Goochland County Unincorporated City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE 1
- GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sections
ARTICLE 2
- ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT, PERMITS, AND APPLICATIONS
Sections
- Sec. 15-50.- Administration.
- Sec. 15-51. - Enforcement.
- Sec. 15-52. - Penalties for violations.
- Sec. 15-53. - Building permit required.
- Sec. 15-54. - Zoning compliance certificate.
- Sec. 15-55. - Application fees.
- Sec. 15-56. - Pre-applications and applications.
- Sec. 15-57. - Real property disclosure affidavit requirement.
- Sec. 15-58. - Amendment procedures; zoning text and map amendments.
- Sec. 15-59. - Proffered conditions.
- Sec. 15-60. - Conditional use permits.
- Sec. 15-61. - Proffered and imposed conditions.
- Sec. 15-62. - Reapplication.
ARTICLE 11
- RESIDENTIAL, OFFICE, DISTRICT R-O
Sections
- Sec. 15-181.- Statement of intent.
- Sec. 15-182. - Uses and structures permitted by right (P) or by conditional use permit (CUP).
- Sec. 15-183. - District standards.
- Sec. 15-184. - Special conditions applicable to professional and medical offices.
- Sec. 15-185. - Utilities.
- Sec. 15-186. - Landscape requirements.
ARTICLE 13
- RESIDENTIAL, MANUFACTURED HOME PARK, DISTRICT R-MH
Sections
- Sec. 15-201.- Statement of intent.
- Sec. 15-202. - Establishing or expanding manufactured home parks.
- Sec. 15-203. - District standards.
- Sec. 15-204. - Uses and structures permitted by right (P) or by conditional use permit (CUP).
- Sec. 15-205. - Standards for manufactured home spaces.
- Sec. 15-206. - Streets.
- Sec. 15-207. - Screening and landscaping.
- Sec. 15-208 - Development standards.
ARTICLE 14
- MIXED PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, DISTRICT MPUD
Sections
- Sec. 15-211.- Statement of intent.
- Sec. 15-212. - Application process.
- Sec. 15-213. - Application requirements.
- Sec. 15-214. - Uses and structures permitted by right.
- Sec. 15-215. - Specific conditional use permits.
- Sec. 15-216. - Other conditional use permits.
- Sec. 15-217. - Supplement to multi-family residential and mixed-use design standards.
- Sec. 15-218. - Site development regulations.
- Sec. 15-219. - Land use ratios.
- Sec. 15-220. - Common open space.
- Sec. 15-221. - Revisions to approved master plan.
ARTICLE 20
- USE STANDARDS
Sections
- Sec. 15-281.- Agricultural.
- Sec. 15-282. - Animals and associated structures.
- Sec. 15-283. - Commercial/Industrial.
- Sec. 15-284. - Multi-family residential and mixed-use design.
- Sec. 15-285. - Residential.
- Sec. 15-286. - Motor vehicle.
- Sec. 15-287. - Construction, office, and sales trailer.
- Sec. 15-288. - Communication tower and facilities.
- Sec. 15-289. - Renewable energy.
- Sec. 15-290. - Place of public assembly and use open to the public.
- Sec. 15-291. - Use standards and zoning districts.
ARTICLE 21
- PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT POD
Sections
- Sec. 15-311.- Statement of intent.
- Sec. 15-312. - Types of plans of development.
- Sec. 15-313. - Plan of development administrator.
- Sec. 15-314. - Plan of development.
- Sec. 15-315. - POD administrator's review.
- Sec. 15-316. - Required improvements.
- Sec. 15-317. - Accessibility guidelines.
- Sec. 15-318. - Proffers and conditions.
- Sec. 15-319. - Sureties and fees.
- Sec. 15-320. - Approvals and extensions.
- Sec. 15-321. - Right to appeal.
- Sec. 15-322. - Timing of improvements.
- Sec. 15-323. - Minor plan of development.
- Sec. 15-324. - Rural plan of development.
- Sec. 15-325. - Administrative waiver.
- Sec. 15-326. - Plan of development compliance.
ARTICLE 23
- ROADS AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT2
Sections
- Sec. 15-341.- Statement of intent.
- Sec. 15-342. - Access management classifications.
- Sec. 15-343. - Roads generally.
- Sec. 15-344. - Connection spacing requirements for roads.
- Sec. 15-345. - Joint and cross access.
- Sec. 15-346. - Commercial driveway design.
- Sec. 15-347. - Requirements for outparcels and phased development plans.
- Sec. 15-348. - Non-conforming access features.
- Sec. 15-349. - Additional requirements for classified roads.
- Sec. 15-350. - Double frontage and residential subdivision lot access.
- Sec. 15-351. - Shared access.
- Sec. 15-352. - Connectivity.
- Sec. 15-353. - Turn lanes.
- Sec. 15-354. - Traffic impact analysis.
- Sec. 15-355. - Variations.
ARTICLE 24
- LANDSCAPING
Sections
- Sec. 15-371.- Statement of intent.
- Sec. 15-372. - Landscape plan.
- Sec. 15-373. - Landscape standards along roadways and access easements.
- Sec. 15-374. - Parking lot landscaping standards.
- Sec. 15-375. - Buffers adjacent to residential and agricultural districts.
- Sec. 15-376. - Additional landscape standards for certain uses.
- Sec. 15-377. - Residential, Office district (R-O) landscape standards.
- Sec. 15-378. - Credits for existing trees and shrubs.
- Sec. 15-379. - Maintenance.
- Sec. 15-380. - Exceptions.
ARTICLE 25
- OUTDOOR LIGHTING
Sections
- Sec. 15-391.- Statement of intent.
- Sec. 15-392. - Applicability.
- Sec. 15-393. - Definitions.
- Sec. 15-394. - General requirements.
- Sec. 15-395. - Specific requirements for certain uses.
- Sec. 15-396. - Prohibited lighting.
- Sec. 15-397. - Exemptions.
- Sec. 15-398. - Lighting plan requirements.
- Sec. 15-399. - Alternatives and appeals of approved material and methods of installation.
ARTICLE 26
- SIGNS
Sections
- Sec. 15-411.- Statement of intent.
- Sec. 15-412. - Definitions.
- Sec. 15-413. - General provisions.
- Sec. 15-414. - Prohibited signs.
- Sec. 15-415. - Signs not requiring a permit.
- Sec. 15-416. - Electronic message board.
- Sec. 15-417. - Temporary signs.
- Sec. 15-418. - Measurement of sign area and height.
- Sec. 15-419. - Nonconforming signs.
- Sec. 15-420. - Maintenance and removal.
- Sec. 15-421. - Sign regulations by zoning districts or location.
ARTICLE 28
- FLOODPLAIN DISTRICTS AND DAM BREAK INUNDATION ZONES3
Sections
- Sec. 15-451.- Statement of intent.
- Sec. 15-452. - Applicability.
- Sec. 15-453. - Administration.
- Sec. 15-454. - Compliance, penalty for violations, and liability.
- Sec. 15-455. - Definitions.
- Sec. 15-456. - Establishment of floodplain districts.
- Sec. 15-457. - Official map.
- Sec. 15-458. - District boundary changes.
- Sec. 15-459. - Interpretation of district boundaries.
- Sec. 15-460. - Submitting Model Backed Technical Data.
- Sec. 15-461. - Letters of Map Revision.
- Sec. 15-462. - General provisions.
- Sec. 15-463. - Allowable uses and structures in floodplain districts.
- Sec. 15-464. - Prohibited uses and structures.
- Sec. 15-465. - Design criteria for utilities and facilities.
- Sec. 15-466. - Area regulations.
- Sec. 15-467. - Special requirements applicable to floodplain districts.
- Sec. 15-468. - Additional factors to satisfy conditional use permits and variances.
- Sec. 15-469. - Appeals.
- Sec. 15-470. - Records.
ARTICLE 29
- NONCONFORMING LOTS, STRUCTURES, AND USES
Sections
- Sec. 15-481.- Statement of intent.
- Sec. 15-482. - Nonconforming lots of record.
- Sec. 15-483. - Nonconforming uses of land.
- Sec. 15-484. - Nonconforming structure.
- Sec. 15-485. - Nonconforming use of structure or of structure and premises.
- Sec. 15-486. - Public utility lot.
- Sec. 15-487. - Repairs and maintenance.
ARTICLE 32
- RULES OF MEASUREMENTS
Sections
- Sec. 15-501.- General.
- Sec. 15-502. - Lot types.
- Sec. 15-503. - Yards.
- Sec. 15-504. - Lot width, minimum.
- Sec. 15-505. - Setbacks.
- Sec. 15-506. - Building projections.
- Sec. 15-507. - Height measurement.
- Sec. 15-508. - Floor area ratio.
- Sec. 15-509. - Open space calculation.
- Sec. 15-510. - Sight distance triangle.
- Sec. 15-511. - Tree caliper measurement.
- Sec. 15-512. - Road typical sections