Galax City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
Residential Low-Density R-1 District
§ 160-20 Purpose.
This district, composed of both existing and planned low-density single-family residential areas, is designed to stabilize, protect and promote this type of development. A suitable environment for families who desire quiet spacious homesites with the amenities of suburban living, without fear of encroachment of dissimilar uses, shall be provided in this district.
§ 160-21 Permitted uses.
§ 160-22 Conditional uses.
Conditional uses in the Residential Low-Density R-1 District shall be permitted following a public hearing and approval as set forth in Articles XVI and XVIII. Conditional uses shall be one or more of the following uses:
A.
Schools, parks and playgrounds.
B.
Libraries.
C.
Churches.
D.
Bed-and-breakfast service in residential districts. A bed-and-breakfast service shall be defined as the provision of money or other things of value for occasional overnight accommodations and meals to guests in private dwellings.
[Added 9-12-1994]
(1)
The intent is to afford a means of allowing, by conditional use permit, owners of single-unit, detached structures to earn income by providing a bed-and-breakfast service while retaining the appearance of a single-unit dwelling.
(2)
No more than eight guest sleeping rooms shall be utilized for any one bed-and-breakfast service. No cooking shall be allowed in guest rooms. Breakfast shall be the only meal served to guests. Owners of dwelling units housing a bed-and-breakfast service shall keep a log of the names, addresses, number in party and dates of stay of each adult guest and unaccompanied minor guest. This log may be reviewed by, and on demand shall be temporarily given to, the City in the annual review process to ascertain intensity of the use and effect on the neighborhood of the bed-and-breakfast service.
(3)
Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, a bed-and-breakfast use may be identified by a sign of no more than four feet square. This sign may be attached or freestanding. The freestanding sign shall not exceed three feet in height.
(4)
No bed-and-breakfast service shall be approved or continued in a dwelling unit where persons other than the owner or operator and his or her family are living or in a dwelling unit other than a detached single-unit dwelling unit.
(5)
No interior or exterior changes may be made to the dwelling unit housing the bed-and-breakfast service, that are nonresidential in appearance, including (but not limited to) changes to lighting, exterior steps or accessory buildings.
(6)
The Zoning Administrator shall annually review the conditional use permit for a bed-and-breakfast use for consistency with this chapter. The Planning Commission and City Council specifically reserves the right it generally enjoys to revoke the conditional use permit on a finding after notice and hearing that such use has become inconsistent with this chapter.
(7)
Parking for guests shall not be designated in a public street or closer to the adjacent street than the plane established by the front of the structure. In addition to those spaces required for the dwelling unit, there shall be provided for a bed-and-breakfast service, one space for each guest bedroom available. The design, materials and standards of construction of parking spaces for bed-and-breakfast service shall be in accordance with § 160-158B of the Zoning chapter.
(8)
The successful applicant is responsible for complying with all local, state and federal, building, licensing, taxing, health, fire and safety laws and regulations.
§ 160-23 Area.
Area regulations for each use in the Residential Low-Density R-1 District shall be as follows:
A.
The area for a single-family dwelling shall be 14,000 square feet.
B.
The area for schools shall be as required by the State Board of Education.
C.
Other permitted and conditional uses shall have area to meet setback and parking requirements.
D.
For permitted uses utilizing individual sewage disposal systems, the required area for any such use shall be approved by the Health Official. The Administrator may require a greater area if considered necessary by the Health Official.
§ 160-24 Setbacks.
The setback line for a structure shall be 35 feet or more from any street right-of-way which is 50 feet or greater in width or 60 feet from the center line of any street less than 50 feet in width.
§ 160-25 Frontage.
The minimum lot width at the setback line shall be 100 feet. For subdivisions platted after the enactment of this chapter, each corner lot shall have a minimum width at the setback line of 125 feet.
§ 160-26 Yards.
The yard requirements for each main structure for permitted uses shall be as follows:
A.
A side yard for each main structure shall be a minimum of 15 feet.
B.
The rear yard for each main structure shall be 35 feet.
C.
The side yard and rear yard for an accessory structure shall be five feet.
D.
The minimum side yard for corner lots shall be 35 feet for both main and accessory structures from the nearest street right-of-way.
§ 160-27 Height.
The maximum height for structures shall be 35 feet.
§ 160-28 Lot coverage.
The maximum lot coverage shall be 35%.