Tangier City Zoning Code

2-1. Title. This district shall be known and referenced as the “Residential-Mixed District” of the Town of Tangier, Virginia.

Statement of Intent. This district is composed of quiet, medium-density residential areas plus certain open areas where similar residential development is recommended to occur by Tangier Town Plan. The regulations for this district are designed to stabilize and protect the essential characteristics of the district, and to promote and encourage a suitable environment for family life where there are children. To these ends, development is limited to a relatively medium concentration; and permitted uses are basically limited to single-unit dwellings providing homes for the residents, plus certain additional uses, such as parks, and certain public facilities that serve the residents of the district. This area is represented as R-M on page three of the Tangier Zoning Ordinance and as Residential on the Future Land Use Map in the Tangier Town Plan.

2-2. Principal Permitted Uses and Structures. The following uses shall be permitted subject to all other requirements of this ordinance as a matter of right in Residential-Mixed District (R-M).

A. Single-Family Dwellings.

B. Two-Family Dwellings.

C. Parks and Playgrounds.

D. Accessory Buildings.

E. Public Utilities: poles, distribution lines, distribution transformers, pipes, meters, and other facilities necessary for the provision and maintenance of public utilities, including water and sewage facilities.

2-3.  Special Exceptions. The following uses shall be permitted in R-M, subject to all the other requirements of this ordinance, only upon the obtaining of a Special Exception Permit from the Town Council.

A. Home Occupations.

B. Churches.

C. Bed and Breakfast Houses.

D. Retail sales and service stores.

E. Restaurants.

F. Boarding houses.

2-4. Setback Regulations.  The following setback regulations shall apply in R-M:

A.       Front. Each main building shall have a minimum front yard setback of 10 feet from lot line.

B.        Side. Each main building shall have a minimum side yard setback of three (3) feet from the lot line. Any one (1) story accessory building shall have a setback of three (3) feet and any accessory building over one (1) story shall have a setback of three (3) feet.

C.        Rear. Each main building shall have a rear yard setback of three (3) feet from lot line. Any one (1) story accessory building shall have a setback of three (3) feet and accessory building over one (1) story shall have a setback of three (3) feet.

2-5. Height Regulations. Buildings may be erected up to 35 feet and two and one-half (2 1/2) stories in height except that:

A.       Public utility structures, church spires, belfries, cupolas, monuments, water towers, chimneys, flues, flag poles, residential television antennae and residential radio aerials are exempt. Parapet walls may be up to four (4) feet above the height of the building on which the walls rest.

B.        Accessory buildings shall be limited to two (2) stories in height.