CITY OF RICHMOND ZONING ORDINANCE TABLE OF CONTENTS Article 1 Administration and Enforcement... 1-1 Sec. 1.01 Intent and Purpose...1-1 Sec. 1.02 Scope...1-1 Sec. 1.03 Short Title...1-1 Sec. 1.04 Enabling Authority...1-2 Sec. 1.05 Compliance Required...1-2 Sec. 1.06 Administration...1-2 Sec. 1.07 Enforcement...1-2 Sec. 1.08 Zoning Permits...1-3 Sec. 1.09 Certificates...1-4 Sec. 1.10 Fees...1-5 Sec. 1.11 Performance Guarantees...1-6 Sec. 1.12 Public Hearing Procedures...1-6 Sec. 1.13 Violation and Penalties...1-8 Article 2 Zoning Districts and Map... 2-1 DIVISION 1 PURPOSE OF DISTRICTS...2-1 Sec. 2.101 Zoning Districts...2-1 Sec. 2.102 Zoning Map...2-1 Sec. 2.103 Single-Family Residential Districts...2-2 Sec. 2.104 Two-Family Residential District...2-2 Sec. 2.105 Multiple-Family Residential District...2-2 Sec. 2.106 Manufactured Housing Park District...2-3 Sec. 2.107 Office District (O)...2-3 Sec. 2.108 Local Business District...2-3 Sec. 2.109 Downtown Business District...2-4 Sec. 2.110 General Business District...2-4 Sec. 2.111 Limited Industrial District...2-5 Sec. 2.112 General Industrial District...2-5 Sec. 2.113 Public/Semi-Public Services (PSP) District...2-6 DIVISION 2 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS...2-7 Sec. 2.201 Principal Uses and Special Condition Uses...2-7 Sec. 2.202 Prohibited Uses...2-7 Sec. 2.203 Design and Development Requirements...2-7 Sec. 2.204 District Boundaries...2-7 Page i
Sec. 2.205 Street, Alley, and Railroad Rights-of-Way...2-7 Sec. 2.206 Zoning of Annexed Areas...2-7 Sec. 2.207 Zoning of Vacated Areas...2-8 Article 3 Reserved... 3-1 Article 4 Land Use Tables... 4-1 Sec. 4.01 Key Designations in Tables of Uses...4-1 Sec. 4.02 Table of Permitted Uses by District...4-1 Article 5 Dimensional Standards... 5-1 DIVISION 1 TABLES OF DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS BY DISTRICT...5-1 Sec. 5.101 Table of Dimensional Standards by District...5-1 DIVISION 2 SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS AND EXCEPTIONS...5-4 Sec. 5.201 Front Yards...5-4 Sec. 5.202 Side Yards...5-5 Sec. 5.203 Rear Yards...5-5 Sec. 5.204 Height Expectations...5-5 Sec. 5.205 Permitted Yard Encroachments...5-5 DIVISION 3 GENERAL DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS...5-7 Sec. 5.301 Standard Methods of Measurement...5-7 Sec. 5.302 Area and Yard Regulations...5-8 Sec. 5.303 Frontage and Access Required...5-8 Sec. 5.304 Corner Clearance Areas...5-9 Article 6 Design Standards for Specific Uses... 6-1 Sec. 6.001 Intent and Scope of Regulations...6-1 Sec. 6.002 Organization...6-1 DIVISION 1 ANIMAL AND AGRICULTURAL USES...6-3 Sec. 6.101 Farm-Based Tourism or Entertainment Activities...6-3 Sec. 6.102 Greenhouses, Nurseries, Garden Centers and Feed Stores...6-3 Sec. 6.103 Kennels and Animal Shelters...6-4 Sec. 6.104 Private Riding Stables...6-4 Sec. 6.105 Produce Stands and Farm Markets...6-5 Sec. 6.106 Veterinary Clinics...6-5 DIVISION 2 RESIDENTIAL USES...6-7 Sec. 6.201 Accessory Dwelling Units...6-7 Sec. 6.202 Adult Foster Care Large Group Homes, and Other Managed or State- Licensed Residential Facilities...6-8 Sec. 6.203 Bed and Breakfast Inns...6-8 Sec. 6.204 Family and Group Child Day Care Homes...6-9 Sec. 6.205 Home Occupations...6-9 Sec. 6.206 Manufactured Housing Parks...6-11 Page ii
Sec. 6.207 Multiple-Family Dwelling and Developments...6-16 Sec. 6.208 Senior and Elderly Housing...6-17 Sec. 6.209 Single-Family Dwellings, Detached...6-18 DIVISION 3 OFFICE AND SERVICE USES...6-21 Sec. 6.301 Catering Facilities...6-21 Sec. 6.302 Funeral Homes or Mortuaries...6-21 Sec. 6.303 Hospitals and Urgent Care Centers...6-21 Sec. 6.304 Therapeutic Massage...6-22 Sec. 6.305 Workshops or Studios...6-22 DIVISION 4 COMMUNITY USES...6-23 Sec. 6.401 Cemeteries...6-23 Sec. 6.402 Child or Adult Day Care Centers and Child Caring Institutions...6-23 Sec. 6.403 Institutional Uses...6-24 Sec. 6.404 Public Utility and Essential Service Structures and Uses...6-25 Sec. 6.405 Recreation, Indoor and Outdoor...6-25 DIVISION 5 COMMERCIAL USES...6-27 Sec. 6.501 Amusement Centers...6-27 Sec. 6.502 Car Washes...6-27 Sec. 6.503 Drive-in or Drive-through Lanes or Facilities...6-28 Sec. 6.504 Hotels and Inns...6-29 Sec. 6.505 Motion Picture Cinemas...6-30 Sec. 6.506 Motor Vehicle Service Centers, Repair Stations, and Fueling Stations...6-30 Sec. 6.507 Outdoor Cafes and Eating Areas...6-31 Sec. 6.508 Open Air Businesses, Outdoor Display Areas, and Dealership Sales Lots...6-32 Sec. 6.509 Package Liquor Stores...6-33 Sec. 6.510 Pawnshops...6-33 Sec. 6.511 Recording Studios...6-33 Sec. 6.512 Retail Stores and Commercial Uses with 40,000 Square Feet or More of Gross Floor Area...6-33 DIVISION 6 INDUSTRIAL, RESEARCH, AND LABORATORY USES...6-35 Sec. 6.601 Hazardous Materials Storage...6-35 Sec. 6.602 Intensive Industrial Operations...6-36 Sec. 6.603 Outdoor Storage, General...6-36 Sec. 6.604 Outdoor Storage, Dismantling or Recycling of Motor Vehicles, Recreational Vehicles, Manufactured Houses, and Similar Items...6-37 Sec. 6.605 Recycling Collection Facilities and Composting Centers...6-38 Sec. 6.606 Self-Storage Warehouses...6-39 Sec. 6.607 Slaughterhouses, Rendering Plants, Tanneries, Stock Yards, Glue or Soap Factories, and Similar Uses...6-40 Sec. 6.608 Warehouses and Other Storage Facilities, Distribution Plants, Freezers and Lockers, Truck Terminals, and Distribution Facilities...6-41 DIVISION 7 TEMPORARY, SPECIAL EVENT AND OTHER USES...6-43 Sec. 6.701 Adult Regulated Uses...6-43 Sec. 6.702 Airports, Heliports, and Related Uses...6-46 Sec. 6.703 Circuses, Fairs, Carnivals, and Similar Uses...6-46 Page iii
Sec. 6.704 Garage Sales, Estate Sales, and Private Auctions...6-48 Sec. 6.705 Mining and Extraction Uses...6-48 Sec. 6.706 Temporary Structures and Uses...6-50 Sec. 6.707 Topsoil Removal or Stockpiling...6-51 Article 7 Accessory Structures and Uses... 7-1 Sec. 7.01 Purpose...7-1 Sec. 7.02 Accessory Structures...7-1 Sec. 7.03 Swimming Pools, Hot Tubs and Similar Facilities...7-2 Sec. 7.04 Solar Collectors and Similar Facilities...7-3 Sec. 7.05 Keeping of Animals...7-4 Sec. 7.06 Ponds...7-4 Sec. 7.07 Fences...7-6 Sec. 7.08 Decks...7-9 Article 8 General Provisions... 8-1 SECTION 8.100 LAND AND ENVIRONMENT...8-1 Sec. 8.101 Approval of Land Divisions...8-1 Sec. 8.102 Reserved...8-1 Sec. 8.103 Protection of Wetlands and Bodies of Water...8-1 Sec. 8.104 Grading, Removal and Filling of Land...8-1 Sec. 8.105 Outdoor Storage and Waster Disposal...8-2 Sec. 8.106 Outhouses, Privies, and Outside Toilets...8-2 SECTION 8.200 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS...8-3 Sec. 8.201 Performance Standards...8-3 Sec. 8.202 Procedures for Determining Compliance...8-8 SECTION 8.300 OTHER PROVISIONS...8-11 Sec. 8.301 Scope...8-11 Sec. 8.302 Required Access...8-11 Sec. 8.303 Property Maintenance...8-11 Sec. 8.304 Property Between the Lot Line and Road...8-11 Sec. 8.305 Voting Place...8-11 Sec. 8.306 Essential Public Services and Required Utilities...8-11 Sec. 8.307 Water Supply and Sanitary Sewers...8-11 Article 9 Off-Street Parking and Loading... 9-1 Sec. 9.01 Purpose...9-1 Sec. 9.02 Scope...9-1 Sec. 9.03 General Standards...9-1 Sec. 9.04 Residential Parking Standards...9-2 Sec. 9.05 Schedule Of Required Parking by Use...9-3 Sec. 9.06 Design Requirements...9-9 Sec. 9.07 Construction...9-11 Sec. 9.08 Off-Street Loading...9-11 Page iv
Sec. 9.09 Modification of Standards...9-12 Sec. 9.10 Maintenance...9-14 Article 10 Access Management... 10-1 Sec. 10.01 Purpose...10-1 Sec. 10.02 Scope...10-1 Sec. 10.03 Number of Permitted Driveways...10-1 Sec. 10.04 Driveway Offsets and Spacing Standards...10-2 Sec. 10.05 Shared Access...10-3 Sec. 10.06 Traffic Impact Studies...10-4 Article 11 Landscaping, Screening and Buffering... 11-1 Sec. 11.01 Purpose...11-1 Sec. 11.02 Objectives...11-1 Sec. 11.03 General Standards...11-2 Sec. 11.04 Methods of Screening and Buffering...11-5 Sec. 11.05 Standards for Specific Areas...11-7 Sec. 11.06 Existing Plant Materials...11-11 Sec. 11.07 Prohibited Plant Materials...11-11 Sec. 11.08 Installation...11-11 Sec. 11.09 Maintenance...11-12 Sec. 11.10 Alternatives, Exceptions and Existing Sites...11-13 Article 12 Building Design and Composition... 12-1 Sec. 12.01 Purpose...12-1 Sec. 12.02 Scope...12-1 Sec. 12.03 General Requirements...12-2 Sec. 12.04 Standards for Exterior Façade Materials...12-3 Sec. 12.05 Additional Standards for Buildings in the B-1 and B-2 Districts...12-5 Sec. 12.05 Alternative Designs or Materials...12-7 Article 13 Signs... 13-1 Sec. 13.01 Purpose...13-1 Sec. 13.02 General Standards...13-2 Sec. 13.03 Signs Allowed Without a Permit...13-4 Sec. 13.04 Signs Allowed With a Permit...13-6 Sec. 13.05 Building-Mounted Signs...13-8 Sec. 13.06 Ground Signs...13-10 Sec. 13.07 Billboards...13-11 Sec. 13.08 Prohibited Signs...13-12 Sec. 13.09 Sign Permit...13-13 Sec. 13.10 Nonconforming Signs...13-14 Sec. 13.11 Sign Removal by City Action...13-15 Sec. 13.12 Exceptions...13-16 Page v
Article 14 Exterior Lighting... 14-1 Sec. 14.01 Purpose...14-1 Sec. 14.02 Scope...14-1 Sec. 14.03 General Provisions...14-1 Sec. 14.04 Standards by Type of Fixture...14-3 Sec. 14.05 Prohibited Lighting...14-4 Sec. 14.06 Exempt Lighting...14-4 Sec. 14.07 Alternatives and Substitutions...14-5 Sec. 14.08 Exceptions...14-5 Article 15 Wireless Communication Facilities... 15-1 Sec. 15.01 Purpose...15-1 Sec. 15.02 Application...15-1 Sec. 15.03 Type of Review Required...15-3 Sec. 15.04 Planning Commission Review...15-4 Sec. 15.05 General Standards...15-5 Sec. 15.06 Standards for Wireless Communication Towers...15-6 Sec. 15.07 Standards for Antennae Located on Structures...15-7 Sec. 15.08 Standards for Satellite Dish Antennae...15-8 Sec. 15.09 Standards for Amateur Radio Antennae...15-8 Sec. 15.10 Criteria for Approval...15-8 Sec. 15.11 Existing Towers and Antennae...15-9 Sec. 15.12 Rescinding Approval of Wireless Communications Facilities...15-9 Sec. 15.13 Removal of Wireless Communication Facilities...15-13 Sec. 15.14 METRO Act Telecommunication Facilities...15-13 Article 16 Reserved... 16-1 Article 17 Special Condition Uses... 17-1 Sec. 17.01 Purpose...17-1 Sec. 17.02 Application Requirements...17-1 Sec. 17.03 Special Condition Use Review...17-2 Sec. 17.04 Special Condition Use Resubmission...17-3 Sec. 17.05 Appeals...17-3 Sec. 17.06 Special Condition Use Expiration...17-4 Sec. 17.07 Rescinding Approval of Special Condition Uses...17-4 Sec. 17.08 Standards for Special Condition Use Approval...17-4 Sec. 17.09 Compliance Required...17-5 Article 18 Site Plan Review... 18-1 Sec. 18.01 Purpose...18-1 Sec. 18.02 Site Plan Review Required...18-1 Sec. 18.03 Required Information for Site Plans...18-2 Sec. 18.04 Site Plan Review Procedure...18-5 Sec. 18.05 Outside Agency Permits or Approvals...18-6 Sec. 18.06 Construction Plans...18-6 Page vi
Sec. 18.07 Approval of Phased Developments...18-7 Sec. 18.08 Site Plan Resubmission...18-7 Sec. 18.09 Appeals...18-7 Sec. 18.10 Site Plan Expiration...18-8 Sec. 18.11 Rescinding Approval of Site Plans...18-8 Sec. 18.12 Revisions to Approved Site Plans...18-8 Sec. 18.13 Standards for Site Plan Approval...18-8 Sec. 18.14 Compliance with an Approved Site Plan...18-9 Article 19 Condominium Regulations... 19-1 Sec. 19.01 Purpose...19-1 Sec. 19.02 Condominium Unit Requirements...19-1 Sec. 19.03 Review Requirements...19-2 Sec. 19.04 Required Plan Information...19-3 Sec. 19.05 Project Standards...19-5 Sec. 19.06 Monuments...19-7 Sec. 19.07 Post Construction Requirements...19-8 Article 20 Planned Unit Development (PUD) Overlay District... 20-1 Sec. 20.01 Intent...20-1 Sec. 20.02 Scope...20-2 Sec. 20.03 Eligibility Criteria...20-3 Sec. 20.04 PUD Project Use Standards...20-3 Sec. 20.05 PUD Project Design Standards...20-4 Sec. 20.06 Project Phasing...20-7 Sec. 20.07 Preliminary PUD Review Procedures...20-7 Sec. 20.08 Outside Agency Permits and Approvals...20-11 Sec. 20.09 Final PUD Review and Authorization...20-11 Sec. 20.10 Appeals and Amendments...20-12 Sec. 20.11 Expiration of Final PUD Approval...20-13 Sec. 20.12 Fees and Performance Guarantees...20-13 Sec. 20.13 Compliance Required...20-13 Sec. 20.14 Violations...20-13 Sec. 20.15 Rescinding Approval of PUD...20-13 Article 21 Reserved... 21-1 Article 22 Nonconformities... 22-1 Sec. 22.01 Intent and Purpose...22-1 Sec. 22.02 Nonconforming Structures...22-1 Sec. 22.03 Nonconforming Lots...22-2 Sec. 22.04 Nonconforming Sites...22-3 Sec. 22.05 Nonconforming Uses...22-3 Sec. 22.06 Preferred Class Designations...22-4 Sec. 22.07 Nonconforming Use Determinations...22-6 Sec. 22.08 Unlawful Uses...22-8 Page vii
Sec. 22.09 Change of Tenancy or Ownership...22-8 Sec. 22.10 Cessation of a Nonconforming Use by City Action...22-8 Article 23 Planning Commission... 23-1 Sec. 23.01 Authority...23-1 Sec. 23.02 Jurisdiction...23-1 Sec. 23.03 Rules of Procedure...23-1 Sec. 23.04 Jurisdiction...23-1 Article 24 Board of Zoning Appeals... 24-1 Sec. 24.01 Authority...24-1 Sec. 24.02 Membership...24-1 Sec. 24.03 Alternates...24-1 Sec. 24.04 Rules of Procedure...24-1 Sec. 24.05 Applications...24-2 Sec. 24.06 Administrative Appeals...24-2 Sec. 24.07 Interpretation of Zoning District Boundaries...24-3 Sec. 24.08 Interpretation of Zoning Ordinance Provisions...24-3 Sec. 24.09 Variances...24-4 Sec. 24.10 Exceptions...24-5 Sec. 24.11 Hearings and Decisions...24-5 Sec. 24.12 Limitations of Authority...24-6 Article 25 Definitions... 25-1 Sec. 25.01 Rules of Construction...25-1 Sec. 25.02 Definitions...25-2 Article 26 Severability, Repeal, Effective Date, and Adoption... 26 1 Sec. 26.01 Severability...26-1 Sec. 26.02 Repeal of Previous Ordinances...26-1 Sec. 26.03 Adoption...26-1 Sec. 26.04 Effective Date...26-1 Notice of Zoning Ordinance Adoption Page viii