Covington City Zoning Code

Whereas, by act of the General Assembly of Virginia as provided in Code of Virginia, title 15.2, chapter 22, article 7 (Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2280 et seq.), and amendments thereto, the governing body of any city may, by ordinance, classify territory under its jurisdiction or any substantial portion thereof into districts of such number, shape and size as it may deem best suited to carry out the purposes of the article, and in each district it may regulate, restrict, permit, prohibit, and determine the following:

(2-1)

The use of land, buildings, structures, and other premises for agricultural, business, industrial, floodplain, and other specific uses;

(2-2)

The size, height, area, bulk, location, erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, maintenance, razing or removal of structures;

(2-3)

The areas and dimensions of land, water, and air space to be occupied by buildings, structures and uses, and of courts, yards, and other open space to be left unoccupied by uses and structures, including variations in the sizes of lots based on whether a public or community water supply or sewer system is available and used; or

(2-4)

The excavation or mining of soil or other natural resources.

(Ord. No. O-20-14, 6-14-2022)