassing
- Ch 148 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 153 Water and Sewers
- Ch 160 Zoning
- Ch 160 Art I General Provisions
- § 160-1 Intent.
- § 160-2 Title.
- § 160-3 Statutory authority.
- § 160-4 Applicability.
- § 160-5 Interpretation of provisions.
- § 160-6 Prevalence of more restrictive provisions.
- § 160-7 Cumulative effect of provisions.
- § 160-8 Construal of provisions.
- § 160-9 Restrictions on future changes.
- § 160-10 Vested rights in nonconforming uses.
- § 160-11 Definitions.
- § 160-12 Rules of language construction.
- § 160-13 Amendments.
- § 160-14 Effect of nonconformity on issuance of permits and licenses.
- § 160-15 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 160 Art II Districts Established; Map; Boundaries
- § 160-16 Establishment of districts.
- § 160-17 Zoning Map.
- § 160-18 Identification of and changes to map.
- § 160-19 Rules for interpretation of district boundaries.
- Ch 160 Art III Residential Low-Density (R-1) District
- § 160-20 Purpose.
- § 160-21 Permitted uses.
- § 160-22 Conditional uses.
- § 160-23 Area.
- § 160-24 Setbacks.
- § 160-25 Frontage.
- § 160-26 Yards.
- § 160-27 Height.
- § 160-28 Lot coverage.
- Ch 160 Art IV Residential Medium-Density (R-2) District
- § 160-29 Purpose.
- § 160-30 Permitted uses.
- § 160-31 Conditional uses.
- § 160-32 Area.
- § 160-33 Setbacks.
- § 160-34 Frontage.
- § 160-35 Yards.
- § 160-36 Height.
- § 160-37 Lot coverage.
- Ch 160 Art V Residential High-Density (R-3 District)
- § 160-38 Purpose.
- § 160-39 Permitted uses.
- § 160-40 Conditional uses.
- § 160-41 Area.
- § 160-42 Setbacks.
- § 160-43 Frontage.
- § 160-44 Yards.
- § 160-45 Height.
- Ch 160 Art VI Townhouses
- § 160-46 Purpose.
- § 160-47 Definitions.
- § 160-48 Where permitted.
- § 160-49 Special use permit.
- § 160-50 General requirements.
- § 160-51 Project density.
- § 160-52 Setbacks.
- § 160-53 Area.
- § 160-54 Frontage.
- § 160-55 Yards.
- § 160-56 Architectural treatment.
- § 160-57 Access from street.
- § 160-58 Off-street parking.
- § 160-59 Common party walls and fire protection.
- § 160-60 Open space and amenities.
- § 160-61 Site plan review.
- Ch 160 Art VII Residential Mobile Home (R-MH) District
- § 160-62 Purpose.
- § 160-63 Permitted uses.
- § 160-64 Site plan.
- § 160-65 Sanitary facilities.
- § 160-66 Streets.
- § 160-67 Service buildings and recreation areas.
- § 160-68 Setbacks.
- § 160-69 Lot requirements.
- § 160-70 Height.
- § 160-71 Lot coverage.
- § 160-71.1 Special requirements.
- Ch 160 Art VIII Residential Mobile Home Subdivision (R-4) District
- § 160-72 Purpose.
- § 160-73 Permitted uses.
- § 160-74 Conditional uses.
- § 160-75 Area.
- § 160-76 Setbacks.
- § 160-77 Frontage.
- § 160-78 Yards.
- § 160-79 Height.
- § 160-80 Lot coverage.
- § 160-81 Special requirements.
- Ch 160 Art IX Business Limited (B-1) District
- § 160-82 Purpose.
- § 160-83 Permitted areas.
- § 160-84 Conditional uses.
- § 160-85 Area.
- § 160-86 Setbacks.
- § 160-87 Frontage.
- § 160-88 Yards.
- § 160-89 Height.
- § 160-90 Lot coverage.
- Ch 160 Art X Business General (B-2) District
- § 160-91 Purpose.
- § 160-92 Permitted uses.
- § 160-93 Conditional uses.
- § 160-94 Area.
- § 160-95 Setback.
- § 160-96 Frontage.
- § 160-97 Height.
- § 160-98 Sidewalks.
- Ch 160 Art XI Business Medical (B-3) District
- § 160-99 Purpose.
- § 160-100 Permitted uses.
- § 160-101 Setbacks.
- § 160-102 Frontage.
- § 160-103 Yards.
- § 160-104 Height.
- Ch 160 Art XII Industrial Light (M-1) District
- § 160-105 Purpose.
- § 160-106 Permitted uses.
- § 160-107 Conditional uses.
- § 160-108 Area.
- § 160-109 Setbacks.
- § 160-110 Frontage.
- § 160-111 Yards.
- § 160-112 Height.
- § 160-113 Lot coverage.
- § 160-114 Noise.
- Ch 160 Art XIII Industrial Heavy (M-2) District
- § 160-115 Purpose.
- § 160-116 Permitted uses.
- § 160-117 Conditional uses.
- § 160-118 Area.
- § 160-119 Setbacks.
- § 160-120 Frontage.
- § 160-121 Yards.
- § 160-122 Height.
- § 160-123 Lot coverage.
- Ch 160 Art XIV Signs
- § 160-124 Purpose.
- § 160-125 Definitions.
- § 160-126 Exclusions.
- § 160-127 Prohibited signs.
- § 160-128 Sign permits.
- § 160-129 Temporary signs.
- § 160-130 Nonconforming signs.
- § 160-131 Damaged or unsafe signs.
- § 160-132 Permitted signs generally.
- § 160-133 Residential districts.
- § 160-134 Downtown Tax District.
- § 160-135 Business districts.
- § 160-136 Industrial districts.
- § 160-137 Calculation of sign area.
- § 160-138 Signs on corner lots.
- § 160-139 Removal of unused conforming signs.
- § 160-140 Permit approval and review required.
- Ch 160 Art XV Supplementary District Regulations
- § 160-141 Minimum standards.
- § 160-142 Conformity required.
- § 160-143 Yards and open space.
- § 160-144 Preexisting lots of insufficient size.
- § 160-145 Visibility at intersections.
- § 160-146 Fences, walls and hedges.
- § 160-147 Use of yard areas.
- § 160-148 Accessory buildings.
- § 160-149 Access to public street; access for safety and parking.
- § 160-150 Parking or storage of major recreational equipment.
- § 160-151 Number of principal buildings.
- § 160-152 Parking and storage of unlicensed or inoperable vehicles.
- § 160-153 Property maintenance.
- § 160-154 Landscaping, screening and buffer areas.
- § 160-155 Height exceptions and limitations.
- § 160-156 Home occupations.
- § 160-157 Nonconforming uses, lots and structures.
- § 160-158 Off-street parking.
- § 160-159 Off-street loading.
- § 160-160 Solid waste disposal for apartments and nonresidential uses.
- § 160-160.1 Wireless telecommunications towers and antennas.
- § 160-160.2 Small cell facilities.
- Ch 160 Art XVI Administration
- § 160-161 Designation of Zoning Administrator.
- § 160-162 Powers and duties of Zoning Administrator.
- § 160-163 Procedure and fees for zoning changes, Zoning Map amendments, conditional uses, variances and appeals.
- § 160-164 Complaints; penalties; other remedies.
- § 160-165 Conditional uses.
- § 160-166 Planned unit development.
- Ch 160 Art XVII Conditional Zoning
- § 160-167 Purpose.
- § 160-168 Approval of conditions as part of rezoning request.
- § 160-169 Criteria for approval of conditions.
- § 160-170 Record and index of conditional zoning.
- § 160-171 Enforcement guaranties.
- § 160-172 Review of Administrator's decision.
- § 160-173 Amendments and variations to be in accordance with other standards.
- § 160-174 Repeat petitions.
- Ch 160 Art XVIII Board of Zoning Appeals; Variances
- § 160-175 Board of Zoning Appeals.
- § 160-176 Variances.
- Ch 160 Art XIX Central Business (B-4) District
- § 160-177 Purpose.
- § 160-178 Permitted uses.
- § 160-179 Conditional uses.
- § 160-180 Area.
- § 160-181 Setback.
- § 160-182 Frontage.
- § 160-183 Height.
- § 160-184 Sidewalks.
- Ch 160 Art XX Residential and Office (R-5) District
- § 160-185 Purpose.
- § 160-186 Permitted uses.
- § 160-187 Conditional uses.
- § 160-188 Area.
- § 160-189 Setbacks.
- § 160-190 Frontage.
- § 160-191 Yards.
- § 160-192 Height.
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Galax 11-12-1985. Amendments noted where applicable.]
