Abingdon City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
In General
Sections
ARTICLE II
Administration
Sections
- Division 1 Director of Community Development or Designee and Subdivision Agent
- Division 2 Planning Commission
- Division 3 Board of Zoning Appeals
- Division 4 Historic Preservation Review Board
- Division 5 Enforcement
- Division 6 Fees and Taxes
ARTICLE III
Permits and Applications
Sections
- Division 1 In General
- Division 2 Zoning Text and Map Amendments
- Division 3 Conditional Zoning and Proffers
- Division 4 Special Use Permits
- Division 5 Variances
- Division 6 Certificates of Appropriateness and Other Historic Permissions
- Division 7 Site Plans
- Section 3-7-1 Purpose and intent.
- Section 3-7-2 Applicability.
- Section 3-7-3 Preliminary site plan specifications and contents.
- Section 3-7-4 Final site plan specifications and contents.
- Section 3-7-5 Site plan review process.
- Section 3-7-6 Amendment of site plans.
- Section 3-7-7 Compliance with approved site plan required.
- Section 3-7-8 Period of validity.
- Section 3-7-9 Waiver of requirements.
- Division 8 Zoning Verification
- Division 9 Written Determinations
- Division 10 Appeals
- Section 3-10-1 Appeals of Administrator determinations and decisions.
- Section 3-10-2 Appeals to Board of Zoning Appeals procedure.
- Section 3-10-3 Appeals concerning certificates of appropriateness.
- Section 3-10-4 Appeals of Board of Zoning Appeals, Planning Commission, or Town Council.
- Section 3-10-5 Construction in violation without appeal to the Board of Zoning Appeals.
- Section 3-10-6 Stay of proceedings.
- Division 11 Public Hearings and Notifications
- Division 12 Amendment of Conditions
- Division 13 Reconsiderations
ARTICLE IV
Zoning Districts
Sections
- Division 1 Establishment and Purpose
- Division 2 District Dimensional Standards
- Section 4-2-1 AFOS Agricultural, Forestal, and Open Space District standards.
- Section 4-2-2 Residential district standards.
- Section 4-2-3 Business district standards.
- Section 4-2-4 Office and Institutional District standards.
- Section 4-2-5 Limited Industrial District standards.
- Section 4-2-6 Corner lots.
- Section 4-2-7 Height regulations.
- Section 4-2-8 Yard space encroachment.
ARTICLE V
Special and Overlay Districts
Sections
- Division 1 Establishment and Purpose
- Division 2 Old and Historic District
- Section 5-2-1 Boundaries.
- Section 5-2-2 Designation of historic districts and landmarks.
- Section 5-2-3 OH Subdistricts established.
- Section 5-2-4 Purpose and intent of OH Subdistricts.
- Section 5-2-5 Area, setback, frontage, yard, and height regulations.
- Section 5-2-6 Certificate of appropriateness required to erect, construct, reconstruct, alter, restore, move, or demolish a building.
- Section 5-2-7 Maintenance of historic properties.
- Division 3 Historic District Entrance Corridor Overlay District
- Division 4 Planned Technology District
- Division 5 Planned Unit Development District
- Division 6 Airport Safety Overlay District
- Section 5-6-1 Additional definitions.
- Section 5-6-2 Establishment of airport safety zones.
- Section 5-6-3 Zone height limitations.
- Section 5-6-4 Use restrictions.
- Section 5-6-5 Restrictions adjacent to airports.
- Section 5-6-6 Additional requirements for nonconforming uses, lots, and structures.
- Section 5-6-7 Permits and variances.
- Division 7 Flood Hazard Overlay District
- Section 5-7-1 Authority and purpose.
- Section 5-7-2 Applicability.
- Section 5-7-3 Compliance and liability.
- Section 5-7-4 Abrogation and greater restrictions.
- Section 5-7-5 Severability.
- Section 5-7-6 Violations and penalties.
- Section 5-7-7 Designation of the Administrator.
- Section 5-7-8 Duties and responsibilities of the Administrator.
- Section 5-7-9 Records.
- Section 5-7-10 Use and interpretation of FIRMs.
- Section 5-7-11 Jurisdictional boundary changes.
- Section 5-7-12 District boundary changes.
- Section 5-7-13 Interpretation of district boundaries.
- Section 5-7-14 Letters of map revision.
- Section 5-7-15 Establishment of flood hazard zones.
- Section 5-7-16 District provisions.
- Section 5-7-17 Elevation and construction standards.
- Section 5-7-18 Existing structures in the floodplain.
- Section 5-7-19 Procedures for Considering Variances in the Flood Hazard Districts.
ARTICLE VII
Use Performance Standards
Sections
- Division 1 General Standards for Specific Uses
- Division 2 Standards for Specific Uses
- Section 7-2-1 Accessory building.
- Section 7-2-2 Accessory dwelling unit (ADU).
- Section 7-2-3 Adult use.
- Section 7-2-4 Agriculture.
- Section 7-2-5 Agriculture, intensive.
- Section 7-2-6 Agritourism.
- Section 7-2-7 Automobile repair service.
- Section 7-2-8 Automobile sale, rental or leasing.
- Section 7-2-9 Bed-and-breakfast.
- Section 7-2-10 Campground, public or private.
- Section 7-2-11 Car wash.
- Section 7-2-12 Construction material sales.
- Section 7-2-13 Cottage housing development.
- Section 7-2-14 Drive-through facility.
- Section 7-2-15 Dwelling, manufactured.
- Section 7-2-16 Dwelling, multifamily.
- Section 7-2-17 Dwelling, townhouse.
- Section 7-2-18 Equipment sales/rental and supplies, heavy.
- Section 7-2-19 Family health care structure, temporary.
- Section 7-2-20 Gasoline station.
- Section 7-2-21 Home occupation.
- Section 7-2-22 Kennel, commercial.
- Section 7-2-23 Manufactured home park.
- Section 7-2-24 Mixed-use structure.
- Section 7-2-25 Mobile vending.
- Section 7-2-26 Outdoor sales, seasonal.
- Section 7-2-27 Outdoor storage.
- Section 7-2-28 Parking lot, commercial.
- Section 7-2-29 Public park and recreation area.
- Section 7-2-30 Sawmill, portable.
- Section 7-2-31 Shopping center.
- Section 7-2-32 Short-term rental.
- Section 7-2-33 Solar energy, medium-scale.
- Section 7-2-34 Solar energy, small-scale.
- Section 7-2-35 Stable, commercial.
- Section 7-2-36 Stable, private.
- Section 7-2-37 Store, general.
- Section 7-2-38 Temporary construction trailer.
- Section 7-2-39 Tradesperson services.
- Section 7-2-40 Utility service, major or minor.
- Section 7-2-41 Veterinary clinic.
- Section 7-2-42 Warehousing and distribution.
- Section 7-2-43 Wireless facility, broadcasting or communication tower.
- Section 7-2-44 Wireless facility, small cell.
- Section 7-2-45 Recreational substances, retail.
ARTICLE VIII
Community Design Standards
Sections
- Division 1 Lighting
- Division 2 Landscaping, Walls, and Fences
- Section 8-2-1 Purpose and intent.
- Section 8-2-2 Application of landscape, wall, and fence standards.
- Section 8-2-3 Landscape plan requirements.
- Section 8-2-4 Landscaping requirements by zoning district.
- Section 8-2-5 Screening.
- Section 8-2-6 Parking lot landscaping.
- Section 8-2-7 Tree and plant standards.
- Section 8-2-8 Tree protection standards.
- Section 8-2-9 Walls and fences.
- Section 8-2-10 Compliance.
- Division 3 Parking and Loading
- Section 8-3-1 Purpose and intent.
- Section 8-3-2 Generally.
- Section 8-3-3 Location in relation to use.
- Section 8-3-4 Joint use of spaces.
- Section 8-3-5 Reduction.
- Section 8-3-6 Old and Historic District and Entrance Corridor parking or unloading waiver.
- Section 8-3-7 Design standards.
- Section 8-3-8 Obligations of owner.
- Section 8-3-9 Schedule of required spaces.
- Section 8-3-10 Interpretation of specific requirements for Table 8.3.9.
- Section 8-3-11 Off-street loading requirements.
- Section 8-3-12 Interpretation of specific requirements for Table 8.3.11.
- Section 8-3-13 Design standards.
- Division 4 Signs
- Division 5 Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program
- Section 8-5-1 Title, purpose, and authority.
- Section 8-5-2 Definitions.
- Section 8-5-3 Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program established.
- Section 8-5-4 Regulated land disturbing activities.
- Section 8-5-5 Review and approval of plans (§ 62.1-44.15:34 of the Code of Virginia); prohibitions.
- Section 8-5-6 Review of a soil erosion control and stormwater management plan (ESM plan).
- Section 8-5-7 Stormwater permit requirement; exemptions.
- Section 8-5-8 Stormwater pollution prevention plan; contents of plans (9VAC25-875-500).
- Section 8-5-9 Stormwater management plan; contents of plan (9VAC25-875-510).
- Section 8-5-10 Pollution prevention plan; contents of plans (9VAC25-875-520).
- Section 8-5-11 Erosion and sediment control plan; contents of plans (9VAC25-875-550).
- Section 8-5-12 Technical criteria for regulated land-disturbing activities.
- Section 8-5-13 Long-term maintenance of permanent stormwater facilities.
- Section 8-5-14 Monitoring and inspections.
- Section 8-5-15 Hearings and appeals.
- Section 8-5-16 Right of entry.
- Section 8-5-17 Enforcement.
- Section 8-5-18 Fees.
- Section 8-5-19 Performance bond (4VAC50-60-104.D and Virginia Code § 603.8(A)).
- Section 8-5-20 Stormwater and drainage improvements required.
ARTICLE X
Subdivision
Sections
- Division 1 In General
- Division 2 Design Requirements
- Division 3 Improvement Plans, Obligations, and Procedures
- Division 4 Guarantees
- Division 5 Platting Requirements, Generally
- Division 6 Boundary Line Adjustment and Minor Subdivision Approval
- Division 7 Major Subdivision Approval
- Division 8 Vacation of Plats
- Division 9 Enforcement and Fees