Midlothian City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
SECTION 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS, ADMINISTRATION & ENFORCEMENT
Sections
- § 1.01 TITLE.
- § 1.02 PURPOSE.
- § 1.03 ADMINISTRATION & ENFORCEMENT.
- § 1.04 QUESTIONS OF INTERPRETATION & ENFORCEMENT.
- § 1.05 CREATION OF ZONING DISTRICTS AND OFFICIAL ZONING MAP.
- § 1.06 CHANGES, AMENDMENTS, & AVAILABILITY OF OFFICIAL MAP.
- § 1.07 REPLACEMENT OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND MAP.
- § 1.08 DEFINITION OF ZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.
- § 1.09 PLAT REQUIRED PRIOR TO BUILDING PERMIT.
- § 1.10 CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION AND TEMPORARY BUILDINGS.
- § 1.11 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
- § 1.41 RECOMMENDATIONS BY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
- § 1.42 DUTIES OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
- § 1.43 ZONING CHANGE/SPECIFIC USE PERMIT APPLICATION.
- § 1.44 PUBLIC HEARING REQUIREMENT.
- § 1.45 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING.
- § 1.46 PLACEMENT OF SIGNS.
- § 1.47 REAPPLICATION.
- § 1.48 ZONING & PERMITS ON NEWLY ANNEXED TERRITORY.
- § 1.49 QUESTIONS ARISING ON ZONED AREAS.
- § 1.50 VIOLATION AND PENALTIES.
- § 1.51 FEES, CHARGES, AND EXPENSES.
- § 1.52 VALIDITY.
- § 1.53 SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
- § 1.54 REPEAL.
- § 1.55 APPENDICES.
- § 1.56 EFFECTIVE DATE.
SECTION 3
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS
Sections
- DIVISION 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
- DIVISION 2 SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS
- DIVISION 3 AGRICULTURAL (A)
- DIVISION 4 SINGLE-FAMILY ONE (SF-1)
- DIVISION 5 SINGLE-FAMILY TWO (SF-2)
- DIVISION 6 SINGLE-FAMILY THREE (SF-3)
- DIVISION 7 SINGLE-FAMILY FOUR (SF-4)
- DIVISION 8 RESIDENTIAL 2.5 (R2.5)
- DIVISION 9 RESIDENTIAL THREE (R3)
- DIVISION 10 MEDIUM DENSITY ONE (MD-1)
- DIVISION 11 MEDIUM DENSITY TWO (MD-2)
- DIVISION 12 MOBILE HOME (MH)
- DIVISION 13 MULTIFAMILY (MF)
- DIVISION 16 RESIDENTIAL ACCESSORY BUILDINGS STANDARDS
- DIVISION 17 RESIDENTIAL FENCE STANDARDS
- § 3.5201 GENERAL FENCE STANDARDS.
- § 3.5202 RESIDENTIAL TO RESIDENTIAL ADJACENCY FENCE STANDARDS.
- § 3.5203 RESIDENTIAL ADJACENCY TO MINOR THOROUGHFARE OR LOCAL STREET STANDARDS.
- § 3.5204 RESIDENTIAL ADJACENCY TO MAJOR THOROUGHFARE STANDARDS AND MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL ADJACENCY TO SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL USE.
- § 3.5205 RESIDENTIAL ADJACENCY TO INSTITUTIONAL USE STANDARDS.
- § 3.5206 ADJACENCY TABLE.
- § 3.5221 WOOD FENCE MATERIAL STANDARDS.
- § 3.5222 MASONRY FENCE MATERIAL STANDARDS.
- § 3.5223 WROUGHT IRON FENCE MATERIAL STANDARDS.
- § 3.5224 PVC FENCE MATERIAL STANDARDS.
- § 3.5225 CHAINLINK FENCE MATERIAL STANDARDS.
- § 3.5226 BARBED WIRE.
- § 3.5250 MAINTENANCE.
- § 3.5251 OTHER REQUIREMENTS.
- DIVISION 18 HOME OCCUPATIONS
- § 3.5300 HOME OCCUPATIONS.
- § 3.5400 RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPING, STREETSCAPING, AND AMENITY STANDARDS.
- § 3.5401 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
- § 3.5402 LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES (ATTACHED AND DETACHED).
- § 3.5403 LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTIFAMILY USES (APARTMENTS, TRIPLEX, FOURPLEX, TOWNHOMES, ETC.).
- DIVISION 19 RESIDENTIAL MASONRY, ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING STANDARDS [1]
- DIVISION 20 RESIDENTIAL PARKING AND GARAGE STANDARDS [1]
- DIVISION 21 SECONDARY DWELLING UNITS
- DIVISION 22 RESIDENTIAL SIGNAGE STANDARDS
- § 3.5800 SIGNS LOCATED IN THE RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.
- § 3.5801 SIGNS LOCATED IN (A) AGRICULTURAL, SINGLE-FAMILY ONE (SF-1), SINGLE-FAMILY TWO (SF-2), SINGLE-FAMILY THREE (SF-3) SINGLE-FAMILY FOUR (SF-4), RESIDENTIAL ONE AND HALF (R1.5), RESIDENTIAL TWO AND HALF (R2.5), RESIDENTIAL THREE (R3), MEDIUM DENSITY ONE (MD-1), AND MOBILE HOME (MH) ZONING DISTRICTS.
- § 3.5802 SIGNS LOCATED IN THE MEDIUM DENSITY 2 AND MULTIFAMILY DISTRICTS.
- § 3.5803 SPECIAL SIGN PROVISIONS.
- § 3.5804 GARAGE SALE SIGNS.
SECTION 4
NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS
Sections
- DIVISION 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
- DIVISION 2 GENERAL PROFESSIONAL (GP)
- DIVISION 3 COMMUNITY RETAIL (CR)
- DIVISION 4 COMMERCIAL (C)
- DIVISION 5 CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD)
- DIVISION 6 NORTH 8th STREET DISTRICT (N8)
- DIVISION 7 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI)
- DIVISION 8 MEDIUM INDUSTRIAL (MI)
- DIVISION 9 HEAVY INDUSTRIAL (HI)
- DIVISION 12 ACCESSORY BUILDINGS STANDARDS
- DIVISION 13 NONRESIDENTIAL FENCE STANDARDS
- DIVISION 15 NONRESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPING AND STREETSCAPING STANDARDS [1]
- DIVISION 16 MASONRY, ARCHITECTURE DESIGN AND BUILDING STANDARDS
- § 4.5501 MASONRY STANDARDS FOR CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD).
- § 4.5502 MASONRY STANDARDS FOR GENERAL PROFESSIONAL (GP), COMMUNITY RETAIL (CR), COMMERCIAL (C), AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI) DISTRICTS.
- § 4.5503 MASONRY STANDARDS FOR MEDIUM AND HEAVY INDUSTRIAL (MI & HI) DISTRICTS.
- § 4.5504 PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING ALTERNATIVE EXTERIOR MATERIALS (NONRESIDENTIAL).
- DIVISION 17 NONRESIDENTIAL PARKING REGULATIONS
- § 4.5600 PURPOSE.
- § 4.5601 GENERAL APPLICATION.
- § 4.5602 OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
- § 4.5603 ON-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
- § 4.5604 SHARED AGREEMENTS.
- § 4.5605 DRIVEWAY SPACING AND DESIGN.
- § 4.5606 PARKING RATIOS.
- § 4.5607 PARKING SPACE DIMENSIONS.
- § 4.5608 HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACES.
- § 4.5609 OFF-STREET LOADING.
- DIVISION 19 SIGN REGULATIONS
- § 4.6001 PURPOSE.
- § 4.6002 SIGN PERMIT REQUIRED.
- § 4.6003 APPLICATION TO EXTRATERRATORIAL JURISDICTION.
- § 4.6004 DESIGN REVIEW GUIDELINES FOR ALL SIGNS.
- § 4.6005 REAL ESTATE AND HOME BUILDER SIGNS.
- § 4.6006 DEVELOPMENT DIRECTIONAL SIGNS.
- § 4.6007 KIOSK SIGNS.
- § 4.6008 POLITICAL SIGNS.
- § 4.6009 EVENT SIGNS.
- § 4.6010 PORTABLE SIGNS, VEHICLE SIGNS, TEMPORARY ADVERTISING DEVICES, WIND DEVICES.
- § 4.6011 TEMPORARY ADVERTISING DEVICES.
- § 4.6012 TEMPORARY ADVERTISING DEVICES WITHIN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD).
- § 4.6013 WIND DEVICES.
- § 4.6014 BILLBOARDS AND OFF-SITE ADVERTISING SIGNS.
- § 4.6015 VIEW OBSTRUCTION PROHIBITED.
- § 4.6016 BILLBOARD OR OFF-SITE ADVERTISING PERMIT REQUIRED.
- § 4.6017 SIGNS LOCATED IN GENERAL PROFESSIONAL (GP), COMMUNITY RETAIL (CR), COMMERCIAL (C) OR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI) DISTRICTS.
- § 4.6018 UNIFIED SIGN AGREEMENTS.
- § 4.6019 SIGNS LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD).
- § 4.6020 SIGNS LOCATED IN MEDIUM INDUSTRIAL (MI) OR HEAVY INDUSTRIAL (HI) DISTRICTS.
- § 4.6021 PERMITS.
- § 4.6022 SYMBOLS.
- § 4.6023 TRAFFIC CONTROL CONFLICTS.
- § 4.6024 RESIDENTIAL AREA NUISANCE.
- § 4.6025 SIGNS IN OR OVER RIGHTS-OF-WAY PROHIBITED.
- § 4.6026 REMOVAL WHEN UNSAFE OR UNLAWFUL; AUTHORITY OF BUILDING INSPECTOR OR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
- § 4.6027 REMOVAL OF ABANDONED SIGNS.
- § 4.6028 PROHIBITIONS.
- § 4.6029 GOVERNMENTAL SIGNS.
- § 4.6030 COLORS OR PALETTE AS A REFERENCE FOR SIGN CONTRACTORS.
SECTION 5
SPECIAL ZONING DISTRICTS
Sections
- DIVISION 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 5.100 PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS.
- § 5.101 RESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS.
- § 5.102 NONRESIDENTIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS.
- § 5.103 URBAN VILLAGE PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS (UVPD).
- § 5.104 HEIGHT REGULATIONS.
- § 5.105 DENSITY, AREA AND COVERAGE REGULATIONS.
- § 5.106 PARKING REGULATIONS.
- § 5.107 SITE PLAN APPROVAL.
- § 5.108 APPLICATION.
- § 5.109 PROCEDURE.
- § 5.110 SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS.
- § 5.111 DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE.
- § 5.112 REVISIONS OF THE SITE PLAN & DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE.
- § 5.113 EXPIRATION DATE.
- § 5.114 APPLICABILITY OF ZONING ORDINANCE.
- DIVISION 2 SPECIFIC USE PERMIT (SUP)
- § 5.200 AUTHORIZATION.
- § 5.201 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS.
- § 5.202 APPLICATION FOR SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.
- § 5.203 REMOVAL FOR CAUSE.
- § 5.211 CRITERIA FOR BED & BREAKFAST USES.
- § 5.212 CRITERIA FOR COMPRESSOR STATIONS (RELATED TO GAS WELL DRILLING).
- § 5.213 CRITERIA FOR RESIDENTIAL USES IN CBD.
- § 5.214 CRITERIA FOR RETAIL STORES FOR TOBACCO, E-CIGARETTES, VAPING, AND CBD OIL OR HEMP BASED PRODUCTS SALES.
- DIVISION 3 OVERLAY DISTRICTS
- DIVISION 4 HISTORIC PRESERVATION OVERLAY ZONE (H)
- DIVISION 6 AIRPORT OVERLAY ZONE
SECTION 8
SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
Sections
- § 8.01 PURPOSE AND INTENT.
- § 8.02 CLASSIFICATIONS.
- § 8.03 PROHIBITED LOCATIONS.
- § 8.04 SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY & EMPLOYEE LICENSE REQUIRED.
- § 8.05 APPLICATION FOR SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
- § 8.06 APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYEE LICENSE.
- § 8.07 ISSUANCE OF ORIGINAL SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND EMPLOYEE LICENSE.
- § 8.08 ISSUANCE OF AMENDED OR MODIFIED SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY.
- § 8.09 EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL OF SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND EMPLOYEE LICENSE.
- § 8.10 SUSPENSION OF SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND EMPLOYEE LICENSE.
- § 8.11 REVOCATION OF SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND EMPLOYEE LICENSE.
- § 8.12 APPEAL OF DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND EMPLOYEE LICENSE.
- § 8.13 TRANSFER OF SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
- § 8.14 EMPLOYEE BACKGROUND CHECKS.
- § 8.15 GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES.
- § 8.16 REGULATIONS CONCERNING PUBLIC NUDITY AND EMPLOYEES.
- § 8.17 HOURS OF OPERATION.
- § 8.18 INTERIOR OF THE SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES.
- § 8.19 EXTERIOR APPEARANCE OF THE SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES.
- § 8.20 SIGN REGULATIONS FOR SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES.
- § 8.21 ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR ESCORT AGENCIES.
- § 8.22 ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR OUTCALL BUSINESSES.
- § 8.23 ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR NUDE MODELING STUDIOS.
- § 8.24 ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR ADULT THEATERS & ADULT MOTION PICTURE THEATERS.
- § 8.25 ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR ADULT MOTEL.
- § 8.26 ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO EXHIBITION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT FILMS, VIDEOS OR LIVE ENTERTAINMENT IN VIEWING ROOMS.
- § 8.27 MINORS.
- § 8.28 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES & CONSUMPTION PROHIBITED.
- § 8.29 SEXUAL ENCOUNTER CENTERS PROHIBITED.
SECTION 9
NONCONFORMING LOTS, USES AND STRUCTURES
Sections
- § 9.01 INTENT.
- § 9.02 HARDSHIPS REGARDING NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES.
- § 9.03 NONCONFORMING LOTS.
- § 9.04 RECONSTRUCTION OF OWNER-OCCUPIED, NONCONFORMING RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES.
- § 9.05 NONCONFORMING USE OF LAND.
- § 9.06 NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES.
- § 9.07 NONCONFORMING USE OF STRUCTURES.
- § 9.08 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE.
- § 9.09 USES UNDER SPECIAL EXCEPTION.
SECTION 10
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
Sections
- § 10.01 CREATION.
- § 10.02 MEMBERS, TERMS OF OFFICE, AND GENERAL RULES.
- § 10.03 AUTHORITY OF BOARD.
- § 10.04 LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORITY OF BOARD.
- § 10.05 VARIANCES.
- § 10.06 VARIANCE PROCEDURES.
- § 10.07 SPECIAL EXCEPTION PROCEDURES.
- § 10.08 APPEAL PROCEDURES.
- § 10.09 SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.
- § 10.10 SUBMISSION OF EVIDENCE.
- § 10.11 WITHDRAWAL OF APPLICATION.
- § 10.12 APPLICATION AFTER BOARD DENIAL.
- § 10.13 EXPIRATION OF GRANTED APPLICATION.
- § 10.14 JUDICIAL REVIEW.