City of Lexington, VA
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2022-12-01
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 420 Zoning
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 10 Boards, Commissions and Committees
- Ch 19 Council
- Ch 24 Court
- Ch 32 Departments
- Ch 40 Elections
- Ch 47 Finance
- Ch 68 Nondiscrimination Policy
- Ch 75 Officers and Employees
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 105 Alarm Systems
- Ch 109 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 115 Animals
- Ch 126 Billiard Parlors
- Ch 134 Building Construction and Maintenance
- Ch 142 Cable Television
- Ch 147 Cemeteries
- Ch 153 Cigarettes and Tobacco Products
- Ch 160 Curfew
- Ch 166 Dance Halls
- Ch 178 Erosion and Sediment Control
- Ch 190 Fire Prevention
- Ch 195 Fireworks
- Ch 204 Games of Chance
- Ch 212 Handbills and Advertising Materials
- Ch 217 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 255 Licenses
- Ch 275 Noise
- Ch 283 Obscenity
- Ch 290 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 295 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 300 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 309 Precious Metals and Gems
- Ch 314 Property Maintenance
- Ch 336 Sales
- Ch 340 Schools
- Ch 349 Solid Waste
- Ch 356 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 360 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 366 Taxation
- Ch 370 Taxicabs
- Ch 380 Trees
- Ch 394 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 403 Water and Sewers
- Ch 409 Weapons
- Ch 420 Zoning
- Ch 420 Art I In General
- § 420-1.1 Short title.
- § 420-1.2 Introduction.
- § 420-1.3 Purpose; effect on other provisions.
- § 420-1.4 Applicability.
- § 420-1.5 Severability.
- § 420-1.6 Establishment of districts.
- § 420-1.7 Zoning Map.
- § 420-1.8 Determination of uncertain boundaries.
- § 420-1.9 Boundary adjustments.
- § 420-1.10 Uses generally.
- § 420-1.11 Conditional use permits.
- Ch 420 Art II Review and Approval Procedures
- § 420-2.1 Compliance required.
- § 420-2.2 Zoning permits.
- § 420-2.3 Incentive zoning.
- § 420-2.4 Site plans required; exceptions.
- § 420-2.5 Contents of site plans.
- § 420-2.6 Preparation and submission.
- § 420-2.7 Approval; issuance of permit.
- § 420-2.8 Performance guarantees.
- § 420-2.9 Revisions and vacations.
- § 420-2.10 Certificates of occupancy.
- § 420-2.11 Appeals.
- Ch 420 Art III Use Matrix
- Ch 420 Art IV Zoning District Regulations
- § 420-4.1 Building height.
- § 420-4.2 Area and yards.
- § 420-4.3 Street frontage.
- § 420-4.4 Widening of streets and highways.
- § 420-4.5 Visibility at intersections in residential districts.
- § 420-4.6 Lot Requirements Table.
- Ch 420 Art V Planned Unit Development (PUD)
- § 420-5.1 Intent and purpose.
- § 420-5.2 Character of development.
- § 420-5.3 Permitted uses generally.
- § 420-5.4 Permitted uses with conditional use permit.
- § 420-5.5 Mixture of uses.
- § 420-5.6 Minimum area for a planned unit development.
- § 420-5.7 Open space.
- § 420-5.8 Densities.
- § 420-5.9 Setback regulations.
- § 420-5.10 Height of buildings.
- § 420-5.11 Parking.
- § 420-5.12 Utilities.
- § 420-5.13 Application for rezoning.
- § 420-5.14 Waivers and modifications.
- Ch 420 Art VI Entrance Corridor Overlay District (EC)
- § 420-6.1 Intent.
- § 420-6.2 Area created; boundaries.
- § 420-6.3 Permitted uses.
- § 420-6.4 Conditional uses.
- § 420-6.5 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 420-6.6 Certificate of appropriateness required.
- § 420-6.7 Administration.
- § 420-6.8 Design standards.
- § 420-6.9 Appeals.
- Ch 420 Art VII Institutional District I-1
- § 420-7.1 Intent.
- § 420-7.2 Overlay concept.
- § 420-7.3 Permitted uses.
- § 420-7.4 Conditional uses.
- § 420-7.5 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 420-7.6 Master plan.
- § 420-7.7 Approval of zoning permits; notification of violation.
- § 420-7.8 Site plan required.
- § 420-7.9 Design review required.
- Ch 420 Art VIII Historic Downtown Preservation District
- § 420-8.1 Intent.
- § 420-8.2 Scope.
- § 420-8.3 Area created; boundaries.
- § 420-8.4 Investigation of prospective areas.
- § 420-8.5 Permit.
- § 420-8.6 Certificate of appropriateness.
- § 420-8.7 Maintenance and repair.
- § 420-8.8 Inventory of buildings.
- § 420-8.9 Building markers.
- § 420-8.10 Signs.
- § 420-8.11 Appeals.
- Ch 420 Art IX Residential Historic Neighborhood Conservation District
- § 420-9.1 Intent.
- § 420-9.2 Scope.
- § 420-9.3 Areas created; boundaries.
- § 420-9.4 Approval of major actions by Architectural Board.
- § 420-9.5 Certificate of appropriateness required.
- § 420-9.6 Application for certificate of appropriateness.
- § 420-9.7 Action by Architectural Board.
- § 420-9.8 Considerational factors.
- § 420-9.9 Factors not to be considered.
- § 420-9.10 Considerational factors for demolition, moving or razing.
- § 420-9.11 Appeals.
- § 420-9.12 Investigation of prospective areas.
- § 420-9.13 Maintenance and repair.
- Ch 420 Art X General Floodplain District (FP)
- § 420-10.1 Intent.
- § 420-10.2 Applicability.
- § 420-10.3 Compliance and liability.
- § 420-10.4 Abrogation and greater restrictions.
- § 420-10.5 Description of districts.
- § 420-10.6 District boundaries.
- § 420-10.7 District boundary changes.
- § 420-10.8 Interpretation of district boundaries.
- § 420-10.9 General provisions.
- § 420-10.10 Floodway district.
- § 420-10.11 Permitted uses in the floodway district.
- § 420-10.12 Flood-fringe and approximated floodplain districts.
- § 420-10.13 Design criteria for utilities and facilities.
- § 420-10.14 Variances.
- § 420-10.15 Existing structures in floodplain districts.
- Ch 420 Art XI Use and Design Standards
- § 420-11.1 Residential uses.
- § 420-11.2 Civic uses.
- § 420-11.3 Commercial uses.
- § 420-11.4 Industrial uses.
- § 420-11.5 Miscellaneous uses.
- Ch 420 Art XII Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements
- § 420-12.1 Intent.
- § 420-12.2 Location generally.
- § 420-12.3 Location in relation to use.
- § 420-12.4 Reduction.
- § 420-12.5 Joint use of spaces.
- § 420-12.6 Design standards.
- § 420-12.7 Obligations of owner.
- § 420-12.8 Schedule of required spaces.
- § 420-12.9 Off-street loading.
- Ch 420 Art XIII Signs
- § 420-13.1 Purpose and intent.
- § 420-13.2 Sign permits.
- § 420-13.3 Exemptions.
- § 420-13.4 Prohibited signs.
- § 420-13.5 Sign standards: C-1 Zoning District.
- § 420-13.6 Sign standards: C-2 Zoning District.
- § 420-13.7 Sign standards: R-1, R-2, R-M and R-LC Zoning Districts.
- § 420-13.7.1 Sign Standards: P-OS Zoning District.
- § 420-13.8 Temporary signs.
- § 420-13.9 General requirements for all signs.
- § 420-13.10 Structural and maintenance requirements.
- § 420-13.11 Nonconforming signs.
- § 420-13.12 Enforcement.
- § 420-13.13 Appeals.
- Ch 420 Art XIV Landscaping
- § 420-14.1 Purpose and intent.
- § 420-14.2 Application of landscape standards.
- § 420-14.3 Landscape plan requirements.
- § 420-14.4 General standards.
- § 420-14.5 Buffering.
- § 420-14.6 Screening.
- § 420-14.7 Parking lot landscaping.
- § 420-14.8 Walls and fences.
- § 420-14.9 Recommended plants.
- Ch 420 Art XV Exterior Lighting
- § 420-15.1 Purpose and intent.
- § 420-15.2 Applicability.
- § 420-15.3 General standards.
- § 420-15.4 Lighting plan.
- § 420-15.5 Historic District lighting.
- Ch 420 Art XVI Nonconforming Uses
- § 420-16.1 Continuation.
- § 420-16.2 Prior building permits.
- § 420-16.3 Certificate of occupancy required to exceed restrictions on number of individuals constituting a household unit.
- § 420-16.4 Changes in district boundaries.
- § 420-16.5 Repairs and maintenance.
- § 420-16.6 Extensions or enlargements.
- § 420-16.7 Major restoration.
- § 420-16.8 Nonconforming lots.
- Ch 420 Art XVII Amendments
- § 420-17.1 General procedure for proposed text amendments.
- § 420-17.2 Amendments.
- § 420-17.3 Conditional zoning.
- Ch 420 Art XVIII Enforcement
- § 420-18.1 Inspection warrants.
- § 420-18.2 Notice of zoning violation.
- § 420-18.3 Penalties for violation of chapter.
- Ch 420 Art XIX Board of Zoning Appeals
- § 420-19.1 Membership.
- § 420-19.2 Powers and duties.
- § 420-19.3 Organizational rules and procedures.
- § 420-19.4 Appeals and variances.
- § 420-19.5 Intent.
- Ch 420 Art XX Definitions
- § 420-20.1 Definitions.
- Appendix
- Ch A450 Establishment of Town of Lexington
- Ch A451 Record of Mayor and Council of Lexington
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Lexington 10-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-10[1] and Ord. No. 2017-11. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction and maintenance — See Ch. 134.
Erosion and sediment control — See Ch. 178.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 360.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Use Matrix
Attachment 2 - Area and Yard RegulationsAttachment 3 - Zoning Map[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance superseded former Ch. 420, Zoning,
adopted 12-16-1976 (Ch. 28 of the 1970 Code), as amended.
