Galax City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
Residential High-Density R-3 District
§ 160-38 Purpose.
This district, composed of both existing and planned high-density residential areas, is designed to stabilize, protect and promote this type of development. A suitable environment for persons desiring the amenities of apartment living and the convenience of close proximity to shopping and employment centers shall be provided in this district.
§ 160-39 Permitted uses.
Uses permitted in the Residential High-Density (R-3) District shall be established in conformance with the standards of this article, Article XV and as specified in the City Code. Uses permitted shall be one or more of the following uses:
§ 160-40 Conditional uses.
Conditional uses in the Residential High-Density (R-3) 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.
Churches.
C.
Libraries.
D.
Professional offices, such as medical, dental, legal, engineering and architectural, conducted as home occupations.
E.
A planned unit development.
F.
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.
§ 160-41 Area.
Area regulations for each use in the Residential High-Density (R-3) District shall be as follows:
A.
The area for a single-family dwelling shall be 8,000 square feet if served by public water and sewer systems, 10,000 square feet if served by public water systems but having individual sewage disposal, or 12,000 square feet if served by individual water and sewage disposal systems.
B.
The area for a two-family dwelling shall be 12,000 square feet if served by public water and sewer systems, 14,000 square feet if served by public water systems but having individual sewage disposal, or 16,000 square feet if served by individual water and sewage disposal systems.
C.
The area for a multifamily dwelling with three units shall be 12,000 square feet if served by public water and sewer systems, 14,000 square feet if served by public water systems but having individual sewage disposal, or 16,000 square feet if served by individual water and sewage disposal systems.
D.
The area for a multifamily dwelling greater than three units shall be the area requirements as listed in Subsection C, plus 1,000 square feet per unit for each unit over three.
E.
Other permitted and conditional uses shall have area to meet setback and parking requirements.
F.
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.
§ 160-42 Setbacks.
[Amended 11-13-1990]
The setback line for structures shall be 25 feet from any street right-of-way which is 50 feet or greater in width or 55 feet from the center line of any street less than 50 feet in width.
§ 160-43 Frontage.
A.
The minimum frontage for single-family uses shall be 75 feet measured at the setback line.
[Amended 11-13-1990]
B.
The minimum frontage for double and multifamily uses shall be 80 feet, plus at least 10 feet of lot for each additional unit over one, measured at the setback line.
C.
The minimum frontage of corner lots in subdivisions platted after the enactment of this chapter shall be 100 feet measured at the setback line.
§ 160-44 Yards.
The yard requirements for each main structure for permitted uses shall be as follows:
A.
A side yard shall be a minimum of 10 feet, and the total width of the two required side yards shall be a minimum of 20 feet.
[Amended 11-13-1990]
B.
The rear yard for each main structure shall be 25 feet or more.
C.
The side yard for an accessory structure shall be a minimum of five feet, and the accessory structure may be located within 10 feet of the rear lot line.
D.
The minimum side yard for corner lots shall be 20 feet for both main and accessory structures from the nearest street right-of-way.
§ 160-45 Height.
The maximum height for structures shall be 35 feet.