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37260-120505
ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR SESSION
DECEMBER 5, 2005
9:00 A.M.
ROOM 159
AGENDA
Call to Order--RoII Call. (All Council Members were present.
Mr. Lea and Mr. Wishneff arrived
late.)
A communication from Mayor C. Nelson Harris requesting that Council
convene in a Closed Meeting to discuss vacancies on certain authorities,
boards, commissions and committees appointed by Council, pursuant to
Section 2.2-3711 (A)(l), Code of Virginia (1950), as amended.
Approved (5-0, Council Members Lea and Wishneff were not
present when the vote was recorded.)
File #110-132
A communication from the City Manager requesting that Council convene in
a Closed Meeting to discuss acquisition of real property for a public
purpose, where discussion in open meeting would adversely affect the
bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public body, pursuant to
Section 2.2-3711 (A)(3), Code of Virginia (1950), as amended.
Approved (5-0, Council Members Lea and Wishneff were not
present when the vote was recorded.)
File #132
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Items listed on the 2:00 p.m. Council docket requiring discussion/
clarification, and additions/deletions to the 2:00 p.m. agenda. (15 minutes)
General topics for discussion by the Mayor and Members of Council.
(5 minutes)
Topics for discussion at the Council/School Board retreat on Tuesday,
January 3, 2006. (5 minutes)
BRIEFINGS:
· Citizen Survey Results
· RRHA Project Update
· Update on Street Restoration Standards
· Zoning Ordinance Revision
· New Parking Ticket Procedure
45 minutes
10 minutes
20 minutes
10 minutes
20 minutes
A JOINT MEETING OF COUNCIL AND THE ROANOKE CITY SCHOOL BOARD
WITH THE CITY'S REPRESENTATIVES TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WAS HELD
AT 12:00 P.M., IN ROOM 159, NOEL C. TAYLOR MUNICIPAL BUILDING.
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ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL
ROANOKE CITY SCHOOL BOARD
MONDAY, DECEMBER 5,2005
12:00 P.M.
ROOM 159
AGENDA
1. Call to Order/Roll Call
School Board
2. Welcome and Opening Remarks:
Mayor Harris
Chairperson Stockburger
3. Presentation ofthe City/School 2006 Legislative Program.
4. Remarks by Council Members, School Trustees. and Staff.
5. Remarks by Senator Edwards. Delegate Fralin and Delegate Ware.
THE COUNCIL MEETING WAS DECLARED IN RECESS TO BE RECONVENED AT
2:00 P.M., IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, FOURTH FLOOR, NOEL C.
TAYlOR MUNICIPAL BUILDING.
THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.
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ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR SESSION
DECEMBER 5, 2005
2:00 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
AGENDA
1. Call to Order--RoII Call.
The Invocation was delivered by Council Member Alfred T. Dowe, Jr.
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America
was led by Mayor C. Nelson Harris.
Welcome. Mayor Harris.
NOTICE:
Today's Council meeting will be replayed on Channel 3 on Thursday,
December 8, 2005, at 7:00 p.m., and Saturday, December 10, 2005, at
4:00 p.m. Council meetings are offered with closed captioning for the
hearing impaired.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED THAT MEMBERS OF COUNCIL RECEIVE THE CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA AND RELATED COMMUNICATIONS, REPORTS,
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS, ETC., ON THE WEDNESDAY PRIOR TO THE
COUNCIL MEETING TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT TIME FOR REVIEW OF
INFORMATION. CITIZENS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN OBTAINING A COpy OF
ANY ITEM LISTED ON THE AGENDA MAY CONTACT THE CITY CLERK'S
OFFICE, ROOM 456, NOEL C. TAYLOR MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 215 CHURCH
AVENUE, S. W., OR CALL 853-2S41.
THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE PROVIDES THE MAJORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA ON THE INTERNET FOR VIEWING AND RESEARCH PURPOSES. TO
ACCESS AGENDA MATERIAL, GO TO THE CITY'S HOMEPAGE AT
WWW.ROANOKEVA.GOV.CLlCK ON THE ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL ICON,
CLICK ON MEETINGS AND AGENDAS, AND DOWNLOAD THE ADOBE
ACROBAT SOFTWARE TO ACCESS THE AGENDA.
ALL PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ARE REQUESTED TO
REGISTER WITH THE STAFF ASSISTANT WHO IS LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE
TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. ON THE SAME AGENDA ITEM, ONE TO FOUR
SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOTTED FIVE MINUTES EACH, HOWEVER, IF THERE ARE
MORE THAN FOUR SPEAKERS, EACH SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOTTED THREE
MINUTES.
ANY PERSON WHO IS INTERESTED IN SERVING ON A CITY COUNCIL
APPOINTED AUTHORITY, BOARD, COMMISSION OR COMMITTEE IS
REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AT 853-2541, OR
ACCESS THE CITY'S HOMEPAGE ATWWW.ROANOKEVA.GOV, TO OBTAIN AN
APPLICATION.
2. PRESENTATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: NONE.
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3.
CONSENT AGENDA
Approved (7-0)
ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO
BE ROUTINE BY THE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED BY
ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THE ITEMS. IF
DISCUSSION IS DESIRED, THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
AGENDA AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
C-l Qualification of the following persons:
Edward W. Barnett as a member of the Roanoke Arts
Commission to fill the unexpired term of Mark C. McConnel,
resigned, ending June 30, 2007; and
Phyllis A. Johnson as a member of the Towing Advisory Board,
for a term ending June 30, 2008.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file.
File #15-110-230-543
REGULAR AGENDA
4. PUBLIC HEARINGS: NONE.
5. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS:
a. Presentation of a resolution adopted by the Library Advisory Board
with regard to the Comprehensive Library Study. Stanley G. Breakell,
President, Spokesperson. (Sponsored by the City Manager.)
Referred to the City Manager for report to Council.
File #323
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6. REPORTS OF OFFICERS:
a. CITY MANAGER:
BRIEFINGS: NONE.
ITEMS RECOMMENDED FOR ACTION:
1. Acceptance of a Summer Food Program grant from the U. S.
Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services; and
appropriation of funds.
Adopted Budget Ordinance No. 37260-120505 and
Resolution No. 37261-120505. (7-0)
File #60-67-236-304
2. Amendment of the City Code to update code enforcement
regulations.
Adopted Ordinance No. 37262-120505. (7-0)
File #24-32
3. Amendment of the City's Fee Compendium to reflect revised
market space fees, effective January 1, 2006.
Adopted Resolution No. 37263-120505. (7-0)
File #42-60-289
4. Appropriation of $465,000.00 in connection with Social Service
Programs.
Adopted Budget Ordinance No. 37264-120505. (7-0)
File #60-72
5. Approval of the terms of a Performance Agreement for an
Economic Development Grant between the City of Roanoke,
Faison-Southern Lane, LLC, and the Industrial Development
Authority.
Adopted Ordinance No. 37265-120505. (7-0)
File #207-450
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6. Execution of an Amendment to the Lease Agreement with the
Virginia Department of Health with regard to City-owned
property located at 515 and 530 Eighth Street, S. w.
Adopted Ordinance No. 37266-120505. (7-0)
File #22-373
b. DIRECTOR OF FINANCE:
1. Financial report for the month of October, 2005.
Received and filed.
File #10
2. Adoption of a resolution authorizing the sale of $3,975,000.00
taxable bonds to provide funds for acquisition of land for
redevelopment and delegating authority to the City Manager
and Director of Finance to complete the sale of bonds.
Adopted Resolution No. 37267-120505. (7-0)
File #2-53
7. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES: NONE.
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
a. Proposal of the City of Roanoke to amend the City Code to repeal
Chapter 36.1, Zoning, and to adopt a new Zoning Ordinance, new
Chapter 36.2, Zoning. (Ordinance was tabled by Council on Monday,
November 21,2005.)
Adopted Ordinance No. 37268-120505. (7-0)
File #24-51
b. Proposal of the City of Roanoke to rezone all property in the City in
order to implement new Chapter 36.2, Zoning, and Vision 2001-
2020, the City's Comprehensive Plan, and to adopt new zoning maps.
(Ordinance was tabled by Council on Monday, November 21, 2005.)
Adopted Ordinance No. 37269-120505. (5-2, Council
Members Lea and Wishneff voted no.)
File #24-51
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9. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES
AND RESOLUTIONS: NONE.
10. MOTIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:
a. Inquiries and/or comments by the Mayor and Members of City
Council.
Council Member Cutler commended Kenneth S. Cronin on
his appointment to the position of Director of General
Services, effective December 1, 2005.
File #45-184
Council Member Cutler advised that the City deployed
another group of firefighters to Cameron Parrish,
Louisiana, on December 3, 2005, to help restore the area
as a result of hurricane activity.
File #70-1 84
Council Member Cutler advised that at its 9:00 a.m., work
session, the Council received a summary briefing on the
City's 2005 Citizen Survey that was conducted by The
Virginia Tech Center for Survey Research which revealed
that 85.8 per cent of Roanoke's citizens are very or
somewhat satisfied with the quality of City services.
File #563
Mayor Harris and Vice-Mayor Fitzpatrick commended
citizens of the City of Roanoke and City staff upon
completion of a multi-year process to implement a new
Zoning Ordinance for the City.
File #5 1
b. Vacancies on certain authorities, boards, commissions and
committees appointed by Council.
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11. HEARING OF CITIZENS UPON PUBLIC MATTERS:
CITY COUNCIL SETS THIS TIME AS A PRIORITY FOR CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.
MATTERS REQUIRING REFERRAL TO THE CITY MANAGER WILL BE REFERRED
IMMEDIATELY FOR RESPONSE, RECOMMENDATION OR REPORT TO
COUNCIL.
Mr. Clarence E. Martin, 155 Huntington Boulevard, N. E.,
suggested that Roanoke's holiday tree be known as a Christmas
tree.
File #240
Mr. Robert E. Gravely, 727 29th Street, N. W., spoke with regard
to the spending of taxpayers' money.
File #66-79
Mr. Winfred Noell, 2743 Northview Drive, S. W., presented a
summary of neighborhood meetings which have been conducted
with regard to construction of a football stadium at Patrick Henry
High School.
File #467
12. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS:
The City Manager commended the Old Southwest Parlor Tour
which was held on Saturday, December 3 and Sunday,
December 4, 2005.
File #87-165
The City Manager commended the City's Department of Parks
and Recreation on the beautiful decorations of the season at
Mountain View Recreation Center.
File #67
CERTIFICATION OF CLOSED SESSION. (6-0, Council Member
Dowe left the meeting following the Closed Session.)
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CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
215 CHURCH AVENUE, S.w, ROOM 452
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA 24011-1594
TELEPHONE: (540) 853-2444
FAX: (540) 853-\ 145
C. NELSON HARRIS
Mayor
December 5, 2005
The Honorable Vice-Mayor and Members
of the Roanoke City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Members of Council:
This is to request a Closed Meeting to discuss vacancies on certain authorities, boards,
commissions and committees appointed by Council, pursuant to Section 2.2-3711 (A)(1),
Code of Virginia (1950), as amended.
Sincerely,
c...~~.~
C. Nelson Harris
Mayor
CNH:snh
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, S.W" Room 364
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1591
Telephone: (540) 853-2333
Fa" (540) 853-1138
City Web: www.roanokeva.gov
December 5, 2005
The Honorable Mayor and Members
of City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Subject: Request for closed meeting
Dear Mayor Harris and Council Members:
This is to request that City Council convene a closed meeting to discuss the
acquisition of real property for a public purpose, where discussion in open
meeting would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of
the City, pursuant to S2.2-3711.A.3, of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended.
Sincerely,
J
Darlene L. B
City Manage
DLB/s
c: William M. Hackworth, City Attorney
Jesse A. Hall, Director of Finance
Mary F. Parker, City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 364
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1591
Telephone: (540) 853-2333
Fa" (540) 853-1138
City Web: www.roanokeva.gov
December 5, 2005
Honorable C. Nelson Harris, Mayor and Members
of City Council
Roanoke, VA
Dear Mayor Harris and Members of Council:
Subject:
Citizen Survey Results
This is to request space on Council's agenda for a 45 minute presentation on
the above referenced subject.
Respectfully submitted,
DLB:sm
c: City Clerk
City Attorney
Director of Finance
City of Roanoke
2005 Citizen Survey
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Conducted by:
The Virginia Tech Center for Survey Research
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Methodology
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· Random Sampling Design
· Survey Instrument Focus: New Items and Methodology
· Dates of Administration: 5/23/05-8/9/05
· Survey Pre-test
· Survey Administration Via Telephone
· 505 Completed Telephone Interviews
· Sampling Error: :t4.4 percent
· Survey Length: 18.5 Minute Average
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Respondent Demographics
Population 2003 Respondents 2005 Respondents
Gender 53.1% Female: 63.9% Female: 63.Mf! Female;
46.9% Male 36.1 % Male 36.4% Male
Age 39.7% <40 yrs. 33.9'k <40 yrs. 23.8% <40 yrs.
60.3% 40+ yrs. 66.1 % 40+ yrs. 76.2% 40+ yrs.
Race 26.7% Black 19.3% Black 21.1% Black
69.4% White 79.1 % White 75.9% White
3.9% Other 1.6% Other 3.0% Olher
Income 65.1 % < $50.000 72.8% < $50,()()() 68.7% < $50,000
34.9% $50,000+ 27.2% $50,000+ 31.3% $50,000+
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Citizen Ratings of the City of Roanoke
As A Place To Live: 2000-2005
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100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
o
II 2000
. 2001
.2002
02003
.2005
0.2 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.6
Excellent/Good
Fair/Poor
Don't know/Refuse
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Citizen Ratings of Quality of Life in the
City of Roanoke
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100
79.4 79.3 77.2 75.1 1i!l2000
80 . 2002
60 o 2003
. 2005
40
20
0.8 0.8 1.0 0.0
0
Excellent/Good Fair/Poor Don't knowlRefuse
Level of Citizen Satisfaction With Overall
Quality of City Services: 2000-2005
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100
95
90
91.0
85
87.0
88.5
84.9
85,8
80
75
2000
2001
2002
2003
2005
...... 'Very' or 'Somewhat' Satisfied
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Citizen Ratings of City Services as
'Excellent' or 'Good': 2005
2003 Ratings Appear in Parentheses
(95.1) Fire Protection Services - 92.29(,
(93.0) Emergency & Rescue Services - 91.7%
(94.1) 911 Emergency Call Center - 91.5%
(92.6) Public Library Services - 90.79(.'
(84.6) Weekly Trash Collection - 85.9%
(75.6) City Beautitication Programs - 81.9%
(79.] ) Police Services - 80.4o/r.'
(81.8) Emergency/Disaster Mgmt. - 80,]%
(8] ,9) Mowing/Maiot. of City Parks - 79.3%
(74.2) Recycling Services - 77.7%
05.6) Pick-up of Large Items/Bmsh - 76.5%
(75.4) Convenience of Bill Payment - 72.5%.
(74.9) Bagged Leaf Collection - 71.6%
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(75.5) Cultural Activities/Events in the City -70.5%
(78.4) The City's Recreation Programs - 69.0%
(75.4) Clean/Maiot. Parks/Rec. Facilities - 68.7'k
(70.0) Maint. ofeily-Owned Buildings - 68.7%
(69.1) Street Lighting - 68.7%
174m ClcanlMaint. Community Rec. Cntrs. - 67.20/.
(NA) Maint. of Trees Along Streets/In Parks - 67.2%
(65.3) Removal of Snow/lce From Streets - 66.9%
(72.5) Mowing Rt.Ways/Medians/Roadsidcs - 66.7%
(67.9) Animal Control- 65.3%
(69.4) Quality Civic Center Cultural Events - 64.9IJE
(NA) Quality New Sidewalk Construction - M.gok
(69.3) Building Permits ApplicationlReview - 62.1 %
Citizen Ratings of City Services as
'Excellent' or 'Good': 2005 Continued
2003 Ratings Appear in Parentheses
(66.7) Building Inspections - 61.4'/(,
(65.6) Loose LeafColIectioll- 60.5'1,:
(64.:1) City Gov. Suppon Nbrhd Orgs. - 54.9%
(54.7) &:on. Dev. Assist. to Business - 58.4f"!c,
(62.0) Quality Civic Center Events - 58.7%
(NA) Quality Athletic FieldslFacil. - 57.8%
(64. I) Getting [nformationlo Citizens - 56.7'lc
(614) Street Sweeping - 542%
(46.0) City Parking F<lcilities - 54. 1 %
(63.5) Maint. Storm Drainage Syst. - 52.7%
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(502) Promoting Env. Awareness - 508%
(56.2) Regulation/Zoning L<lnd Use - 50.! %
(52.4) Effuns to Improve Housing- 500%
(NA) Maint. of Existing Sidewalks - 49.J'Yc
(52.(l) Response to Cifizen Requests - 48.6%
(53.6) Transportation Planning for Traffic - 48.6";0
(50.9) Availability of Civic Center Pilrking - 45.2%
(54.3) Property Code Enforcement - 4JR"{,
(48.2) Street Paving, Maintenance/Repair - 40.4%
(42.3) Weed Abatcmell! - 37.6%
Ratings For Services Provided 8J Autonomous GO\'f'rnmf'nt Organizations
(80.4) Valley Metro Services - 79.79(.
(84.4) Water Services - 79.3%
(82.2) Health Department - nw%
{81.6) Sewer Services - 74.5'7,-,
(60.S) Roanoke Public Schools - 62.2'-'/',
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City Services With At Least A Five
Position Rank Order Increase Since 2003
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. City Parking Facilities (From 47th to 34th)
. Removal of Snow and Ice From City Streets (From 28th to 16th)
. City Beautification Programs (From 151h to 6th)
. Street Lighting (From 26th to 17th)
. Economic Development Assistance to Businesses (From 37th to 29th)
. Recycling Services (From 17th to 9th)
. City's Efforts to Promote Environmental Awareness (From 45th to 38th)
. Current Level of Bagged Leaf Collection Service (From 21 sl to 14th)
. City Efforts to Improve the Quality of Housing in the City (From 42nd to 35th)
. Maintenance of City Owned Buildings (From 25th to 20th)
Services With A Percentage
Rating Decrease Since 2003
(Citizen Ratings of 'Excellent' and 'Good' Combined)
City Service 2003 Rating 2005 Rating % Decline
Mainlt'IlJIKC or Storm Drainage Sy,lems 03,S'" 52.7'+ -HU\
EI11\m.:~m~nt ofPmP'Ol1y MainterwrKelNui,aoce Culli's 54.J'k 43.lN -10.5
Cily'~ R~l'reatiun Prugram, 7H..V;>' (l<.l.(l'k -'J.4
Street Sweeping 03.4'~ 54.2'k -Y.2
Street Paving. Maimenanre. and Repair 4H,2'it 40,4'* -7.1\
Citi;t;en, Gelling Intt,rmation Abollt City Service,/Activitie, 04, 1 ~i 50.7'~, -7...!
Building Permits Applicalion "nd Revi~w ProLe" 09,N 62.]'* -7.2
Cleanlines, and Maintenance of Community ReL Cel1ter~ 74,or.. 67.2'''' -6.K
Ck"nlines,./Maintenance of ParksIRcc Faci]ities in General 75.4<;f 6/!,7'k -0.7
Regulilti()nandhlllingf\lrl.~lndUse 56.N: 50,1'k -(l.]
Mowing Right of WaY', Street Medians_ and Roadsides 72.5'f 6O.7'if 5.K
A,""ilability of Parking at the Civir Center SO,Y'f 45.:Yi -5.7
BuiJdinglnspeLtions &>.7'if 61.4'Si -53
Curr~nt !.;;:vel"fL<.'(Is<:LeafC"l!el1ionServicc 6),o't 60,5'* -5.]
Cu]tural Al1ivitiesund Evellts intheCity 75W 70.5'k -5.0
Transpllt1atiun Planning li,rTraffir 53.6'k 41U'{0 -5.0
Weed Abatemellt 42,Y+ 37.6c{ "
Qualityol'CivicCenterCultura] Events 69.4'+ M.Q~f .4.5
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Citizen Agreement on Roanoke Strategic
Issue/Question Survey Items 2000-2005
* Response Catel!:Ory DilTerenl.'<<
Citizen Agreement on Roanoke Strategic
Issue/Question Survey Items 2000-2005
(continued)
60.2
NA
5(,.3
NA
4'.7
NA
40.5
NA
42.0
"'Response Category DiR'erence
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Perceptions of Safety in
Roanoke: 2003 & 2005
.....
Neighborhood
90.7
91.2
ParkslRec.Facllltles
73.7
69.0
Downtown
81.8
81.5
82.6
78A
. 2005
02003
Civic Center Parking Lot
City Parking Gerages
57.0
55.0
0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 80.0 90.0 100.0
Percentage Reporting 'Very' or 'Somewhat' Sate
City Government Customer
Service Ratings: 2000-2005
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Action Plan for Maintenance of Storm
Drainage Systems
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. The City's consultant presented an overview of the storm water utility
options and recommendations. City Council indicated a desire to take a
regional approach to such a utility and asked the WVW A to consider this
issue, but it has not advanced further at this time. Seek guidance on the
appropriate next step.
. Continue to develop budget and CMERP requests that will improve our
ability to address storm water maintenance needs.
. Purchase and deploy recently funded storm drain camera system.
. Encourage the shortening of the loose leaf collection season to free up
maintenance crews to work on storm water maintenance and other
critical maintenance projects.
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Action Plan for Enforcement of
Property Maintenance/N uisance Codes
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. Continue working with RVTV and the Office of Communications to
develop educational series on code enforcement.
. Continue to cross-train inspectors.
. Continue to canvass for nuisance codes and Rental Certificate of
Compliance program, thus being proactive and not reactive to reduce the
number of citizen complaints.
. Recruiting inspectors for 2 vacancies.
Continue to demolish derelict structures and mow weeds; the Dept of
Housing and Neighborhood Services has eliminated an underpert()rming
contractor from their weed abatement program.
Action Plan for City's Recreation
Programs
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Increa~e and amend ,the current use OfprogHlill evaluation forms 10 determine specific reasons why
customers are dissatIsfied. It should be noted that participant eva]unllons for classes, tripS, events and
athletic programs rate over 80%.
Continue our recently strengthened partnership with Roanoke City Public Schools to revamp
opportunilies for all middle school children during the after~school hours.
Develop new partnerships with youth and adult service agencies 10 leverage resources for a diversity of
marketscgments.
Continue current plans for increasing the quality of our youth athletic coaches
Continue the new system for communicating youth sp0l1s information to Ihe citizens 011 a regional
basis.
Expand upon our user groups and constituents by making our residents more aware of our programs and
benefits ofparticipaliollthrough the implementation of the strategic marketing plan. Share our program
successes by becoming more visible il1the media
Enhance the use of non-participant survey methOdologies to improve program delivery and develop
new oulcome based programs.
Continue to implement the Comprehensive Master Plan tu develop new recreation facilities
Improve the image of our program locations by enhancing the atmosphere of our facilities as well as the
tuti conditions of our ball fields.
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Action Plan for Street Sweeping
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The Sweeper Shop continues to suffer vacancies and an inability to attract
qualified applicants. Staff will request Human Resources to evaluate this
problem.
The Division's website has been modi tied 10 allow residents to track street
sweeping progress and schedules on-line.
Evaluate the impact of only sweeping streets with curb and gutter and the impact
of sweeping arterial streets less frequently in an effort to sweep all streets more
frequently.
Procure and deploy recently funded GPS enabled management system that is
intended to increa<;e our ability to track street sweeping progress and
productivity.
. Due to heavy leaf drop in the fall, consider elimination of the late fall and carly
winter residential street sweeping and modify schedules to focus on leaf
collection on arterial streets and in storm drain sensitive areas,
Action Plan for Street Paving,
Maintenance, and Repair
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The Right of Way Excavation and Restoration Standard went into effect on
12/01/04 and is providing an enhanced level of inspection and an improved
standard of repair for utility cuts.
The pothole patching truck continues to be utilized in a wider range of weather
conditions than previous methods.
Even though the funds available for paving have increased, the increased cost of
asphalt and milling continues to erode the Division's efforts to meet its goal of
paving 57 lane miles per year. A multi-year plan to increase funding is in place.
However, alternative pavement preservation techniques such as crack sealing
and thin asphalt overlays will continue to be used,
Advocate the collection of system wide inventory and condition information
(currently included in the lTC's future projects list) in an effort to apply limited
resources in the most efficient and effective manner possible.
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. The Office of Communications continues to encourage citizens. the
media, and businesses to sign up for the myRoanoke service.
. The website is updated continually with new content, information, and
successful applications such as Reverse 91 land eChecks.
Continue to maintain production of the Roanoke Citizen Magazine.
PLAY, and the municipal calendar.
. Continue to promote City programs and services through RVTV and
Inside Roanoke.
. Will work more closely with City Departments to ensure that citizen
communication is consistent, clear, concise, and of the highest quality.
. Continue to promote City programs and events to local media, including
increased promotions to smaller publications such as the Roanoke
Tribune.
Action Plan for Building Permits
Application and Review Process
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. The Building Inspections Division continues to use its comment cards in
the Development Assistance Center to get first hand feedback trom
customers using the DAC for plan/permit submission, etc.
. In addition, the Division has recently implemented a combination permit
system that will eliminate the need to obtain multiple permits for a
construction project. This move along with reduction in permit fees is
expected to streamline the application process.
. With deployment of the primary plans examiner to Iraq last year.
Building Inspections was required to adjust personnel to accommodate
this function. With the plans reviewer back in place now. we have also
made changes to allow backup support for this function to avoid delays
in plan reviewer turn-around times.
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. In January of this year, City staff provided Council
with a comprehensive update of the action plans
that were implemented as a result of the 2003
survey.
. Staff is currently updating that document with all of
the action plans that are being put in place due to
this year's results.
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City of Roanoke
2005 Citizens Survey
Summary of Results
Prepared by:
The Virginia Tech Center for Survey Research
September 2005
Virginia
'I Tech
Table of Contents
Section Title
Introduction
1 Methodology
2 Respondent Demographic Profile
3 Quality of Life
4 Services
5 Strategic Issues and Questions
6 Perceptions of Safety
7 Customer Service
8 Conclusion
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Page Number
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2005 Survey Instrument
Response Frequencies For Close-ended Survey Items
Response Frequencies With City Service Items
Tabulated Excluding Responses of "Not Familiar With
Service" and "Don't Know"
Responses For Open-ended Survey Items
Cross-tabulations by Respondent Demographic
Characteristics
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Introduction
The Virginia Tech Center for Survey Research (CSR) has been conducting citizens surveys
with the citizens of the City of Roanoke since the year 2000, In 2005, CSR was once again
asked to conduct a survey of citizens residing in the City of Roanoke, In previous years the CSR
conducted the Roanoke Citizens Surveys in the fall. In 2005, due to a request by the City of
Roanoke, the survey was conducted in late spring. The series of telephone surveys was designed
to measure citizen opinions regarding municipal services and projects and to assess the strategic
initiatives of the City of Roanoke government. Although different survey instruments were used
each year for the survey administration, the surveys were designed such that comparability in
citizen ratings of services and initiatives was possible across years, The overall objective of the
survey process is to garner public input that will guide the use of City resources and foster
continual improvement in the services provided to citizens. Presentations ofthe results from the
survey are made by CSR each year to the Roanoke City Council and the City of Roanoke
Department Leadership Team.
For the administration of the 2005 Roanoke Citizens Survey, the CSR conducted a
telephone survey of 505 residents of the City of Roanoke. This report summarizes the data
collection procedures and results of the 2005 survey. Section 1 provides an overview of the
survey instrument development and data collection procedures utilized by the CSR for the
collection of the data. Section 2 provides a demographic profile of the survey respondents.
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Section 3 describes the overall citizen ratings of quality oflife in the City of Roanoke across all
survey years. Section 4 provides an overview of findings related to City services. Section 5
addresses survey results garnered from items addressing key strategic issues or strategic
questions. Section 6 discusses survey findings regarding citizen feelings of safety in the City.
Section 7 provides an overview of findings regarding City of Roanoke government employee
customer service and government communication with citizens, Section 8 includes a concluding
statement.
The 2005 survey instrument is included in Appendix A. Appendix B provides tables of
response frequencies to <;Ill close-ended survey items. Appendix C provides response frequencies
with the City service rating items re-tabulated to exclude responses of "not familiar with service"
and "don't know." Appendix D lists all responses provided by respondents to open-ended survey
questions. Cross-tabulations of the survey data by respondent demographic characteristics are
included in Appendix E.
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Methodology
Sampling Design
A random-digit dialing (RDD) method was employed by the CSR for the administration
of the 2005 survey. Both listed and unlisted telephone numbers were included in the sample for
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this project. CSR worked with Survey Sampling, Inc. of Fairfield, CT, to define the parameters
of the sample. The survey sample was randomly generated from numbers available to City of
Roanoke residents. Because some exchanges border areas outside the City of Roanoke and
because survey respondents sometimes report residing in a neighboring geographic area to the
target area, a screener question was also included in the survey. The screener question
confirmed City of Roanoke residence prior to beginning the survey with a potential respondent.
Sample members reporting residence in a locality other than the City of Roanoke were
eliminated from the eligible sample pool for calling. There were 299 sample members with this
final call disposition code,
When possible, this report provides comparisons by survey year for certain survey items.
The City of Roanoke Citizen Survey conducted in 2000 was the only survey year in which a
stratified sampling plan was utilized in which an equal number of sample members were selected
for each quadrant in the City of Roanoke. The RDD method of sampling employed for the 2001-
2003 survey administrations are parallel to the sampling design used for the 2005 survey
administration, When survey results are compared across survey years in this report, weighted
data tabulations are used for the 2000 response tabulations in order to adjust for the equal
number of sample members selected in each City quadrant. Specifically, because the actual
population numbers of citizens residing in each City quadrant are not equal, the proportionate
distribution of respondents is adjusted by respondent quadrant residence for the eligible
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population proportions in the quadrant groups, The 2005 survey sample was chosen in an RDD
fashion in order to provide a representative, random cross-section of adults residing throughout
the City of Roanoke.
Based on a total of 505 completed interviews, the survey has a sampling error of :t4.36
percent, Therefore, in 95 out of 100 surveys completed with this number of interviews using the
same sampling methodology and parameters, the results obtained would fall in a range of :t4.36
percent of the results that would be achieved if interviews were completed with every potential
respondent (in households with working telephones) residing in the City of Roanoke. Smaller
sampling errors are present for items on which there is polarized response (e.g. 90 percent
identical response on an item).
Survey Instrument Design
In order to achieve an optimal cooperation rate to the survey, all survey items were not
asked in each survey administration year. However, the survey is designed to replicate many of
the items asked in previous years in order to provide comparability across items. The 2005
survey instrument took 18.5 minutes on average to administer. A core group of survey items
rating City services were retained for the 2005 administration of the survey. Key demographic
items were also included in the 2005 survey instrument in order to gather basic information
regarding the demographic characteristics of the survey respondents.
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A number of new survey items were included for the first time in the 2005 survey. For
example, new survey items were included regarding recycling, wireless Internet access capability
in the downtown area, and the possibility of customer service information being offered in
languages other than English, Survey items regarding services provided to citizens were grouped
this year for the first time into a section of those services provided by the City and those
provided by other government agencies and organizations,
A primary difference in the 2005 survey and the survey administered in fall 2003 is the re-
inclusion of a number of items addressing strategic issues that had been dropped in the 2003
survey (but administered in prior years), Although the 2005 survey included a large number of
items addressing citizen perceptions of City services, respondents were not asked to rate the
importance of each service in the 2005 survey as they were in 2003.
A pre-test of the 2005 survey instrument was conducted in May of2005 in order to assess
the length required to complete the interviews, and the wording of all survey items, The survey
pre-test revealed the need to clarify the wording of some survey items. After minor wording
adjustments to the survey instrument were approved by representatives of the City of Roanoke,
final changes to the calling program were made by CSR.
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Data Collection Procedures
All telephone calls for the survey were made by CSR staff members utilizing a
Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CA TI) system at the Blacksburg, Virginia location
ofthe Virginia Tech Center for Survey Research. All calls were made during the period between
May 23, 2005 and August 9, 2005, CSR wrote a calling program to be used with CAT! for
administering the 2005 City of Roanoke Citizens Survey. The program provides scripted survey
items, precludes out of range responses and facilitates real-time data entry of all responses
gathered on the telephone.
Each interviewer collecting data for the survey project participated in a project-specific
training session for the project. All interviewers working on the project have worked on a
variety of survey projects (indeed, many of the interviewers for this survey worked on
administrations of the City of Roanoke survey in previous years) and have participated in
multiple training sessions in both interviewing techniques and CA Tl. All interviews were
monitored by a CSR Phonebank Supervisor in order to ensure accuracy and proper interviewing
protocol. Clarifying notes for specific survey items appeared on the CAT! screens for
interviewers to ensure that identical prompts were used for respondents requesting additional
information about survey items or response categories.
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CSR programmed all call scheduling such that each sample member remaining as a non-
respondent was attempted to be reached at least six times at different times of day on different
days of the week. A total of 2,346 telephone numbers were attempted during the survey
administration. Sample members reporting residence in a locality other than the City of Roanoke
were excluded from the eligible sample pool (N=299); likewise, respondents who indicated a
language or hearing barrier such that they could not respond or request that another adult in the
household respond, were also excluded from the eligible sample pool (N=40), Non-working
telephone numbers (fax tones, out of service/disconnected numbers, automated disconnect
services) were also excluded from the eligible sample pool (N=438). Non-residential numbers
(N=280) were excluded from the eligible pool of sample members as well.
After the elimination of all the ineligible records described above, the remaining number
of eligible sample members was 1,289. A total of 505 interviews were completed for this study,
Table 1 provides an overview of the final call dispositions for all sample members, Many
sample members were never reached after numerous attempts and a final disposition of "no
answer" was assigned, Therefore, the residency rate among these households is unknown, It
may be assumed that a number of these households are indeed, ineligible sample members due to
non-residence. CSR utilizes a standard conversion calling protocol in which all calls that are
coded as "soft refusals" are re-attempted utilizing more senior interviewing staff. A call is coded
as a "soft refusal" when the potential respondent refuses but does not indicate a reason for
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exclusion from the calling pool (i.e, refusal due to illness, request to be removed from calling
pool, etc.). Likewise, all telephone numbers deemed to be temporarily disconnected are
attempted periodically throughout the duration of the study.
Table 1
Total Initial Samnle 2,346
Ineligible Sample:
Residence outside the City of Roanoke (299)
Non-working telephone number (fax tones, out of service/disconnected numbers,
automated disconnect services) (438)
Non-residential telephone number (280)
Hearinl!!lanl!ual!e barrier (40)
Elil!ible Sample 1,289
Total Number of Comnleted Interviews 505
Non-respondents:
Final disposition of no answer, busy, answering machine or callback after six attempts
(437)
Refusals (347) 784
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Respondent Demographic Profile
Four demographic variables were used in the 2005 survey to determine identifying
demographic characteristics for each respondent. The four demographic items were: year of
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birth, race, estimate of total family income in past year, and gender. The majority of respondents
to the survey were 40 years of age or older (75%) and white (75%). The majority (61 %) also
reported total family incomes ofless than $50,000 per year. More women than men responded
to the survey (64% women and 36% men) -- this is a consistent finding in public opinion
research using general population samples.
Overall, the demographic characteristics of the 2005 survey respondents are similar to
those among respondents in the prior survey years. However, there were some changes in the
demographic characteristics of respondents since 2003, Specifically, the respondents to the 2005
survey were slightly older overall (75% were age 40 or over in 2005 and 66% were age 40 or
over in 2003), With regard to respondent race, the demographic profiles are virtually identical
across years (75% of respondents reported their race as "white" in 2005 and 76% reported
having this racial designation in 2003). Fewer survey respondents reported a family income of
less than $50,000 in 2005 than in 2003. Specifically, 61 percent of respondents in 2005 reported
that they had a family income of less than $50,000 per year whereas in 2003,73 percent of
respondents reported a family income ofless than $50,000 per year. Parallel to the 2003 survey,
more women than men responded to the 2005 survey. In 2003 an identical percentage of
respondents were women (64%) as in the 2005 survey. Similarly, an identical percentage of
males (36%) responded in both the 2003 and 2005 surveys.
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3
Quality of Life in the City of Roanoke
City of Roanoke citizens consistently give the City high ratings as a place to live, Indeed,
in 2005, more than three-fourths of Roanoke citizens (77%) rated the City as either an 'excellent'
or 'good' place to live. Figure 1 depicts the findings for this item by survey year. Three-fourths
of Roanoke's citizens (75%) also rate the quality oflife in the City as either 'excellent' or
'good', An even greater number of Roanoke citizens rate the City's neighborhoods as good
places to live. Specifically, 85 percent ofrespondents in 2005 agreed that Roanoke's
neighborhoods are good 'places to live.
Figure 1. Citizen Ratings of the City of
Roanoke as a Place to Live
100
83.4 81 I
78.8 78.7 .
80
60
40
20
0
Excellent/Good
02000
.2001
rz:l2002
02003
.2005
0,2 1.2 0.6 0.2 0,6
Fair/Poor
Don't know/Refuse
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As depicted in Figure 2, citizen responses to the survey item asking respondents to rate
the quality of life in the community have remained positive across all survey years. At least
three-fourths of the citizens of Roanoke (75% in 2005) have rated the quality oflife in the
community as either 'excellent' or 'good' each year this item was asked since 2000. The survey
item regarding quality of life in the City was not asked in 2001.
Figure 2. Citizen Ratings of Quality of Life in the
City of Roanoke
100
79.4 79.3 77,2
80
60
40
20
0
. 2000
~ 2002
lITI2003
1IIl2005
0.8 0.8 1.0 0.0
Excellent/Good
Fair/Poor
Don't know/Refuse
As has been true in the previous survey years, there are some differences in citizen
perceptions of quality of life in the City of Roanoke when viewed by certain respondent
demographic characteristics. Roanoke residents with higher incomes rate the quality of life in
the City more favorably than do those with lower incomes. Specifically, more than eight in ten
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Roanoke citizens (86%) with incomes of $50,000 or more rate the City of Roanoke as either an
'excellent' or 'good' place to live and 69 percent of Roanoke residents with family incomes
under $50,000 rate the City using the same categories. This difference was also evident in the
prior survey administration years.
Differences in perceptions of quality of life in the City of Roanoke were also evident
when viewed by respondent age, Respondents who are 40 years old or more, tend to rate quality
of life in the City more favorably than do those residents who are under 40 years of age.
Specifically, more than seven in ten (77 percent) of respondents aged 40 years or more rate the
quality oflife in the community as either 'excellent' or 'good' while 67 percent of respondents
under age 40 chose these two response categories to rate the quality of life in Roanoke. This
pattern of older respondents rating the quality of life in the City of Roanoke more favorably is
evident across all survey years, However, it is important to note that it is still a substantial
majority of respondents (even those younger than 40) who rated the quality oflife in Roanoke in
favorable terms across all survey years.
Quality of life in the City is also viewed differently according to the race of the respondent.
Respondents who report their race as "white" are more likely to rate quality of life in the City of
Roanoke as either 'excellent' or 'good' than are respondents who report their race as "black" or
"African American", In the 2005 survey administration, 81 percent of "white" respondents rated
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quality oflife in the City as 'excellent' or 'good' with 55 percent of "black" respondents using
the same response categories to describe quality of life in the City. While perceptions among
"white" respondents on this item were virtually identical to those in 2003, perceptions among
respondents reporting their race as "black" are somewhat less favorable than they were in 2003
when 62 percent of these respondents rated quality oflife in the City as 'excellent' or 'good'.
Similar to the findings in all prior survey years, there are less prominent differences in
citizen ratings of quality of life in the City when the responses are viewed by respondent gender.
This year 79 percent of male respondents and 73 percent of female respondents rate quality of
life in the City as either' excellent' or 'good'.
4
City of Roanoke Services
Citizens were slightly more satisfied in 2005 with the overall quality of services that the
City of Roanoke government provides. Specifically, 86 percent of respondents reported that they
are satisfied with the overall quality of services this year whereas, 85 percent of respondents
reported they were satisfied in 2003. As is consistent with the survey findings from previous
years, citizens in the City of Roanoke remain highly positive about most City services, Table 2
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provides the ranking of all City services included in the 2005 survey based on the mean rating
provided by respondents for each item. All responses of "not familiar with service," "don't
know," or "refuse to answer" were excluded in the tabulation of the mean rank for each service.
Tahle 2
l=Excellent 2=Good 3=Fair 4=Poor
City Service Mean Rank Number Responses
Emeraency and Rescue Services .. 1.63 '. . . 495
The 911 EmerQency Call Center 1.65 448
FireProtection Services ..... .1,66 , 489
Public Librarv Services 1,66 471
Weekly Trash Collection 1.77", . c502
City Beautification ProQrams 1,90 493
Police Services 1.92' 489
Pick-up of LarQe Items and Brush 1.97 497
RecVclil1Q Services ....;;., 2.00'- '. "462
ManaQement of EmerQency Situations/Natural Disasters 2.03 413
MowinQ and Maintenance of City Parks . ..... 2.06 .; <468
Cultural Activities and Events in the City 2,19 485
The City's Recreation ProQrams .,. 2.19 451
Current Level of Bagged Leaf Collection Service 2.20 468
The Convenience of Paying City Bills 2.22 .484
Removal of Snow and Ice From City Streets 2.24 502
Street Lighting ..... . ::1.24' . " .' 505
Cleanliness and Maintenance of Parks/Rec, Facilities in General 2.25 466
Mowing Right of Ways, Street Medians, and Roadsides 2.25 '.- 499"'
Maintenance of City-Owned Buildings 2,26 457
Quality of CillicCenter Cultural Events 2.27 . , 462
Cleanliness and Maintenance of Community Recreation Centers 2.29 396
The MaintenanceofTrees Alona City Streets and Within Parks 2.31 491'
The Quality of the City's New Sidewalk Construction 2,31 421
~nimal Control 2.33 . 473
The BuildinQ Permits Application and Review Process 2.37 327
BuildinQlnspections 2.40 363-
City Government Support for NeiQhborhood Organizations 2.40 426
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Table 2
l=Excellent 2=Good 3=Fair 4=Poor
City Service Mean Rank Number Responses
Economic DeveloomentAssistance to Businesses 2.40 375
Qualitv of Civic Center Entertainment Events 2.40 472
Current Level of LooSe Leaf Collection Service 2.41 466
Citizens Gellina Information About Citv Services/Activities 2.44 476
trheQualitV afRQanoke's Athletic Fields and Facilities 2.46 455
City Parking Facilities 2.52 477
Effort$Ottlie'~tYto'lmprove QllalitY ofHousina inCitv .... 2,54 472
Street Sweeping 2.54 465
Reaulationand.zonil1g.for Land Use 2.56 395
City's Efforts To Promote Environmental Awareness To Citizens 2.57 457
Mall'lfenanCEl',dMlle'stOtm.Drainaoe.Svstems '" . ". 2.57 474
Maintenance of the City's Existina Sidewalks 2,59 475
ITransDortat1<m'.ijannll'la .PorTraffic . 2.60 463
Resoonse to Citizen Complaints and Reauests 2,62 477
~vailabilitv'()f.Rllrkil'la .atthe 'ClvicCenter . 2.72 480
Enforcement of Properly Maintenance/Nuisance Codes 2.72 447
StreeIPavil'laiMallltEll'lallc::e'andReoair . . .... 2.77 502
Weed Abatement 2,86 458
The City services depicted in Table 2 are listed in descending rank order. According to
the mean ranking of each service as depicted in Table 2, there were ten services that increased at
least five positions in relative ranking since 2003 when compared to the other services included
in the survey. There were no services that decreased five positions in ranking since the 2003
survey. The City services with at least a five position rank order increase since 2003 are listed in
Table 3 in descending order ofrank increase.
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Table 3. Ci Services with at Least a 5 Position Rank Order Increase Since 2003
Cit Parkin Facilities (From 47' to 34' )
Removal of Snow and Ice From City Streets (From 28' to 16 )
City Beautification Pro rams (From IS' to 6' )
Street Li htin (From 26' to 17 )
Economic Development Assistance to Businesses (From 37' to 29' )
Rec clin Services (From 17' to 9 )
City's Efforts to Promote Environmental Awareness to Citizens (From 45' to 38 )
Current Level of Bag ed Leaf Collection Service (From 215' to 14' )
Efforts ofthe City to 1m rove Quality of Housin in the Cit (From 42" to 35 )
Maintenance of City Owned Buildings (From 25 to 20' )
Table 4 depicts the ratings in 2005 of services offered by other governmental agencies in
the City and their ratings in previous survey administration years. Responses of 'excellent' and
,
'good' were combined for the table, All 'don't know/refuse' and 'not familiar' responses were
excluded from the total number of responses for the percentage tabulations included in the table,
Table 4. Citizen Ratine:s for Services Provided bv Autonomous Government Or anizations Bv Survev Year
City Service 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005
Health Department 83:3 81.2 81.5 82:2 78.0
Roanoke Public Schools 71.4 63.1 70.4 60.8 62.2
Sewer Services 78.8 73.2 88.2 81:6 74.5
Water Services 80.0 no 74.2 84.4 79.3
Vallev Metro Bus Transportation Services 72.6 no 86.8 60;4 79.7
Table 5 provides the combined percentage of 'excellent' and 'good' ratings for each City
service included in the 2005 survey along with the citizen ratings the service received in the
surveys since 2000, As noted in the table, all service items were not asked in each year. Items
not asked in a given year appear as "NA." All 'don't know/refuse' and 'not familiar' responses
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were excluded from the total number of responses for the percentage tabulations included in the
table.
Table 5. Citizen Ratin!:s for Services Provided Directly by the City of Roanoke
City Service 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005
Animal Control.'. ... ;.. .. . 72.1 66.4 83.8 67.9 65.3
Availability of Parking at the Civic Center 51 ,7 57,9 66.2 50.9 45,2
BuildinlllnsPEictions '. 61.8 62.3 84.7 66.7 61\4
Citizens Getting Information About City Services/Activities 67.7 65,1 77.5 64.1 56.7
City Beautificatio,'fProaralTls .. .' ..... 81.4 79.3 88.3 75.6 81,9
City Government Support for Neighborhood Organizations 63.9 62.9 80,1 64.3 59,9
Cityparking;Facilit\esff; . .,::. ).;<...'. , 70>7. 46;0 56:3 46;0 54.1
....
City's Efforts To Promote Environmental Awareness To Citizens NA NA NA 50.2 50.8
Cleanliness'andMalntenance.ofCorrli'nul'lity Recreation Centers .NA NA NA 74.0 67,2
Cleanliness and Maintenance of Parks/Rec. Facilities in General 75.0 74.0 85,9 75.4 68.7
CulturaIA,ctivities<iOiliEvel'ltSil1tlle City / 69!8 70.2 85.7 75.5 70.5
Current Level of BaQQed Leaf Collection Service NA NA NA 74.9 71 ,6
Current'Level.ofl..oose1teafCcillectionService . .. Nt1\ N1\ .... NA . 65.6 60;5
Economic Development Assistance to Businesses 61 .5 62.1 82.5 59.7 58.9
Efforts of the Cit'ltollnp/,ove;QtialityofHousinQ in City NA' NA NA 52.4 50.0
EmerQencv and Rescue Services 93.6 91 .9 95,1 93.0 91.7
EriforcementOfPfOPertV/tvlainlel'lancelNuisance Codes NA NA NA '. 54.3 43.8
Fire Protection Services 95.4 93,3 94.8 95.1 92.2
Maintenanceof"CitV~()wned;Buildil'las .' 69:0 68;2 85.0 70.0 68;7
Maintenance of the City's Existino Sidewalks NA NA NA NA 49.3
Maintenanceot',tI.l8;Stormi.t:;)rainaQe;Svslems 66.0 63.1 85.7 63.5 52!7
Manaoement of Emeroencv Situations/Natural Disasters 81.9 80.0 91 .5 81 .8 80,1
MoWlnllandtvlalnlenanceofCitltPllrks NA NA' 93.6 81.9 7.9.3
Mowino Rioht ofWavs, Street Medians, and Roadsides NA NA 84.9 72,5 66.7
PiCk-UDOf l.arae;ltemsandBrush 63:4 68:2 .84.5 75;6" 76.5
Police Services 79,9 75,7 84.1 79,1 80.4
Public Libral\l sel\lices ." 84.9 91;7 95.3 92.6 9Cl.7
Quality of Civic Center Cultural Events NA NA 85.1 69.4 64.9
Quality'ofCivicCel1ter Entertainment Events NA NA 76.5 62.0 58;7
Recvclina Services 72.3 75.3 85.8 74.2 77.7
Regulation and Zoning for Land Use . 56.1 54.5 79,9 56.2 5Cl.1
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Table 5. Citizen Ratin!!s for Services Provided Directlv bv the Citv of Roanoke
Citv Service 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005
Removal of Snow and Ice From City Streets 68.5 63.1. . 78.4 65.3 66.9
Response to Citizen Complaints and Requests 50.2 50.8 53.8 52.0 48.6
Street Liahtina 72.9 66.5 75.3 69.1 68.7
Street Paving, Maintenance and Repair 52,2 51.2 63.8 48,2 40.4
Street Sweeping 58.5 56.3 79.7 63.4 54.2
The 911 Emergency Call Center 93,0 87.9 95.6 94,1 91.5
Irhe Building Permits Aoolication and Review Process 64.8 61.4 86.3 ...69.3 62.1
The City's Recreation Programs 75.4 73.9 85.3 78.4. 69.0
Irhe Convenience of Pavina City Bills 75.9' 71.0 87.6 75.4 72.5
Irhe Maintenance of Trees Along City Streets and Within Parks NA NA NA NA 67.2
!The Quality of Roanoke's Athletic Fields and Facilities NA NA NA NA 57.8
The Quality of the City's New Sidewalk Construction NA NA NA NA 64.8
!Transportation Planning For Traffic 57.4 56,2 67.9 53.6 48.6
Weed Abatement 40.0 42.3 56.5 42,3 37,6
lWeeklv Trash Collection 87.7 76.4 90.0 84.6 85.9
5
City Strategic Issues and Questions
The 2005 City of Roanoke Citizen Survey included a number of survey items addressing
strategic issues and questions. Roanoke citizens remain quite positive regarding most of the
strategic issues addressed in the survey. Although quite a few strategic issue survey items were
also included in the 2000 and 2002 surveys, some were worded in a slightly different manner
than in the 2005 version of the survey instrument. Most of the strategic issue survey items were
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cycled out of the 2001 and 2003 surveys to allow room for more detailed questions about
specific services, Table 6 provides an overview of respondent agreement with the strategic
issue/question survey items included in the 2005 survey with comparison to findings from the
findings in prior survey years. The items in this table are presented in order of the highest to
lowest agreement in 2005. However, there are some survey items in this section that used a
response format other than the agree/disagree format. Items with asterisks used response
categories other than the agree/disagree format. See Appendix A for the response categories for
these items.
Table 6. Citizen Responses Rel!ardin ~ Stratel ic Issues and Questions
Survey Item 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005
Roanoke's nei""\>orhooos are "ood o!actls.to IiVtl 83.2 NA 87.4 NA 85.3
Cltlan air and wattlr are valued by the Roanoke
communitv NA NA 80,0 NA 8S.0
Downtl>WI1is\(,pr~tl<l~i<;<lesti11atio~offering NA 84.8
mix ofrestlll:uianWen~inmentJculfural attractions NA NA 82.4
City does good job offering multicultural events and
attractions 8S.S NA 79,0 NA 79.6
Cityg()yerpm~~~~~i~99<I~Op.()f~istorical
nreservatiownrptecti<in.i11the.Citv . 79.0 NA 78.8 NA 79.2
Neighborhoods provide needed
businesses/services/activities NA NA 78.0 NA 78.0
T~~()n.\~~fc~rira1I()\VsgoOd.mix()f
.transtX,l'tatioDQffiions . .... . 6S.0 NA 74.1 NA 77.6
Roanoke's greenway development effort IS a valuable
asset to the City and its residents NA NA NA NA 7S,2
Th~isagoodDlixofbousingtypCls andaffordability
in Roanoke 75.4 NA 77.0 NA 74.9
Roanoke's downtown IS (becoming) the region's
economic en"ine and cultural center NA NA 73,S NA 71.9
Roanoke9~S"~()O<i.jobprpviding health/human
services to citizens who need them 71.0 NA 72.S NA 70.9
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Table 6. Citizen Resoonses Re\:ardin Strateeic Issues and Questions
Survey Item 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005
Effectiveness of City government in meeting
community needs' 79.4 80.4 74.3 68,8 69.3
The services provided by the City of Roanoke are
worth the taxes oaid bv citizens 65.8 75.1 70.3 69.7 67.1
Educational resources and opportunities available to
you and vour familv in Roanoke' 64.9 NA 64.3 NA 67.1
Roanoke does a good job of supporting existing
businesses NA NA NA. NA. 66.9
City government does a good job of educating citizens
about City services 74,3 NA 66.3 NA 65.9
(City)Community does good job promoting Roanoke
as (top) tourist destination for outdoor/family
vacations 74.3 NA 65.1 NA 63.4
City government does good job
developing/redeveloping commercial and industrial
areas in Roanoke 75,0 NA 63.7 NA 62.8
Roanoke actively expanding cooperative efforts with
locall!.overnments in re"ion ' 58.9 71.1 53.7 64.0 62.6
City government performance is improving in
Roanoke 72.9 75.9 63.1 61.5 61.2
Roanoke's air transportation system effectively links
rel!;ion to maior national destinations NA NA 59.5 NA... 61.2
City officials actively involve citizens in business of
City government 63.9 NA 65.5 NA 60,2
Roanoke does a good iob of attracting new businesses 65.0 NA NA NA 54.9
Roanoke does good job focusing on unique needs of
vouths 56.3 NA 56.3 NA 49.7
How much of the time do you think you can trust the
City to do what is rildlt' NA NA 49.3 47.9 45.1
City government's efforts to improve the local
economv' 46.9 NA 40,5 NA 42.0
City officials do good job bringing higher paying jobs
to City 53.2 NA 44.1 NA 38.8
Each year, the City of Roanoke Citizens Survey instrument included some items that
allowed more specific information to be gathered regarding specific services or initiatives.
Likewise, items were added each year to explore potential services or initiatives or new
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programs. The 2005 survey instrument included a number of specific questions about recycling
in the City. Specifically, citizens were asked if they currently recycled in the City, to which 60
percent of citizens reported that they do currently recycle in the City, Additionally, a number of
questions regarding the specific types of items recycled by those respondents reporting that they
currently recycle were added to the survey this year, Among the items recycled by Roanoke
citizens who practice recycling are: newspapers (76%), junk mail (61 %), magazines (65%),
computer paper (35%), cardboard (64%), clear glass bottles (76%), plastic (81 %), and cans
(78%),
Another new item in the 2005 survey asked citizens if they were aware that the Roanoke
Civic Center offers free shuttle bus service to supplement its parking for large events. A full 83
percent of citizens responded affirmatively to this question. Slightly less than one quarter of
these citizens (24%) have used this service.
The 2005 survey instrument also included an item which assessed the extent to which
Roanoke citizens are familiar with the free wireless Internet access capability in the downtown
area and in the library. Almost six in ten citizens (59%) reported that they were aware that the
City has free wireless Internet access capability in these areas. Indeed, 29 percent of citizens
have used this service.
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For the first time in the 2005 survey, citizens were asked if it would benefit them if City
of Roanoke customer service information offered to citizens at the library and other City
locations were available in another language, Almost one third (29%) of citizens responded that
this service would benefit them. These citizens were then asked to specify in which languages
they would like to see the information offered. The languages specified by citizens are as
follows: Spanish (78%), Vietnamese (21 %), other languages (24%, specific responses regarding
other languages specified are provided in Appendix D).
6
Citizen Perceptions of Safety
Residents of the City of Roanoke have consistently rated public safety services such as
police, fire, and emergency medical services favorably. Survey respondents expressed different
perceptions of safety according to the location within the City being addressed in the survey
item. Figure 3 depicts the findings for the survey items regarding feelings of safety since 2003,
As depicted in Figure 3, perceptions of safety in the City among Roanoke's citizens have become
even more favorable since 2003,
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Figure 3. Feelings of Safety in Roanoke: 2003 and 2005
Downtown
1_2005 I
L 02003 I
Neighborhood
Parks/Rec. Facilities
Civic Center Parking Lot
City Parking Garages
0.0
10.0 20.0 30.0 40,0 50.0 60.0 70,0 80.0
Percentage Reporting 'Very' or 'Somewhat' Safe
90.0
100~
7
City Government Customer Service
A variety of items measuring citizen ratings of City government employee customer
service are included in the survey. While citizen ratings of City government employee customer
service have always been positive, in 2005 citizens rated the City's customer service more
favorably than in 2003 on five out of seven aspects, The two aspects that did not receive higher
ratings this year were virtually identical (within two percentage points) to the ratings received in
2003. Among the customer service-related survey items posed to respondents each year, citizens
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seem to be the least satisfied with the availability of parking at City government offices. This is
again the finding in 2005. Table 7 provides an overview of the survey findings from the
customer service items included in the survey,
Table 7
Citizen Agreement on Selected Aspects of Customer Service in the City
'Stron I A ree' and 'Somewhat A ree'
Surve Item
Citygovermnentemployees are generally friendly, courteous,
and hel fill
Cit overnment em 10 ees treat citizens fair!
Ci overnmentofficeshours are convenient
Cit overnment office locations are convenient
Ci overnmelltem 1 ees l'ovide rom t service
It is easy to contact the appropriate City government office
when ou need a articular service or have a uestion
Convellientpa,rtcitigatCitygovernment offic.es is
enerallavllilable
Ci olite and res onSlve
2000
86.8
78.7
75.6
69.3
.74;4
72.3
39;4
NA
City Government Communication with Citizens
2001
87.9
79;4
77.8
75.2
77.2
70,9
43.6
NA
2002
85;4
81.6
79.0
73,5
77;4
70.1
43.1
79.6
2003
86.2
80.0
75.6
73.5
73.3
68,2
41.5
73.3
The 2005 survey instrument included an item regarding the method of communication
citizens prefer when receiving information from the City. This item has been included in the
survey instrument since 2001. The responses to this item regarding preferred methods of
communication were as follows: I) a magazine mailed by the City several times a year (42%);
an email sent periodically by the City (10%); visiting the City's web site (10%); watching the
City's TV shows on RVTV Channel 3 (18%); reading the newspaper, listening to radio news, or
watching news (64%); and other means of communication (6%, other responses specified in
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88.9
81.0
772
72.9
78.0
66.7
45.9
75.4
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Appendix D). Figure 4 depicts the preferred methods of communication among citizens for
receiving information from the City.
Figure 4. Citizens' Preferred Methods of Communication for
Receiving Information From the City 2003-2005
100
80
60
40
20
o
El2003
112005
67.8 63.6
34.8
3.7 5.7
Magazine
E-mail
City's Web-
site
RVTV
News (Radio,
Newspaper,
Television)
Other
Many of Roanoke's citizens have regular access to the Internet (65% up from 59% in
2003), and three-fourths (75%) of those with Internet access visit the City's web site. Many
more citizens reported receiving the City's magazine called Roanoke Citizen at their home this
year (58% up from 37% in 2003), Among those who reported receiving the magazine, more than
three-fourths (78%) report that they read at least some of the articles in the magazine. Indeed,
about one-third (28%) say they read the magazine cover to cover. The majority of survey
respondents (64%) indicated that they watch the City's Inside Roanoke television show at least a
few times a year (with 41 % of those watching the show at least once a month).
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Conclusion
Now with five years of data from the Roanoke Citizens Surveys, some strong trends in
the perceptions and opinions of Roanoke's citizens are visible, Surveys in future years will
continue to assess the satisfaction of citizens with City services along with citizen opinions on
the direction of City programs and initiatives. The Virginia Tech Center for Survey Research
appreciates having had the opportunity to work with the City of Roanoke on the collection of this
important survey data. Staff members in the Office ofthe City Manager have served as valuable
liaisons in the completion of this study in all survey years.
A disk containing the SPSS dataset from which the 2005 data in this summary report were
derived accompanies this report, All variable and value labels are provided on the SPSS dataset.
An electronic copy of this report summary is also included on the disk. All electronic files of the
survey instrument, report, data, html output and PowerPoint presentations of the data are the
property of the City of Roanoke. However, the Center for Survey Research will retain copies of
all project materials for a period of at least one year. No information from this survey will be
shared by the CSR with anyone other than project team members from the Office of the City of
Roanoke Manager without the express permission of that office.
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Appendix A
2005 Survey Instrument
CITY OF ROANOKE CITIZENS SURVEY 2004-2005
CALL RECORD
Record Number
Phone Number
.FIPS
Respondent Number
Status
.
Priority
Interviewer ID
Number of Attempts
Last Contact
Last Disposition
Callback Dateffime
Interviewer Message
Current Begin Dateffime
Current End Dateffime
Final Call Disposition
Answering Machine
Automated Refusal Service
Busy Signal
Callback
Complete
ComputerlFax Tone
Disconnected/Changed
Hard Refusal
Hearing Barrier
Incomplete
Language Barrier
No Eligible Adult
No Answer
;Non-residential Number
Not Roanoke Citizen
Soft Refusal
Temporarily Disconnected
A. Hello, my name is and I'm calling from Virginia Tech on behalf of the
City of Roanoke. We are interested in your opinions about important City issues, services, and
programs. [IF NECESSARY: I need to speak with an adult in your household (AGE 18 OR
OLDER). Would that be you?]
[GO TO QI] YES I
NO 2
B. May I speak with that person?
[REPEAT FIRST TWO SENTENCES OF A, GO TO QI] YES I
NO 2
C. When may I call back to speak with (him/her)?
D. Just so that I will know whom to ask for, what is (his/her) first name?
Q1. First, do you live in the City of Roanoke?
YES [GO TO Q2] I
NO 2
DKlRF 3
Endl: I'm sorry, our study requires that we speak only with individuals living in the City of Roanoke.
Thank you very much for your time.
Al
Q2. How would you rate Roanoke as a place to live today, in 2005? Would you say excellent, good,
fair or poor?
EXCELLENT 1
GOOD 2
FAIR 3
POOR 4
DKlRF 5
Q3. How would you rate the City government's efforts to improve the local economy?
EXCELLENT 1
GOOD 2
FAIR 3
POOR 4
DKlRF 5
Q4. How would you rate the educational resources and opportunities available to you and your
family in Roanoke?
EXCELLENT 1
GOOD 2
FAIR 3
POOR 4
DKlRF 5
Q5. How would you rate the quality of life in the community?
EXCELLENT 1
GOOD 2
FAIR 3
POOR 4
DK/RF 5
Q6. How would you rate the effectiveness of the City of Roanoke government in meeting
community needs? Would you say very effective, somewhat effective, somewhat ineffective or
not at all effective?
VERY EFFECTNE 1
SOMEWHA T EFFECTNE 2
SOMEWHAT INEFFECTIVE 3
NOT AT ALL EFFECTNE 4
DK/RF 5
Q7. Now I'm going to ask your opinion about some issues that are important in the City of
Roanoke. For each statement please indicate your level of agreement.
a.
The first statement is...Roanoke
City officials aClively involve
citizens in the business of City
government. Do you...
strongly
agree?
somewhat
agree?
somewhat
disagree?
strongly
disagree?
DK RF
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b. City government perfonnance is STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHA T STRONGLY
improving in Roanoke. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE OK RF
c. Roanoke City officials do a
good job of bringing higher STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT STRONGLY
paying jobs to the City. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE OK RF
d. There is a good mix of housing
types and affordability in STRONGLY SOMEWHA T SOMEWHAT STRONGLY
Roanoke. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE OK RF
e. Roanoke's transportation system
allows for a good mix of
transportation options like auto,
public transit, pedestrian, and STRONGLY SOMEWHA T SOMEWHAT STRONGLY
bicycle traffic. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE OK RF
f Roanoke's neighborhoods are STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT STRONGLY
good places to live. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE OK RF
g. Overall, Roanoke's
neighborhoods provide the
necessary businesses,
community services, and STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT STRONGLY
activities that people need. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE OK RF
h. Roanoke does a good job of
focusing on the unique needs of STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT STRONGLY
youths. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE OK RF
i, The City does a good job of
offering multicultural events STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT STRONGLY
and attractions. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE OK RF
J. Roanoke does a good job of STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT STRONGLY
supporting existing businesses. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE OK RF
k. Roanoke does a good job of STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHA T STRONGLY
attracting new businesses. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE DK RF
I. Clean air and water are valued STRONGLY SOMEWHA T SOMEWHA T STRONGLY
by the Roanoke community. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE DK RF
m. The services provided by the
City of Roanoke are worth the STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT STRONGLY
taxes paid by its citizens. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE DK RF
n. Roanoke is actively expanding
cooperative efforts with other STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT STRONGLY
local governments in our region. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE DK RF
o. Roanoke's air transportation
system effectively links the
region to major national STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHA T STRONGLY
destinations. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE DK RF
p, Roanoke's greenway
development effort is a valuable
asset to the City and its STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHA T STRONGLY
residents. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE DK RF
q. City government does a good
job of educating cilizens about STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT STRONGLY
City services. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE DK RF
r. Roanoke's downtown is the
region's economic engine and STRONGLY SOMEWHA T SOMEWHAT STRONGLY
cultural center. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE OK RF
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s. The community does a good job
of promoting Roanoke as a
tourisl destination for outdoor STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHA T STRONGLY
and family vacations. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE DK RF
t. Roanoke does a good job of
providing health and human
services to its citizens who need STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT STRONGLY
them. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE DK RF
u. City government does a good
job developing or redeveloping
commercial and industrial areas STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT STRONGLY
in Roanoke. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE DK RF
v. City governmenl does a good
job of historical preservalion STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT STRONGLY
and protection in the City. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE DK RF
w, Downtown is a vibrant and
dynamic destination offering a
good mix of restaurants,
entertainment, and cultural STRONGLY SOMEWHA T SOMEWHAT STRONGLY
attractions. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE DK RF
Q8. How much of the time do you think you can trust the City to do what is right? Would you say,
just about always, most of the time, only some ofthe time or never?
JUST ABOUT AL WAYS 1
MOST OF THE TIME 2
ONLY SOME OF THE TIME 3
NEVER 4
DK/RF 5
Q9. Now I'm going to ask your opinion about some services offered by the City of Roanoke. Using
the terms excellent, good, fair and poor, please tell me how you would rate each service.
a, First, response to citizen complaints
and requests? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
b. fire protection services? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
c. emergency and rescue services? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
d. weekly trash collection? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
e. pick-up ofIarge trash items and
brush? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
f. recycling? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
g. police services? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
h. public library services? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
I. City parking facilities? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
J. management of emergency
situations like natural disasters? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
k. mowing right of ways, street
medians, and roadsides? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
I. removal of snow and ice from City
streets? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
m. street lighting? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
n. street paving, maintenance and
repair? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
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o. street sweeping? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
p, the 911 emergency call center? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
q, transportation planning for traffic? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
r. the quality of the City's new
sidewalk construction? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
s. the maintenance of the City's
existing sidewalks? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
t. the City's recreation programs? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
u. the quality of Roanoke's athlelic
fields and facilities? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
v. cleanliness and maintenance of
community recreation centers such
as Eureka Park, Grandin Court, and
Garden City? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
w. cleanliness and maintenance of
parks and recreation facilities in
general? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DKIRF
x. cultural activities and events in the
City? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
y, mowing and maintenance of City
parks? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DKIRF
z. the maintenance of trees along City
streets and within parks? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
aa. City beautification programs, such
as the hanging flower baskels and
landscaping along City roads and
community gateways? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
bb. animal control? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
cc. regulalion and zoning for land use? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
dd. weed abatement, or the cutting of
weeds on vacant lots? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DKIRF
ee. the enforcement of property
maintenance codes and other
nuisance codes? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DKIRF
ff. efforts of the City to improve the
quality of housing in the City? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DKIRF
gg. economic development assistance to
businesses? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DKIRF
hh, citizens getting information about
City services and activities? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
II. the convenience of paying City
bills? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
jj. maintenance of the storm drainage
systems? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
Ide the City's efforts to promote
environmental awareness to
citizens? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
11. maintenance of City-owned
buildings? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
mm. building inspections? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
nn. the building permits application and
review process? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
00. City government support of
neighborhood organizations? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
pp. the availability of parking at the
Roanoke Civic Center? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
AS
qq. the quality of entertainment events
like concerts and circuses offered by
the Civic Center? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
rr. the quality of cultural evenls like
musicals and plays offered by the
Civic Center? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
ss. the currenllevel of bagged leaf
collection service? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DKlRF
It. the current level ofloose leaf
collection service? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
QI0. Now I would like to ask your opinion about some services offered by other government
agencies within the City.
a. First, how would you rate the
Health Departmem? Would you say or
it is... excellent? good? [air? poor? NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
b. Roanoke Public Schools? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
c. Sewer services? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DKlRF
d. Water services? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
e. Valley Metro bus transportation
services? EXCELLENT GOOD FAIR POOR NOT FAMILIAR DK/RF
Ql1. Have you or any member of your household participated in auy parks and recreational
programs during the las~ 12 mouths?
YES I
NO 2
DKlRF 3
Q12. Do you curreutly recycle with the City of Roanoke?
YES [GO TO Q14] 1
NO 2
DKlRF 3
Q13. Why do you uot recycle with the City of Roanoke currently?
Don't Know = "DK", Refuse = "RF"
GO TO Q15
Q14. Do you recycle...
a,
b.
newspapers?
junk mail?
magazines?
computer paper?
card board?
clear glass bottles?
plastic?
cans?
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
DK/RF
DKlRF
DKlRF
DKlRF
DKlRF
DKlRF
DKlRF
DKlRF
c.
d.
e,
[,
g.
h.
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Q15.. Are you aware that the Roauoke Civic Center offers free shuttle bus service to supplement its
parking for large events?
YES I
NO [GOTOQI7] 2
DK/RF [GO TO Q17] 3
Q16. Have you used this service?
YES I
NO 2
DK/RF 3
Q17. Are you aware that the City has free wireless Internet access capability in the downtown area
and in the library?
YES 1
NO [GOTOQI9] 2
DK/RF [GOTOQI9] 3
Q18. Have you used this service?
YES 1
NO 2
DK/RF 3
Q19. Would it benefit you if City of Roanoke customer service information offered to citizens at the
library and other City locations were available in another language such as Spanish, or
Vietnamese?
YES 1
NO [GO TO Q21] 2
DK/RF [GO TO Q21] 3
Q20. In what additional languages would you like information to be offered?
CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY
SPANISH I
VIETNAMESE 2
OTHER (Please specify: ) 3
DK/RF 4
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Q21. How satisfied are you with the overall quality of services that the City of Roanoke government
provides? Would you say very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very
dissatisfied?
VERY SATISFIED 1
SOMEWHAT SATISFIED 2
SOMEWHAT DISSATISFIED 3
VERY DISSATISFIED 4
DK/RF 5
Q22. Now I'm going to ask you about your feelings of safety in the City of Roanoke. How safe do you
feel in your neighborhood? Would you say you feel very safe, somewhat safe, somewhat unsafe,
or not at all safe?
IF ASKED ABOUT DAYTIME VS. EVENING
PERCEPTIONS OF SAFETY: "We're interested
in your overall perceptions of safety in your
neighborhood."
VERY SAFE I
SOMEWHAT SAFE 2
SOMEWHAT UNSAFE 3
NOT AT ALL SAFE 4
DK/RF 5
Q23. How safe do you feel in the park or recreation facility closest to your home?
IF ASKED ABOUT DAYTIME VS. EVENING
PERCEPTIONS OF SAFETY: "We're interested
in your overall perceptions of safety In the park or
recreation facility closest to your home."
VERY SAFE 1
SOMEWHAT SAFE 2
SOMEWHAT UNSAFE 3
NOT AT ALL SAFE 4
DK/DON'T GO THERE 5
RF6
Q24. How safe do you feel downtown?
IF ASKED ABOUT DAYTIME VS. EVENING
PERCEPTIONS OF SAFETY: "We're interested
in your overall perceptions of safety downtown."
VERY SAFE 1
SOMEWHAT SAFE 2
SOMEWHAT UNSAFE 3
NOT AT ALL SAFE 4
OK/DON'T GO THERE 5
RF6
Q25. How safe do you feel in the City's parking garages?
IF ASKED ;\BOUT DAYTIME VS. EVENING
PERCEPTIONS OF SAFETY: "We're interested
in your overall perceptions of safety in the City's
parking garages."
VERY SAFE 1
SOMEWHAT SAFE 2
SOMEWHAT UNSAFE 3
NOT AT ALL SAFE 4
OK/DON'T GO THERE 5
RF6
A8
Q26. How safe do you feel at the Civic Center parking lot?
VERY SAFE 1
SOMEWHAT SAFE 2
SOMEWHAT UNSAFE 3
NOT AT ALL SAFE 4
DK/DON'T GO THERE 5
RF 6
Q27. Do you have regular access to the Iuternet?
YES 1
NO [GO TO Q30] 2
DK/RF [GO TO Q30] 3
Q28. On average, how ofteu do you visit the City's web site? Would you say you go there...
at least once a day, 1
at least once a week, 2
at least once a month 3
less than once a month? 4
or never? [GO TO Q30] 5
DK/RF 6
Q29. Are there any services that are not curreutly offered that you would like to see available on the
City's web site?
YES (Please specify:
) I
NO 2
DK/RF 3
Q30. Do you receive the City's magazine called Roanoke Citizen, at your home?
YES 1
NO [GO TO Q32] 2
DK/RF [GO TO Q32] 3
Q3I. When you receive the magazine would you say you usually...
read it cover to cover, 1
scan the articles and read the ones that interest you, 2
flip through it but don't read many articles, 3
or don't read it at all? 4
DK/RF 5
A9
Q32. On average, how often do you watch the City's Inside Roanoke television show on Roanoke
Valley Television Channel3? Would you say...
at least once a week, I
at least once a month, 2
a few times a year, 3
or never 4
NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT/DK/RF 5
Q33. What method of communication do you prefer for receiving information from the City of
Roanoke government?
CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY
through a magazine mailed to you by the City several times a year? I
through an e-mail sent to you periodically by the City? 2
by visiting the City's web site yourself? 3
by watching the City's TV shows on RVTV Channel3? 4
by reading the newspaper, listening to radio news, or watching news? 5
or some other way? (Please specity: ) 6
DK/RF 7
Q34. Now I'd like to ask you a few questions about the City's customer service in general. Please tell
me your level of agreement with each statement.
a. City government employees are
generally friendly, courteous, strongly somewhat somewhat strongly
and helpful. Do you" , agree? agree? disagree? disagree? DK RF
b. City parking facility staff are STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT STRONGLY
generally polite and responsive. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE DK RF
c, It is easy to contact the
appropriate City government
office when you need a
particular service or have a STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT STRONGLY
question. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE DK RF
d, City government employees STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT STRONGLY
provide prompt service. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE DK RF
e. City government employees STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT STRONGLY
treat citizens fairly, AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE DK RF
f. Convenient parking at City
government offices is generally STRONGLY SOMEWHA T SOMEWHAT STRONGLY
available, AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE DK RF
g. City government office STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT STRONGLY
locations are convenient. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE DK RF
h. City government office hours STRONGLY SOMEWHAT SOMEWHAT STRONGLY
are convenient. AGREE AGREE DISAGREE DISAGREE DK RF
Q35. Finally, just a few questions about you. In what year were you born?
19
DK/RF 1999
AIO
Q36. Do you consider yourself to be White, African American or Black, Asian, Hispanic or Latino,
or a member of some other group?
WHITE]
AFRICAN AMERICAN (BLACK) 2
ASIAN 3
HISPANIC (LA TINa) 4
(SPECIFY: ) OTHER 5
DK/RF 6
Q37. I'm going to read several income brackets to you. Please stop me when I get to the bracket
that includes your best estimate of your total family income before taxes last year.
less than $15,000? 1
between $15,000 and less than $25,000? 2
between $25,000 and less than $35,000? 3
between $35,000 and less than $50,000? 4
between $50,000 and less than $75,000 5
between $75,000 and $100,000 6
over $100,000 7
DK/RF 8
Q38. GENDER
IF: Y{)U CAN~T- TELL THE GENDER OF THE
RESPO~'f. ~~: "J!lSt.onemore question:
our sur.iey reqmresthat I aSk if you are male or
female." ,
MALE 1
FEMALE 2
Those are all of my questions. Thank you for your help with onr study. Have a nice day/evening.
INTERVIE~~,IJ<' ASKED: "This study is being conducted with support from the Office of the City
Manager. Tl1,e!7$Uitswillbe reported to<lityCouncil. If you have any questions about the purpose of the
stUdy, you can call,~G~ representative at 853_1643. Thank you again for your help with our stUdy."
All
Appendix B
Response Frequencies for Close-ended
Survey Items
q1 First, do you live in the City of Roanoke?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 505 100.0 100.0 100.0
q2 How would you rate Roanoke as a place to live today, in 2005?
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 150 29.7 29.7 29.7
Good 238 47.1 47.1 76.8
Fair 88 17.4 17.4 94.3
Poor 26 5.1 5.1 99.4
DKlRF 3 .6 .6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q3 How would you rate the City government's efforts to improve the local
economy?
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 21 4.2 4.2 4.2
Good 191 37.8 37.8 42.0
Fair 183 36.2 36.2 78.2
Poor 80 15.8 15.8 94.1
DKlRF 30 5.9 5.9 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q4 How would you rate the educational resources and opportunities
available to you and your family in Roanoke?
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 94 18.6 18.6 18.6
Good 245 48.5 48.5 67.1
Fair 100 19.8 19.8 86.9
Poor 34 6.7 6.7 93.7
DKlRF 32 6.3 6.3 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q5 How would you rate the quality of life in the community?
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 109 21.6 21.6 21.6
Good 270 53.5 53.5 75.0
Fair 100 19.8 19.8 94.9
Poor 26 5.1 5.1 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
61
q6 How would you rate the effectiveness of the City of Roanoke government in
meeting community needs?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Very Effective 42 8.3 8.3 8.3
Somewhat Effective 308 61.0 61.0 69.3
Somewhat Ineffective 93 18.4 18.4 87.7
Not at all Effective 47 9.3 9.3 97.0
DK/RF 15 3.0 3.0 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7a Agreement: Roanoke City officials actively involve citizens in the business of City
government.
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 30 5.9 5.9 5.9
Somewhat Agree 274 54.3 54.3 60.2
Somewhat Disagree 106 21.0 21.0 81.2
Strongly Disagree 62 12.3 12.3 93.5
DK 33 6.5 6.5 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7b Agreement: City government performance is improving in Roanoke.
, Cumulative
Frenuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 57 11.3 11.3 11.3
Somewhat Agree 252 49.9 49.9 61.2
Somewhat Disagree 112 22.2 22.2 83.4
Strongly Disagree 61 12.1 12.1 95.4
DK 23 4.6 4.6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7c Agreement: Roanoke City officials do a good job of bringing higher paying jobs
to the City.
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 36 7.1 7.1 7.1
Somewhat Agree 160 31.7 31.7 38.8
Somewhat Disagree 134 26.5 26.5 65.3
Strongly Disagree 134 26.5 26.5 91.9
DK 41 8.1 8.1 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
82
q7d Agreement: There is a good mix of housing types and affordability in Roanoke.
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 171 33.9 33.9 33.9
Somewhat Agree 207 41.0 41.0 74.9
Somewhat Disagree 63 12.5 12.5 87.3
Strongly Disagree 48 9.5 9.5 96.8
DK 15 3.0 3.0 99.8
RF 1 .2 .2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7e Agreement: Roanoke's transportation system allows for a good mix of
transportation options like auto, public transit, pedestrian, and bicycle traffic.
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 176 34.9 34.9 34.9
Somewhat Agree 216 42.8 42.8 77.6
Somewhat Disagree 60 11.9 11.9 89.5
Strongly Disagree 42 8.3 8.3 97.8
DK 11 2.2 2.2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7f Agreement: Roanoke's neighborhoods are good places to live.
Cumulative
F reauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 187 37.0 37.0 37.0
Somewhat Agree 244 48.3 48.3 85.3
Somewhat Disagree 43 8.5 8.5 93.9
Strongly Disagree 30 5.9 5.9 99.8
DK 1 .2 2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7g Agreement: Overall, Roanoke's neighborhoods provide the necessary
businesses, community services, and activities that people need.
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 153 30.3 30.3 30.3
Somewhat Agree 241 47.7 47.7 78.0
Somewhat Disagree 55 10.9 10.9 88.9
Strongly Disagree 52 10.3 10.3 99.2
DK 4 .8 .8 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
83
q7h Agreement: Roanoke does a good job of focusing on the unique needs of
youths.
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 63 12.5 12.5 12.5
Somewhat Agree 188 37.2 37.2 49.7
Somewhat Disagree 92 18.2 18.2 67.9
Strongly Disagree 105 20.8 20.8 88.7
DK 57 11.3 11.3 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7i Agreement: The City does a good job of offering multicultural events and
attractions.
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 180 35,6 35.6 35.6
Somewhat Agree 222 44.0 44.0 79.6
Somewhat Disagree 48 9.5 9.5 89.1
Strongly Disagree 41 8.1 8.1 97.2
DK 14 2.8 2.8 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7j Agreement: Roanoke does a good job of supporting existing businesses.
, Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 90 17.8 17.8 17.8
Somewhat Agree 248 49.1 49.1 66.9
Somewhat Disagree 62 12.3 12.3 79.2
Strongly Disagree 39 7.7 7.7 86.9
DK 66 13.1 13.1 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7k Agreement: Roanoke does a good job of attracting new businesses.
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 75 14.9 14.9 14.9
Somewhat Agree 202 40.0 40.0 54.9
Somewhat Disagree 109 21.6 21.6 76.4
Strongly Disagree 77 15.2 15.2 91.7
DK 42 8.3 8.3 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
84
q71 Agreement: Clean air and water are valued by the Roanoke community.
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 220 43.6 43.6 43.6
Somewhat Agree 209 41.4 41.4 85.0
Somewhat Disagree 41 8.1 8.1 93.1
Strongly Disagree 22 4.4 4.4 97.4
DK 13 2.6 2.6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7m Agreement: The services provided by the City of Roanoke are worth the taxes
paid by its citizens.
Cumulative
Freauency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 120 23.8 23.8 23.8
Somewhat Agree 219 43.4 43.4 67.1
Somewhat Disagree 65 12.9 12.9 80.0
Strongly Disagree 86 17.0 17.0 97.0
DK 14 2.8 2.8 99.8
RF 1 .2 .2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7n Agreement: Roanoke is actively expanding cooperative efforts with other local
governments in our region.
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid StrQngly Agree 80 15.8 15.8 15.8
Somewhat Agree 236 46.7 46.7 62.6
Somewhat Disagree 59 11.7 11.7 74.3
Strongly Disagree 48 9.5 9.5 83.8
DK 82 16.2 16.2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q70 Agreement: Roanoke's air transportation system effectively links the region to
major national destinations.
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 116 23.0 23.0 23.0
Somewhat Agree 193 38.2 38.2 61.2
Somewhat Disagree 76 15.0 15.0 76.2
Strongly Disagree 76 15.0 15.0 91.3
DK 44 8.7 8.7 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
85
q7p Agreement: Roanoke's greenway development effort is a valuable asset to the
City and its residents.
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 187 37.0 37.0 37.0
Somewhat Agree 193 38.2 38.2 75.2
Somewhat Disagree 37 7.3 7.3 82.6
Strongly Disagree 26 5.1 5.1 87.7
OK 61 12.1 12.1 99.8
RF 1 .2 .2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7q Agreement: City government does a good job of educating citizens about City
services.
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 108 21.4 21.4 21.4
Somewhat Agree 225 44.6 44.6 65.9
Somewhat Disagree 83 16.4 16.4 82.4
Strongly Disagree 78 15.4 15.4 97.8
OK 11 2.2 2.2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7r Agreement: Roanoke's downtown is the region's economic engine and cultural
center.
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 164 32.5 32.5 32.5
Somewhat Agree 199 39.4 39.4 71.9
Somewhat Disagree 72 14.3 14.3 86.1
Strongly Disagree 48 9.5 9.5 95.6
OK 22 4.4 4.4 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7s Agreement: The community does a good job of promoting Roanoke as a tourist
destination for outdoor and family vacations.
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 127 25.1 25.1 25.1
Somewhat Agree 193 38.2 38.2 63.4
Somewhat Disagree 96 19.0 19.0 82.4
Strongly Disagree 72 14.3 14.3 96.6
OK 17 3.4 3.4 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
86
q7t Agreement: Roanoke does a good job of providing health and human services to
its citizens who need them.
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 145 28.7 28.7 28.7
Somewhat Agree 213 42.2 42.2 70.9
Somewhat Disagree 47 9.3 9.3 80.2
Strongly Disagree 58 11.5 11.5 91.7
DK 42 8.3 8.3 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7u Agreement: City government does a good job developing or redeveloping
commercial and industrial areas in Roanoke.
Cumulative
Frenuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 73 14.5 14.5 14.5
Somewhat Agree 244 48.3 48.3 62.8
Somewhat Disagree 83 16.4 16.4 79.2
Strongly Disagree 63 12.5 12.5 91.7
DK 41 8.1 8.1 99.8
RF 1 .2 .2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7v Agreement: City government does a good job of historical preservation and
protection in the City.
Cumulative
F reauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 143 28.3 28.4 28.4
Somewhat Agree 256 50.7 50.8 79.2
Somewhat Disagree 38 7.5 7.5 86.7
Strongly Disagree 51 10.1 10.1 96.8
DK 15 3.0 3.0 99.8
RF 1 .2 .2 100.0
Total 504 99.8 100.0
Missing System 1 .2
Total 505 100.0
q7w Agreement: Downtown is a vibrant and dynamic destination offering a good mix
of restaurants, entertainment, and cultural attractions.
Cumulative
Frenuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 229 45,3 45.3 45.3
Somewhat Agree 187 37.0 37.0 82.4
Somewhat Disagree 44 8.7 8.7 91.1
Strongly Disagree 34 6.7 6.7 97.8
DK 11 2.2 2.2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
87
q8 How much of the time do you think you can trust the City to do what is right?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Just About Aiways 21 4.2 4.2 4.2
Most of the Time 207 41.0 41.0 45.1
Only Some of the Time 248 49.1 49.1 94.3
Never 28 5.5 5.5 99.8
DKlRF 1 .2 .2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9a Services: response to citizen complaints and requests?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Vaiid Excellent 29 5.7 5.7 5.7
Goad 203 40.2 40.2 45.9
Fair 164 32.5 32.5 78.4
Poor 81 16.0 16.0 94.5
Not Familiar 21 4.2 4.2 98.6
DKlRF 7 1.4 1.4 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9b Services: fire protection services?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Vaiid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 211 41.8 41.8 41.8
Goad 240 47.5 47.5 89.3
Fair 32 6.3 6.3 95.6
Poor 6 1.2 1.2 96.8
Not Familiar 13 2.6 2.6 99.4
DKlRF 3 .6 .6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9c Services: emergency and rescue services?
Cumuiative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 230 45.5 45.5 45.5
Good 224 44.4 44.4 89.9
Fair 35 6.9 6.9 96.8
Poor 6 1.2 1.2 98.0
Not Familiar 10 2.0 2.0 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
88
q9d Services: weekly trash collection?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 207 41.0 41.0 41.0
Goad 224 44.4 44.4 85.3
Fair 49 9.7 9.7 95.0
Poor 22 4.4 4.4 99.4
Not Familiar 2 .4 .4 99.8
DKlRF 1 .2 .2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
qge Services: pick-up of large trash items and brush?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 181 35.8 35.8 35.8
Good 199 39.4 39.4 75.2
Fair 68 13.5 13.5 88.7
Poor 49 9.7 9.7 98.4
Not Familiar 3 .6 .6 99.0
DKlRF 5 1.0 1.0 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9f Services: recycling?
Cumulative
Freouency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 138 27.3 27.3 27.3
Good 221 43.8 43.8 71.1
Fair 68 13.5 13.5 84.6
Poor 35 6.9 6.9 91.5
Not Familiar 38 7.5 7.5 99.0
DKlRF 5 1.0 1.0 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9g Services: police services?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 166 32.9 32.9 32.9
Goad 227 45.0 45.0 77.8
Fair 67 13.3 13.3 91.1
Poor 29 5.7 5.7 96.8
Not Familiar 12 2.4 2.4 99.2
DKlRF 4 .8 .8 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
89
q9h Services: public library services?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 209 41.4 41.4 41.4
Good 218 43.2 43.2 84.6
Fair 37 7.3 7.3 91.9
Poor 7 1.4 1.4 93.3
Not Familiar 33 6.5 6.5 99.8
DKlRF 1 .2 .2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9i Services: City parking facilities?
Cumulative
Frenuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 54 10.7 10.7 10.7
Good 204 40.4 40.4 51.1
Fair 136 26.9 26.9 78.0
Poor 83 16.4 16.4 94.5
Not Familiar 22 4.4 4.4 98.8
DKlRF 6 1.2 1.2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9j Services: management of emergency situations like natural disasters?
Cumulative
Frenuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 86 17.0 17.0 17.0
Good 245 48.5 48.5 65.5
Fair 67 13.3 13.3 78.8
Poor 15 3.0 3.0 81.8
Not Familiar 70 13.9 13.9 95.6
DKlRF 22 4.4 4.4 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9k Services: mowing right of ways, street medians, and roadsides?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 91 18.0 18.0 18.0
Good 242 47.9 47.9 65.9
Fair 114 22.6 22.6 88.5
Poor 52 10.3 10.3 98.8
Not Familiar 5 1.0 1.0 99.8
DKlRF 1 .2 .2 100.0
Total 505 100,0 100.0
810
q91 Services: removal of snow and ice from City streets?
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 101 20.0 20.0 20.0
Goad 235 46.5 46.5 66.5
Fair 110 21.8 21.8 88.3
Poor 56 11.1 11.1 99.4
Not Familiar 3 .6 .6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9m Services: street lighting?
Cumulative
Frenuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 82 16.2 16.2 16.2
Good 265 52.5 52.5 68.7
Fair 114 22.6 22.6 91.3
Poor 44 8.7 8.7 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9n Services: street paving, maintenance and repair?
Cumulative
Frenuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 33 6.5 6.5 6.5
Good 170 33.7 33.7 40.2
Fair 180 35.6 35.6 75.8
Poor 119 23.6 23.6 99.4
DKlRF 3 .6 .6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q90 Services: street sweeping?
Cumulative
Frenuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 46 9.1 9.1 9.1
Good 206 40.8 40.8 49.9
Fair 131 25.9 25.9 75.8
Poor 82 16.2 16.2 92.1
Not Familiar 34 6.7 6.7 98.8
DKlRF 6 1.2 1.2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
811
q9p Services: the 911 emergency call center?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 205 40.6 40.6 40.6
Good 205 40.6 40.6 81.2
Fair 30 5.9 5.9 87.1
Poor 8 1.6 1.6 88.7
Not Familiar 54 10.7 10.7 99.4
DK/RF 3 .6 .6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9q Services: transportation planning for traffic?
Cumulative
Frenuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 39 7.7 7.7 7.7
Good 186 36.8 36.8 44.6
Fair 160 31.7 31.7 76.2
Poor 78 15.4 15.4 91.7
Not Familiar 33 6.5 6.5 98.2
DK/RF 9 1.8 1.8 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9r Services: the quality of the City's new sidewalk construction?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 67 13.3 13.3 13.3
Good 206 40.8 40.8 54.1
Fair 99 19.6 19.6 73.7
Poor 49 9.7 9.7 83.4
Not Familiar 72 14.3 14.3 97.6
DK/RF 12 2.4 2.4 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9s Services: the maintenance ofthe City's existing sidewalks?
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 37 7.3 7.3 7.3
Good 197 39.0 39.0 46.3
Fair 166 32.9 32.9 79.2
Poor 75 14.9 14.9 94.1
Not Familiar 27 5.3 5.3 99.4
DK/RF 3 .6 .6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
812
q9t Services: the City's recreation programs?
Cumulative
F rea uencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 85 16.8 16.8 16.8
Good 226 44.8 44.8 61.6
Fair 108 21.4 21.4 83.0
Poor 32 6.3 6.3 89.3
Not Familiar 43 8.5 8.5 97.8
DKlRF 11 2.2 2.2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9u Services: the quality of Roanoke's athletic fields and facilities?
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 63 12.5 12.5 12.5
Good 200 39.6 39.6 52.1
Fair 113 22.4 22.4 74.5
Poor 79 15.6 15.6 90.1
Not Familiar 43 8.5 8.5 98.6
DKlRF 7 1.4 1.4 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9v Services: cleanliness and maintenance of community recreation centers
such as Eureka Park, Grandin Court, and Garden City?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 46 9.1 9.1 9.1
Goad 220 43.6 43.6 52.7
Fair 99 19.6 19.6 72.3
Poor 31 6.1 6.1 78.4
Not Familiar 90 17.8 17.8 96.2
DKlRF 19 3.8 3.8 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9w Services: cleanliness and maintenance of parks and recreation facilities
in general?
Cumulative
Freauency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 55 10.9 10.9 10.9
Good 265 52.5 52.5 63.4
Fair 121 24.0 24.0 87.3
Poor 25 5.0 5.0 92.3
Not Familiar 29 5.7 5.7 98.0
DKlRF 10 2.0 2.0 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
613
q9x Services: cultural activities and events in the City?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 87 172 17.2 17.2
Goad 255 50.5 50.5 67.7
Fair 109 21.6 21.6 89.3
Poor 34 6.7 6.7 96.0
Not Familiar 14 2.8 2.8 98.8
DKlRF 6 1.2 . 1.2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9y Services: mowing and maintenance of City parks?
Cumulative
Frenuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 81 16.0 16.0 16.0
Goad 290 57.4 57.4 73.5
Fair 86 17.0 17.0 90.5
Poor 11 2.2 2.2 92.7
Not Familiar 27 5.3 5.3 98.0
DKlRF 10 2.0 2.0 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9z Services: the maintenance oftrees along City streets and within parks?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 58 11.5 11.5 11.5
Good 272 53.9 53.9 65.3
Fair 112 222 22.2 87.5
Poor 49 9.7 9.7 97.2
Not Familiar 6 1.2 1.2 98.4
DKlRF 8 1.6 1.6 1000
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9aa Services: City beautification programs, such as the hanging flower
baskets and landscaping along City roads and community gateways?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 160 31.7 31.7 31.7
Good 244 48.3 48.3 80.0
Fair 67 13.3 13.3 93.3
Poor 22 4.4 4.4 97.6
Not Familiar 7 1.4 1.4 99.0
DKlRF 5 1.0 1.0 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
B14
q9bb Services: animal control?
Cumulative
Frenuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 64 12.7 12.7 12.7
Good 245 48.5 48.5 61.2
Fair 108 21.4 21.4 82,6
Poor 56 11.1 11.1 93.7
Not Familiar 24 4.8 4.8 98.4
DKlRF 8 1.6 1.6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9cc Services: regulation and zoning for land use?
Cumulative
Frenuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 20 4.0 4.0 4.0
Good 178 35.2 35.2 39.2
Fair 154 30.5 30.5 69.7
Poor 43 8.5 8.5 78.2
Not Familiar 84 16.6 16.6 94.9
DKlRF 26 5.1 5.1 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9dd Services: weed abatement, or the cutting of weeds on vacant lots?
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 19 3.8 3.8 3.8
Good 153 30.3 30.3 34.1
Fair 159 31.5 31.5 65.5
Poor 127 25.1 25.1 90.7
Not Familiar 40 7.9 7.9 98.6
DKlRF 7 1.4 1.4 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
qgee Services: the enforcement of property maintenance codes and other
nuisance codes?
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 28 5.5 5.5 5.5
Good 168 33.3 33.3 38.8
Fair 153 30.3 30.3 69.1
Poor 98 19.4 19.4 88.5
Not Familiar 46 91 9.1 97.6
DKlRF 12 2.4 2.4 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
815
q9ff Services: efforts of the City to improve the quality of housing in the City?
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 38 7.5 7.5 7.5
Gaad 198 39.2 39.2 46.7
Fair 177 35.0 35.0 81.8
Paor 59 11.7 11.7 93.5
Not Familiar 27 5.3 5.3 98.8
DKlRF 6 1.2 . 1.2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9gg Services: economic development assistance to businesses?
Cumulative
Freauency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 28 5.5 5.5 5.5
Good 193 38.2 38.2 43.8
Fair 130 25.7 25.7 69.5
Poor 24 4.8 4.8 74.3
Not Familiar 104 20.6 20.6 94.9
DKlRF 26 5.1 5.1 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9hh Services: citizens getting information about City services and activities?
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 54 10.7 10.7 10.7
Good 216 42.8 42.8 53.5
Fair 148 29.3 29.3 82.8
Poor 58 11.5 11.5 94.3
Not Familiar 22 4.4 4.4 98.6
DKlRF 7 1.4 1.4 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9ii Services: the convenience of paying City bills?
Cumulative
Freauency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 81 16.0 16.0 16.0
Good 270 53.5 53.5 69.5
Fair 79 15.6 15.6 85.1
Poor 54 10.7 10.7 95.8
Not Familiar 15 3.0 3.0 98.8
DKlRF 6 1.2 1.2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
816
q9jj Services: maintenance of the storm drainage systems?
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 33 6.5 6.5 6.5
Good 217 43.0 43.0 49.5
Fair 143 28.3 28.3 77.8
Poor 81 16.0 16.0 93.9
Not Familiar 23 4.6 4.6 98.4
DKlRF 8 1.6 1.6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9kk Services: the City's efforts to promote environmental awareness to
citizens?
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 33 6.5 6.5 6.5
Good 199 39.4 39.4 45.9
Fair 158 31.3 31.3 77.2
Poor 67 13.3 13.3 90.5
Not Familiar 34 6.7 6.7 97.2
DKlRF 14 2.8 2.8 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q911 Services: maintenance of City-owned buildings?
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 55 10.9 10.9 10.9
Good 259 51.3 51.3 62.2
Fair 114 22.6 22.6 84.8
Poor 29 5.7 5.7 90.5
Not Familiar 36 7.1 7.1 97.6
DKlRF 12 2.4 2.4 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9mm Services: building inspections?
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 28 5.5 5.5 5.5
Good 195 38.6 38.6 44.2
Fair 106 21.0 21.0 65.1
Poor 34 6.7 6.7 71.9
Not Familiar 112 22.2 22.2 94.1
DKlRF 30 5.9 5.9 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
817
q9nn Services: the building permits application and review process?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 31 6.1 6.1 6.1
Good 172 34.1 34.1 40.2
Fair 96 19.0 19.0 59.2
Poor 28 5.5 5.5 64.8
Not Familiar 138 27.3 27.3 92.1
DKlRF 40 7.9 7.9 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q900 Services: City government support of neighborhood organizations?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 43 8.5 8.5 8.5
Good 212 42.0 42.0 50.5
Fair 130 25.7 25.7 76.2
Poor 41 8.1 8.1 84.4
Not Familiar 63 12.5 12.5 96.8
DKlRF 16 3.2 3.2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9pp Services: the availability of parking at the Roanoke Civic Center?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 51 10.1 10.1 10.1
Good 166 32.9 32.9 43.0
Fair 129 25.5 25.5 68.5
Poor 134 26.5 26.5 95.0
Not Familiar 19 3.8 3.8 98.8
DKlRF 6 1.2 1.2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9qq Services: the quality of entertainment events like concerts and circuses
offered by the Civic Center?
Cumulative
Frequencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 72 14.3 14.3 14.3
Good 205 40.6 40.6 54.9
Fair 127 25.1 25.1 80.0
Poor 68 13.5 13.5 93.5
Not Familiar 24 4.8 4.8 98.2
DKlRF 9 1.8 1.8 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
818
q9rr Services: the quality of cultural events like musicals and plays offered by
the Civic Center?
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 80 15.8 15.8 15.8
Good 220 43.6 43.6 59.4
Fair 119 23.6 23.6 83.0
Poor 43 8.5 8.5 91.5
Not Familiar 32 6.3 6.3 97.8
DKlRF 11 2.2 2.2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9ss Services: the current level of bagged leaf collection service?
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 71 14.1 14.1 14.1
Good 264 52.3 52.3 66.3
Fair 101 20.0 20.0 86.3
Poor 32 6.3 6.3 92.7
Not Familiar 29 5.7 5.7 98.4
DKlRF 8 1.6 1.6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9tt Services: the current level of loose leaf collection service?
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 53 10.5 10.5 10.5
Good 229 45.3 45.3 55.8
Fair 126 25.0 25.0 80.8
Poor 58 11.5 11.5 92.3
Not Familiar 29 5.7 5.7 98.0
DKlRF 10 2.0 2.0 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q10a Other services: Health Department?
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 60 11.9 11.9 11.9
Good 227 45.0 45.0 56.8
Fair 62 12.3 12.3 69.1
Poor 19 3.8 3.8 72.9
Not Familiar 107 21.2 21.2 94.1
DKlRF 30 5.9 5.9 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
819
q10b Other services: Roanoke Public Schools?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 58 11.5 11.5 11.5
Goad 219 43.4 43.4 54.9
Fair 111 22.0 22.0 76.8
Poor 57 11.3 11.3 88.1
Not Familiar 48 9.5 9.5 97.6
DKlRF 12 2.4 2.4 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q10c Other services: Sewer services?
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 47 9.3 9.3 9.3
Goad 300 59.4 59.4 68.7
Fair 97 19.2 19.2 87.9
Poor 22 4.4 4.4 92.3
Not Familiar 30 5.9 5.9 98.2
DKlRF 9 1.8 1.8 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q10d Other services: Water services?
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 81 16.0 16.0 16.0
Good 313 62.0 62.0 78.0
Fair 76 15,0 15.0 93.1
Poor 27 5.3 5.3 98.4
Not Familiar 4 .8 .8 99.2
DKlRF 4 .8 .8 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q10e Other services: Valley Metro bus transportation services?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 93 18.4 18.4 18.4
Good 228 45.1 45.1 63.6
Fair 54 10.7 10.7 74.3
Poor 28 5.5 5.5 79.8
Not Familiar 86 17.0 17.0 96.8
DKlRF 16 3.2 3.2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
820
q11 Have you or any member of your household participated in any
parks and recreational programs during the last 12 months?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 133 26.3 26.3 26.3
No 370 73.3 73.3 99.6
DKlRF 2 .4 .4 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q12 Do you currently recycle with the City of Roanoke?
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 303 60.0 60.0 60.0
Na 202 40.0 40.0 100.0
Tatal 505 100.0 100.0
q14a Do you recycle: newspapers?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 229 45.3 75.6 75.6
No 74 14.7 24.4 100.0
Total 303 60.0 100.0
Missing System 202 40.0
Total 505 100.0
q14b Do you recycle: junk mail?
Cumulative
Freauency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 185 36.6 61.1 61.1
No 118 23.4 38.9 100.0
Total 303 60.0 100.0
Missing System 202 40.0
Total 505 100.0
q14c Do you recycle: magazines?
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 197 39.0 65.0 65.0
No 106 21.0 35.0 100.0
Total 303 60.0 100.0
Missing System 202 40.0
Total 505 100.0
621
q14d Do you recycle: computer paper?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 105 20.8 34.7 34.7
No 196 38.8 64.7 99.3
DKlRF 2 .4 .7 100.0
Total 303 60.0 100.0
Missing System 202 40.0
Total 505 100.0
q14e Do you recycle: cardboard?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 193 38.2 63.7 63.7
No 110 21.8 36.3 100.0
Total 303 60.0 100.0
Missing System 202 40.0
Total 505 100.0
q14f Do you recycle: clear glass bottles?
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 231 45.7 .76.2 76.2
No 72 14.3 23.8 100.0
Total 303 60.0 100.0
Missing System 202 40.0
Total 505 100.0
q14g Do you recycle: plastic?
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 245 48.5 80.9 80.9
No 58 11.5 19.1 100.0
Total 303 60.0 100.0
Missing System 202 40.0
Total 505 100.0
q14h Do you recycle: cans?
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 237 46.9 78.2 78.2
No 66 13.1 21.8 100.0
Total 303 60.0 100.0
Missing System 202 40.0
Total 505 100.0
822
q15 Are you aware that the Roanoke Civic Center offers free shuttle bus
service to supplement its parking for large events?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 417 82.6 82.6 82.6
No 88 17.4 17.4 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q16 Have you used this service?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 100 19.8 24.0 24.0
No 317 62.8 76.0 100.0
Total 417 82.6 100.0
Missing System 88 17.4
Total 505 100.0
q17 Are you aware that the City has free wireless Internet access
capability in the downtown area and in the library?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 300 59.4 59.4 59.4
No 204 40.4 40.4 99.8
DKlRF 1 2 .2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q18 Have you used this service?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Vaiid Yes 86 17.0 28.7 28.7
No 214 42.4 71.3 100.0
Total 300 59.4 100.0
Missing System 205 40.6
Total 505 100.0
q19 Would it benefit you if City of Roanoke customer service information
offered to citizens at the library and other City locations were available in
another language such as Spanish, or Vietnamese?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Vaiid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 149 29.5 29.5 29.5
No 342 67.7 67.7 97.2
DKlRF 14 2.8 2.8 100.0
Totai 505 100.0 100.0
B23
q20_1 In what additional languages would you like information to be offered:
Spanish
Cumulative
F reouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Not Chosen 33 6.5 22.1 22.1
Chosen 116 23.0 77.9 100.0
Total 149 29.5 100.0
Missing System 356 70.5
Total 505 100.0
q20_2 In what additional languages would you like information to be offered:
Vietnamese
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Not Chosen 118 23.4 79.2 79.2
Chosen 31 6.1 20.8 100.0
Total 149 29.5 100.0
Missing System 356 70.5
Total 505 100.0
q20_3 In what additional languages would you like information to be offered:
Other
Cumulative
Freouency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Not Chosen 113 22.4 75.8 75.8
Chosen 36 71 24.2 100.0
Total 149 29.5 100.0
Missing System 356 70.5
Total 505 100.0
q20_ 4 In what additional languages would you like information to be offered:
DKlRF
Cumulatiye
Freouency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Not Chosen 133 26.3 89.3 89.3
Chosen 16 3.2 10.7 100.0
Total 149 29.5 100.0
Missing System 356 70.5
Total 505 100.0
q21 How satisfied are you with the overall quality of services that the City of Roanoke
government provides?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Very Satisfied 109 21.6 21.6 21.6
Somewhat Satisfied 324 64.2 64.2 85.7
Somewhat Dissatisfied 56 11.1 11.1 96.8
Very Dissatisfied 14 2.8 2.8 99.6
DKlRF 2 .4 .4 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
824
q22 How safe do you feel in your neighborhood?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Very Safe 258 51.1 51.1 51.1
Somewhat Safe 200 39.6 39.6 90.7
Somewhat Unsafe 30 5.9 5.9 96.6
Not at all Safe 17 3.4 3.4 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q23 How safe do you feel in the park or recreation facility closest to your home?
Cumulative
Frequencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Very Safe 162 32.1 32.1 32.1
Somewhat Safe 210 41.6 41.6 73.7
Somewhat Unsafe 33 6.5 6.5 80.2
Not at all Safe 32 6.3 6.3 86.5
OK/Don't Go There 68 13.5 13.5 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q24 How safe do you feel downtown?
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Very Safe 182 36.0 36.0 36.0
Somewhat Safe 231 45.7 45.7 81.8
Somewhat Unsafe 36 7.1 7.1 88.9
Not at all Safe 14 2.8 2.8 91.7
OK/Don't Go There 42 8.3 8.3 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q25 How safe do you feel in the City's parking garages?
Cumuiative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Very Safe 69 13.7 13.7 13.7
Somewhat Safe 219 43.4 43.4 57.0
Somewhat Unsafe 56 11.1 11.1 68.1
Not at all Safe 52 10.3 10.3 78.4
OK/Don't Go There 109 21.6 21.6 100.0
Totai 505 100.0 100.0
q26 How safe do you feel at the Civic Center parking lot?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Very Safe 196 38.8 38.8 38.8
Somewhat Safe 221 43.8 43.8 82.6
Somewhat Unsafe 21 4.2 4.2 86.7
Not at all Safe 12 2.4 2.4 89.1
OK/Don't Go There 55 10.9 10.9 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
825
q27 Do you have regular access to the Internet?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 328 65.0 65.0 65.0
No 177 35.0 35.0 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q28 On average, how often do you visit the City's web site?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid At least once a day 15 3.0 4.6 4.6
At least once a week 41 8.1 12.5 17.1
At least once a month 67 13.3 20.4 37.5
Less than once a month 122 24.2 37.2 74.7
Never 83 16.4 25.3 100.0
Total 328 65.0 100.0
Missing System 177 35.0
Total 505 100.0
q29 Are there any services that are not currently offered that you would like
to see available on the City's web site?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 29 5.7 11.8 11.8
No 205 40.6 83.7 95.5
DKlRF 11 2.2 4.5 100.0
Total 245 48.5 100.0
Missing System 260 51.5
Total 505 100.0
q30 Do you receive the City's magazine called Roanoke Citizen, at your
home?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 291 57.6 57.6 57.6
No 199 39.4 39.4 97.0
DKlRF 15 3.0 3.0 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
626
q31 When you receive the magazine would you say you usually...
Cumulative
Frequencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Read it cover to cover 81 16.0 27.8 27.8
Scan the articles and
read the ones that 147 29.1 50.5 78.4
interest you
Flip through it but don't 48 9.5 16.5 94.8
read many articles
Don't read it at all 15 3.0 5.2 100.0
Total 291 57.6 100.0
Missing System 214 42.4
Total 505 100.0
q32 On average, how often do you watch the City's Inside Roanoke television show on
Roanoke Valley Television Channel 3?
Cumulative
Frequencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid At least once a week 103 20.4 20.4 20.4
At least once a month 104 20.6 20.6 41.0
A few times a year 114 22.6 22.6 63.6
Never 178 35.2 35.2 98.8
DKlRF 6 1.2 1.2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q33_1 What method of communication do you prefer for receiving information
from the City of Roanoke government: through a magazine mailed to you by
the City several times a year?
Cumulative
Frequencv Percenl Valid Percent Percent
Valid Not Chosen 293 58.0 58.0 58.0
Chosen 212 42.0 42.0 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q33_2 What method of communication do you prefer for receiving information
from the City of Roanoke government: through an e-mail sent to you
periodically by the City?
Cumulative
Frequencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Not Chosen 454 89.9 89.9 89.9
Chosen 51 10.1 10.1 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
827
q33_3 What method of communication do you prefer for receiving information
from the City of Roanoke government: by visiting the City's web site yourself?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Not Chosen 456 90.3 90.3 90.3
Chosen 49 9.7 9.7 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q33_ 4 What method of communication do you prefer for receiving information
from the City of Roanoke government: by watching the City's TV shows on
RVTV Channel 3?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Not Chosen 416 82.4 82.4 82.4
Chosen 89 17.6 17.6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q33_5 What method of communication do you prefer for receiving information
from the City of Roanoke government: by reading the newspaper, listening to
radio news, or watching news?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Not Chosen 184 36.4 .' 36.4 36.4
Chosen 321 63.6 63.6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q33_6 What method of communication do you prefer for receiving information
from the City of Roanoke government: or some other way?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Not Chosen 476 94.3 94.3 94.3
Chosen 29 5.7 5.7 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q33J What method of communication do you prefer for receiving information
from the City of Roanoke government: DKlRF
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Not Chosen 502 99.4 99.4 99.4
Chosen 3 .6 .6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
828
q34a Agreement: City government employees are generally friendly, courteous, and
helpful.
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 174 34.5 34.5 34.5
Somewhat Agree 275 54.5 54.5 88.9
Somewhat Disagree 31 6.1 6.1 95.0
Strongly Disagree 17 3.4 3.4 98.4
DK 8 1.6 1.6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q34b Agreement: City parking facility staff are generally polite and responsive.
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 158 31.3 31.3 31.3
Somewhat Agree 223 44.2 44.2 75.4
Somewhat Disagree 19 3.8 3.8 79.2
Strongly Disagree 9 1.8 1.8 81.0
DK 96 19.0 19.0 100.0
Totai 505 100.0 100.0
q34c Agreement: It is easy to contact the appropriate City government office when
you need a particular service or have a question.
Cumulative
, Freauency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 135 26.7 26.7 26.7
Somewhat Agree 202 40.0 40.0 66.7
Somewhat Disagree 70 13.9 13.9 80.6
Strongly Disagree 74 14.7 14.7 95.2
DK 24 4.8 4.8 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q34d Agreement: City government employees provide prompt service.
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 127 25.1 25.1 25.1
Somewhat Agree 267 52.9 52.9 78.0
Somewhat Disagree 51 10.1 10.1 88.1
Strongly Disagree 37 7.3 7.3 95.4
DK 23 4.6 4.6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
829
q34e Agreement: City government employees treat citizens fairly.
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 139 27.5 27.5 27.5
Somewhat Agree 270 53.5 53.5 81.0
Somewhat Disagree 38 7.5 7.5 88.5
Strongly Disagree 30 5.9 5.9 94.5
DK 28 5.5 5.5 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q34f Agreement: Convenient parking at City government offices is generally available.
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 52 10.3 10.3 10.3
Somewhat Agree 180 35.6 35.6 45.9
Somewhat Disagree 105 20.8 20.8 66.7
Strongly Disagree 118 23.4 23.4 90.1
DK 50 9.9 9.9 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q34g Agreement: City government office locations are convenient.
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 126 25,0 25.0 25.0
Somewhat Agree 242 47.9 47.9 72.9
Somewhat Disagree 65 12.9 12.9 85.7
Strongly Disagree 50 9.9 9.9 95.6
DK 22 4.4 4.4 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q34h Agreement: City government office hours are convenient.
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 167 33.1 33.1 33.1
Somewhat Agree 223 44.2 44.2 77.2
Somewhat Disagree 55 10.9 10.9 88.1
Strongly Disagree 40 7.9 7.9 96.0
DK 20 4.0 4.0 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q35 In what year were you born?
Cumulative
Frequencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid 1907 2 .4 .4 .4
1913 1 .2 .2 .6
1914 1 .2 .2 .8
1916 2 .4 .4 1.2
1917 3 .6 .6 1.8
830
q35 In what year were you born?
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid 1918 2 .4 .4 2.2
1919 2 .4 .4 2.6
1920 3 .6 .6 3.2
1921 6 1.2 1.2 4.4
1922 4 .8 .8 5.1
1923 4 .8 .8 5.9
1924 5 1.0 1.0 6.9
1925 8 1.6 1.6 8.5
1926 4 .8 .8 9.3
1927 3 .6 .6 9.9
1928 7 1.4 1.4 11.3
1929 4 .8 .8 12.1
1930 13 2.6 2.6 14.7
1931 8 1.6 1.6 16.2
1932 6 1.2 1.2 17.4
1933 7 1.4 1.4 18.8
1934 6 1.2 1.2 20.0
1935 4 .8 .8 20.8
1936 3 .6 .6 21.4
1937 5 1.0 1.0 22.4
1938 3 .6 .6 23.0
1939 10 2.0 2.0 25.0
1940 7 1.4 1.4 26.3
1941 12 2.4 2.4 28.7
1942 8 1.6 1.6 30.3
1943 7 1.4 1.4 31.7
1944 15 3.0 3.0 34.7
1945 7 1.4 1.4 36.0
1946 13 2.6 2.6 38.6
1947 11 2.2 2.2 40.8
1948 12 2.4 2.4 43.2
1949 7 1.4 1.4 44.6
1950 11 2.2 2.2 46.7
1951 15 3.0 3.0 49.7
1952 7 1.4 1.4 51.1
1953 5 1.0 1.0 52.1
1954 11 2.2 2.2 54.3
1955 9 1.8 1.8 56.0
1956 17 3.4 3.4 59.4
1957 8 1.6 1.6 61.0
1958 7 1.4 1.4 62.4
1959 4 .8 .8 63.2
1960 10 2.0 2.0 65.1
1961 10 2.0 2.0 67.1
1962 12 2.4 2.4 69.5
1963 6 1.2 1.2 70.7
1964 11 2.2 2.2 72.9
1965 9 1.8 1.8 74.7
1966 12 2.4 2.4 77.0
1967 5 1.0 1.0 78.0
1968 18 3.6 3.6 81.6
831
q35 In what year were you born?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Vaiid Percent Percent
Valid 1969 7 1.4 1.4 83.0
1970 5 1.0 1.0 84.0
1971 5 1.0 1.0 85.0
1972 4 .8 .8 85.7
1973 5 1.0 1.0 86.7
1974 5 1.0 1.0 87.7
1975 6 1.2 1.2 88.9
1976 3 .6 .6 89.5
1977 4 .8 .8 90.3
1978 2 .4 .4 90.7
1979 5 1.0 1.0 91.7
1980 9 1.8 1.8 93.5
1981 4 .8 .8 94.3
1982 2 .4 .4 94.7
1984 2 .4 .4 95.0
1985 5 1.0 1.0 96.0
1986 5 1.0 1.0 97.0
1987 5 1.0 1.0 98.0
DK/RF 10 2.0 2.0 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q36 Do you consider yourself to be White, African American or alack, Asian, Hispanic or
Latino, or a member of some other group?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Vaiid Percent Percent
Valid White 377 74.7 74.7 74.7
African American (Black) 105 20.8 20.8 95.4
Asian 1 .2 .2 95.6
Hispanic (Latino) 3 .6 .6 96.2
Other 11 2.2 2.2 98.4
DK/RF 8 1.6 1.6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
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q37 Please stop me when I get to the bracket that includes your best estimate of your
total family income before taxes last year.
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid less than $15,000 74 14.7 14.7 14.7
between $15,000 and 81 16.0 16.0 30.7
less than $25,000
between $25,000 and 68 13.5 13.5 442
less than $35,000
between $35,000 and 84 16.6 16.6 60.8
less than $50,000
between $50,000 and 70 13.9 13.9 74.7
less than $75,000
between $75,000 and 33 6.5 6.5 81.2
$100,000
over $100,000 37 7.3 7.3 88.5
DKlRF 58 11.5 11.5 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q38 Gender
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Male 184 36.4 36.4 36.4
Female 321 63.6 63.6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
833
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Appendix C
Response Frequencies With City Service Items
Tabulated Excluding Responses of
"Not Familiar With Service" and "Don't Know"
q1 First, do you live in the City of Roanoke?
Cumulative
F reQ uency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 505 100.0 100.0 100.0
q2 How would you rate Roanoke as a place to live today, in 2005?
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 150 29.7 29.7 29.7
Good 238 47.1 47.1 76.8
Fair 88 17.4 17.4 94.3
Poor 26 5.1 5.1 99.4
DKlRF 3 .6 .6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q3 How would you rate the City government's efforts to improve the local
economy?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 21 4.2 4.2 4.2
Good 191 37.8 37.8 42.0
Fair 183 36.2 36.2 78.2
Poor 80 15.8 15.8 94.1
DKlRF 30 5.9 5.9 100.0
,
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q4 How would you rate the educational resources and opportunities
available to you and your family in Roanoke?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 94 18.6 18.6 18.6
Good 245 48.5 48.5 67.1
Fair 100 19.8 19.8 86.9
Poor 34 6.7 6.7 93.7
DKlRF 32 6.3 6.3 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q5 How would you rate the quality of life in the community?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 109 21.6 21.6 21.6
Good 270 53.5 53.5 75.0
Fair 100 19.8 19.8 94.9
Poor 26 5.1 5.1 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
C1
q6 How would you rate the effectiveness of the City of Roanoke government in
meeting community needs?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Very Effective 42 8.3 8.3 8.3
Somewhat Effective 308 61.0 61.0 69.3
Somewhat Ineffective 93 18.4 18.4 87.7
Not at all Effective 47 9.3 9.3 97.0
DKlRF 15 3.0 3.0 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7a Agreement: Roanoke City officials actively involve citizens in the business of City
government.
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 30 5.9 5.9 5.9
Somewhat Agree 274 54.3 54.3 60.2
Somewhat Disagree 106 21.0 21.0 81.2
Strongly Disagree 62 12.3 12.3 93.5
DK 33 6.5 6.5 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7b Agreement: City government performance is improving in Roanoke.
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 57 11.3 11.3 11.3
Somewhat Agree 252 49.9 49.9 61.2
Somewhat Disagree 112 22.2 22.2 83.4
Strongly Disagree 61 12.1 121 95.4
DK 23 4.6 4.6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7c Agreement: Roanoke City officials do a good job of bringing higher paying jobs
to the City.
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 36 7.1 7.1 7.1
Somewhat Agree 160 31.7 31.7 38.8
Somewhat Disagree 134 26.5 26.5 65.3
Strongly Disagree 134 26.5 26.5 91.9
DK 41 8.1 8.1 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
C2
q7d Agreement: There is a good mix of housing types and affordability in Roanoke.
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 171 33.9 33.9 33.9
Somewhat Agree 207 41.0 41.0 74.9
Somewhat Disagree 63 12.5 12.5 87.3
Strongly Disagree 48 9.5 9.5 96.8
DK 15 3.0 3.0 99.8
RF 1 .2 .2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7e Agreement: Roanoke's transportation system allows for a good mix of
transportation options like auto, public transit, pedestrian, and bicycle traffic.
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 176 34.9 34.9 34.9
Somewhat Agree 216 42.8 42.8 77.6
Somewhat Disagree 60 11.9 11.9 89.5
Strongly Disagree 42 8.3 8.3 97.8
DK 11 2.2 2.2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7f Agreement: Roanoke's neighborhoods are good places to live.
Cumulative
, Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 187 37.0 37.0 37.0
Somewhat Agree 244 48.3 48.3 85.3
Somewhat Disagree 43 8.5 8.5 93.9
Strongly Disagree 30 5.9 5.9 99.8
DK 1 .2 .2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7g Agreement: Overall, Roanoke's neighborhoods provide the necessary
businesses, community services, and activities that people need.
Cumulative
F reouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 153 30.3 30.3 30.3
Somewhat Agree 241 47.7 47.7 78.0
Somewhat Disagree 55 10.9 10.9 88.9
Strongly Disagree 52 10.3 10.3 99.2
DK 4 .8 .8 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
C3
q7h Agreement: Roanoke does a good job of focusing on the unique needs of
youths.
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 63 12.5 12.5 12.5
Somewhat Agree 188 37.2 37.2 49.7
Somewhat Disagree 92 18.2 18.2 67.9
Strongly Disagree 105 20.8 20.8 88.7
DK 57 11.3 11.3 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7i Agreement: The City does a good job of offering multicultural events and
attractions.
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 180 35.6 35.6 35.6
Somewhat Agree 222 44.0 44.0 79.6
Somewhat Disagree 48 9.5 9.5 89.1
Strongly Disagree 41 8.1 8.1 97.2
DK 14 2.8 2.8 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7j Agreement: Roanoke does a good job of supporting existing businesses.
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 90 17.8 17.8 17.8
Somewhat Agree 248 49.1 49.1 66.9
Somewhat Disagree 62 12.3 12.3 79.2
Strongly Disagree 39 7.7 7.7 86.9
DK 66 13.1 13.1 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7k Agreement: Roanoke does a good job of attracting new businesses.
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 75 14.9 14.9 14.9
Somewhat Agree 202 40.0 40.0 54.9
Somewhat Disagree 109 21.6 21.6 76.4
Strongly Disagree 77 15.2 15.2 91.7
DK 42 8.3 8.3 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
C4
q71 Agreement: Clean air and water are valued by the Roanoke community.
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 220 43.6 43.6 43.6
Somewhat Agree 209 41.4 41.4 85.0
Somewhat Disagree 41 8.1 8.1 93.1
Strongly Disagree 22 4.4 4.4 97.4
DK 13 2.6 2.6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7m Agreement: The services provided by the City of Roanoke are worth the taxes
paid by its citizens.
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 120 23.8 23.8 23.8
Somewhat Agree 219 43.4 43.4 67.1
Somewhat Disagree 65 12.9 12.9 80.0
Strongly Disagree 86 17.0 17.0 97.0
DK 14 2.8 2.8 99.8
RF 1 .2 .2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7n Agreement: Roanoke is actively expanding cooperative efforts with other local
governments in our region.
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 80 15.8 15.8 15.8
Somewhat Agree 236 46.7 46.7 62.6
Somewhat Disagree 59 11.7 117 74.3
Strongly Disagree 48 9.5 9.5 83.8
DK 82 16.2 16.2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q70 Agreement: Roanoke's air transportation system effectively links the region to
major national destinations.
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 116 23.0 23.0 23.0
Somewhat Agree 193 38.2 38.2 61.2
Somewhat Disagree 76 15.0 15.0 76.2
Strongly Disagree 76 15.0 15.0 91.3
DK 44 8.7 8.7 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
C5
q7p Agreement: Roanoke's greenway development effort is a valuable asset to the
City and its residents.
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 187 37.0 37.0 37.0
Somewhat Agree 193 38.2 38.2 75.2
Somewhat Disagree 37 7.3 7.3 82.6
Strongly Disagree 26 5.1 5.1 87.7
DK 61 12.1 12.1 99.8
RF 1 2 .2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7q Agreement: City government does a good job of educating citizens about City
services.
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 108 21.4 21.4 21.4
Somewhat Agree 225 44.6 44.6 65.9
Somewhat Disagree 83 16.4 16.4 82.4
Strongly Disagree 78 15.4 15.4 97.8
DK 11 2.2 2.2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7r Agreement: Roanoke's downtown is the region's economic engine and cultural
center.
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 164 32.5 32.5 32.5
Somewhat Agree 199 39.4 39.4 71.9
Somewhat Disagree 72 14.3 14.3 86.1
Strongly Disagree 48 9.5 9.5 95.6
DK 22 4.4 4.4 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7s Agreement: The community does a good job of promoting Roanoke as a tourist
destination for outdoor and family vacations.
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 127 25.1 25.1 25.1
Somewhat Agree 193 38.2 38.2 63.4
Somewhat Disagree 96 19.0 19.0 82.4
Strongly Disagree 72 14.3 14.3 96.6
DK 17 3.4 3.4 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
C6
q7t Agreement: Roanoke does a good job of providing health and human services to
its citizens who need them.
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 145 28.7 28.7 28.7
Somewhat Agree 213 42.2 42.2 70.9
Somewhat Disagree 47 9.3 9.3 80.2
Strongly Disagree 58 11.5 11.5 91.7
DK 42 8.3 8.3 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7u Agreement: City government does a good job developing or redeveloping
commercial and industrial areas in Roanoke.
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 73 14.5 14.5 14.5
Somewhat Agree 244 48.3 48.3 62.8
Somewhat Disagree 83 16.4 16.4 79.2
Strongly Disagree 63 12.5 12.5 91.7
DK 41 8.1 8.1 99.8
RF 1 .2 .2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q7v Agreement: City government does a good job of historical preservation and
protection in the City.
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 143 28.3 28.4 28.4
Somewhat Agree 256 50.7 50.8 79.2
Somewhat Disagree 38 7.5 7.5 86.7
Strongly Disagree 51 10.1 10.1 96.8
DK 15 3.0 3.0 99.8
RF 1 .2 .2 100.0
Total 504 99.8 100.0
Missing System 1 .2
Total 505 100.0
q7w Agreement: Downtown is a vibrant and dynamic destination offering a good mix
of restaurants, entertainment, and cultural attractions.
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 229 45.3 45.3 45.3
Somewhat Agree 187 37.0 37.0 82.4
Somewhat Disagree 44 8.7 8.7 91.1
Strongly Disagree 34 6.7 6.7 97.8
DK 11 2.2 2.2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
C7
q8 How much of the time do you think you can trust the City to do what is right?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Just About Always 21 4.2 4.2 4.2
Most of the Time 207 41.0 41.0 45.1
Only Some of the Time 248 49.1 49.1 94.3
Never 28 5.5 5.5 99.8
DKlRF 1 .2 .2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q9a Services: response to citizen complaints and requests?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 29 5.7 6.1 6.1
Good 203 40.2 42.6 48.6
Fair 164 32.5 34.4 83.0
Poor 81 16.0 17.0 100.0
Total 477 94.5 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 21 4.2
DKlRF 7 1.4
Total 28 5.5
Total 505 100.0
q9b Services: fire protection services?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 211 41.8 43.1 43.1
Good 240 47.5 49.1 92.2
Fair 32 6.3 6.5 98.8
Poor 6 1.2 1.2 100.0
Total 489 96.8 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 13 2.6
DKlRF 3 .6
Total 16 3.2
Total . 505 100.0
q9c Services: emergency and rescue services?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 230 45.5 46.5 46.5
Good 224 44.4 45.3 91.7
Fair 35 6.9 7.1 98.8
Poor 6 1.2 1.2 100.0
Total 495 98.0 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 10 2.0
Total 505 100.0
C8
q9d Services: weekly trash collection?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 207 41.0 41.2 41.2
Good 224 44.4 44.6 85.9
Fair 49 9.7 9.8 95.6
Poor 22 4.4 4.4 100.0
Total 502 99.4 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 2 .4
DKlRF 1 .2
Total 3 .6
Total 505 100.0
qge Services: pick-up of large trash items and brush?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 181 35.8 36.4 36.4
Good 199 39.4 40.0 76.5
Fair 68 13.5 13.7 90.1
Poor 49 9.7 9.9 100.0
Total 497 98.4 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 3 .6
DKlRF 5 1.0
Total 8 1.6
Total 505 100.0
q9f Services: recycling?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 138 27.3 29.9 29.9
Good 221 43.8 47.8 77.7
Fair 68 13.5 14.7 92.4
Poor 35 6.9 7.6 100.0
Total 462 91.5 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 38 7.5
DKlRF 5 1.0
Total 43 8.5
Total 505 100.0
C9
q9g Services: police services?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 166 32.9 33.9 33.9
Good 227 45.0 46.4 80.4
Fair 67 13.3 13.7 94.1
Poor 29 5.7 5.9 100.0
Total 489 96.8 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 12 2.4
DKlRF 4 .8
Total 16 3.2
Total 505 100.0
q9h Services: public library services?
Cumulative
Freauencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 209 41.4 44.4 44.4
Good 218 43.2 46.3 90.7
Fair 37 7.3 7.9 98.5
Poor 7 1.4 1.5 100.0
Total 471 93.3 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 33 6.5
DKlRF 1 .2
Total 34 6.7
Total 505 100.0
q9i Services: City parking facilities?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 54 10.7 11.3 11.3
Good 204 40.4 42.8 54.1
Fair 136 26.9 28.5 82.6
Poor 83 16.4 17.4 100.0
Total 477 94.5 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 22 4.4
DKlRF 6 1.2
Total 28 5.5
Total 505 100.0
C10
q9j Services: management of emergency situations like natural disasters?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 86 17.0 20.8 20.8
Good 245 48.5 59.3 80.1
Fair 67 13.3 16.2 96.4
Poor 15 3.0 3.6 100.0
Total 413 81.8 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 70 13.9 .
DKlRF 22 4.4
Total 92 18.2
Total 505 100.0
q9k Services: mowing right of ways, street medians, and roadsides?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 91 18.0 18.2 18.2
Good 242 47.9 48.5 66.7
Fair 114 22.6 22.8 89.6
Poor 52 10.3 10.4 100.0
Total 499 98.8 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 5 1.0
DKlRF 1 .2
Total 6 1.2
Total 505 100.0
q91 Services: removal of snow and ice from City streets?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 101 20.0 20.1 20.1
Good 235 46.5 46.8 66.9
Fair 110 21.8 21.9 88.8
Poor 56 11.1 11.2 100.0
Total 502 99.4 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 3 .6
Total 505 100.0
q9m Services: street lighting?
Cumulative
Frenuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 82 16.2 16.2 16.2
Good 265 52.5 52.5 68.7
Fair 114 22.6 22.6 91.3
Poor 44 8.7 8.7 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
C11
q9n Services: street paving, maintenance and repair?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 33 6.5 6.6 6.6
Good 170 33.7 33.9 40.4
Fair 180 35.6 35.9 76.3
Poor 119 23.6 23.7 100.0
Total 502 99.4 100.0
Missing DKlRF 3 .6
Total 505 100.0
q90 Services: street sweeping?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 46 9.1 9.9 9.9
Good 206 40.8 44.3 54.2
Fair 131 25.9 28.2 82.4
Poor 82 16.2 17.6 100.0
Total 465 92.1 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 34 6.7
DKlRF 6 1.2
Total 40 7.9
Total 505 100.0
q9p Services: the 911 emergency call center?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 205 40.6 45.8 45.8
Goad 205 40.6 45.8 91.5
Fair 30 5.9 6.7 98.2
Poor 8 1.6 1.8 100.0
Total 448 88.7 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 54 10.7
DKlRF 3 .6
Total 57 11.3
Total 505 100.0
q9q Services: transportation planning for traffic?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 39 7.7 8.4 8.4
Good 186 36.8 40.2 48.6
Fair 160 31.7 34.6 83.2
Poor 78 15.4 16.8 100.0
Total 463 91.7 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 33 6.5
DKlRF 9 1.8
Total 42 8.3
Total 505 100.0
C12
q9r Services: the quality of the City's new sidewalk construction?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 67 13.3 15.9 15.9
Good 206 40.8 48.9 64.8
Fair 99 19.6 23.5 88.4
Poor 49 .9.7 11.6 100.0
Total 421 83.4 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 72 14.3
DKlRF 12 2.4
Total 84 16.6
Total 505 100.0
q9s Services: the maintenance of the City's existing sidewalks?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 37 7.3 7.8 7.8
Good 197 39.0 41.5 49.3
Fair 166 32.9 34.9 84.2
Poor 75 14.9 15.8 100.0
Total 475 94.1 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 27 5.3
DKlRF 3 .6
Total 30 5.9
Total 505 100.0
q9t Services: the City's recreation programs?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 85 16.8 18.8 18.8
Good 226 44.8 50.1 69.0
Fair 108 21.4 23.9 92.9
Poor 32 6.3 7.1 100.0
Total 451 89.3 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 43 8.5
DKlRF 11 2.2
Total 54 10.7
Total 505 100.0
C13
q9u Services: the quality of Roanoke's athletic fields and facilities?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 63 12.5 13.8 13.8
Good 200 39.6 44.0 57.8
Fair 113 22.4 24.8 82.6
Poor 79 15.6 17.4 100.0
Total 455 90.1 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 43 8.5
DKlRF 7 1.4
Total 50 9.9
Total 505 100.0
q9v Services: cleanliness and maintenance of community recreation cente.rs
such as Eureka Park, Grandin Court, and Garden City?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 46 9.1 11.6 11.6
Good 220 43.6 55.6 67.2
Fair 99 19.6 25.0 92.2
Poor 31 6.1 7.8 100.0
Total 396 78.4 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 90 17.8
DKlRF 19 3.8
Total 109 21.6
Total 505 100.0
q9w Services: cleanliness and maintenance of parks and recreation facilities in
general?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 55 10.9 11.8 11.8
Good 265 52.5 56.9 68.7
Fair 121 24.0 26.0 94.6
Poor 25 5.0 5.4 100.0
Total 466 92.3 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 29 5.7
DKlRF 10 2.0
Total 39 7.7
Total 505 100.0
C14
q9x Services: cultural activities and events in the City?
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 87 17.2 17.9 17.9
Good 255 50.5 52.6 70.5
Fair 109 21.6 22.5 93.0
Poor 34 6.7 7.0 100.0
Total 485 96.0 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 14 2.8
DKlRF 6 1.2
Total 20 4.0
Total 505 100.0
q9y Services: mowing and maintenance of City parks?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 81 16.0 17.3 17.3
Good 290 57.4 62.0 79.3
Fair 86 17.0 18.4 97.6
Poor 11 2.2 2.4 100.0
Total 468 92.7 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 27 5.3
DKlRF 10 2.0
Total 37 7.3
Total 505 100.0
q9z Services: the maintenance of trees along City streets and within parks?
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 58 11.5 11.8 11.8
Good 272 53.9 55.4 67.2
Fair 112 22.2 22.8 90.0
Poor 49 9.7 10.0 100.0
Total 491 97.2 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 6 1.2
DKlRF 8 1.6
Total 14 2.8
Total 505 100.0
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q9aa Services: City beautification programs, such as the hanging flower
baskets and landscaping along City roads and community gateways?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 160 31.7 32.5 32.5
Good 244 48.3 49.5 81.9
Fair 67 13.3 13.6 95.5
Poor 22 4.4 4.5 100.0
Total 493 97.6 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 7 1.4
DKlRF 5 1.0
Total 12 2.4
Total 505 100.0
q9bb Services: animal control?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 64 12.7 13.5 13.5
Good 245 48.5 51.8 65.3
Fair 108 21.4 22.8 88.2
Poor 56 11.1 11.8 100.0
Total 473 93.7 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 24 4.8
DKlRF 8 1.6
Total 32 6.3
Total 505 100.0
q9cc Services: regulation and zoning for land use?
Cumulative
. Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 20 4.0 5.1 5.1
Good 178 35.2 45.1 50.1
Fair 154 30.5 39.0 89.1
Poor 43 8.5 10.9 100.0
Total 395 78.2 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 84 16.6
DKlRF 26 5.1
Total 110 21.8
Total 505 100.0
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q9dd Services: weed abatement, or the cutting of weeds on vacant lots?
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 19 3.8 4.1 4.1
Good 153 30.3 33.4 37.6
Fair 159 31.5 34.7 72.3
Poor 127 25.1 27.7 100.0
Total 458 90.7 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 40 7.9
DKlRF 7 1.4
Total 47 9.3
Total 505 100.0
qgee Services: the enforcement of property maintenance codes and other
nuisance codes?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 28 5.5 6.3 6.3
Good 168 33.3 37.6 43.8
Fair 153 30.3 34.2 78.1
Poor 98 19.4 21.9 100.0
Total 447 88.5 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 46 9.1
DKlRF 12 2.4
Total 58 11.5
Total 505 100.0
q9ff Services: efforts of the City to improve the quality of housing in the City?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 38 7.5 8.1 8.1
Good 198 39.2 41.9 50.0
Fair 177 35.0 37.5 87.5
Poor 59 11.7 12.5 100.0
Total 472 93.5 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 27 5.3
DKlRF 6 1.2
Total 33 6.5
Total 505 100.0
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q9gg Services: economic development assistance to businesses?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 28 5.5 7.5 7.5
Good 193 38.2 51.5 58.9
Fair 130 25.7 34.7 93.6
Poor 24 4.8 6.4 100.0
Total 375 74.3 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 104 20.6
DKlRF 26 5.1
Total 130 25.7
Total 505 100.0
q9hh Services: citizens getting information about City services and activities?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 54 10.7 11.3 11.3
Good 216 42.8 45.4 56.7
Fair 148 29.3 31.1 87.8
Poor 58 11.5 12.2 100.0
Total 476 94.3 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 22 4.4
DKlRF 7 1.4
Total 29 5.7
Total 505 100.0
q9ii Services: the convenience of paying City bills?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 81 16.0 16.7 16.7
Good 270 53.5 55.8 72.5
Fair 79 15.6 16.3 88.8
Poor 54 10.7 11.2 100.0
Total 484 95.8 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 15 3.0
DKlRF 6 1.2
Total 21 4.2
Total 505 100.0
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q9jj Services: maintenance of the storm drainage systems?
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 33 6.5 7.0 7.0
Good 217 43.0 45.8 52.7
Fair 143 28.3 30.2 82.9
Poor 81 16.0 17.1 100.0
Total 474 93.9 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 23 4.6 .
DKlRF 8 1.6
Total 31 6.1
Total 505 100.0
q9kk Services: the City's efforts to promote environmental awareness to
citizens?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 33 6.5 7.2 7.2
Good 199 39.4 43.5 50.8
Fair 158 31.3 34.6 85.3
Poor 67 13.3 14.7 100.0
Total 457 90.5 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 34 6.7
DKlRF 14 2.8
Total 48 9.5
Total 505 100.0
q911 Services: maintenance of City-owned buildings?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 55 10.9 12.0 12.0
Good 259 51.3 56.7 68.7
Fair 114 22.6 24.9 93.7
Poor 29 5.7 6.3 100.0
Total 457 90.5 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 36 7.1
DKlRF 12 2.4
Total 48 9.5
Total 505 100.0
C19
q9mm Services: building inspections?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 28 5.5 7.7 7.7
Good 195 38.6 53.7 61.4
Fair 106 21.0 29.2 90.6
Poor 34 6.7 9.4 100.0
Total 363 71.9 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 112 22.2
DKlRF 30 5.9
Total 142 28.1
Total 505 100.0
q9nn Services: the building permits application and review process?
Cumulative
Frenuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 31 6.1 9.5 9.5
Good 172 34.1 52.6 62.1
Fair 96 19.0 29.4 91.4
Poor 28 5.5 8.6 100.0
Total 327 64.8 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 138 27.3
DKlRF 40 7.9
Total 178 35.2
Total 505 100.0
q900 Services: City government support of neighborhood organizations?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 43 8.5 10.1 10.1
Good 212 42.0 49.8 59.9
Fair 130 25.7 30.5 90.4
Poor 41 8.1 9.6 100.0
Total 426 84.4 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 63 12.5
DKlRF 16 3.2
Total 79 15.6
Total 505 100.0
C20
q9pp Services: the availability of parking at the Roanoke Civic Center?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 51 10.1 10.6 10.6
Good 166 32.9 34.6 45.2
Fair 129 25.5 26.9 72.1
Poor 134 26.5 27.9 100.0
Total 480 95.0 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 19 3.8
DKlRF 6 1.2
Total 25 5.0
Total 505 100.0
q9qq Services: the quality of entertainment events like concerts and circuses
offered by the Civic Center?
Cumulative
Freouency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 72 14.3 15.3 15.3
Good 205 40.6 43.4 58.7
Fair 127 25.1 26.9 85.6
Poor 68 13.5 14.4 100.0
Total 472 93.5 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 24 4.8
DKlRF 9 1.8
Total 33 6.5
Total 505 100.0
q9rr Services: the quality of cultural events like musicals and plays offered by
the Civic Center?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 80 15.8 17.3 17.3
Good 220 43.6 47.6 64.9
Fair 119 23.6 25.8 90.7
Poor 43 8.5 9.3 100.0
Total 462 91.5 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 32 6.3
DKlRF 11 2.2
Total 43 8.5
Total 505 100.0
C21
q9ss Services: the current level of bagged leaf collection service?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 71 14.1 15.2 15.2
Good 264 52.3 56.4 71.6
Fair 101 20.0 21.6 93.2
Poor 32 6.3 6.8 100.0
Total 468 92.7 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 29 5.7
DKlRF 8 1.6
Total 37 7.3
Total 505 100.0
q9tt Services: the current level of loose leaf collection service?
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 53 10.5 11.4 11.4
Good 229 45.3 49.1 60.5
Fair 126 25.0 27.0 87.6
Poor 58 11.5 12.4 100.0
Total 466 92.3 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 29 5.7
DKlRF 10 2.0
Total 39 7.7
Total 505 100.0
q10a Other services: Health Department?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 60 11.9 16.3 16.3
Good 227 45.0 61.7 78.0
Fair 62 12.3 16.8 94.8
Poor 19 3.8 5.2 100.0
Total 368 72.9 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 107 21.2
DKlRF 30 5.9
Total 137 27.1
Total 505 100.0
C22
q10b Other services: Roanoke Public Schools?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 58 11.5 13.0 13.0
Good 219 43.4 49.2 62.2
Fair 111 22.0 24.9 87.2
Poor 57 11.3 12.8 100.0
Total 445 88.1 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 48 9.5
DKlRF 12 2.4
Total 60 11.9
Total 505 100.0
q10c Other services: Sewer services?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 47 9.3 10.1 10.1
Good 300 59.4 64.4 74.5
Fair 97 19.2 20.8 95.3
Poor 22 4.4 4.7 100.0
Total 466 92.3 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 30 5.9
DKlRF 9 1.8
Total 39 7.7
Total 505 100.0
q10d Other services: Water services?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 81 16.0 16.3 16.3
Good 313 62.0 63.0 79.3
Fair 76 15.0 15.3 94.6
Poor 27 5.3 5.4 100.0
Total 497 98.4 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 4 .8
DKlRF 4 .8
Total 8 1.6
Total 505 100.0
C23
q10e Other services: Valley Metro bus transportation services?
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Excellent 93 18.4 23.1 23.1
Good 228 45.1 56.6 79.7
Fair 54 10.7 13.4 93.1
Poor 28 5.5 6.9 100.0
Total 403 79.8 100.0
Missing Not Familiar 86 17.0
DKlRF 16 3.2
Total 102 20.2
Total 505 100.0
q11 Have you or any member of your household participated in any
parks and recreational programs during the last 12 months?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 133 26.3 26.3 26.3
No 370 73.3 73.3 99.6
DKlRF 2 .4 .4 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q12 Do you currently recycle with the City of Roanoke?
Cumulative
, FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 303 60.0 60.0 60.0
No 202 40.0 40.0 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q14a Do you recycle: newspapers?
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 229 45.3 75.6 75.6
No 74 14.7 24.4 100.0
Total 303 60.0 100.0
Missing System 202 40.0
Total 505 100.0
q14b Do you recycle: junk mail?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 185 36.6 61.1 61.1
No 118 23.4 38.9 100.0
Total 303 60.0 100.0
Missing System 202 40.0
Total 505 100.0
C24
q14c Do you recycle: magazines?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 197 39.0 65.0 65.0
No 106 21.0 35.0 100.0
Total 303 60.0 100.0
Missing System 202 40.0
Total 505 100.0
q14d Do you recycle: computer paper?
Cumulative
Frenuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 105 20.8 34.7 34.7
No 196 38.8 64.7 99.3
DKlRF 2 .4 .7 100.0
Total 303 60.0 100.0
Missing System 202 40.0
Total 505 100.0
q14e Do you recycle: cardboard?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 193 38.2 63.7 63.7
No 110 21.8 36.3 100.0
Total 303 60.0 100.0
Missing System 202 40.0
Total 505 100.0
q14f Do you recycle: clear glass bottles?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 231 45.7 76.2 76.2
No 72 14.3 23.8 100.0
Total 303 60.0 100.0
Missing System 202 40.0
Total 505 100.0
q14g Do you recycle: plastic?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 245 48.5 80.9 80.9
No 58 11.5 19.1 100.0
Total 303 60.0 100.0
Missing System 202 40.0
Total 505 100.0
C25
q14h Do you recycle: cans?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 237 46.9 78.2 78.2
No 66 13.1 21.8 100.0
Total 303 60.0 100.0
Missing System 202 40.0
Total 505 100.0
q15 Are you aware that the Roanoke Civic Center offers free shuttle bus
service to supplement its parking for large events?
Cumulative
Frequencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 417 82.6 82.6 82.6
No 88 17.4 17.4 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q16 Have you used this service?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 100 19.8 24.0 24.0
No 317 62.8 76.0 100.0
Total 417 82.6 100.0
Missing System 88 17.4
Total , 505 100.0
q17 Are you aware that the City has free wireless Internet access
capability in the downtown area and in the library?
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 300 59.4 59.4 59.4
No 204 40.4 40.4 99.8
DKlRF 1 .2 .2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q18 Have you used this service?
Cumulative
Frenuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 86 17.0 28.7 28.7
No 214 42.4 71.3 100.0
Total 300 59.4 100.0
Missing System 205 40.6
Total 505 100.0
C26
q19 Would it benefit you if City of Roanoke customer service information
offered to citizens at the library and other City locations were available in
another language such as Spanish, or Vietnamese?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 149 29.5 29.5 29.5
No 342 67.7 67.7 97.2
DKlRF 14 2.8 2.8 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q20_1 In what additional languages would you like information to be offered:
Spanish
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Not Chosen 33 6.5 22.1 22.1
Chosen 116 23.0 77.9 100.0
Total 149 29.5 100.0
Missing System 356 70.5
Total 505 100.0
q20_2 In what additional languages would you like information to be offered:
Vietnamese
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Not Chosen 118 23.4 79.2 79.2
Chosen 31 6.1 20.8 100.0
Total 149 29.5 100.0
Missing System 356 70.5
Total 505 100.0
q20_3 In what additional languages would you like information to be offered:
Other
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Not Chosen 113 22.4 75.8 75.8
Chosen 36 7.1 24.2 100.0
Total 149 29.5 100.0
Missing System 356 70.5
Total 505 100.0
q20_ 4 In what additional languages would you like information to be offered:
DKlRF
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Not Chosen 133 26.3 89.3 89.3
Chosen 16 3.2 10.7 100.0
Total 149 29.5 100.0
Missing System 356 70.5
Total 505 100.0
C27
q21 How satisfied are you with the overall quality of services that the City of Roanoke
government provides?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Very Satisfied 109 21.6 21.6 21.6
Somewhat Satisfied 324 64.2 64.2 85.7
Somewhat Dissatisfied 56 11.1 11.1 96.8
Very Dissatisfied 14 2.8 2.8 99.6
DKlRF 2 .4 .4 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q22 How safe do you feel in your neighborhood?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Very Safe 258 51.1 51.1 51.1
Somewhat Safe 200 39.6 39.6 90.7
Somewhat Unsafe 30 5.9 5.9 96.6
Not at all Safe 17 3.4 3.4 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q23 How safe do you feel in the park or recreation facility closest to your home?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Very Safe 162 32.1 32.1 32.1
Somewhat ,Safe 210 41.6 41.6 73.7
Somewhat Unsafe 33 6.5 6.5 80.2
Not at all Safe 32 6.3 6.3 86.5
DKlDon't Go There 68 13.5 13.5 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q24 How safe do you feel downtown?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Very Safe 182 36.0 36.0 36.0
Somewhat Safe 231 45.7 45.7 81.8
Somewhat Unsafe 36 7.1 7.1 88.9
Not at all Safe 14 2.8 2.8 91.7
DKlDon't Go There 42 8.3 8.3 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q25 How safe do you feel in the City's parking garages?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Very Safe 69 13.7 13.7 13.7
Somewhat Safe 219 43.4 43.4 57.0
Somewhat Unsafe 56 11.1 11.1 68.1
Not at all Safe 52 10.3 10.3 78.4
DKlDon't Go There 109 21.6 21.6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
C28
q26 How safe do you feel at the Civic Center parking lot?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Very Safe 196 38.8 38.8 38.8
Somewhat Safe 221 43.8 43.8 82.6
Somewhat Unsafe 21 4.2 4.2 86.7
Not at all Safe 12 2.4 2.4 89.1
DKlDon't Go There 55 10.9 10.9 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q27 Do you have regular access to the Internet?
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 328 65.0 65.0 65.0
No 177 35.0 35.0 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q28 On average, how often do you visit the City's web site?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid At least once a day 15 3.0 4.6 4.6
At least once a week 41 8.1 12.5 17.1
At least once a month 67 13.3 20.4 37.5
Less than once a month 122 24.2 37.2 74.7
Never 83 16.4 25.3 100.0
Total 328 65.0 100.0
Missing System 177 35.0
Total 505 100.0
q29 Are there any services that are not currently offered that you would like
to see available on the City's web site?
Cumulative
Frequencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 29 5.7 11.8 11.8
No 205 40.6 83.7 95.5
DKlRF 11 2.2 4.5 100.0
Total 245 48.5 100.0
Missing System 260 51.5
Total 505 100.0
q30 Do you receive the City's magazine called Roanoke Citizen, at your
home?
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Yes 291 57.6 57.6 57.6
No 199 39.4 39.4 97.0
DKlRF 15 3.0 3.0 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
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q31 When you receive the magazine would you say you usually...
Cumulative
Freouency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Read it cover to cover 81 16.0 27.8 27.8
Scan the articles and
read the ones that 147 29.1 50.5 78.4
interest you
Flip through it but don't 48 9.5 16.5 94.8
read many articles
Don't read it at all 15 3.0 5.2 100.0
Total 291 57.6 100.0
Missing System 214 42.4
Total 505 100.0
q32 On average, how often do you watch the City's Inside Roanoke television show on
Roanoke Valley Television Channel 3?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid At least once a week 103 20.4 20.4 20.4
At least once a month 104 20.6 20.6 41.0
A few times a year 114 22.6 22.6 63.6
Never 178 35.2 35.2 98.8
DKlRF 6 1.2 1.2 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q33_1 What metl;lod of communication do you prefer for receiving information
from the City of Roanoke government: through a magazine mailed to you by
the City several times a year?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Not Chosen 293 58.0 58.0 58.0
Chosen 212 42.0 42.0 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q33_2 What method of communication do you prefer for receiving information
from the City of Roanoke government: through an e-mail sent to you
periodically by the City?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Not Chosen 454 89.9 89.9 89.9
Chosen 51 10.1 10.1 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
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q33_3 What method of communication do you prefer for receiving information
from the City of Roanoke government: by visiting the City's web site yourself?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Not Chosen 456 90.3 90.3 90.3
Chosen 49 9.7 9.7 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q33_ 4 What method of communication do you prefer for receiving information
from the City of Roanoke government: by watching the City's TV shows on
RVTV Channel 3?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Not Chosen 416 82.4 82.4 82.4
Chosen 89 17.6 17.6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q33_5 What method of communication do you prefer for receiving information
from the City of Roanoke government: by reading the newspaper, listening to
radio news, or watching news?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Not Chosen 184 36.4 36.4 36.4
Chosen 321 63.6 63.6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q33_6 What method of communication do you prefer for receiving information
from the City of Roanoke government: or some other way?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Not Chosen 476 94.3 94.3 94.3
Chosen 29 5.7 5.7 1000
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q33J What method of communication do you prefer for receiving information
from the City of Roanoke government: DKlRF
Cumulative
Frenuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Not Chosen 502 99.4 99.4 99.4
Chosen 3 .6 .6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
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q34a Agreement: City government employees are generally friendly, courteous, and
helpful.
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 174 34.5 34.5 34.5
Somewhat Agree 275 54.5 54.5 88.9
Somewhat Disagree 31 6.1 6.1 95.0
Strongly Disagree 17 3.4 3.4 98.4
DK 8 1.6 1.6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q34b Agreement: City parking facility staff are generally polite and responsive.
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 158 31.3 31.3 31.3
Somewhat Agree 223 44.2 44.2 75.4
Somewhat Disagree 19 3.8 3.8 79.2
Strongly Disagree 9 1.8 1.8 81.0
DK 96 19.0 19.0 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q34c Agreement: It is easy to contact the appropriate City government office when
you need a particular service or have a question.
Cumulative
FreQuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 135 26.7 26.7 26.7
Somewhat Agree 202 40.0 40.0 66.7
Somewhat Disagree 70 13.9 13.9 80.6
Strongly Disagree 74 14.7 14.7 95.2
DK 24 4.8 4.8 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q34d Agreement: City government employees provide prompt service.
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongiy Agree 127 25.1 25.1 25.1
Somewhat Agree 267 52.9 52.9 78.0
Somewhat Disagree 51 10.1 10.1 88.1
Strongly Disagree 37 7.3 7.3 95.4
DK 23 4.6 4.6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
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q34e Agreement: City government employees treat citizens fairly.
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 139 27.5 27.5 27.5
Somewhat Agree 270 53.5 53.5 81.0
Somewhat Disagree 38 7.5 7.5 88.5
Strongly Disagree 30 5.9 5.9 94.5
DK 28 5.5 5.5 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q34f Agreement: Convenient parking at City government offices is generally available.
Cumulative
Frenuencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 52 10.3 10.3 10.3
Somewhat Agree 180 35.6 35.6 45.9
Somewhat Disagree 105 20.8 20.8 66.7
Strongly Disagree 118 23.4 23.4 90.1
DK 50 9.9 9.9 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q34g Agreement: City government office locations are convenient.
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 126 25.0 25.0 25.0
Somewhat Agree 242 47.9 47.9 72.9
Somewhat Disagree 65 12.9 12.9 85.7
Strongly Disagree 50 9.9 9.9 95.6
DK 22 4.4 4.4 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q34h Agreement: City government office hours are convenient.
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Strongly Agree 167 33.1 33.1 33.1
Somewhat Agree 223 44.2 44.2 77.2
Somewhat Disagree 55 10.9 10.9 88.1
Strongly Disagree 40 7.9 7.9 96.0
DK 20 4.0 4.0 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q35 In what year were you born?
Cumulative
Freouencv Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid 1907 2 .4 .4 .4
1913 1 .2 .2 .6
1914 1 .2 .2 .8
1916 2 .4 .4 1.2
1917 3 .6 .6 1.8
C33
q35 In what year were you born?
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid 1918 2 4 .4 2.2
1919 2 .4 .4 2.6
1920 3 .6 .6 3.2
1921 6 1.2 1.2 4.4
1922 4 .8 .8 5.1
1923 4 .8 .8 5.9
1924 5 1.0 1.0 6.9
1925 8 1.6 1.6 8.5
1926 4 .8 .8 9.3
1927 3 .6 .6 9.9
1928 7 1.4 1.4 11.3
1929 4 .8 .8 12.1
1930 13 2.6 2.6 14.7
1931 8 1.6 1.6 16.2
1932 6 1.2 1.2 17.4
1933 7 1.4 1.4 18.8
1934 6 1.2 1.2 20.0
1935 4 .8 .8 20.8
1936 3 .6 .6 21.4
1937 5 1.0 1.0 22.4
1938 3 .6 .6 23.0
1939 10 2.0 2.0 25.0
1940 7 1.4 1.4 26.3
1941 12 2.4 2.4 28.7
1942 8 1.6 1.6 30.3
1943 7 1.4 1.4 31.7
1944 15 3.0 3.0 34.7
1945 7 1.4 1.4 36.0
1946 13 2.6 2.6 38.6
1947 11 2.2 2.2 40.8
1948 12 2.4 2.4 43.2
1949 7 1.4 1.4 44.6
1950 11 2.2 2.2 46.7
1951 15 3.0 3.0 49.7
1952 7 1.4 1.4 51.1
1953 5 1.0 1.0 52.1
1954 11 2.2 2.2 54.3
1955 9 1.8 1.8 56.0
1956 17 3.4 3.4 59.4
1957 8 1.6 1.6 61.0
1958 7 1.4 1.4 62.4
1959 4 .8 .8 63.2
1960 10 2.0 2.0 65.1
1961 10 2.0 2.0 67.1
1962 12 2.4 2.4 69.5
1963 6 1.2 1.2 70.7
1964 11 2.2 2.2 72.9
1965 9 1.8 1.8 74.7
1966 12 2.4 2.4 77.0
1967 5 1.0 1.0 78.0
1968 18 3.6 3.6 81.6
C34
q35 In what year were you born?
Cumulative
. Freouency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid 1969 7 1.4 1.4 83.0
1970 5 1.0 1.0 84.0
1971 5 1.0 1.0 85.0
1972 4 .8 .8 85.7
1973 5 1.0 1.0 86.7
1974 5 1.0 1.0 87.7
1975 6 1.2 1.2 88.9
1976 3 .6 .6 89.5
1977 4 .8 .8 90.3
1978 2 .4 4 90.7
1979 5 1.0 1.0 91.7
1980 9 1.8 1.8 93.5
1981 4 .8 .8 94.3
1982 2 .4 4 94.7
1984 2 .4 .4 95.0
1985 5 1.0 1.0 96.0
1986 5 1.0 1.0 97.0
1987 5 1.0 1.0 98.0
DKlRF 10 2.0 2.0 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q36 Do you consider yourself to be White, African American or Black, Asian, Hispanic or
Latino, or a member of some other group?
Cumulative
Freouency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid White 377 74.7 74.7 74.7
African American (Slack) 105 20.8 20.8 95.4
Asian 1 .2 .2 95.6
Hispanic (Latino) 3 .6 .6 96.2
Other 11 2.2 2.2 98.4
DKlRF 8 1.6 1.6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
C35
q37 Please stop me when I get to the bracket that includes your best estimate of your
total family income before taxes last year.
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid less than $15,000 74 14.7 14.7 14.7
between $15,000 and 81 16.0 16.0 30.7
less than $25,000
between $25,000 and 68 13.5 13.5 44.2
less than $35.000
between $35,000 and 84 16.6 16.6 60.8
less than $50,000
between $50.000 and 70 13.9 13.9 74.7
less than $75,000
between $75,000 and 33 6.5 6.5 81.2
$100,000
over $100,000 37 7.3 7.3 88.5
DKlRF 58 11.5 11.5 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
q38 Gender
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Male 184 36.4 36.4 36.4
Female 321 63.6 63.6 100.0
Total 505 100.0 100.0
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Appendix D
Responses For Open-Ended Survey Items
Q13. Why do you not recycle with the City of Roanoke?
ResTJondent # ResTJonse
3 They pick up different hems on different days, i1 is hard to keep track of
schedule
4 None in area
5 In the habit of throwing everything away
6 Recycling attracts rats and other critters
7 Never called to ask to do it
13 Not sure of pick up day. Would recycle ifpick up schedule was provided
14 Don't take the time it's easier to toss it all together
16 Not enough stuff
18 Don't know
22 Don't know
23 No bin provided
28 Haven't done it for several years
29 Nothing to recycle
33 Friends told respondent that service was poor
37 Recycling bin went missing
38 Too much trouble
41 Has not been told how to
47 Has never been asked as far as respondent knows, husband takes care of
all that
48 Would like to know how
52 They quit doing it the old way and it is too confusing
53 Respondent puts out paper they say they are picking up glass, when glass
is put ou1 they say they want paper
55 Was told not to recycle
56 It is too much of a hassle and can't keep up with when they pick up
57 Not offered
58 Can't get one of the recycling containers, has called several times
59 Too much of a pain, containers too small
62 Nothing to recycle
81 They quit
83 Don't have the time
84 Do not have information on pick-up times, don't have a bin
91 They took our can. The trash collection moved from the alley to the front
which causes many problems with bugs
92 Not offered in neighborhood
97 Not enough trash to recycle
98 Doesn't have much
101 Trash cans are awkward to use, too small to accommodate the quantity of
recycled items
104 Don't provide it
106 It is not manda10ry
III Just don't do it
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Q13. Continued.
Respondent # Response
113
114
lIS
119
121
124
130
132
133
138
144
149
151
154
163
165
166
170
Building maintenance takes care of it
Pick up issue, don'1 do regularly
Doesn't empty the garbage
Doesn't know anything about it
Apartment does not recycle
Disabled and alone
They have just about s10pped in respondent's neighborhood
Doesn't think the bins have been brought around
No bins
No bins
Doesn't recycle much
lust hasn't since moving four years ago
Has just one trash can and no recycling bins
No one to pick it up
Don't have the time
Called for a bucket but they will not provide one free of charge
Apartments do not provide bins
Pu1s i1 outside and it is not picked up. Can't pick it up if it gets knocked
over
Don't know
Don't have a bin
Not aware of process, no bins
Has no bin
Laziness
Don't know how to start
No bins
Lives alone, doesn't have that much
Too inconvenient
It is a pain
Time
No good reason, just don't think about i1
No bins
Husband had a run in with the people
No particular reason
Think it is silly
Hasn't given it much thought
Not provided with an opportunity
Doesn't consume enough to recycle
Not physically able
Lately has not had the time, has been taking it to Cycle Systems
No bins
Doesn't have much
Did at one time but it became too complicated with the sorting
173
179
180
182
185
189
191
192
194
198
199
202
207
211
213
216
219
224
226
227
232
234
240
241
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Q13. Continued.
Respondent # Response
246 Doesn't need to and rides the bus
247 No bins
251 Apartments not big enough to keep recycling inside between pick ups
252 Lives alone and doesn't have enough
255 Lives in apartment that does not recycle
263 Too much trouble
274 Don't know
275 Too lazy
279 Don't produce a lot of waste, out of town often
280 Doesn't have much
281 Don't offer it with apartment
282 Too inconvenient
284 Doesn't separate trash
286 Too much of a hassle (don't come by and pick it up any more)
293 Just don't do it
297 No bin provided
298 Renting
300 Just don't think about it
310 Can't get the items out to the street due to age
312 Don't have the time
313 Don't use recyclable things
321 Don't have time
327 Don't have much to recycle
330 Not worth the effort, doesn't have much
331 Don't want to wash it before putting it out
333 Don't know
334 The way 1hey had it set up was hard to deal with
341 Don't usually buy the things that can be recycled
343 Recycles cans himself
345 Don't have much 10 recycle
347 Just don't do it
348 Takes it over to the county
357 They throw out 1he stuff and respondent can't find it
360 Don't have bin
362 Respondent moved and just hasn't done it
369 Lives in apartment complex
372 They don't make it easy to do
379 Landlord provides no bins
380 Lives in a housing development where the process is unclear
381 Keeping up with the schedule is difficult
383 Physical disability
386 Had bins but they quit picking them up
389 Don't know
03
Q13. Continued.
ResfJondent # ResfJonse
400
405
409
410
412
416
418
419
420
425
427
430
431
433
435
436
437
439
445
449
452
456
460
466
467
468
469
476
477
484
487
488
489
501
504
508
511
514
515
517
518
519
522
Don't know
Just moved in and don't know enough to do it ye1
Did at one time but not know, they won'1 pick up the bottles
Used to when on the river but not in new home
Private recycling
Don't know
Just not in the area to recycle
Used to, too tiresome
They took respondent's bin away
Nothing to recycle
Doesn't have recycling
Don't have a container and don't know how to get one
Don't have a bin
Don't know
Too much of a hassle
Don't know
Has moved and no recycling available
Don't take the time
Doesn't have bin
Don't have the space
Just easier to put things in trash
No place to recycle items other than cardboard
Done it already
Don't have a bin
11 is a pain
Don't pick it up
Don't know
Don't think about it
Lives in housing projects
Don't think about it
Convenience
Containers are not large enough
Don't recycle with the City but recycle with the Boy Scouts
Does not see locations for recycling
No bins
Lives in apartment complex
Time
Usually doesn't have anything
Never really thought about it
Just don't do it
Don't know anything about it
Lives alone, doesn't have that much recycling
Recycling is a waste of time
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Q13. Continued.
Respondent # Response
526 Lives in apartment that does not recycle
529 Give it to the church
538 Church friends collect the items
540 Though1 that they quit doing it
544 Recycle in the trash
546 Don't produce a lot of trash
548 Just don't do it
553 Don't pick it up
554 Neighborhood has not been selected for it
555 Doesn't recycle
557 Don't know
564 Don't have much to recycle
574 Don't have much to recycle
576 Don't use that many things that can be recycled
577 Because they didn't give me a bin. They dropped them at every other
house in my neighborhood
578 Not worth it
584 Not available on respondent's route
588 Nothing to recycle
590 Don't know
592 Too much of a hassle
596 Choose not to
597 Don't know
599 When services were changed, pick-up times became unclear. Respondent
used to recycle all the time
602 Because they make it too hard
608 Has dumpsters (lives in complex) so not able
620 They don't pick up on a regular basis
621 No place to put the recycling bin
623 Don't think about it
624 Just have not taken the steps to do it
625 In an apartment
628 Lives by himself and doesn't have anything to recycle
632 Lives in apartment
633 Feels that she should
635 Not convenient
636 Respondent's son does
637 Has alternate me1hods for recycling
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Q20. In what additional languages would you like information to be offered?
Respondent # Response
411 African, Spanish, Haitian
203 All languages
342 Any
477 Arabic
104 Asian languages like Japanese
311 Bosnian, Somalian
73 Chinese
200 Chinese, Jamaican
134 French
276 French
421 French
639 French
123 French
121 French
5 French
508 French
300 French, Chinese
35 German
285 German, French
636 German, French
380 Indian
502 Indian languages
224 Indian languages
241 Jamaican, Brazilian
556 Japanese
274 Japanese
97 Japanese
357 Mandarin
427 More African languages
297 Phillipino, the Caribbean languages
294 Romance languages, Japanese, Chinese
208 Serbian
90 South African
633 Spanish
130 Spanish
Q29. Are there any services that are not currently offered that you would like to
see available on the City's web site? "Yes" responses specified.
Respondent # Response
413 A detailed listing of indoor activities in the surrounding areas as well as
the sights
480 Ability to submit building permits online
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Q29. Continued.
Respondent # Response
10]
Areas and hours of road repairs
Canine good citizens test
Classes, pottery, art, dancing, etc.
Free online bill payment
Getting pedophiles off the street
Housing auctions and other rea] estate information
How much money they are spending for things they never do
It should be promoted more, would use it if more aware ofwha1 it offered
Looking for a car you have to go 1hrough all the cars to find a car in your
pnce range
More details about recycling, such as times of pickup, pickup procedures,
what is accepted. Any type of cultural announcements that are Roanoke
specific, not Civic Center specific, locally based cultural activities
More help for single working parents
More related to the school system. It would be considerate to publish
what each classroom is doing since the teachers have to plan in advance.
That way the parents could know what the children are expected to do
Need to offer more for the seniors
Needs more informational to the citizens about day to day activities and
what is going on in Roanoke. More open and up front
Recent updates of local sex offenders
Restaurant reviews, Roanoke has good restaurants and those should be
noted on the website
Search function
Services for maintaining the quality oflife, more things for college
students
Takes too long to find a job on the web site
The ability to view persona] property tax or real es1ate tax bill amoun1s
online
The library does offer genealogy, bu1 only when you are on a site like
Ancestry.com. The state ofKY has a system in the libraries to allow you
to do it off site/at home
The web site should allow for open discussion and comment and not bottle
up the complaints
There should be more accessibility on the web-site for citizens to give
feedback to the City government and Council regardless if the feedback is
positive or negative
They could add more music links
Transportation for the elderly
When businesses have a "trading as" name it would be more convenient if
they were cross referenced in some way
Would like to pay bills online
278
206
]50
446
468
]23
]78
259
360
79
94
52
338
30
]68
455
54]
22
437
84
]36
599
587
277
253
487
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Q33. What method of communication do you prefer for receiving information
from the City of Roanoke government? "Other" responses specified.
Respondent # Response
311 Billboards
541 Bulletin boards that remind people of the shows on RVTV Channel 3
45 Calendars
519 Calendars are good
401 From the Internet
231 Letters
474 Mail
573 Mail
402 Mail
50 Mail
164 Mail
235 Mail
463 Mail
464 Mail
576 Mail
219 Mail
227 Mail
91 Mail
477 Mail
380 Mail-- especially new laws
347 Mail a newsletter
274 Mailing letters
291 Newsletter
524 Newsletter
3 79 Newsletter
334 Newsletter
411 Newsletter
383 Talking to someone
42 Telephone calls
Q36. Race/Ethnicity. "Other" responses specified.
Respondent # Response
256 African American, White and Native American
431 Bi-racial (White and Black)
467 Brown
154 Cherokee and Blackfoot
588 Child of God
13 9 Greek
531 Mixed
468 Mixed
30 Mixed race, some Cherokee Indian, French and Black
311 Native American
D8
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 364
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1591
Telephone: (540) 853-2333
Fa" (540) 853.1138
City Web: www.roanokeva.gov
December 5, 2005
Honorable C. Nelson Harris, Mayor and Members
of City Council
Roanoke, VA
Dear Mayor Harris and Members of Council:
Subject:
Roanoke Redevelopment
Housing Authority Project
Update
This is to request space on Council's agenda for a 10 minute review of the
above referenced subject.
Respectfully submitted,
~
Darlene L. Bu ,cham
City Manage !
DLB:sm
c: City Clerk
City Attorney
Director of Finance
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 364
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1591
Telephone, (540) 853-2333
Fa" (540) 853-1138
City Web: www.roanokeva.gov
December 5, 2005
Honorable C. Nelson Harris, Mayor and Members
of City Council
Roanoke, VA
Dear Mayor Harris and Members of Council:
Subject:
Update on Street Restoration
Standards
This is to request space on Council's agenda for a 20 minute presentation on
the above referenced subject.
Darlene L. Bu
City Manager
DLB:sm
c: City Clerk
City Attorney
Director of Finance
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 364
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1591
Telephone: (540) 853-2333
Fax: (540) 853-1138
City Web: www.roanokeva.gov
December 5, 2005
Honorable C. Nelson Harris, Mayor and Members
of City Council
Roanoke, VA
Dear Mayor Harris and Members of Council:
Subject:
Zoning Ordinance Revision
This is to request space on Council's agenda for a 10 minute review of the
above referenced subject.
Respectfully submitted,
Darlene L. Bur
City Manager
~
DLB:sm
c: City Clerk
City Attorney
Director of Finance
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 364
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1591
Telephone: (540) 853-2333
Fax: (540) 853-1138
City Web: www.roanokeva.gov
December 5, 2005
Honorable C. Nelson Harris, Mayor and Members
of City Council
Roanoke, VA
Dear Mayor Harris and Members of Council:
Subject:
New Parking Ticket Procedure
This is to request space on Council's agenda for a 20 minute presentation on
the above referenced subject.
Respectfully submitted,
Darlene L. B rcham
City Manager
DLB:sm
c: City Clerk
City Attorney
Director of Finance
CITY OF ROANOKE
Office of the City Clerk
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
Stephanie M. Moon, CMC
Deputy City Clerk
Sheila N. Hartman
Assistant City Clerk
December 8, 2005
File #15-110-230
Judith M. St.Clair, Secretary
Roanoke Arts Commission
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Ms. St.Clair:
This is to advise you that Edward W. Barnett has qualified as a member of the
Roanoke Arts Commission, to fill the unexpired term of Mark C. McConnel,
resigned, ending June 30, 2007.
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Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
MFP:ew
pc: Stephanie M. Moon, CMC, Deputy City Clerk
Oath or Affirmation of Office
Commonwealth of Virginia, City of Roanoke, to-wit:
I, Edward W. Barnett, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the
Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge
and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as a member of the Roanoke
Arts Commission, to fill the unexpired term of Mark C. McConnel, resigned,
ending June 30, 2007, according to the best of my ability (So help me God).
W$/J'
Subscribed and sworn to before me thiSU day of~ 2005.
BRENDA L. HAMILTON, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
BYP'\ ~JJ~,^- ~ (~:tL~j\..!UEPUTY CLERK
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CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
215 Church Avenue, S.w., Room 456
Roanoke, Vrrginia24011-1536
Telephone: (540) 853-2541
Fax: (540) 853-1145
E.mail: clerk@ci.roanoke.va.us
STEPHANIE M. MOON, CMC
Deputy City Clerk
SHEILA N. HARTMAN
Assistant City Clerk
MARY F. PARKER, CMC
City Clerk
December 8, 2005
File #110-543
Thomas A. Wood, Secretary
Towing Advisory Board
2020 Mt. View Road
Vinton, Virginia 241 79
Dear Mr. Wood:
This is to advise you that Phyllis A. Johnson has qualified as a member of the
Towing Advisory Board, for a term ending June 30, 2008.
'lA~ :JP~
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
MFP:ew
pc: Stephanie M. Moon, CMC, Deputy City Clerk
Oath or Affirmation of Office
Commonwealth of Virginia, City of Roanoke, to-wit:
I, Phyllis A. Johnson, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the
Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge
and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as a member of the Towing
Advisory Board, for a term ending June 30, 2008, according to the best of my
ability (So help me God).
~Iit~ (L~I)(J
Subscribed and sworn to before me this(iL day of.bm..L 2005.
BRENDA L. HAMilTON, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
BY~fV\.\.~~~ ~^O\,~, DEPUTY CLERK
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CITY OF ROANOKE
Office of the City Clerk
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
Stephanie M. Moon, CMC
Deputy City Clerk
December 8, 2005
Sheila N. Hartman
Assistant City Clerk
File #323
Darlene L. Burcham
City Manager
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Ms. Burcham:
I am attaching copy of a resolution adopted by the Library Advisory Board with
regard to the Comprehensive Library Study.
The resolution was referred to you for report to the Council.
MFP:ew
S?\y~ }fJ~
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
pc: Stanley G. Breakell, Chair Roanoke Public Library Board, 3256 Allendale
Street, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24014
Rolanda B. Russell, Assistant City Manager for Community Development
Sheila Umberger, Acting Director of Libraries
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CITY OF ROANOKE
LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
A RESOLUTION URGING THE ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL TO BEGIN THE
IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
ROANOKE LIBRARY COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
WHEREAS, City Council commissioned a comprehensive study of the City of Roanoke
Public Library System, and the Roanoke Library Comprehensive Study (Study) was received by
City Council at its meeting of October 3, 2005;
WHEREAS, although Roanoke is a vibrant community, which has been voted as one of
America's most "livable" cities, the library system in the City and the Roanoke Valley is a
quality ofJife element in which the City and Valley are clearly deficient;
WHEREAS, the current annual appropriations for City library staffing, facilities,
collections, technology and programs are inadequate;
WHEREAS, the City allocates only $2.99 per capita for library collections while
Roanoke County aIlocates $4.61 per capita and upper quartile peer libraries nationally allocate
$9.79 per capita;
WHEREAS, with the exception of the Law Library, all City Library facilities were built
prior to the mid-1970's;
WHEREAS, the City Library staffing level is .42 staff per 1,000 population while the
national staffing level for public library systems serving similar base populations (100,000 to
250,0(0) is .74 staff per 1,000 population;
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WHEREAS, a healthy local economy is more and more dependent upon information
technology and the growth of knowledge industries, and public libraries are an economic
development tool, as well as an important ingredient ofa community's quality ofJife;
WHEREAS, if Council's vision of "a community of stable, safe, healthy, caring and
friendly neighborhoods" is to be achieved, then neighborhood libraries must be provided that are
learning and recreational havens for Roanoke citizens; and
WHEREAS, the Roanoke Public Library Advisory Board urges a meaningful and timely
response to the Roanoke Library Comprehensive Study;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Roanoke Public Library Advisory Board as
follows:
1. The Library Advisory Board concurs with the regrettable fmding of the Study that
City Libraries are under utilized because staffing, facilities, collections, technology and programs
are inadequate.
2. The Study recommends that the City begin a phased program of funding the
capital needs of the City Library System which are estimated to total $41.2 million ($37.9
million in facilities and $3.3 million in technology), and the Library Advisory Board urges that
City Council immediately begin the process of designating funding for Phase I of the needed
system capital improvements recommended by the Study ($6.6 million in facilities and $ 1.0
million in technology).
3. The Study fmds that an additional appropriation of $1.9 million per year will be
required to meet the operating cost needs of the City Library System, and the Library Advisory
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Board urges City Council to immediately adopt a phased program that will meet the operating
costs needs of the City Library System as recommended by the Study.
4. Although the Library Advisory Board believes that merger of the City Library
System and the COIUlty Library System would result in a more efficient and effective unified
system, the Board recognizes that this goal may not be immediately achievable, and the Board
urges close cooperation between the two systems, particularly with respect to the location of
library facilities.
5. The Library Advisory Board wishes to express its appreciation to City Council for
its continuing interest in the City Library System and for Council's careful consideration of the
critical needs of the City Library System as documented by the Comprehensive Study.
ATTEST:
Stanley G. Breakell, President
Library Advisory Board
Date:
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System Capital Cost
Phase I
NeighboorhQo<LCenter
Kiosk Branch
Renovation Allowance
Full Service Branch Library
Total Facilities 1
Technology
. Collection Operating System
.Radio Freq. Tags(308.106X .70)
.SelfCheck out Stations (17X$22,000)
.AN Allowance (ex:Safari Systems)
. Computers(12 7X$ 750)
. Kiosk (Information)
.2417 Hold Lockers (2X$4500)
Total Technology
TOTAL CAPITAL COST
Phase I
..
$50,000
$200,000
$6,398,000
$6.648.000
$375,000
$215,675
$374,000
$ 24,075
$ 95,250
$ 10,000
$ 9,000
$1.103.0QQ
$7,751,000
Additional Annual Operational Cost
Staff (Adding 31 FTE)
$1,238,000
Collection Development
$ 355,388
Technology Upgrade Allowance
$ 200,000
Special Program Allowance
$ 200,000
Additional Operational CoSt2
$1,993,338
ll.and Cost not Included
2Cost are in addition to current 2004 funding
levels of $3,364,721
ExHIBIT 6.
RoANoKE LIBRARY CoMPREHENSIVE STUDY
RECOMMENDATION OF COSTS
FACIUTY COST
ANAL VSIS
To Illustrate the cost beneflt of coordinating the planning and library
Administration functions of the City of Roan"e and Roanoke County, two
capital expansion scenartos are presented.
SCENARIO 1 (AI
Oty 0' Roanoke PublIC Library
capitol COst .ebIH..1
Neighborhood Cemer
Kiosk SSO.ooO
RenOVltlCNl Allowlnee 5200,000
Stomronl 1
.
Full SeJYlce Branch a
Library
56,398.000
Resource/Regional 3..
L1bnlry (72.500 sf)
City of ROinote Annual Cost 16,648.000
CIIY' of Roanoke Building Cost
Parking Car.
(300Cllu)
.
I Storefront lease spac.
1 Assumes addition to an existing branch library
J Land costs Is not Induded In constrUCtIon estimates
.. par1c.lng cost for cemralllbr.ry IS not Included
ROANOIai UtIIWlY COMI'IIQ1ENSM SlVD'I'
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CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 364
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1591
Telephone, (540) 853-2333
Fa" (540) 853-1138
City Web: www.roanokeva.gov
December 5, 2005
The Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mayor and Members of Council:
I would like to sponsor a request from Library Advisory Board to share
with City Council a resolution on the Comprehensive Library Study.
arlene L. Burc am
City Manager
DLB:sm
c: City Attorney
Director of Finance
City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
Office of the City Clerk
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
Stephanie M. Moon, CMC
Deputy City Clerk
Sheila N. Hartman
Assistant City Clerk
December 8, 2005
File #60-67-236-304
Jesse A. Hall
Director of Finance
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Hall:
I am attaching copy of Budget Ordinance No. 37260-120505 appropriating
additional funds in the amount of $12,464.00, for the Summer Food Program Grant,
and amending and reordaining certain sections of the 2005-2006 Grant Fund
Appropriations.
The above referenced measure was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at
a regular meeting which was held on Monday, December 5, 2005, and is in full force
and effect upon its passage.
SA'.,JP~
Mary F. Parker, CMe
City Clerk
MFP:ew
Attachment
pc: Darlene L. Burcham, City Manager
Sherman M. Stovall, Director, Office of Management and Budget
Steven C. Buschor, Director, Parks and Recreation
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
The 5th day of December, 2005.
No. 37260-120505.
AN ORDINANCE appropriating additional funding for the Summer
Food Program Grant, amending and reordaining certain sections of the 2005-
2006 Grant Fund Appropriations, and dispensing with the second reading by title
of this ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the
following sections of the 2005-2006 Grant Fund Appropriations be, and the same
are hereby, amended and reordained to read and provide as follows:
Appropriations
Temporary Employee Wages 035-630-5189-1004
Revenues
Summer Food Program Grant FY05 035-630-5189-5289
$ 12,464
12,464
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of the City Charter, the second
reading of this ordinance by title is hereby dispensed with.
ATTE~ -) ~
~Ierk.
CITY OF ROANOKE
Office of the City Clerk
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
Stephanie M. Moon, CMC
Deputy City Clerk
Sheila N. Hartman
Assistant City Clerk
December 8, 2005
File #60-67-236-304
Darlene L. Burcham
City Manager
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Ms. Burcham:
I am attaching copy of Resolution No. 37261-120505 authorizing the City Manager
to accept additional allowable reimbursements from the USDA Food and Nutrition
Service, in the amount of $12,464.00, to provide for nutritional needs of children
and youth during the summer months, as more fully set forth in a letter from the
City Manager addressed to the Council under date of December 5, 2005.
The abovereferenced measure was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at
a regular meeting which was held on Monday, December 5, 2005, and is in full force
and effect upon its passage.
S~':, ;. p~
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
MFP:ew
Attachment
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December 8, 2005
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pc: Jesse A. Hall, Director of Finance
Sherman M. Stovall, Director, Office of Management and Budget
Steven C. Buschor, Director, Parks and Recreation
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA,
The 5th day of December, 2005.
No. 37261-120505.
A RESOLUTION authorizing acceptance of additional allowable reimbursements from the
USDA Food and Nutrition Service in the amount of$12,464.00 on behalf of the City to provide for
the nutritional needs of children and youth during the summer months, and authorizing execution of
any and all necessary documents to comply with the terms and conditions of the grant and applicable
laws, regulations, and requirements pertaining thereto.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that:
1. Additional funding from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service in the amount of
$12,464.00 to provide for the nutritional needs of children and youth during the summer months, as
set forth in the City Manager's letter dated December 5, 2005, to City Council, is hereby
ACCEPTED.
2. The City Manager, or the City Manager's designee, is authorized to execute, and the
City Clerk is authorized to attest, for and on behalf of the City, any and all requisite documents
pertaining to the City's acceptance of the additional funding from the USDA Food and Nutrition
Service and to furnish such additional information as may be required in connection with the City's
acceptance of the foregoing funds. All documents to be executed on behalf of the City shall be
approved as to form by the City Attorney.
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City Clerk.
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CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 364
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1591
Telephone. (540) 853-2333
Fax< (540) 853-1138
City Web: www.roanokeva.gov
December 5, 2005
Honorable C. Nelson Harris, Mayor
Honorable Beverly T. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Vice Mayor
Honorable M. Rupert Cutler, Council Member
Honorable Alfred T. Dowe, Jr., Council Member
Honorable Sherman P. Lea, Council Member
Honorable Brenda L. McDaniel, Council Member
Honorable Brian J. Wishneff, Council Member
Dear Mayor Harris and Members of City Council:
Subject:
Summer Food Program
The City of Roanoke has continued to provide for the nutritional needs of
children and youth during the summer months while the young people are out
of school. Parks and Recreation Youth Services Division continues to supervise
the Summer Nutrition Program.
Breakfast, lunch and snack are provided to the young people throughout the
City. Approximately 56,712 meals were served at 31 sites during this year, an
increase of 4 sites from 2004. Administrative review stated - "very good
review", "records were very easy to review, we compliment you on a well run
program." Funds for the program are provided through the United States
Department of Agriculture Food & Nutrition Services (USDA). The program
concept is based on the National School Lunch Program with eligibility
requirements determined either by census track or school location based on
free or reduced priced meals during the school year. The purpose is to provide
nutritionally balanced, healthy meals to children, ages one through eighteen
and those with special needs. The City is reimbursed on a per meal basis.
Local funds in the amount of $40,000, and federal funds in the amount of
$143,315 were originally appropriated for a total 2005 Summer Foods program
of $183,315. Due to an increase in allowable reimbursements from USDA, the
City has received an additional $12,464 over the previous adopted amount. As
a result, the revenue estimate and expenditure budget may be increased. The
Honorable Mayor and Members of Council
December 5, 2005
Page 2
additional funding will be available to begin the 2006 Summer Food program
next year.
Recommended Action(s):
Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute and attest respectively,
any forms necessary to accept the additional funds, approved as to form by the
City Attorney.
Adopt the accompanying budget ordinance to increase the revenue estimate in
account 035-630-5189-5289 in the amount of $12,464, and to appropriate
funding of the same to expenditure account 035-630-5189-1004 in the Grant
Fund for the 2005 Summer Food Program.
Respectfully submitted,
~
Darlene L.
City Mana
DLB:MVH:na
c: Mary F. Parker, City Clerk
William M. Hackworth, City Attorney
Jesse A. Hall, Director of Finance
Steven B. Buschor, Director of Parks and Recreation
CM05-001l8
CITY OF ROANOKE
Office of the City Clerk
Mary F. Parker, CMC
. City Clerk
Stephanie M. Moon, CMC
Deputy City Clerk
Sheila N. Hartman
Assistant City Clerk
December 8, 2005
File #24-32
Darlene L. Burcham
City Manager
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Ms. Burcham:
I am attaching copy of Ordinance No. 37262-120505 amending !l7-5, AdoDted:
where copies filed, and !l7-35, Definitions, of Article II, Buildina Code, of Chapter 7,
Buildina Reaulations, of the Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended, to
update code enforcement regulations.
The abovereferenced measure was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at
a regular meeting which was held on Monday, December 5,2005, and is in full force
and effect upon its passage.
SA'"" J (J ~
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
MFP:ew
Attachment
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December 8, 2005
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pc: The Honorable Robert P. Doherty, Judge, Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit of
Virginia
The Honorable William D. Broadhurst, Judge, Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit of
Virginia
The Honorable Clifford R. Weckstein, Judge, Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit of
Virginia
The Honorable Charles N. Dorsey, Judge, Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit of
Virginia
The HonorableJonathan M. Apgar, Chief Judge, Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit
of Virginia
The Honorable James R. Swanson, Judge, Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit of
Virginia
The Honorable Julian H. Raney, Jr., Chief Judge, General District Court
The Honorable Vincent A. Lilley, Judge, General District Court
The Honorable Francis W. Burkart, III, Judge, General District Court
The Honorable Jacqueline F. Ward Talevi, Judge, General District Court
The HonorableJohn B. Ferguson, Chief Judge, Juvenile and Domestic Relations
District Court
The Honorable Joseph M. Clarke, II, Judge, Juvenile and Domestic Relations
District Court
The Honorable Philip Trompeter, Judge, Juvenile and Domestic Relations
District Court
The Honorable Joseph P. Bounds, Judge, Juvenile and Domestic Relations
District Court
Sheila N. Hartman, Assistant City Clerk, (For transmittal by electronic mail to
Municipal Code Corporation)
Municipal Code Corporation, P. O. Box 2235, Tallahassee, Florida 32316
Ronald S. Albright, Clerk, General District Court
David C. Wells, Clerk, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
Kozuo Webb, Office of the Magistrate
Lora A. Wilson, Law Librarian
Sherman M. Stovall, Director, Office of Management and Budget
R. Brian Townsend, Director, Planning, Building and Economic Development
Karl S. Cooler, Building Commissioner
Ford P. Weber, Director, Housing and Neighborhood Services
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA,
The 5th day of December, 2005.
No. 37262-120505.
AN ORDINANCE amending 97-5, Adopted: where copies filed, and 97-35,
Definitions, of Article II, Building Code, of Chapter 7, Building Regulations, of the Code of
the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended, to update code enforcement regulations; and
dispensing with the second reading by title of this ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that:
1. The Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended, is hereby amended and
reordained by amending 97-5,Adopted: where copies filed, and 97-35, Definitions, of Article
II, Building Code, of Chapter 7, Building Regulations. to read and provide as follows:
Sec. 7-5. Adopted: where copies filed.
The provisions, requirements and regulations contained in the Virginia
Uniform Statewide Building Code (2003 ;WOO edition), and each of the
component parts, including, but not limited to, the International Building Code
(2003;woo edition), the International Property Maintenance Code (2003 ;WOO
edition), the International Plumbing Code (2003 ;WOO edition), the
International Mechanical Code (2003 ;WOO edition), the National Electrical
Code (2002 -l-999 edition), the International Fuel Gas Code (2003 ;WOO
edition), the International Energy Conservation Code (2003 ~ edition), the
International Residential Code for One and Two-Family DweJlings (2003
;WOO edition), and the International Existing Building Code (2003 edition),
including all supplements to such component parts, as the same may from time
to time be amended by the State Board of Housing and Community
Development, are hereby adopted by the city and incorporated herein by
reference as if set out at length herein. The Virginia Uniform Statewide
Building Code (2003 ;WOO edition), and its component parts, shall be
controJling in the construction, reconstruction, alteration, enlargement, repair,
maintenance, conversion or demolition of buildings and other structures
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contained within the corporate limits of the city. Such code, or any of its
components, shall be referred to in this chapter as the building code. Copies of
the building code shall be kept on file in the office of the building
commissioner and in the office of the city clerk.
***
Sec. 7-35. Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a
different meaning:
* * *
Building code means that portion of the building code entitled, "lGG
International Property Maintenance Code", as referred to and adopted by
reference in section 7-5 of this Code, and any amendments to, or subsequent
editions of, the lGG International Property Maintenance Code.
***
2. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of the City Charter, the second
reading of this ordinance by title is hereby dispensed with.
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City Clerk.
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CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 364
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1591
Telephone: (540) 853-2333
Fa" (540) 853-1138
City Web: www.roanokeva.gov
December 5, 2005
Honorable C. Nelson Harris, Mayor
Honorable Beverly T. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Vice Mayor
Honorable M. Rupert Cutler, Council Member
Honorable Alfred T. Dowe, Jr., Council Member
Honorable Sherman P. Lea, Council Member
Honorable Brenda L. McDaniel, Council Member
Honorable Brian J. Wish neff, Council Member
Dear Mayor Harris and Members of City Council:
Subject: Amendment to City Code Section
7-5 and 7-35 regarding building
regulations
Background:
Effective November 16, 2005, The Virginia Department of Housing and
Community Development adopted the 2003 edition of the Virginia Uniform
Statewide Building Code (USBC) for the purpose of establishing minimum
regulations to govern the construction and maintenance for buildings and
structures. The provisions of the USBC are based on nationally recognized
model building codes published by the International Code Council, Inc. and are
made part of the USBC by reference. The USBC also contains administrative
provisions governing the use of the model codes and establishing requirements
for the enforcement of the USBC code by the local building departments and
other code enforcement agencies.
Considerations:
Amending the Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended (City Code), will
reflect in the City Code the recent amendments to the Virginia USBC, by
referring to the updated USBC sections which were adopted by the State and
which are enforced at the local level.
Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
December 5, 2005
Page 2
Recommended Action:
City Council adopt an ordinance (attachment) amending Sections 7-5 and 7-35
of the Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended, to bring the City Code
into conformity with the recent amendments to the Virginia Uniform Statewide
Building Code.
DLB:mmh
c: Mary F. Parker, City Clerk
William M. Hackworth, City Attorney
Jesse A. Hall, Director of Finance
Brian Townsend, Director, Planning Building and Economic Development
Karl S. Cooler, Building Commissioner
Ford P. Weber, Director, Housing and Neighborhood Services
CM05-00176
CITY OF ROANOKE
Office of the City Clerk
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
Stephanie M. Moon, CMC
Deputy City Clerk
Sheila N. Hartman
Assistant City Clerk
December 8, 2005
File #42-60-289
Darlene L. Burcham
City Manager
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Ms. Burcham:
I am attaching copy of Resolution No. 37263-120505 providing for an amendment
to the fees charged for use of market spaces at the Roanoke City Market, effective
January 1, 2006; and directing amendment of the City's Fee Compendium.
The abovereferenced measure was adopted by the Council ofthe City of Roanoke at
a regular meeting which was held on Monday, December 5,2005, and is in full force
and effect upon its passage.
MFP:ew
Sincerely, /)
A w..., .J. f/~t..~-
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
Attachment
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December 8, 2005
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pc: David Diaz, President, Downtown Roanoke, Inc., 213 Market Street, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24011
Jesse A. Hall, Director of Finance
Rolanda B. Russell, Assistant City Manager for Community Development
R. Brian Townsend, Director, Planning Building and Economic Development
Sherman M. Stovall, Director, Office of Management and Budget
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
The 5th day of December, 2005.
No. 37263-120505.
A RESOLUTION providing for an amendment to the fees charged for the use of market
spaces at the Roanoke City Market, with such changes to be effective January 1, 2006; and directing
amendment of the Fee Compendium.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Roanoke as follows:
1. As set out in the City Manager's letter to Council dated December 5, 2005, the
market space fees for the use of spaces at the Roanoke City Market shall be, and hereby are, amended
in accordance with the following fee schedule, which shall be effective on January 1,2006:
DAILY PERMIT:
· Monday through Thursday - $10.00 per space per day.
· Friday and Saturday - $15.00 per space per day.
PRIMARY/SHARED PERMIT:
. SIX MONTH PERMIT:
Six month permits at $35.00 per space per month.
. SINGLE MONTH PERMIT:
Monthly permits at $40 per space per month only during the months of January
through October.
. SATURDAY ONLY PERMIT:
Six month minimum at $40 per space per month.
· HOLIDAY SEASON PERMIT:
(November 1 through December 31). Two month minimum at $75 per space per
month.
. SPREADING FEE:
$5.00 per space per day.
. CLEANUP FEE:
Actual cost of cleanup per Section VIII (C) of the Market Handbook.
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2. The Fee Compendium of the City, maintained by the Director of Finance and
authorized and approved by City Council by Resolution No. 32412-032795, adopted March 27, 1995,
effective as of that date, as amended, shall be amended to reflect the new market space fees for the
Roanoke City Market as set forth above.
ATTEST: /7
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City Clerk.
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CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 364
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1591
Telephone: (540) 853-2333
Fa" (540) 853-1138
City Web: www.roanokeva.gov
December 5, 2005
Honorable C. Nelson Harris, Mayor
Honorable Beverly T. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Vice Mayor
Honorable M. Rupert Cutler, Council Member
Honorable Alfred T. Dowe, Jr., Council Member
Honorable Sherman P. Lea, Council Member
Honorable Brenda L. McDaniel, Council Member
Honorable Brian J. Wishneff, Council Member
Dear Mayor Harris and Members of City Council:
Subject: Proposed Fee Schedule Changes
For Use of City Market Spaces
Background:
Downtown Roanoke, Inc. (DR!) handles the day to day operations for the
Historic Roanoke City Market for the City of Roanoke. The vendors selling
goods on the City Market currently pay DRI a monthly market space fee ranging
from $35.00 to $40.00 and a daily rate of $10.00 per space. DRI uses fee
revenues for DRI management fees and to fund operational and marketing
expenses for the City Market. The fees were last revised in September 2003
with an effective date of January 1, 2004.
DRI staff worked with the Market Rules Committee, which included several
vendors, to evaluate and revise the fees for use of Market spaces, as well as
revisions to the Market Handbook. On November 11, 2005, the proposed
revised fees were approved by the Market Rules Committee. The DRI Executive
Committee has also approved such fees. On November 18, 2005, a scheduled
quarterly meeting was held with Market vendors, and they were briefed on the
proposed revised fees. Most of the Market vendors are in agreement with the
proposed revised fee schedule set forth herein. On November 15, 2005, the
DRI Executive Committee, acting on behalf of the DRI Board of Directors, voted
in favor of the proposed revised fee schedule.
Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
December 5,2005
Page 2
The effective date for such proposed revised fee changes will be January 1,
2006.
Considerations:
In light of the need for updating the market fee schedule and enhancing
promotional efforts, which has been expressed many times by vendors
participating in this process, the recommended fees are set forth below.
The proposed revised market space fees would be as follows for each market
space covered by such permit or license:
DAILY PERMIT:
· Monday through Thursday - $10.00 per space per day.
· Friday and Saturday - $1 5.00 per space per day.
PRIMARY/SHARED PERMIT:
· SIX MONTH PERMIT: Six month permits at $35.00 per space per
month).
· SINGLE MONTH PERMIT: Monthly permits at $40 per space per month
only during the months of January through October.
· SATURDAY ONLY PERMIT: Six month minimum at $40 per space per
month.
· HOLIDAY SEASON PERMIT: (November 1 through December 31). Two
month minimum at $75 per space per month.
SPREADING FEE: $5.00 per space per day.
CLEANUP FEE: Actual cost of cleanup per Section VIII (C) of the Market
Handbook.
Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
December 5, 2005
Page 3
Recommended Action:
City Council approve the market space fees for the City Market as mentioned
above and amend the City's Fee Compendium to reflect the revised market
space fees set forth above, with an effective date of January 1, 2006.
Respectfully submitted,
Darlene L. Bur
City Manager
c: Mary F. Parker, City Clerk
William M. Hackworth, City Attorney
Jesse A. Hall, Director of Finance
Rolanda B. Russell, Assistant City Manager for Community Development
Brian Townsend, Director of Planning, Building and Economic
Development
CM05-00177
CITY OF ROANOKE
Office of the City Clerk
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
Stephanie M. Moon, CMC
Deputy City Clerk
December 8, 2005
Sheila N. Hartman
Assistant City Clerk
File #60-72
Jesse A. Hall
Director of Finance
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Mr. Hall:
I am attaching copy of Budget Ordinance No. 37264-120505 appropriating
additional funding in the amount of $465,000.00 from the Commonwealth of
Virginia for various Department of Social Services programs, and amending and
reordaining certain sections of the 2005-2006 General Fund Appropriations.
The above referenced measure was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at
a regular meeting which was held on Monday, December 5,2005, and is in full force
and effect upon its passage.
MFP:ew
Sincerely, ~
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Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
Attachment
pc: Darlene L. Burcham, City Manager
Sherman M. Stovall, Director, Office of Management and Budget
Rolanda B. Russell, Assistant City Manager for Community Development
Jane R. Conlin, Director of Human/Social Services
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
The 5th day of December, 2005.
No. 37264-120505.
AN ORDINANCE to appropriate funding frol'!l the Commonwealth for various
Department of Social Services programs, amending and reordaining certain sections of the
2005-2006 General Fund Appropriations, and dispensing with the second reading by title of this
ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke that the following sections of
the 2005-2006 General Fund Appropriations be, and the same are hereby, amended and
reordained to read and provide as follows:
Appropriations
Refugee Resettlement
ADC Foster Care
Special Needs Adoption
Adoption Incentive Funds
Subsidized Adoption IV-E
Revenues
Foster Care
Refugee Program
001-630-5313-3150
001-630-5314-3115
001-630-5314-3130
001-630-5314-3131
001-630-5314-3155
9,000
232,000
81,000
1,000
142,000
001-110-1234-0675
001-110-1234-0679
456,000
9,000
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of the City Charter, the second reading of this
ordinance by title is hereby dispensed with.
Ani\~ ~~
City Clerk.
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 364
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1591
Telephone, (540) 853-2333
Fa" (540) 853-1138
City Web: www.roanokeva.gov
December 5, 2005
Honorable C. Nelson Harris, Mayor
Honorable Beverly T. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Vice Mayor
Honorable M. Rupert Cutler, Council Member
Honorable Alfred T. Dowe, Jr., Council Member
Honorable Sherman P. Lea, Council Member
Honorable Brenda L. McDaniel, Council Member
Honorable Brian J. Wishneff, Council Member
Dear Mayor Harris and Members of City Council:
Subject: Additional State Funding
for Social Service
Programs
Background:
Social Services, through our Foster Care Program, provides out-of-home
placements for children who are in need of protection and can no longer live at
home. For those children who are deemed eligible for Title IV-E funding, the
Federal and State governments will reimburse localities for the costs of out-of-
home placements at 100% of the maintenance, day care and visitation-related
transportation. Federal and State funding is also available to assist with
maintenance costs and special needs for adoptive families and assist with
refugee resettlement.
Considerations:
The City of Roanoke will receive additional funding for Foster Care, Special
Needs Adoption, Adoption Incentive, Subsidized Adoption and Refugee
Resettlement for FY 2005-2006 in the amount of $465,000. Social Services
currently maintains over 600 children who are in Foster Care or who receive
some type of adoption assistance and the cost of providing services to these
children continues to increase. Many of these children have difficulties which
require special needs payments.
Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
December 5, 2005
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Recommended Action:
Adopt the accompanying budget ordinance to increase General Fund revenue
estimates by $465,000 and appropriate funding in the same amount as
outlined below:
Revenues
001-110-1234-0679 (Refugee Program)
001-110-1234-0675 (Foster Care)
$ 9,000
456.000
465,000
$ 9,000
232,000
81,000
1,000
142.000
465,000
ADorooriations
001-630-5313-3150 (Indo-Chinese)
001-630-5314-3115 (ADC Foster Care)
001-630-5314-3130 (Special Needs Adoption)
001-630-5314-3131 (Adoption Incentive)
001-630-5314-3155 (Subsidized Adoption)
Respectfully submitted,
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Darlene L. Bu cham
City Manage
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c: Mary F. Parker, City Clerk
William M. Hackworth, City Attorney
Jesse A. Hall, Director of Finance
Rolanda B. Russell, Assistant City Manager for Community Development
Jane R. Conlin, Director of Human Services/Social Services
CM05-00174
CITY OF ROANOKE
Office of the City Clerk
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
Stephanie M. Moon, CMC
Deputy City Clerk
December 8, 2005
Sheila N. Hartman
Assistant City Clerk
File #207-450
Darlene L. Burcham
City Manager
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Ms. Burcham:
I am attaching copy of Ordinance No. 37265-120505 authorizing the City Manager
to execute a Performance Agreement among the City of Roanoke, the Industrial
Development Authority of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, and Faison-Southern Lane,
LLC, that provides for certain undertakings by the parties in connection with the
development of certain property located along U.S. Route 220/Franklin Road, in the
City of Roanoke; upon certain terms and conditions as more fully set forth in a letter
from the City Manager addressed to the Council under date of December 5, 2005.
The above referenced measure was adopted by the Council ofthe City of Roanoke at
a regular meeting which was held on Monday, December 5,2005, and is in full force
and effect upon its passage.
MFP:ew
Sincerely, j)
A~j.r~t<
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
Attachment
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Darlene L. Burcham
December 8, 2005
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pc: Jesse A. Hall, Director of Finance
Sherman M. Stovall, Director, Office of Management and Budget
Rolanda B. Russell, Assistant City Manager for Community Development
R. Brian Townsend, Director, Planning, Building and Economic Development
James F. Douthat, Attorney, Woods Rogers PLC, P. O. Box 14125, Roanoke,
Virginia 24038-4125
Dennis R. Cronk, Vice-Chair, Industrial Development Authority,
3310 Kingsbury Circle, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia 24014
Harwell M. Darby, Jr., Attorney, Industrial Development Authority, Glenn,
Feldmann, Darby and Goodlatte, 210 First Street, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia
24011
L:ICLERKlDATAICKEW1\AGENDA CORRESPONDENCElagenda carrespondenee 05IDec 05lDec 5 2005 carrespondenee.doc
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IN THE COUNCil- OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
The 5th day of December, 2005.
No. 37265-120505.
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the proper City officials to execute a Performance
Agreement among the City of Roanoke (City), the Industrial Development Authority of the City
of Roanoke, Virginia, (IDA), and Faison-Southern Lane, LLC (FSL) that provides for certain
undertakings by the parties in connection with the development of certain property located along
U.S. Route 220/Franklin Road, in the City of Roanoke; and dispensing with the second reading
by title of this Ordinance.
WHEREAS, FSL has proposed the development of certain property located along U.S.
Route 220/Franklin Road;
WHEREAS, the development of the site will require significant infrastructure cost for the
site development in order to provide for retail activity;
WHEREAS, FSL has requested an economic development grant through the IDA to
assist in the unusual expense for development of the site;
WHEREAS, City staff has advised Council that such Project will benefit economic
development within the City and the Roanoke Valley; and
WHEREAS, the City and the IDA wish to encourage FSL in connection with the
development of the Project in order to enhance and promote economic development within the
City and the Roanoke Valley.
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke as follows:
1. City Council hereby approves the terms of the Performance Agreement among the
City, the IDA, and FSL, as set forth in the attachment to the City Manager's letter to Council
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dated December 5, 2005, which provides for certain undertakings and obligations by FSL, as
we1l as certain undertakings by the City and the IDA. City Council further finds that the
economic development grant provided for by the Performance Agreement will promote
economic development within the City and the Roanoke Valley.
2. The City Manager and the City Clerk are authorized on behalf of the City to
execute and attest, respectively, a Performance Agreement among the City, the IDA, and FSL,
upon certain terms and conditions as set forth in the City Manager's letter to Council dated
December 5, 2005. The Performance Agreement sha1l be substantia1ly similar to the one
attached to such letter and in a form approved by the City Attorney.
3. The City Manager is further authorized to take such actions and execute such
documents as may be necessary to provide for the implementation and administration of such
Performance Agreement.
4. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of the City Charter, the second reading of
this Ordinance by title is hereby dispensed with.
A~'^7J. ~
City Clerk
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CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 364
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1591
Telephone, (540) 853-2333
Fa" (540) 853-1138
City Web: www.roanokeva.gov
December 5, 2005
Honorable C. Nelson Harris, Mayor
Honorable Beverly Fitzpatrick, Jr., Vice Mayor
Honorable M. Rupert Cutler, Council Member
Honorable Alfred T. Dowe, Jr., Council Member
Honorable Sherman P. Lea, Council Member
Honorable Brenda L. McDaniel, Council Member
Honorable Brian J. Wish neff, Council Member
Dear Mayor Harris and Members of City Council:
Subject: Performance Agreement for
an Economic Development Grant:
Faison-Southern Lane, LLC
The City and Faison-Southern Lane, LLC (FSL), the developer of property
located along US Route 220/Franklin Road (across from Lowe's), have
negotiated an annual Economic Development Grant Performance
Agreement. The Economic Development Grant will be funded by the City,
but issued and administered through the Industrial Development
Authority of the City of Roanoke, Virginia (IDA). Such grant would assist
in the provision of necessary infrastructure to make the site developable
including a heightened level of water quality improvements to the site's
stormwater system and enhanced aesthetic finishes to certain retaining
walls built adjacent to Franklin and Griffin Roads. The grant would also
assist in the provision a new street extension with sidewalks,
landscaping, street lighting, and related storm water improvements which
will be dedicated to the City with connections to the Southern Hills
neighborhood. In addition, FSL will fund the provision of a pad for the
construction of a Home Depot retail store, all related pad infrastructure
improvements, and facilitate the development of two retail outparcels.
The project will provide additional tax revenue, jobs, and services to and
benefit the citizens of the City and the Roanoke Valley in addition to
being an economic benefit to the City.
Consideration:
The proposed Agreement outlines the obligations of FSL in order to
qualify for and receive the grant. A copy of the proposed Agreement is
attached to this letter. Some of the main provisions provide FSL must
Honorable C. Nelson Harris, Mayor
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December 5, 2005
complete the road extension with the connection to Southern Hills within
18 months after the date of the Agreement. Within 30 months after the
date of the Agreement, a Home Depot retail facility will be opened to the
public for business. FSL will have spent or caused to have been spent at
least $4,500,000 on the development of the Project, including at least
$1,768,825 on the street extension and related infrastructure
improvements and enhancements as detailed in the Agreement.
After the Home Depot store is opened, FSL can make up to ten (10)
annual grant requests to the IDA under certain conditions. The various
tax revenues, as listed in the Agreement, the City actually receives for the
Property or Project must exceed $400,000 for the preceding grant year.
If so, then FSL may make a grant request to the IDA for up to an amount
equal to 50% of the amount of revenue the City actually received during
the preceding grant year, subject to certain other provisions as set forth
in the Agreement. However, the maximum amount of all grant funds FSL
may receive shall not exceed $1,768,825.
The Agreement requires FSL to provide the City and the IDA appropriate
supporting documentation for each grant request. Funding for each
annual grant request will be subject to appropriation by the City Council
to the IDA.
Recommended Action:
Approve the terms of the Performance Agreement among the City, FSL,
and the IDA, as set forth in the attachment to this letter, and determine
such grant will promote economic development within the City.
Authorize the City Manager to execute a Performance Agreement among
the City, FSL, and the IDA, substantially similar to the one attached to this
letter, and to execute such other documents and take such further action
as may be necessary to implement and administer such Performance
Agreement, with the form of such Agreement to be approved by the City
Attorney.
Respectfully submitted,
~
arlene L. Bu
City Manager
Honorable C. Nelson Harris, Mayor
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December 5,2005
Attachment
cc: William M. Hackworth, City Attorney
Jesse A. Hall, Director of Finance
Mary F. Parker, City Clerk
Rolanda Russell, Assistant City Manager for Community
Development
Brian Townsend, Director, Planning Building & Economic
Development
James F. Douthat, Attorney, Woods, Rogers
Dennis Cronk, Chairman, Industrial Development Authority
Harwell M. Darby, Attorney, Industrial Development Authority
CM05-00179
PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT
This Performance Agreement (Agreement) is dated , 2005, by and
among the City of Roanoke, Virginia, a municipal corporation (City), Faison-Southern
Lane, LLC, a North Carolina Limited Liability Company (FSL), and the Industrial
Development Authority of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, an industrial development
authority organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia (IDA),
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, FSL has proposed a development of certain property located along Southern
Hills Drive, consisting of tax map numbers 5470102, 5470103, 5470104, 5470108,
5470109,5470110,5470111, 5470112,5470113,5470114,5470115,5480701,5480704,
5480717 and 5480718 (Property), on which FSL will construct a pad (Pad)for a Home
Depot retail facility (Facility) and will also create outparcels;
WHEREAS, the City recognizes the development of the Property will require significant
cost for site development to attract substantial retail activity;
WHEREAS, FSL intends to develop the Property by constructing streets, developing
commercial sites and a Pad, and by leasing such Pad for the Facility, together with
associated infrastructure, for businesses on the Property (Project). A drawing showing
the Property, including outparcels, and the Project is attached hereto and made a part
hereof as Exhibit A;
WHEREAS, a public road extension of Griffin Road (Road Extension) is needed to
provide better access to the Facility and to the Southern Hills neighborhood;
WHEREAS, FSL will construct such Road Extension in substantial conformity to that
shown on Exhibit A and upon completion will dedicate such extension to the City,
subject to the City's acceptance of the same;
WHEREAS, FSL has indicated such Road Extension will allow for a significant
investment to be made in the Facility and for the Project;
WHEREAS, FSL has requested economic development grants through the IDA to assist
in the cost of the Road Extension and other infrastructure, but not for the Facility;
WHEREAS, the City and the IDA desire that the Project proceed and have determined
that such Project will promote economic development within the City and within the
Roanoke Valley. Such Project will provide additional tax revenue and services to benefit
the citizens of the City and the Roanoke Valley;
WHEREAS, the IDA, based on the undertakings of FSL, has determined to make an
annual economic development grant for a specified period to FSL from funds to be
provided to the IDA by the City, all in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; and
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WHEREAS, the parties wish to reduce to writing the understanding of the parties
concerning this matter.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties, in consideration of the promises and obligations
contained herein, mutually agree as follows:
SECTION 1. IDA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT.
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the IDA will make up to 10 annual Economic
Development Grants (Grant), the total of which shall not exceed $1,768,825.00 to FSL in
order to assist with the development of the infrastructure for the Project for the purposes
of promoting economic development in the City and the Roanoke Valley. The IDA's
obligations hereunder are not general obligations of the IDA, but are special obligations
of the IDA limited to those funds which are provided by the City and received by the
IDA under the terms set forth herein.
SECTION 2. OBLIGATIONS OF FSL.
FSL agrees and promises that in order to qualify to receive and to continue to receive the
Grant for each grant year (as defined in this Agreement), FSL will do or provide each of
the following:
A. Within 18 months after the date of this Agreement, complete construction of
the Road Extension and ensure such Road Extension meets the applicable
standards and requirements of the City and/or the Virginia Department of
Transportation and complete dedication of such Road Extension to the City,
subject to the City's acceptance of such Road Extension. Such Road
Extension will connect with Southern Hills Drive, Griffin Road, Roy Drive,
Southern Lane and U.S. Route 220 - Franklin Road as shown in Exhibit A.
B. Provide a letter of credit or performance security in a form acceptable to the
City's Planning, Building and Economic Development Department and the
IDA to guarantee the proper construction of and workmanship on the Road
Extension and all other improvements in the public right-of-way for a period
of one year from the date of acceptance of such Road Extension by the City.
C. Within 30 months after the date of this Agreement, a Home Depot U.S.A.,
Inc., a Delaware Corporation, (HD) retail facility (Facility) will be opened to
the public for business on the Property and will be developed and constructed
in substantial conformity to the proffers accepted in Ordinance number 37159-
081505, adopted August 15, 2005, and any subsequent amendments adopted
by City Council.
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D. FSL shall enter into a 10 year or longer base lease with HD for HD to operate
such retail Facility on the Property. FSL will provide sufficient
documentation to the City and IDA of such lease agreement.
E.
1.
Within 30 months after the date of this Agreement, FSL will have
spent or caused to have been spent at least $4,500,000.00 on the
development of the Project as contemplated in Ordinance No. 37]59-
081505, adopted August 15, 2005 and any subsequent amendments to
that ordinance adopted by City Council. The $4,500,000.00 will
include the cost of items shown on Exhibit B attached hereto and made
a part hereof, together with architectural, engineering and legal fees
related thereto and all permits, licenses, water and sewer impact fees
and off site improvements directly required for the development.
However, the cost to purchase the Property and the vertical building
improvements on the Pad, which will constitute the Facility, shall not
be part of the required expenditure of the $4,500,000.00. Either the
IDA or the City may request FSL in writing for documentation of the
expenditure of the $4,500,000.00 and, if so, FSL will provide such
documentation within 30 days of any such written request.
2. As part of the $4,500,000.00 expenditure, the amount of $] ,768,825.00
must be spent or caused to have been spent by FSL for the items set
forth in Exhibit C attached hereto and made a part hereof. FSL shall
provide verification of the expenditures for such items, and their
related costs, referenced in Exhibit C by submitting invoices,
statements and/or other documents and information to evidence the
expenditures incurred and as listed on Exhibit C, which information
shall be provided at 12 month intervals from the date of this
Agreement.
3. Verification of expenditures submitted by FSL shall be sufficient to
allow the IDA and the City to determine if FSL has met the
expenditure requirements of Exhibit C and, if requested, Exhibit B. If
the information submitted by FSL for verification of the expenditures
of either Exhibit B or C is not sufficient to evidence such expenditure,
either the IDA or the City may request further documentation, which
will be provided by FSL within 30 days of receipt of the request for
further documentation. All of the documents or information produced
by FSL to verify such costs or expenditures shall be provided to the
City and the IDA without cost or charge to either the City or the IDA.
4. Although specific items listed in Exhibit B and Exhibit C will have an
estimated cost, as long as the total expenditures for the items set forth
in Exhibit B amount to $4,500,000.00 or more, and the total
expenditures for the items set forth in Exhibit C amount to
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$1,768,825.00 or more, the required expenditures by FSL for each
respective Exhibit will have been met.
F. FSL will file all appropriate and applicable real estate tax and other tax forms
or notices with the City, ensure it has received assessments from the City for
such taxes, and FSL will have paid all such taxes to the City and not claimed
any exemptions from real estate taxes or other taxes for any periods of time
for which Grant funds are requested. FSL will also try to ensure that HD and
any occupants of any outparcels file and pay all applicable taxes and fees to
the City.
SECTION 3.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT.
Subject to the conditions as set forth in this Agreement, the IDA will provide certain
Grant funds, limited to those funds which are received by the IDA from the City, as set
forth below, to FSL, in order to assist with the development of the Property and
associated infrastructure for the Project as follows:
A. At the option of FSL, it may request a yearly Grant for (i) the grant year
starting as of July 1, prior to the date the HD Facility opens to the public
(which will be a short year) or (ii) the grant year after the HD Facility opens to
the public, provided FSL must submit a request to the IDA each year for such
a Grant and provide the IDA sufficient documentation as to FSL's compliance
with this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, a "grant year" means
July 1 through June 30 (for example, if HD opens on January 15, 2007, FSL
may select as the first grant year the period beginning (i) July 1,2006, to June
30,2007, or (ii) July 1,2007, to June 30, 2008).
B. Such Grant may be requested for a maximum of 10 consecutive years, which
will include the first Grant request. Furthermore, if no Grant request is made
for the grant year mentioned above, such 10 consecutive year period shall be
deemed to start to run from the grant year after the HD Facility opens and end
10 years thereafter. The 10 year period continues to run whether or not a
Grant request is made for any particular year. All Grant requests must be
submitted to the IDA between the period of September 1 and December 1, for
the preceding grant year or no Grant will be considered or given for that
particular year. For example, if FSL wants to make a request for the grant
year of July 1,2006, to June 30, 2007, FSL must do so between September 1,
2007, and December 1, 2007. Also, in such an example the 10 consecutive
years for which a grant could be requested would be July 1, 2006, through
June 30, 2016. The City will cooperate with FSL by providing public
information relevant to tax revenue received from the Property or the Project.
C. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the amount of each Grant request
can be up to an amount equal to 50% of the amount of revenue the City
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actually received during the preceding grant year from the Property, the HD
Facility on the Property, any outparcels on the Property, and any taxes directly
related to any businesses conducted on such outparcels. subject to the limit set
forth herein, directly resulting from the Property or Project and coming from
real estate taxes, the City's portion of general sales tax (currently the local
option is 1%), professional and occupational license tax, tangible personal
property tax (inclusive of tangible personal property used in business), and
prepared food and beverage tax. Any new local tax or increase in the rate of
any of the aforementioned taxes for the purpose of dedicating the incremental
revenue for a specific project or purpose shall be excluded from such amount
of tax revenue resulting from the Property or Project. In no event shall any
request be made or granted if the above total revenue for any specific grant
year is less than $400,000.00. Furthermore, there shall be no carryover from
one grant year to the next for any funds from the prior year or years or for
purposes of determining the revenue for any grant year. Each grant year must
be looked at separately to see if the requirements for a Grant request have
been met. Provided further, for the first grant year, if the sales tax revenue to
the City from the Home Depot Store located at 3217 Hershberger Road in the
City declines from the total sales tax amount received by the City in the last
full City fiscal year before the new HD Facility opens, I % of the amount of
such difference of the total revenue from the Hershberger Road Home Depot
Store for that year shall be deducted from the total revenue from the Property
and Project for the first grant year. For the second grant year, if the sales tax
revenue to the City from the Hershberger Road Home Depot Store declines
from the total sales tax amount received by the City in the last full City fiscal
year before the new HD Facility opens, 1 % of the amount of such difference
of the total revenue from the Hershberger Road Home Depot Store for that
year shall be deducted from the total revenue from the Property and Project
for the second grant year. FSL shall provide the City sufficient
documentation to establish the above sales amount for the Hershberger Road
Home Depot Store.
D. The maximum amount of all Grant funds FSL may receive under this
Agreement shall in no event exceed a total of $1,768,825.00. Once this
maximum amount is paid to FSL, FSL may not make any further Grant
requests and no further Grant requests will be considered.
E. By Way of Example only, assuming FSL has complied with its obligations
under this Agreement, if the HD Facility opens on January 1, 2007, and FSL
selects the short grant year, it would run from July 1, 2006, through June 30,
2007. If FSL wants to make a Grant request it must deliver such request to the
IDA between September 1 and December I, 2007. FSL must show that the
total amount of revenue the City actually received from the taxes referred to in
the Agreement for the period of July I, 2006, through June 30, 2007,
amounted to over $400,000.00, not including the deductions mentioned in the
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Agreement. Then the following examples would apply, with some of the
examples modifying some of the above assumptions:
I. This example would apply for both grant years I and 2:
Total applicable revenue received by the City
Deduction for drop in sales from Home Depot
Store on Hershberger Rd (Gross sales drop of
$5,000,000 x 1%) (Note: If gross sales drop is
different for the second grant year, this amount
would change.)
Amount of Qualified Revenue
$402,000.00
$ 50.000.00
$352,000.00
Since this amount is below the $400,000.00 minimum required by the
Agreement, no Grant request should be made and no Grant request would
be approved. However, this would be considered the first grant year of the
total of 10 years for which a Grant request can be made.
2. This example would apply for both grant years I and 2:
Total applicable revenue received by the City
Deduction for drop in sales from Home Depot
Store on Hershberger Rd (Gross sales drop of
$500,000 x 1%) (Note: If gross sales drop is
different for the second grant year, this amount
would change.)
Amount of Qualified Revenue
$425,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$420,000.00
Since this amount is over the required $400,000.00 minimum required by
the Agreement, FSL could request a grant amount equal to 50% of the
above amount of $420,000.00, which would equal a $210,000.00 Grant
request.
3. This example would apply to each grant year after the first two grant
years:
Amount of qualified revenue received by the City
$395,000.00
Since this is below the $400,000.00 minimum required by the Agreement,
no Grant request should be made and no Grant request would be
approved. However, even though no Grant request would be made or
approved, this year will be considered as one of the 10 consecutive years
for which a Grant request could be made.
4. This example would apply to each grant year after the first two grant
years:
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Amount of qualified revenue received by the City - $1,200,000.00
Since this amount is over the $400,000.00 minimum required by the
Agreement, FSL could request a Grant amount equal to 50% of the above
amount of $1,200,000.00, which would equal a $600,000.00 Grant
request.
SECTION 4. DISTRIBUTION OF GRANT FUNDS.
Upon FSL's compliance with the obligations set forth in this Agreement, FSL may
request in writing that the IDA obtain and provide the Grant funds mentioned above in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Such request must be accompanied by
sufficient documentation to establish to the reasonable satisfaction of the IDA and the
City FSL's compliance with the obligations set forth in this Agreement. Upon receipt of
such request, and approval by the IDA (approved request), the IDA will forward the
approved request to the City Manager and Director of Planning, Building, and Economic
Development. The written Grant request(s) from FSL to the IDA will be on a form
approved by the IDA's counsel, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. The IDA
may disapprove any request that does not comply with the terms of this Agreement or
require that a revised request be submitted. After the IDA approves a request, the IDA
will make a written request to the City for the distribution to the IDA of the City's
appropriation of such funds. The City will process such approved request within 45 days
of receipt thereof, subject to such funds being appropriated. The IDA will make any
approved payments to FSL within 10 working days from the date of receipt of the funds
from the City, provided, however, that the IDA has no liability in the event the City
delays processing the IDA's requisition. The IDA's obligations shall be limited to those
funds which the IDA shall receive from the City and shall not be a general obligation, but
a special obligation of the IDA. Furthermore, no Grant requests may be made by FSL or
considered by the IDA after December 1 of the end of the tenth grant year or after the
payment of the maximum Grant amount to FSL, whichever occurs first.
SECTION 5.
PAYMENT OF IDA'S FEES.
FSL promises and agrees it will pay all reasonable fees, costs, and expenses of the IDA in
connection with this matter, including any action necessary to collect reimbursement
hereunder or litigation of any type, all of which includes the reasonable fees of the IDA's
counsel. Payment of such items shall not be made from any Grant funds. The IDA will
submit statements to FSL for such items and FSL will pay such statements within 30 days
after receipt.
SECTION 6.
REPORTS TO THE IDA AND CITY.
During the term of this Agreement, FSL agrees to report to and provide the IDA and the
City on a semi-annual basis, on or before June 30 and December 31 of each year,
sufficient information related to FSL' s compliance with the conditions of this Agreement
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and to provide appropriate documentation to support such compliance. FSL also agrees
to allow the City and/or its representative to inspect, audit, copy, or examine any of
FSL's books, documents, or other relevant material in connection therewith upon written
request by the IDA or the City. All such documents, information (including electronic
data), or access shall be provided or made available within thirty (30) days of a written
request from either the IDA or the City.
SECTION 7.
COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS.
FSL agrees to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and
regulations.
SECTION 8.
COOPERATION.
Each party agrees to cooperate with the other in a reasonable manner to carry out the
intent and purpose of this Agreement.
SECTION 9.
SEVERABILITY.
If any term of this Agreement is found to be void or invalid, such invalidity shall not
affect the remaining terms of this Agreement, which will continue in full force and effect.
The parties intend the remaining provisions of this Agreement be enforced to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law.
SECTION 10. AUTHORITY TO SIGN.
The persons who have executed this Agreement on behalf of the parties represent and
warrant they are duly authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf of their respective
entity.
SECTION 11. COUNTERPART COPIES.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterpart copies, each of which
shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute a single instrument.
SECTION 12.
SUCCESSORS.
The terms, conditions, provisions and undertakings of this Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto and their respective successors
and assigns.
SECTION 13. NONDISCRIMINATION.
A. During the performance or term of this Agreement, FSL agrees as follows:
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1. FSL will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for
employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin,
age, disability, or any other basis prohibited by state law relating to
discrimination in employment, except where there is a bona fide
occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal
operation of FSL. FSL agrees to post in conspicuous places,
available to employees and applicants for employment, notices
setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause.
u. FSL in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by
or on behalf of FSL will state FSL is an equal opportunity
employer.
UI. Notices, advertisements and solicitations placed in accordance with
federal law, rule or regulation shall be deemed sufficient for the
purpose of meeting the requirements of this section.
B. FSL will include the provisions of the foregoing Section A (i, ii, and iii) in
every subcontract or purchase order of over $10,000, so that the provisions
will be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor.
SECTION 14. ASSIGNMENT.
FSL agrees not to assign or transfer any part of this Agreement without the prior written
consent of the City and the IDA, which will not be unreasonably withheld, and any such
assignment shall not relieve FSL from any of its obligations under this Agreement.
SECTION 15.
INDEMNITY.
FSL agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the IDA, the City, and their officers,
directors, and employees free and harmless for and from any and all claims, causes of
action, damages or any liability of any type, including reasonable attorney's fees, on
account of any claims by or any injury or damage to any persons or property growing out
of or directly or indirectly resulting or arising in any way out of any actions, omissions,
or activities of FSL or its agents, employees or representatives arising out of or connected
in any way to any of the matters involved in this Agreement or any performance
thereunder.
SECTION 16.
FORUM SELECTION AND CHOICE OF LAW.
By virtue of entering into this Agreement, FSL agrees and submits itself to a court of
competent jurisdiction in the City of Roanoke, Virginia, and further agrees this
Agreement is controlled by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, with the
exception of Virginia's choice of law provisions which shall not apply; and all claims,
disputes and other matters shall be decided only by such court according to the laws of
the Commonwealth of Virginia as aforesaid.
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SECTION 17.
NONWAIVER.
Each party agrees that any party's waiver or failure to enforce or require performance of
any term or condition of this Agreement or any party's waiver of any particular breach of
this Agreement by any other party extends to that instance only. Such waiver or failure is
not and shall not be a waiver of any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement or a
waiver of any other breaches of the Agreement by any party and does not bar the
nondefaulting party from requiring the defaulting party to comply with all the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and does not bar the nondefaulting party from asserting any
and all rights and/or remedies it has or might have against the defaulting party under this
Agreement or by law.
SECTION 18.
CAPTIONS AND HEADINGS.
The section captions and headings are for convenience and reference purposes and shall
not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
SECTION 19.
EASEMENTS.
FSL promises and agrees to grant and dedicate to the City and/or the Western Virginia
Water Authority all reasonably necessary easements on FSL's Property for the
construction of infrastructure improvements needed for or benefiting the Project or
surrounding areas, including, but not limited to, storm drainage, sanitary sewers, and/or
water, all at no cost to the City and/or the Western Virginia Water Authority.
SECTION 20.
APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS.
All obligations or funding undertaken by the City or the IDA in connection with the
Project or this Agreement are subject to the availability of funds and the appropriation of
such funds by City Council as may be necessary for such obligations or funding.
SECTION 21.
PERFORMANCE.
If FSL fails to substantially comply with any of the obligations of this Agreement as
determined by the City in its sole discretion, FSL will not be entitled to be eligible for
and/or receive and/or continue to be eligible for and/or receive any such Grants or Grant
funds as referred to above or in this Agreement.
SECTION 22.
NOTICES.
All notices hereunder must be in writing and shall be deemed validly given if sent by
certified mail, return receipt requested or by a nationally recognized overnight courier,
addressed as follows (or any other address the party to be notified may have designated to
the sender by like notice):
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If to City, to:
City of Roanoke, City Manager
364 Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, SW
Roanoke, Virginia 24011
Fax No. 540-853-1138
With a copy to:
Director of Planning, Building and
Economic Development
III Franklin Plaza, Suite 200
Roanoke, Virginia 24011
Fax No. 540-853-1213
If to IDA to:
Chair, Industrial Development Authority
Of the City of Roanoke, Virginia
c/o Harwell M. Darby, Jr., Esquire
Glenn, Feldmann, Darby & Goodlatte
210 First Street, SE
Roanoke, VA 24011
Fax No. 540-224-8050
With a copy to:
Harwell M. Darby, Jr., Esquire
Glenn, Feldmann, Darby & Goodlatte
210 First Street, SE
Roanoke, VA 24011
Fax No. 540-224-8050
If to FSL, to:
Faison-Southern Lane, LLC
Attn: Director of Real Estate
c/o Faison Associates
121 West Trade Street
Charlotte, NC 28202-5399
Fax No. 704-972-2698
With a copy to:
James F. Douthat, Esquire
Woods Rogers PLC
10 South Jefferson Street, Suite 1400
Roanoke, Virginia 24011
Fax No. 540-983-7711
Notice shall be deemed delivered upon the date of personal service, two days after
deposit in the United States mail, or the day after delivery to a nationally recognized
overnight courier.
SECTION 23.
FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
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Pursuant to Virginia Code Section 2.2-4343.1, be advised that the City does not
discriminate against faith-based organizations.
Section 24.
FORCE MAJEURE.
A delay in or failure of performance by any party shall not constitute a default, nor shall
FSL, the City or IDA be held liable for loss or damage, or be in breach of this
Agreement, if and to the extent that such delay, failure, loss, or damage is caused by an
occurrence beyond the reasonable control of such party and its agents, employees,
contractors, subcontractors and consultants, which results from Acts of God or the public
enemy, compliance with any order of or request of any governmental authority or person
authorized to act therefore, acts of declared or undeclared war, public disorders, rebellion,
sabotage, revolution, earthquake, floods, riots, strikes, labor or employment difficulties,
delays in transportation, inability of party to obtain necessary materials or equipment or
permits due to existing or future laws, rules, or regulations of governmental authorities or
any other causes, whether direct or indirect, and which by the exercise of reasonable
diligence said party is unable to prevent. For purposes of this Agreement anyone delay
caused by any such occurrence shall not be deemed to last longer than 6 months and all
delays caused by any and all such occurrences under any circumstances shall not be
deemed to last longer than a total of 9 months. Any party claiming a force majeure
occurrence shall give the other parties written notice of the same within 30 days after the
date such claiming party learns of or reasonably should have known of such occurrence,
or any such claim of force majeure shall be deemed waived. Notwithstanding anything
else set forth above, after a total of 9 months of delays or failure of performance of any
type have been claimed as being subject to force majeure, no further delays or claims of
any type shall be claimed as being subject to force majeure and/or being an excusable
delay.
SECTION 25.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes all prior
agreements between the parties. No amendment to this Agreement shall be valid unless
made in writing and signed by the appropriate parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Performance Agreement by
their authorized representatives.
ATTEST:
CITY OF ROANOKE
City Clerk
Darlene L. Burcham, City Manager
(SEAL)
WITNESS:
Faison-Southern Lane, LLC
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By:
Printed Name and Title
Printed Name and Title
(SEAL)
WITNESS:
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
By:
Dennis R. Cronk, Chair
, Secretary
Approved as to Form
Approved as to Execution
City Attorney
Date:
City Attorney
Date:
Appropriation and funds required for this
Agreement are subject to future appropriation.
Director of Finance
Date Acct #
1 3
OCT-04-2005 09:52
ECONOMIC DEUELDPMENT
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EXHIBIT B
SITE DEVELOPMENT COST SUMMARY
PROJECT: Faison - Southern Hills, LLC COMM # 2358.A
Southern Hills I Home Depot
LOCATION: City of Roanoke, VA DATE: 11/14/2005
BY: Mattern & Craig CHKD BY: WTA
ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT CTY UNIT TOTAL
NO, COST
I, PAVEMENT I CURB I SIDEWALK:
ROAD:
Griffin Road:
ASPHALT CONCRETE, SM.9,5 (2" IQ) 3768 sv) TN 435 $70,00 $30,450
ASPHALT CONCRETE BASE, BM-25.0 /3" TN 670 $65,00 $43,550
AGGREGATE BASE, TYPE I (#21-B), 10" Thick TN 2,620 $13.00 $34,060
SIDEWALK (4" thick) S.Y, 340 $30,00 $10,200
VDOT CG-6 CURB & GUTTER L.F. 2,165 $15.00 $32,475
VDOT CURB & GUTTER CG.2 L,F. 240 $15,00 $3.600
GUARD RAIL wi END SECTIONS L.F, 650 $50,00 $32,500
PAVEMENT MARKINGS L.F. 2,900 $1.50 $4,350
Old Griffin Road:
ASPHALT CONCRETE, SM-9.5 (2" IQ) 785 sv) TN 90 $70,00 $6,300
ASPHALT CONCRETE BASE. BM-25.0 3") TN 140 $65.00 $9,100
AGGREGATE BASE, TYPE I (#21.B), 10" Thick TN 540 $13,00 $7,020
SIDEWALK (4" thick) SY. 0 $30,00 $0
VDOT CG-6 CURB & GUTTER L.F. 651 $15,00 $9,765
VDOT CURB & GUTTER CG-2 L.F. 0 $15.00 $0
GUARD RAIL wi END SECTIONS L.F. 0 $50,00 $0
PAVEMENT MARKINGS L.F, 300 $1.50 $450
DRIVEWAY APRON EA 1 $800,00 $800
Southern Hills Road:
ASPHALT CONCRETE. SM-9,5 (2" IQ) 1202 svl TN 139 $70,00 $9.730
ASPHALT CONCRETE BASE, BM-25,O /3") TN 215 $65.00 $13,975
AGGREGATE BASE, TYPE I (#21.B , 10" Thick TN 800 $13.00 $10,400
SIDEWALK (4" thick) S.Y, 186 $30.00 $5,580
VDOT CG-6 CURB & GUTTER L,F. 690 $15,00 $10.350
VDOT CURB & GUTTER CG.2 L.F, 0 $15,00 $0
GUARD RAIL wi END SECTIONS L.F. 250 $50,00 $12,500
PAVEMENT MARKINGS L.F. 700 $1,50 $1,050
Roy Drive:
ASPHALT CONCRETE, SM-9.5 (2" IQ) 621 svl TN 72 $70,00 $5,040
ASPHALT CONCRETE BASE, BM.25.0 13" TN 0 $65.00 $0
AGGREGATE BASE, TYPE I (#21.B), 8" Thick TN 328 $13,00 $4,264
SIDEWALK 14" thick) S.Y. 0 $30,00 $0
VDOT CG.6 CURB & GUTTER L.F. 500 $15,00 $7,500
VDOT CURB & GUTTER CG-2 L.F. 0 $15.00 $0
GUARD RAIL wi END SECTIONS L.F, 0 $50,00 $0
PAVEMENT MARKINGS L.F, 400 $1,50 $600
Franklin Road Turn Lane:
ASPHALT CONCRETE, SM-9,5 (2" IQ) 400 sv) TN 46 $70.00 $3,220
ASPHALT CONCRETE BASE, BM-25,O 3"1 TN 71 $65,00 $4,615
AGGREGATE BASE, TYPE I (#21.Bl, 10" Thick TN 303 $13.00 $3.939
SIDEWALK 14" thick) S.Y. 0 $30,00 $0
VDOT CG-6 CURB & GUTTER L.F, 460 $15,00 $6,900
VDOT CURB & GUTTER CG.2 L.F. 0 $15,00 $0
GUARD RAIL wi END SECTIONS L.F. 0 $50,00 $0
PAVEMENT MARKINGS L.F, 1,200 $1.50 $1.800
Subtotal: $326,083
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EXHIBIT B
SITE DEVELOPMENT COST SUMMARY
PROJECT: Faison - Southern Hills, LlC COMM # 2358-A
Southern Hills I Home Depot
LOCATION: City of Roanoke, VA DATE: 11/14/2005
BY: Mattern & Craig CHKD BY: WTA
ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT QTY UNIT TOTAL
NO, COST
SITE / HOME DEPOT:
ASPHALT CONCRETE, SM-9.5 (2" @ 24,347 s TN 2.800 $70.00 $196,000
ASPHALT CONCRETE BASE, BM-25,O (3") TN 1,633 $65.00 $106,145
AGGREGATE BASE, TYPE I (#21-BI, 10" Thick TN 12.000 $13,00 $156,000
SIDEWALK (4" thick) S,Y, 0 $48,00 $0
VDOT CG-6 CURB & GUTTER L.F, 2.800 $15,00 $42,000
VDOT CURB & GUTTER CG-2 L.F, 2,600 $15.00 $39.000
PAVEMENT MARKINGS L.F. 10.500 $1.50 $15,750
CONCRETE PAVEMENT S,Y, 1,100 $65,00 $71,500
Subtotal: $626,395
TOTAL PAVEMENT / CURB / SIDEWALK $952,478
II, EARTHWORK:
ROAD:
CLEARING & GRUBBING AC 5 $2,000.00 $9,000
STRIP TOPSOIL AND STOCKPILE ON-SITE CY 2,500 $3,00 $7,500
Griffin Road:
FILL FROM OFF-SITE BORROW CY 18,500 $8.50 $157,250
CUT TO FILL IN ROAD AREA CY 2,000 $3.50 $7,000
ROCK ALLOWANCE CY 0 $100,00 $0
UNDERCUT ALLOWANCE CY 300 $20.00 $6,000
Old Griffin Road:
FILL FROM OFF-SITE BORROW CY 0 $5,00 $0
CUT TO FILL IN SITE AREA CY 1,765 $3.50 $6,178
ROCK ALLOWANCE CY 100 $50.00 $5,000
UNDERCUT ALLOWANCE CY 0 $20.00 $0
Southern Hills Drive:
FILL FROM OFF-SITE BORROW CY 14,500 $8,50 $123,250
CUT TO FILL IN SITE AREA CY 0 $3.50 $0
ROCK ALLOWANCE CY 0 $100,00 $0
UNDERCUT ALLOWANCE CY 200 $20.00 $4,000
Roy Drive:
FILL FROM ON-SITE CUT CY 0 $5,00 $0
CUT TO FILL IN SITE AREA CY 1.500 $3.50 $5,250
ROCK ALLOWANCE CY 120 $100.00 $12.000
UNDERCUT ALLOWANCE CY 0 $20,00 $0
Subtotal: $342,428
SITE / HOME DEPOT:
STRIP TOPSOIL AND STOCKPILE ON-SITE CY 4,500 $3,00 $13.500
CLEARING & GRUBBING AC 11 $2,000,00 $21.000
FILL FROM OFF-SITE BORROW CY 30,000 $8,50 $255,000
CUT TO FILL IN SITE AREA CY 30,000 $3.50 $105,000
HAUL IN FROM OFF-SITE AND PLACE CY 0 $3,50 $0
ROCK ALLOWANCE CY 200 $100.00 $20,000
UNDERCUT ALLOWANCE CY 200 $20.00 $4,000
Subtotal: $418,500
TOTAL EARTHWORK: $760,928
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EXHIBIT B
SITE DEVELOPMENT COST SUMMARY
PROJECT: Faison ~ Southern Hills, LLC COMM # 2358.A
Southern Hills I Home Depot
LOCATION: City of Roanoke, VA DATE: 11/14/2005
BY: Mattern & Craig CHKD BY: WTA
NO_ COST
III. STORM DRAIN STRUCTURES /INLETS:
ROADWA Y / PUBLIC:
DI-3B EA 15 $2,600,00 $39,000
DI-3C EA 2 $2.200,00 $4.400
FLARED END SECTION (18") EA 2 $1,600.00 $3,200
ROCK EXCAVATION / UNDERCUT LS 1 $5,000,00 $5,000
Subtotal: $ 51,600
SITE / HOME DEPOT SYSTEM:
DI.1 EA 10 $2,200.00 $22,000
DI-3B EA 3 $2,600,00 $7,800
MANHOLE EA 2 $2,200,00 $4,400
HEADWALL EA 0 $3,200.00 $0
ROCK EXCAVATION / UNDERCUT LS 1 $2,500,00 $2,500
FLARED END SECTION EA 0 $1,600,00 $0
Subtotal: $36,700
TOTAL STORM DRAIN STRUCTURES: $88,300
,
IV, STORM DRAIN PIPE:
ROAD I PUBLIC SYSTEM:
15" RCP, Class III L.F. 987 $36.00 $35,532
18" RCP. Class III L.F. 110 $42.00 $4,620
30" RCP, Class III L.F, 0 $75,00 $0
JUNCTION STRUCTURE. A EA 1 $5,000,00 $5,000
JUNCTION STRUCTURE - B EA 1 $10,000,00 $10,000
60" UL TRA.FLO STORM PIPE L.F. 660 $200.00 $132,000
DOUBLE 6' X' 6 CONCRETE BOX CULVERT L.F, 850 $600,00 $510,000
HEADWALL FOR CONCRETE BOX CULVERTS EA 1 $5,500.00 $5,500
ROCK EXCAVATION / UNDERCUT L,S. 1 $5,000.00 $5,000
Subtotal: $707,652
SITE I HOME DEPOT SYSTEM:
15" RCP, Class III L,F. 216 $36,00 $7,776
18" RCP, Class III L.F, 301 $42,00 $12.642
24" RCP. Class III L,F. 666 $54.00 $35,964
8" PVC ROOF LEADERS / DRAIN L.F. 250 $18,00 $4,500
10" PVC ROOF LEADERS / DRAIN L.F, 600 $24.00 $14.400
ROCK EXCAVATION / UNDERCUT L.S. 1 $2,500,00 $2,500
Subtotal: $77,782
TOTAL STORM DRAINAGE: $785.434
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EXHIBIT B
SITE DEVELOPMENT COST SUMMARY
PROJECT: Faison - Southern Hills, LlC COMM # 2358.A
Southern Hills I Home Depot
LOCATION: City of Roanoke, VA DATE: 11/14/2005
BY: Mattern & Craig CHKD BY: WTA
NO_ COST
V, SANITARY SEWER:
ROAD I PUBLIC SYSTEM:
MAN HOLE: 6 - 8' Depth EA 2 $2,800.00 $5,600
MANHOLE: 8.10' Depth EA 1 $3,500,00 $3,500
MANHOLE: 10 - 12' Depth EA 1 $4.200,00 $4,200
MANHOLE: 12.14' Depth EA 1 $5,600.00 $5,600
MANHOLE: 14 -16' Depth EA 1 $6.400,00 $6.400
MANHOLE: 22 - 24' Depth EA 2 $9.600,00 $19,200
12.' DUCTILE IRON PIPE L.F. 1,600 $75.00 $120,000
DROP CONNECTION V,F. 12 $30,00 $360
ROCK EXCAVATION LS 1 $2.500,00 $2,500
ADJUST MANHOLE FRAME & COVER V.F, 5 $350.00 $1.750
BACKFILL I GROUT EXISTING SS LINE LS 1 $2,500,00 $2,500
Subtotal: $171,610
SITE I HOME DEPOT SYSTEM:
MANHOLE 8.10' Depth EA 0 $1,600.00 $0
MANHOLE 12.14' D"",th EA 0 $2,200.00 $0
B" PVC TRUSS PIPE L.F, 0 $38.00 $0
4" 16" SERVICE LINE L.F. 600 $18,00 $10,800
CLEAN OUT EA 8 $250,00 $2,000
ADJUST MANHOLE FRAME & COVER V,F, 0 $350.00 $0
Subtotal: $12,800
TOTAL SANITARY SEWER: $184,410
VI, WATERLINE:
RDAD I PUBLIC SYSTEM:
6" FH ASSYW/6" GATE VALVE & LINE EA 2 $1,800,00 $3,600
12"x 12"x 4 TEE EA 0 $600.00 $0
12"x 12"x 8" TEE EA 0 $850,00 $0
12"x 12"x 12" TEE EA 2 $1.000,00 $2,000
12" GATE VALVE EA 7 $1,500.00 $10,500
12" 90 145 DEG. BEND EA 10 $400.00 $4,000
BLOW.OFF ASSY I AIR RELEASE VALVE EA 1 $600,00 $600
8" WATERLINE LF 0 $55.00 $0
12" WATERLINE LF 1,900 $75,00 $142.500
Subtotal: $163,200
HOME DEPOT SYSTEM:
6" FH ASSY WI 6" GATE VALVE & LINE EA 4 $1,800,00 $7.200
8.'x 8"x 6" TEE EA 1 $600,00 $600
8" GATE VALVE EA 1 $1,200.00 $1,200
8" 90 DEG. BEND EA 1 $400,00 $400
12" WATERLINE LF 200 $75,00 $15,000
FIRE VAULT & FIRELlNE LS 1 $10,500,00 $10,500
Subtotal: $34.900
TOTAL. WATERLINE: $198,100
VII, DEMOLITION I REMOVAL:
ROADWAY PAVEMENT S.Y, 3,839 $10,00 $38,390
POWER POLES EA 6 $600.00 $3,600
48" CULVERTS EA 4 $2,500.00 $10,000
HEADWALLS EA 5 $550.00 $2,750
Subtotal: $54,740
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EXHIBIT B
SITE DEVELOPMENT COST SUMMARY
PROJECT: Faison - Southern Hills, lLC COMM # 2358,A
Southern Hills I Home Depot
LOCATION: City of Roanoke, VA DATE: 11/14/2005
BY: Mattern & Craig CHKD BY: WTA
NO, COST
VIII, EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL:
INLET PROTECTION EA 40 $300.00 $12,000
CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCE EA 2 $3,500,00 $7.000
SILT FENCE L.F, 3,000 $3.00 $9,000
SEDIMENT TRAP EA 2 $3,200.00 $6.400
SEDIMENT BASIN EA 2 $6,000,00 $12,000
RIP-RAP S.F, 300 $12,00 $3.600
DIVERSION L,F. 2.000 $4,00 $8,000
CULVERT INLET PROTECTION EA 2.0 $2.400,00 $4,800
TEMPORARY SEEDING AC 10 $500,00 $5,000
SLOPE PROTECTION S.Y. 1.500 $2,50 $3,750
DITCH LINING: $0
-GRASS S,Y. 1,000 $0.50 $500
-RIP RAP SF 200 $12.00 $2.400
PERMANENT SEEDING AC 5 $600,00 $3,000
MAINTENANCE,10% L.S, 1 $7,745,00 $7,745
Subtotal: $85,195
IX_ RETAINING WALLS;
ROAD WALL. ~':
RETAINING WALL SF 6.131 $35.00 $214,585
ROAD WALL - '8':
RETAINING WALL SF 3,508 $35,00 $122,780
ROAD WALL. 'C':
RETAINING WALL SF 7,201 $25,00 $180,025
ROAD WALL - 'D':
RETAINING WALL SF 800 $25.00 $20,000
Subtotal: $537,390
X, LANDSCAPING:
ROAD:
TREES EA 52 $300,00 $15,600
SHRUBS EA 48 $100.00 $4,800
GROUND COVER SF 3,600 $2,00 $7,200
Subtotal: $27,600
HOME OEPOT SITE:
TREES EA 55 $300,00 $16,500
SHRUBS EA 220 $100.00 $22,000
GROUND COVER SF 10,000 $2,00 $20.000
IRRIGATION LS 1 $40,000,00 $40,000
Subtotal: $98,500
TOTAL LANDSCAPING: $126,100
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EXHIBIT B
SITE DEVELOPMENT COST SUMMARY
PROJECT:
Faison - Southern Hills, LLC
Southern Hills I Home Depot
City of Roanoke, VA
Mattern & Craig
COMM #
2358-A
LOCATION:
BY:
DATE:
CHKD BY:
11/14/2005
WTA
DESCRIPTION
TOTAL
EA 8 $3,200,00 $25,600
LF 2,100 $4.00 $8.400
LF 4,200 $1.75 $7,350
Subtotal: $41,350
HOME DEPOT SITE:
POLES WI FIXTURE EA 12 $3,200,00
CONDUIT LF 2.160 $4.00
CONDUCTOR LF 4,320 $1.75
MISCELLANEOUS:
NEIGHBORHOOD SIGN
FLOODPLAIN REVISION & CLOMR
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES I MITIGATION
TEMPORARY UTILITIES
POWERLlNE I POLE RELOCATION AEP
TRAFFIC SIGNAL MODIFICATIONS
STORM WATER DETENTION WATER QUALITY
TRAFFIC SIGNAGE . ROAD
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL FOR ROAD
Subtotal:
LS
LS
LS
LS
LS
LS
LS
LS
LS
$5,500.00
$15,000.00
$100,000,00
$10,000,00
$170,000.00
$25,000,00
$150,000,00
$1,500,00
$30,000,00
$5,500
$15,000
$100,000
$10,000
$170,000
$25,000
$150.000
$1,500
$30,000
$507,000
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EXHIBIT C
EXTRAORDINARY SITE DEVELOPMENT COST
PROJECT: Faison - Southern Hills, LlC COMM # 2358.A
Southern Hills I Home Depot
LOCATION: City of Roanoke, VA DATE: 1111412005
BY: Mattern & Craig CHKD BY: WTA
ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT QTY UNIT TOTAL
NO, COST
I, PAVEMENT / CURB I SIDEWALK:
ROAD:
Griffin Road:
ASPHALT CONCRETE, SM-9.5 12" @ 3768 sv) TN 435 $70,00 $30.450
ASPHALT CONCRETE BASE, BM-25,O 13") TN 670 $65.00 $43,550
AGGREGATE BASE, TYPE I (#21.B), 10" Thick TN 2,620 $13.00 $34,060
SIDEWALK 14" thick S.Y, 340 $30,00 $10,200
VDOT CG-6 CURB & GUTTER L,F, 2.165 $15,00 $32.475
VDOT CURB & GUTTER CG.2 L.F. 240 $15,00 $3.600
GUARD RAIL wi END SECTIONS LF. 650 $50,00 $32,500
PAVEMENT MARKINGS LF, 2,900 $1.50 $4,350
Old Griffin Road:
ASPHALT CONCRETE, SM-9.5 2" @ 785 sV) TN 90 $70,00 $6,300
ASPHALT CONCRETE BASE, BM-25.0 13") TN 140 $65,00 $9,100
AGGREGATE BASE, TYPE I 1#21.B), 10" Thick TN 540 $13,00 $7.020
SIDEWALK 14" thick) S.Y. $30,00
VDOT CG-6 CURB & GUTTER LF. 651 $15.00 $9,765
VDOT CURB & GUTTER CG-2 LF. $15.00
GUARD RAIL w/ END SECTIONS L.F, $50.00
PAVEMENT MARKINGS LF. 300 $1.50 $450
DRIVEWAY APRON EA 1 $800.00 $800
Southern Hills Road:
ASPHALT CONCRETE, SM-9,5 (2"!iiJ 1202 svl TN 139 $70.00 $9,730
ASPHALT CONCRETE BASE, BM-25,O (3") TN 215 $65,00 $13,975
AGGREGATE BASE, TYPE 11#21-B), 10" Thick TN 800 $13,00 $10.400
SIDEWALK 14" thick) S,Y. 186 $30,00 $5.580
VDOT CG.6 CURB & GUTTER LF. 690 $15,00 $10,350
VDOT CURB & GUTTER CG-2 LF. $15.00
GUARD RAIL wi END SECTIONS L,F, 250 $50.00 $12,500
PAVEMENT MARKINGS L.F, 700 $1,50 $1.050
Rov Drive:
ASPHALT CONCRETE, SM.9,5 (2" !iiJ 621 sv\ TN 72 $70.00 $5,040
ASPHALT CONCRETE BASE, BM.25.0 13"1 TN $65,00
AGGREGATE BASE, TYPE I (#21-B\, 8" Thick TN 328 $13.00 $4.264
SIDEWALK 14" thick) S.Y, $30,00
VDOT CG.6 CURB & GUTTER L.F, 500 $15.00 $7,500
VDOT CURB & GUTTER CG-2 L.F. $15,00
GUARD RAIL wi END SECTIONS LF. $50,00
PAVEMENT MARKINGS LF, 400 $1.50 $600
Franklin Road Turn Lane:
ASPHALT CONCRETE, SM-9.5 (2" @ 400 sv) TN 46 $70,00 $3,220
ASPHALT CONCRETE BASE, BM-25.0 3"\ TN 71 $65,00 $4.615
AGGREGATE BASE, TYPE I (#21.B), 10" Thick TN 303 $13,00 $3,939
SIDEWALK 14" thick) S,Y. $30,00
VDOT CG-6 CURB & GUTTER LF. 460 $15,00 $6.900
VDOT CURB & GUTTER CG-2 L,F. $15,00
GUARD RAIL wi END SECTIONS L.F, $50.00
PAVEMENT MARKINGS LF. 1,200 $1,50 $1,800
TOTAL PAVEMENT / CURB / SIDEWALK $326,083
11/21/2005/4:49 PM
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M&C FORM #107
EXHIBIT C
EXTRAORDINARY SITE DEVELOPMENT COST
PROJECT: Faison - Southern Hills, LLC COMM # 2358-A
Southern Hills J Home Depot
LOCATION: City of Roanoke, VA DATE: 11/14/2005
BY: Mattern & Craig CHKD BY: WTA
NO, COST
II, EARTHWORK:
ROAD:
CLEARING & GRUBBING AC 5 $2.000,00 $9,000
STRIP TOPSOIL AND STOCKPILE ON,SITE CY 2,500 $3,00 $7.500
Griffin Road:
FILL FROM OFF-SITE BORROW CY 18,500 $8.50 $157,250
CUT TO FILL IN ROAD AREA CY 2,000 $3,50 $7.000
ROCK ALLOWANCE CY $100,00
UNDERCUT ALLOWANCE CY 300 $20.00 $6,000
Old Griffin Road:
FILL FROM OFF.SITE BORROW CY $5,00
CUT TO FILL IN SITE AREA CY 1.765 $3.50 $6,178
ROCK ALLOWANCE CY 100 $50,00 $5.000
UNDERCUT ALLOWANCE CY $20,00
Southern Hills Drive:
FILL FROM OFF-SITE BORROW CY 14,500 $8.50 $123,250
CUT TO FILL IN SITE AREA CY $3,50
ROCK ALLOWANCE CY $100,00
UNDERCUT ALLOWANCE CY 200 $20,00 $4.000
Rov Drive:
FILL FROM ON-SITE CUT CY $5.00
CUT TO FILL IN SITE AREA CY 1,500 $3.50 $5,250
ROCK ALLOWANCE CY 120 $100.00 $12,000
UNDERCUT ALLOWANCE CY $20,00
III, STORM DRAIN STRUCTURES 1 INLETS:
ROADWA Y / PUBLIC:
DI-3B EA 15 $2.600.00 $39,000
DI.3C EA 2 $2,200,00 $4,400
FLARED END SECTION 18") EA 2 $1,600,00 $3,200
ROCK EXCAVATION 1 UNDERCUT LS 1 $5,000.00 $5,000
TOTAL STORM DRAIN STRUCTURES: $51,600
IV, STORM DRAIN PIPE:
ROAD 1 PUBLIC SYSTEM:
15" RCP, Class III LF. 987 $36,00 $35,532
18" RCP, Class III L.F, 110 $42,00 $4,620
30" RCP, Class III LF. $75.00
JUNCTION STRUCTURE. A EA 1 $5,000,00 $5.000
JUNCTION STRUCTURE - B EA 1 $10,000,00 $10,000
60" UL TRA-FLO STORM PIPE L.F. 660 $200.00 $132.000
DOUBLEI I I LF, 850 $600,00 $510,000
HEADWALL FOR CONCRETE BOX CULVERTS EA 1 $5,500,00 $5,500
ROCK EXCAVATION / UNDERCUT L.S. 1 $5.000,00 $5,000
TOTAL STORM DRAINAGE: $707,652
11/21/2005/4:49 PM
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M&C FORM #107
EXHIBIT C
EXTRAORDINARY SITE DEVELOPMENT COST
PROJECT:
Faison - Southern Hills, LLC
Southern Hills I Home Depot
City of Roanoke, VA
Mattern & Craig
COMM #
2358-A
LOCATION:
BY:
DATE:
CHKD BY:
11/1412005
WTA
DESCRIPTION
TOTAL
11121/2005/4:49 PM
Page 3 of 3
Attachment to Exhibit - C
Extraordinary Development Cost
Home Depot, South Roanoke, Virginia
November 23, 2005
1, Purpose:
a, The purpose of this document is to demonstrate and/or provide additional
justification for consideration of certain items as extraordinary development cost
items,
2, Items:
a, Roadway and Site Retaining Walls
1. WallA
(1) Located along the western edge of Southern Hills Drive, the north
propertyline of the outparcel, and the right-of-way of Franklin
Road and Griffin Road - this wall is required to permit the
reconstruction of Southern Hills Drive and Griffin Road to the
grade and alignment as presented,
(2) Key factors are: (I) the grade at the intersection Southern Hills
Drive and Griffin Road was raised 6' - 8' in order to meet minimum
grade requirements (12,5%) requested by the Planning
Commission, and (2) without the wall it would be necessary to
extend the box culvert an additional 300' and fill in Ore Branch
Tributary_
(3) Since this wall is the gateway to the development, the developer is
proposing the following aesthetic enhancements to this wall; (I)
Select material for the wall facing ("Country Manor" stone by
Keystone), (2) Pilaster to break the face vertically, decorative
fencing along the top, and extensive landscaping along the wall
face,
(4) Benefits to the public include providing Planning Commission
approved grades on Southern Hills Drive and Griffin Road, and
preservation of portions of existing Ore Branch Tributary,
(5) Total Anticipated Cost = $214,585,
( 6) We are requesting that 50% of this cost be considered as
extraordinary cost, Requested consideration = $107,293,
II, Wall B
(I) Located along Franklin and Griffin Road and the project site at the
main entrance,
(2) The wall is required to construct Griffin Road to the alignment and
grade presented and to permit the Home Depot site to respond to
the grades along Franklin Road (12' vertical rise),
Extraordinary Development Cost
Home Depot, South Roanoke, Virginia
November 23, 2005
Page 2 of 3
(3) Since this wall is the gateway to the development, the developer is
proposing the following aesthetic enhancements to this wall; (I)
Select material for the wall facing ("Country Manor" stone by
Keystone), (2) Pilaster to break the face vertically, decorative
fencing along the top, and extensive landscaping along the wall
face,
(4) Benefits to the public include providing Planning Commission
approved grades on Griffin Road, aesthetic upgrades of the wall
face, and increased screening of Home Depot building,
(5) Total Anticipated Cost ~ $122,780, Due to the extensive aesthetic
enhancements proposed, we are requesting that 50% of this cost be
considered as extraordinary cost. Requested consideration ~
$35,080,
b, Stonnwater Management & Water Quality Enhancements
1. The project proposes to implement stonnwater management (detention)
that meets or exceeds the City requirements_ In addition, the project
proposed to implement water quality enhancement measures currently not
required by City Code,
ii, Special conditions of the project site include: (I) stonnwater runoff from
Hunting Hills and Pheasant Ridge run through the project site, and (2)
stonnwater runoff from Southern Hills neighborhood runs through the site,
This stonnwater must be accommodate on this site and "passed through,"
the site stonnwater system,
iii, Detention for the Home Depot site will be provided through an
underground detention system, A surface detention pond will not be
constructed, This will improve appearance of the site and minimize or
eliminate issues related to surface ponds (e_g, stagnant water, fencing,
security and safety),
Extraordinary Development Cost
Home Depot, South Roanoke, Virginia
November 23, 2005
Page 3 of 3
IV, Water Quality enhancements will be provided through the use of Sand
Filters conforming to Minimum Standard 3,12 of the Virginia Stormwater
Management Handbook, First Edition, 1999, The sand filters consist of
three components:
(I) Grit & Oil Chamber - will allow grease and oil and hydrocarbons
to "float" within the chamber and separate from the main flow
while grit and other non-floatable solids settle to the bottom of the
chamber. The chamber uses two separation walls and a series of
orifices and weirs to control the flow,
(2) Sand Filter Chamber - the sand filter chamber is a dual media filter
which uses clean sand (ASTM C-33 Concrete Sand) and washed
gravel (Vi" to 2") to filter the stormwater runoff via a slow gravity
filtering method, The sand chamber is underlaid with perforated
HOPE pipe and is wrapped in filter fabric,
(3) Clear Well - the clear well provides an inspection and sampling
point for the filtered discharge and provides and access point to
clean and maintain the system,
v, Total Anticipated Cost = $150,000, We are requesting that 50% of this
cost be considered as Exceptional Cost. Requested consideration =
$75,000,
CITY OF ROANOKE
Office of the City Clerk
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
Stephanie M, Moon, CMC
Deputy City Clerk
Sheila N. Hartman
Assistant City Clerk
December 8, 2005
File #22-373
Darlene L. Burcham
City Manager
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Ms. Burcham:
I am attaching copy of Ordinance No.3 7266-120505 authorizing the City Manager
to execute an amendment to the Lease Agreement dated June 5, 2001, between the
City of Roanoke and the Commonwealth of Virginia, by the Department of Health to
extend the term of the current lease agreement by one year, with an expiration date
of June 30, 2006, and an option to renew on a month-to-month basis for an
additional one year period, for office space located at 515 and 530 8'hStreet, S. W"
for the Virginia Department of Health, upon certain terms and conditions, as more
fully set forth in a letter from the City Manager dated December 5, 2005, to the
Council.
The abovereferenced measure was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at
a regular meeting which was held on Monday, December 5,2005, and is in full force
and effect upon its passage.
Sincerely,
j f2~L ,_, -
n~
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
MFP:ew
Attachment
L:ICLERKlDATAICKEW1\AGENDA CORRESPONDENCElagenda correspondence 051Dec 051Dec 5 2005 correspondence,doc
Darlene L. Burcham
December 8, 2005
Page 2
pc: Jesse A. Hall, Director of Finance
Sherman M. Stovall, Director, Office of Management and Budget
Rolanda B. Russell, Assistant City Manager for Community Development
R. Brian Townsend, Director, Planning Building and Economic Development
Lisa Poindexter-Plaia, Economic Development Specialist
L:ICLERK\DATAICKEW1\AGENDA CORRESPONDENCElagenda correspondence 05IDec 05IDec 5 2005 correspondence,doc
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA,
The 5th day of December, 2005.
No. 37266-120505.
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the City Manager to execute an amendment to the Lease
Agreement dated June 5, 2001, between the City of Roanoke and the Commonwealth of Virginia, by
the Department of Health ("VDH"), to extend the term of the current lease agreement by one year,
with an expiration date of June 30, 2006, and the option to renew on a month-to-month basis for an
additional one year period, for office space located at 515 and 530 8th Street for the VDH, upon
certain terms and conditions, and dispensing with the second reading by title of this ordinance_
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke as follows:
1, The City Manager and City Clerk are hereby authorized to execute and attest,
respectively, on behalf of the City, in form approved by the City Attorney, an amendment to the
Lease Agreement dated June 5, 2001, between the City of Roanoke and the Commonwealth of
Virginia, by the VDH, to extend the term of the current lease agreement by one year, with an
expiration date of June 30, 2006, and the option to renew on a month-to-month basis for an
additional one year period, for office space located at 515 and 530 8th Street for the VDH, at a lease
fee of $38,950,00 per quarter, and if the lease is extended past the one year period on a month-to-
month basis rent will be paid monthly in the amount of $12,983.33, as more particularly set forth in
the City Manager's letter dated December 5, 2005, to this Council.
2_ Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of the City Charter, the second reading of this
ordinance by title is hereby dispensed with,
AA: ~-J ~
City Clerk.
K:\ORDINANCES\O-LEASEAMEND-HEALTHDEPTI20~05.DOC
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, S,W" Room 364
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1591
Telephone, (540) 853-2333
Fa" (540) 853-1138
City Web: www.roanokeva.gov
December 5, 2005
Honorable C. Nelson Harris, Mayor
Honorable Beverly T. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Vice-Mayor
Honorable M. Rupert Cutler, Council Member
Honorable Alfred T. Dowe, Jr., Council Member
Honorable Sherman P. Lea, Council Member
Honorable Brenda L. McDaniel, Council Member
Honorable Brian J. Wishneff, Council Member
Dear Mayor Harris and Members of City Council:
Subject: Lease of City Owned
Property at 51 5 and 530 8th Street
Background:
The City of Roanoke and the Commonwealth of Virginia, by the Virginia
Department of Health (VDH), entered into a Lease Agreement dated June
5, 2001, granting the Virginia Department of Health permission to lease
City owned office space located at 515 and 530 8th Street in the City of
Roanoke. The term of this Lease Agreement began July 1, 2001, and
terminated June 30, 2004. The VDH and the City of Roanoke amended
this lease to extend the term by one (1) year, which established a new
expiration date of June 30, 2005, The Virginia Department of Health has
leased this space from the City of Roanoke for a number of years prior to
this most recent Lease. VDH has continued to occupy such office space
and desires to continue leasing the space for another year as the build
out of new space for the VDH proceeds at the Civic Mall facility on
Williamson Road.
Considerations:
The VDH has proposed amending the current Lease Agreement to extend
the term by one (1) year, retroactive to July 1, 2005, and which will
Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
Page 2
December 5, 2005
establish a new expiration date of June 30, 2006, with the option to
renew on a month-to-month basis for a period of up to one (1) additional
year. All other terms and conditions of the Lease will remain unchanged.
The VDH will continue to pay rent
in the amount of $38,950.00 per quarter for the one (1) year extension.
If the Lease is extended past the June 30, 2006, date, it will be on a
month-to-month basis for up to an additional twelve months, and rent
will be paid monthly in the amount of $12,983.33
Recommended Action:
Authorize the City Manager to execute the appropriate documents,
approved as to form by the City Attorney, to amend the Lease Agreement
dated June 5, 2001, to lease City owned space located at 515 and 530 8'h
Street, to the Commonwealth of Virginia for use by the Virginia
Department of Health. The proposed Amendment shall be in accordance
with the provisions outlined in the Second Amendment to Deed of Lease,
a copy of which is attached,
Respectfully submitted,
Darlene L. Bu
City Manage
DLB:lpp
c: Mary F. Parker, City Clerk
William M, Hackworth, City Attorney
Jesse A. Hall, Director of Finance
Rolanda Russell, Assistant City Manager
Brian Townsend, Director Planning, Building and Economic Development
David Collins, Assistant City Attorney
Lisa Poindexter-Plaia, Economic Development Specialist
CM05-00175
DGS Lease Amendment Form
June 10,2004
Lease #601-L-425
SECOND AMENDMENT TO DEED OF LEASE
This Second Amendment to Deed of Lease (the "Amendment"), dated . 20 , is
made part of the Deed of Lease dated June 5, 2001, (the "Lease") by and between the CITY OF
ROANOKE, as Lessor, and the COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, by the Department of
Health, as Lessee,
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, by the terms of the Lease, Lessor leased to Lessee those certain parcels ofland situated
in the city of Roanoke, Virginia 24016 known as 515 and 530 Eight Street, SW, together with the
buildings thereon known as the "Health Center Building" and the "Health Center Annex" containing
20,000 square feet including use of the public parking lot; and,
WHEREAS, the original term of the Lease began July 1,2001, and ended June 30, 2004, and,
WHEREAS, the First Amendment to Deed of Lease extended the term to end June 30, 2005, and,
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Lease as hereinafter set forth,
NOW THEREFORE, it is agreed that the Lease be amended as follows:
1. The Initial Term of the Lease, as amended, shall be extended twelve (12) months (the
"Extension Period") and shall now terminate on June 30, 2006, Rent shall continue to be paid in
installments ofThirty Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty and 00/100 Dollars ($38,950,00) due and
payable in arrears at the end of each quarter. The initial term of the lease may be extended for an
additional period of one month each, for a period not to exceed 12 months upon expiration of the
initial term of the lease, For such renewal term rent shall be paid in the monthly amount of Twelve
Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-Three and 33/100 Dollars ($12,983.33),
Except as amended herein, the Lease shall remain in full force and effect.
This Amendment shall not be effective or binding unless and until signed by both parties and
approved by the Governor of Virginia pursuant to Section 92,2-1149 ofthe Code of Virginia (1950),
as amended,
DOS Lease Amendment Form
June 10, 2004
Lease #601-L-425
In WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have affixed their signatures and seals.
LESSOR:
CITY OF ROANOKE
By:
Title:
LESSEE:
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
By:
Title:
STATE OF VIRGINIA
CITY/COUNTY OF
, to wit:
The foregoing Amendment was acknowledged before me this
20_ by acting in his/her capacity as
for the City of Roanoke on behalf of the city,
day of
My commission expires
Notary Public
STATE OF VIRGINIA
CITY/COUNTY OF
, to wit:
The foregoing Amendment was acknowledged before me this day of _, 20_
by acting in his/her capacity as
ofthe Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Health, on behalf of the agency,
My commission expires
Notary Public
DGS Lease Amendment Form
June 10, 2004
Lease #601-L-425
RECOMMEND APPROVAL:
Division of Engineering and Buildings
RECOMMEND APPROVAL:
Department of General Services
By:
By:
Director
Director
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR
Pursuant to Section S2.2-1149 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, and by the authority
delegated to me under Executive Order 88(01), dated December 21, 2001, I hereby approve this
Amendment to Deed of Lease and the execution of this instrument for and on behalf of the Governor
of Virginia.
Date
Secretary of Administration
.j';'
CITY OF ROANOKE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
215 Church Avenue, S,W_, Room 461
P,O, Box t220
Roanoke, Virginia 24006-1220
Telephone: (540) 853-2821
Fax: (540) 853-6142
ANN H, SHAWVER
Deputy Director
email: ann_shawver@ci.roanoke.va.us
JESSE A. HALL
Director of Finance
email: jesse_hall@ci.roanoke.va.us
December 5, 2005
Honorable C. Nelson Harris, Mayor
Honorable Beverly T, Fitzpatrick, Jr" Vice Mayor
Honorable M, Rupert Cutler, Council Member
Honorable Alfred T, Dowe, Jr., Council Member
Honorable Sherman p, Lea, Council Member
Honorable Brenda L. McDaniel, Council Member
Honorable Brian J, Wish neff, Council Member
Dear Mayor Harris and Members of City Council:
5ubject: October Financial Report
The adopted budget for the fiscal year 2006 totaled $223,8 million representing a 5,7%
increase over the previous year's adopted budget, This financial report covers the first four
months of activity for fiscal year 2006, The following narrative provides com mentary on the
significant events of this period,
Revenues
Revenues through October 2005 increased 8,3% compared to the prior fiscal year, led by
growth in real estate and the increased meals tax, Variances from the prior year are addressed
as follows:
General Property Taxes increased 8.4% as a result of growth in reassessments and new
construction, The first installment of the real estate tax was due October 5'", This tax is
expected to grow 9,3 % as a whole in FY 2006, and actual growth has followed this trend as
collections of real estate tax are up 9,2%, Personal property taxes decreased slightly through
October; however, the majority of collections occur in the spring,
Other Local Taxes increased 14,5% through October_ The Prepared Food and Beverage tax rate
increased from 4% to 5% effective July 1" resulting in the overall double.digit increase in local
taxes, Through October, this rate increase has provided approximately $495,000 in additional
revenue and is expected to provide revenue growth of approximately $2 million throughout the
fiscal year, Notwithstanding the rate increase, Prepared Food and Beverage tax increased 5,2%,
a positive trend in this tax, Also indicative of a positive trend in our economy is growth in the
performance of the Sales Tax and Transient Room Tax, with 4,9% and 7_7% increases
respectively, Growth in Transient Room Tax revenues is influenced by positive performance at
local hotels, as well as results from ongoing tax audits_
Honorable Mayor and Members of Council
December 5, 2005
Page 2
Revenue from the Use of Money and Property increased significantly over the prior year as a
result of interest income on the Budget Stabilization Reserve, The reserve was established in
late FY05 by transfer from the Debt Service Fund_
Internal Services revenues increased 5,6% as a result of an increase in reimbursement from the
Roanoke Regional Airport for Fire Safety expenditures due to an increase in personnel costs in
the current fiscal year. A timing difference in billings to departments for engineering charges
also contributed to the increase,
Miscellaneous Revenue increased 5,9% as a result of insurance proceeds resulting from a water
leak in the Municipal Building and the receipt of registration fees for the Building New
Partnerships Conference,
Exoenditures
The FY06 expenditure budget includes funding of approximately $1.4 million to cover contracts
and purchase orders made during FY05 but not paid by the end of that year, City Council
approved re'appropriation of this funding when adopting the General Fund budget in May,
General Fund expenditures as a whole increased 2,9%, All departments are affected by the 3%
average pay raise granted to City employees beginning July 1, 2005, Additionally, a change in
the billing methodology of the Fleet and Department of Technology (DoT) funds will affect user
departments, Beginning in FY06, the General Fund will fund capital outlay for Fleet and DoT
through a billing to user departments instead of by a General Fund transfer as in prior years,
This will cause a decline in the Nondepartmental category and an offsetting increase in
numerous other categories throughout FY06, Other variances between FY05 and FY06 are
addressed as follows,
Public Works expenditures decreased despite the aforementioned changes in part due to a
reduction in maintenance contracts in the current fiscal year.
Health and Welfare expenditures decreased 9,9% in the current year due to a timing difference
in the encumbrance of the recently approved Health Department subsidy,
Parks, Recreation and Cultural expenditures increased 16,0% in part due to the reclassification
of Event Zone, Virginia Amateur Sports, and Downtown Roanoke Inc expenditures from
Community Development to Parks and Recreation Administration, There was also an increase
in special project expenditures for Youth Services,
Community Development costs declined 8,3% due to the aforementioned reclassification of
various contribution expenditures to the Parks, Recreation, and Cultural category which were
previously funded by Community Development cost centers_ A timing difference in the second
quarter subsidy payment to the Roanoke Valley Convention and Visitor's Bureau also
contributed to the difference,
Honorable Mayor and Members of Council
December 5, 2005
Page 3
Transfer to Debt Service Fund increased 8,6% primarily due to debt service payments on the
2004B public improvement bonds which were issued in November 2004,
Transfer to School Fund increased 7,2% in part due to a timing difference in the School's
request for their portion of General Fund undesignated fund balance, Additionally, the Schools
are due to receive more in undesignated fund balance than in the prior year.
Nondepartmental expenditures declined 20,9% due to a decrease in the amount of
undesignated fund balance transferred to the Capital Projects Fund, The above mentioned
change in internal service billing methodology also contributed to the reduction of expenditures
in this category,
Sincerely,
9:::::;al~ 4ft
Director of Finance
JAH:DLH:ca
Attachments
c: Darlene L Burcham, City Manager
William M, Hackworth, City Attorney
Mary F, Parker, City Clerk
Rolanda B, Russell, Assistant City Manager
James Grigsby, Acting Assistant City Manager
Sherman M, Stovall, Director of Management and Budget
CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
GENERAL FUND
STATEMENT OF REVENUE
Year to Date for the Period
Percentage
of Change
8.36 %
14.51 %
-2.39 %
-0.97 %
90.27 %
4,15 %
- %
-2.12 %
5.63 %
5.91 %
8.28 %
Current Fiscal Year
Percent of
Revised Revenue
Revenue Estimate
Estimates Received
$ 93.243.000 34.45%
65.801.000 18.86%
1.069,000 39.21%
1 .354,000 34.05%
722,000 47.47%
49,926,105 22.90Dk
38,000 0.00%
8,891.000 29.79%
2.527.000 25.19%
384,000 55.47%
$ 223.955.105 27.10%
Revenue Source
General Property Taxes
Other Local Taxes
Permits, Fees and Licenses
Fines and Forfeitures
Revenue from Use of Money and Property
Grants-in-Aid Commonwealth
Grants-in-Aid Federal Government
Charges for Services
Internal Services
Miscellaneous Revenue
Total
July 1 . October 31
2004.2005
$ 29,645.068
10.837.586
429.375
465.583
180.150
10,978.552
July 1 ~ October 31
2005.2006
$ 32.122.622
12.410,437
419.104
461,089
342,764
11.433.630
2,706,123
602.677
201.108
$ 66.046.232
2.648.628
636,591
213,001
$ 60.687.866
STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES AND ENCUMBRANCES
Year to Date for the Period Current Fiscal Year
Percent of
July 1 - October 31 July 1 - October 31 Percentage Unencumbered Revised Budget
Expenditures 2004.2005 2006.2006 of Change Balance Appropriations Obligated
General Government 3,596,511 3.893.582 8.26 % $ 8.258.706 $ 12,152,288 32,04%
Judicial Administration 1.919.233 1,972,617 2.78 % 5,031.659 7.004,276 28.16%
Public Safety 18,205.088 19,313,129 6.09 % 36.875,221 56,188,350 34.37%
Public Works 9,291,948 9.290.161 -0.02 % 14,295,144 23,585.305 39.39%
Health and Welfare 10,553,122 9.513.961 -9.85 % 21.254.194 30,768.155 30.92%
Parks, Recreation and
Cultural 2.946,965 3,417,905 15.98 % 6,379,971 9,797,876 34.88%
Community Development 2,153,008 1,974,545 .8.29 % 3,762,711 5,737,256 34.42%
Transfer to Debt Service
Fund 11.178,273 12.142.586 8.63 % 5.582.132 17,724,718 68.51%
Transfer to School Fund 17.732,102 19.010.288 7.21 % 36,234,866 55,245,154 34.41%
Nondepartmental 2.867.342 2.267.473 -20.92 % 7,967.069 10,234,542 22,16%
Total $ 80,443.593 82.796.247 2.92 % $ 145.641.673 $ 228,437 ,920 36.24%
CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
CIVIC FACILITIES FUND
COMPARATIVE INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE FOUR MONTHS ENDING OCTOBER 31,2005
FY 2006 FY 2005
Operating Revenues
Rentals $ 130,751 $ 204,826
Event Expenses 37,793 62,610
Display Advertising 34,668 45,839
Admissions Tax 59,116 173,155
Electrical Fees 3,540 8,115
Novelty Fees 16,004 45,061
Facility Surcharge 45,860 96,911
Marketing Promotions 8,165
Charge Card Fees 14,606 45,820
Commissions 12,114 36,180
Catering/Concessions 203,997 268,803
Other 3,772 5,457
Total Operating Revenues 562,221 1,000,942
Operating Expenses
Personal Services 586,570 597,149
Operating Expenses 467,357 477,683
Depreciation 187,619 159,548
Total Operating Expenses 1,241,546 1,234,380
Operating Loss (679,325) (233,438)
Nonoperating Revenues (Expenses)
Interest on Investments 15,346 6,625
Transfer from General Fund 42,324
Transfer to Debt Service Fund (47,809) (48,409)
Interest and Fiscal Charges (31,314) (31,774)
Miscellaneous (356) 5,430
Net Nonoperating Revenues (Expenses) (64,133) (25,804)
Net Loss $ (743,458) $ (259,242)
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CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
PARKING FUND
COMPARATIVE INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE FOUR MONTHS ENDING OCTOBER 31,2005
FY 2006 FY 2005
Operating Revenues
Century Station Parking Garage $ 142,510 $ 120,797
Williamson Road Parking Garage 175,720 175,270
Market Square Parking Garage 75,369 76,342
Church Avenue Parking Garage 213,087 186,008
Tower Parking Garage 144,235 138,254
Gainsboro Parking Garage 40,165 33,018
Williamson Road Surface Lots 27,971 29,004
Norfolk Avenue Surface Lot 12,255 22,818
Gainsboro Surface Lot 15,881 16,814
Church Avenue Surface Lot 15,200 15,200
Bullitt Avenue Surface Lot 26,971 26,492
Salem Avenue Surface Lot 7,678 7,350
West Church/YMCA Surface Lots 10,015 4,088
Total Operating Revenues 907,057 851,455
Operating Expenses
Operating Expenses 368,502 375,366
Depreciation 193,266 211,946
Total Operating Expenses 561,768 587,312
Operating Income 345,289 264,143
Nonoperating Revenues (Expenses)
Interest on Investments 20,041 7,989
Interest and Fiscal Charges (100,054) (107,485)
Net Nonoperating Expenses (80,013) (99,496)
Net Income $ 265,276 $ 164,647
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CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
MARKET BUILDING FUND
INCOME STATEMENT
FOR THE FOUR MONTHS ENDING OCTOBER 31,2005
FY 2006 FY 2005
Operating Revenues
Retail Space Rental $ 92,739 $ 70,301
Total Operating Revenues 92,739 70,301
Operating Expenses
Operating Expense 64,367 89,437
Depreciation 2,599 2,532
Total Operating Expenses 66,966 91,969
Operating Income (Loss) 25,773 (21,668)
Nonoperating Revenues
Interest on Investments 971 206
Miscellaneous 130
Net Nonoperating Revenues 1,101 206
Net Income (Loss) $ 26,874 $ (21,462)
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CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
CITY TREASURER'S OFFICE
GENERAL STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTABILITY
FOR THE MONTH ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2005
TO THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE:
GENERAL STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE CITY TREASURER OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE. VIRGINIA FOR THE
FUNDS OF SAID CITY FOR THE MONTH ENDED OCTOBER 31. 2005.
BALANCE AT BALANCE AT BALANCE AT
FUND SEPT 30, 2005 RECEIPTS DISBURSEMENTS OCT 31, 2005 OCT 31, 2004
GENERAL $25,575,277.01 $20,673,559,26 $24,120,104.61 $22,128,731,66 $1,727,834.49
WATER 420.00 0.00 0.00 420.00 420.00
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL 1,738,22 0.00 0,00 1,738,22 1,738.22
CIVIC FACILITIES 5.093,845,36 98,085,31 1,153.161,52 4,038,769.15 689,533.00
PARKING 3,336,503.06 217,543,57 214,168.83 3,339,877,80 811,691.77
CAPITAL PROJECTS 54,072,183,18 463.689.57 984,943,93 53,550,928.82 50,268,418.46
MARKET BUILDING OPERATIONS 130,534.69 21,909.43 45.914,10 106,530.02 (7.678.09)
CONFERENCE CENTER 3,792,127.93 7.529.17 4,119.48 3,795,537,62 3,949,278,67
DEBT SERVICE (5,291,791,08) 6.365,000.87 234,287,23 838,922,56 15,080.570.15
DEPT OF TECHNOLOGY 4,068,048.85 690,137.41 276,163.04 4,482,023,22 3.573,254,02
FLEET MANAGEMENT 180,709.93 1,336,699.79 242,167.00 1,275,242_72 (101,676.93)
PAYROLL (13,024.944,36) 16,663.174.77 16,894,514.81 (13,256,284,40) (12,829,520.32)
RISK MANAGEMENT 10.889,038.86 1.026,468.31 635.339,80 11,280,167.37 12,119.822.40
PENSION 399,547.88 1,839,212,03 1,791,691.00 447,068,91 629,631.65
SCHOOL FUND 6,280,480.28 7.736.903.14 7.481.441.33 6,535,942,09 6,998,078.58
SCHOOL CAPITAL PROJECTS 4,317.956,66 10,689.34 2.692,201.89 1,636,444,11 824,682.92
SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE 78,101.17 597.034.90 608.234,00 66,902,07 (278,958.05)
FDETC 0.00 0.00 0,00 0,00 129.00
GRANT 846,006.60 1,396.419,29 523,100.99 1,719,324,90 371,954,02
TOTAL $100,745,784.24 $59.144,056.16 $57,901,553.56 $101,988,286,84 $83,829,203,96
CERTIFICATE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING IS A TRUE STATEMENT OF MY ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE CITY OF ROANOKE.
VIRGINIA, FOR THE FUNDS OF THE VARIOUS ACCOUNTS THEREOF FOR THE MONTH ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2005.
THAT SAID FOREGOING:
CASH
CASH IN HAND
CASH IN BANK
INVESTMENTS ACQUIRED FROM COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS:
COMMERCIAL HIGH PERFORMANCE MONEY MARKET
COMMERCIAL PAPER
LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOL
MONEY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
U, S. AGENCIES
VIRGINIA AIM PROGRAM (U, S. SECURITIES)
VIRGINIA SNAP PROGRAM (U. S. SECURITIES)
TOTAL
$8,208,74
399,365,87
6,850,000.00
3,938,882,23
9,720,622,80
10,793,732,74
14,000,000,00
18,563,501,60
21,812,782,97
15,901,189,89
$101,988,286,84
NOVEMBER 18, 2005
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CITY OF ROANOKE PENSION PLAN
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PLAN NET ASSETS
FOR THE FOUR MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 31,2005
FY 2006 FY 2005
Additions:
Employer Contributions $ 2,478,057 $ 1,841,732
Investment Income
Net Appreciation (Depreciation) in Fair Value of Investments 5,380,134 3,251,940
Interest and Dividend Income 613,394 508,772
Total Investment Income (Loss) 5,993,528 3,760,712
Less Investment Expense 3,011 6,392
Net Investment Income (Loss) 5,990,517 3,754,320
Total Additions (Deductions) $ 8,468,574 $ 5,596,052
Deductions
Benefits Paid to Participants
Administrative Expenses
Total Deductions
$ 7,122,045 $ 6,679,578
20,861 21,137
7,142,906 6,700,715
1,325,668 (1,104,663)
Net Increase (Decrease)
Net Assets Held in Trust for Pension Benefits:
Fund Balance July 1
Fund Balance October 31
318,675,367
$320,001,035
306,925,352
$305,820,689
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CITY OF ROANOKE PENSION PLAN
BALANCE SHEET
OCTOBER 31, 2005
FY 2006 FY 2005
Assets
Cash $ 446,517 $ 625,857
Investments, at Fair Value 321,349,224 306,866,606
Due from Other Funds 1,431 1,431
Other Assets 6,531
Total Assets $ 321,797,172 $ 307,500,425
Liabilities and Fund Balance
Liabilities:
Due to Other Funds $ 1,795,523 $ 1,679,637
Accounts Payable 614 99
Total Liabilities 1,796,137 1,679,736
Fund Balance:
Fund Balance, July 1 318,675,367 306,925,352
Net Gain (Loss) - Year to Date 1,325,668 (1,104,663)
Total Fund Balance 320,001,035 305,820,689
Total Liabilities and Fund Balance $ 321,797,172 $ 307,500,425
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CITY OF ROANOKE
Office of the City Clerk
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Mary F, Parker, CMC
City Clerk
Stephanie M. Moon
Deputy City Clerk
Sheila N. Hartman
Assistant City Clerk
December 8, 2005
File #2-53
The Honorable Brenda S, Hamilton
Clerk of Circuit Court
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Ms. Hamilton:
I am attaching a certified copy of Resolution No. 37267-120505 authorizing the
sale of not to exceed $3,975,000.00 principal amount of general obligations ofthe
City of Roanoke, Virginia, in the form of General Obligation Public Improvement
Bonds, Taxable Series 2005. The abovereferenced measure was adopted by the
Council of the City of Roanoke at a regular meeting which was held on Monday,
December 5, 2005.
Pursuant to provisions of Section 3 of the above referenced measure, I am required
to file a certified copy of the resolution with the Circuit Court of the City of
Roanoke, Virginia, in accordance with Section 15.2-2607, Code of Virginia, 1950,
as amended.
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Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
MFP:ew
Attachment
The Honorable Brenda S, Hamilton
December 8, 2005
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pc: Donald G. Gurney, Esquire, Hawkins, Delafield and Wood, LLP, 67 Wall
Street, 11'" Floor, New York, New York 10005
Gary Ometer, BB&T Capital Markets, P. O. Box 1575, Richmond, Virginia
23218-1575
The Honorable Evelyn W. Powers, City Treasurer
Darlene L. Burcham, City Manager
Jesse A. Hall, Director of Finance
William M. Hackworth, City Attorney
Sherman M, Stovall, Director, Management and Budget
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
The 5th day of December, 2005.
No. 37267-120505.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF NOT TO EXCEED TIIREE
MILLION NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
($3,975,000) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF GENERAL OBLIGATIONS OF THE
CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA, IN THE FORM OF GENERAL
OBLIGATION PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT BONDS, TAXABLE SERIES 2005,
OF SUCH CITY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO PAY THE
COSTS OF THE ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR REDEVELOPMENT;
DELEGATING TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THE DIRECTOR OF
FINANCE CERTAIN POWERS WITH RESPECT TO THE SALE AND THE
DETERMINATION OF THE DETAILS OF SUCH BONDS; AND
OTHERWISE PROVIDING WITH RESPECT TO THE ISSUANCE, SALE
AND DELIVERY OF SUCH BONDS
VIRGINIA:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE,
SECTION 1. The Council (the "Council") of the City of Roanoke, Virginia (the
"City"), hereby finds and determines:
(a) On June 20,2005, the Council adopted Resolution No. 37104-062005 (the
"Authorizing Resolution"), authorizing the issuance of general obligations of the City, in the fonn
of General Obligation Public Improvement Bonds of the City, including not to exceed $3,975,000
principal amount of General Obligation Public Improvement Bonds for the purpose of providing
funds to pay the costs of the acquisition of land for redevelopment.
(b) The Council has detennined to authorize the sale of not to exceed
$3,975,000 principal amount of its General Obligation Public Improvement Bonds, Taxable Series
2005 (the "Bonds"), pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the Authorizing
Resolution, and to delegate to the City Manager and the Director of Finance certain powers with
respect to the sale and the determination of the details of the Bonds,
SECTION 2, (a) The Bonds shall be sold at negotiated sale on such date and at
such price as shall be determined by the City Manager and the Director of Finance, The City
Manager and the Director of Finance, without further action of this Council, (i) are hereby
authorized to determine the dated date of the Bonds, the date the Bonds shall mature, the dates
on which interest on the Bonds shall be payable, the aggregate principal amount of the Bonds
and the principal amount of the Bonds maturing in each year, and (ii) are hereby further
authorized to sell the Bonds at negotiated sale to such purchaser or purchasers as shall be
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selected by the City Manager and the Director of Finance and to fix the rates of interest to be
borne by the Bonds of each maturity; provided, however, in no event shall the true interest cost
with respect to the Bonds exceed seven percent (7_00%). The City Manager and the Director of
Finance are hereby authorized to detennine the provisions relating to the redemption of the
Bonds upon the advice of the City's financial advisor; provided, however, in no event shall any
redemption premium payable by the City exceed two percent (2_000/0),
(b) The Bonds shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of the
Authorizing Resolution and this Resolution; provided that the provisions of Section 6 of the
Authorizing Resolution shall not apply to the Bonds,
(c) All actions and proceedings heretofore taken by this Council, the City
Manager, the Director of Finance and the other officers, employees, agents and attorneys of and
for the City in connection with the issuance and sale of the Bonds are hereby ratified and
confirmed,
SECTION 3, The City Clerk is hereby directed to file a copy of this Resolution,
certified by such City Clerk to be a true copy hereof, with the Circuit Court of the City of
Roanoke, Virginia, all in accordance with Section 15_2-2607 of the Code of Virginia, ]950,
SECTION 4, All ordinances, resolutions and proceedings in conflict herewith
are, to the extent of such conflict, repealed_
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CITY OF ROANOKE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
215 Church Avenue, S,W" Room 461
P,O, Box 1220
Roanoke, Virginia 24006- t220
Telephone: (540) 853-2821
Fax: (540) 853-6142
ANN H, SHAWVER
Deputy Director
email: ann_shawver@ci.roanoke.va.us
JESSE A. HALL
Director of Finance
email: jesse_hall@ci.roanoke.va.us
December 5, 2005
Honorable C. Nelson Harris, Mayor
Honorable Beverly T Fitzpatrick, Jr., Vice Mayor
Honorable M. Rupert Cutler, Council Member
Honorable Alfred T. Dowe, Jr" Council Member
Honorable Sherman p, Lea, Council Member
Honorable Brenda L. McDaniel, Council Member
Honorable Brian J. Wishneff Council Member
Dear Mayor Harris and Members of City Council:
Subject: Authorization of Sale of Bonds
Resolution 37104, adopted by City Council on June 20, 2005, authorized the
issuance of bonds for various projects including $3,975,000 principal amount
of General Obligation Bonds to finance the costs of acquisition of land for
redevelopment, specifically the Countryside Golf Course. The resolution
authorized the City Manager and Director of Finance to complete the sale of the
bonds using either a negotiated or competitive method, The resolution
provided the authority to complete a competitive sale, but did not authorize
acceptance of bids for a negotiated sale.
In coordination with our financial advisor, BB& T Capital Markets, we determined
that sale of bonds for this project by negotiated sale would be in the best
financial interest of the City. This was due to the relatively small size of the
bonds needed for this project coupled with our desire for flexibility in the
bonds based on the fact that we are uncertain of the ultimate disposition of the
property. Additionally, since development of the property will be in
coordination with a private developer, the bonds needed to be issued as taxable
debt.
It should be noted that general obligation bonds will be sold via competitive
sale for the remaining projects outlined in the aforementioned resolution as
well as for others previously approved by City Council. The total amount of the
Honorable Mayor and Members of Council
December 5, 2005
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bonds to be sold by competitive sale in late January 2006 will approximate $35
million, all of which will be tax exempt, These bonds will fund projects such as
the Patrick Henry High School renovation, the Civic Center renovation, the South
Jefferson redevelopment area, the City's contribution to the Art Museum, and
others.
Recommendation:
Adopt the accompanying resolution to authorize the sale of $3,975,000 taxable
bonds to provide funds for the acquisition of land for redevelopment and to
delegate to the City Manager and the Director of Finance authority as outlined
in the resolution to complete the sale of the bonds.
Sincerely,
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-fe:se A. Hall
Director of Finance
c: Darlene L. Burcham, City Manager
William M, Hackworth, City Attorney
Mary F, Parker, City Clerk
CITY OF ROANOKE
Office of the City Clerk
Mary F, Parker, CMC
City Clerk
Stephanie M. Moon, CMC
Deputy City Clerk
December 8, 2005
Sheila N, Hartman
Assistant City Clerk
File #51
Darlene L. Burcham
City Manager
Roanoke, Virginia
Richard A. Rife, Chair
City Planning Commission
1326 Grandin Road, 5. w.
Roanoke, Virginia 24015
Dear Ms. Burcham and Mr. Rife:
I am attaching copy of Ordinance No.3 7268-120505 amending and reordaining the
Code ofthe City of Roanoke (1979), as amended, by repealing Chapter 36.1, Zonina,
consisting of 9936.1-1 through 36.1-730, and enacting Chapter 36.2, Zonina,
consisting of 9936,2-1 through 36.2-840, and accompanying Appendices A, Band
C, such Chapter 36.2 being a comprehensive revision of the zoning regulations of
the City.
The abovereferenced measure was adopted by the Council ofthe City of Roanoke at
a regular meeting which was held on Monday, December 5, 2005, and is in full force
and effect upon its passage.
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Sincerely, ;)
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Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
Attachment
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Darlene L. Burcham
Richard A. Rife, Chair
December 8, 2005
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pc: The Honorable Robert p, Doherty, Judge, Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit of
Virginia
The Honorable William D. Broadhurst, Judge, Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit of
Virginia
The Honorable Clifford R. Weckstein, Judge, Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit of
Virginia
The Honorable Charles N. Dorsey, Judge, Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit of
Virginia
The Honorable Jonathan M, Apgar, Chief Judge, Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit
of Virginia
The Honorable James R. Swanson, Judge, Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit of
Virginia
The Honorable Julian H. Raney, Jr., Chief Judge, General District Court
The Honorable Vincent A. Lilley, Judge, General District Court
The Honorable Francis W. Burkart, III, Judge, General District Court
The Honorable Jacqueline F. Ward Talevi, Judge, General District Court
The HonorableJohn B, Ferguson, ChiefJudge,Juvenile and Domestic Relations
District Court
The Honorable Joseph M. Clarke, II, Judge, Juvenile and Domestic Relations
District Court
The Honorable Philip Trompeter, Judge, Juvenile and Domestic Relations
District Court
The Honorable Joseph P. Bounds, Judge, Juvenile and Domestic Relations
District Court
Sheila N. Hartman, Assistant City Clerk, (For transmittal by electronic mail to
Municipal Code Corporation)
Municipal Code Corporation, P. O. Box 2235, Tallahassee, Florida 32316
Ronald S. Albright, Clerk, General District Court
David C. Wells, Clerk, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
Kozuo Webb, Office of the Magistrate
Lora A. Wilson, Law Librarian
William M. Hackworth, City Attorney
Rolanda B. Russell, Assistant City Manager for Community Development
Susan S. Lower, Director, Real Estate Valuation
Steven J, Talevi, Assistant City Attorney
R. Brian Townsend, Director, Planning, Building and Economic Development
Martha P. Franklin, Secretary, City Planning Commission
Nancy C. Snodgrass, Zoning Administrator
Philip C. Schirmer, City Engineer
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA,
The 5th day of December, 2005.
No. 37268-120505.
AN ORDINANCE amending and reordaining the Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as
amended, by repealing Chapter 36,1, Zoning, consisting of ~~36,1-1 through 36.1-730, and enacting
Chapter 36.2, Zoning, consisting of ~~36.2-1 through 36.2-840, and accompanying Appendices A, B
and C, such Chapter 36.2 being a comprehensive revision of the zoning regulations ofthe City; and
dispensing with the second reading by title of this ordinance,
WHEREAS, on August 20,2001, City Council adopted Vision 2001-2020 ("Comprehensive
Plan"), a new Comprehensive Plan for the City, which plan has necessitated a comprehensive
revision of the City's zoning regulations;
WHEREAS, the City conducted ten (10) stakeholder focus group sessions on June 25,
June 26, and August 1, 2002, with sign industry representatives, neighborhood group leaders, land
use attorneys, regional development leaders, business leaders, design and development professionals,
and governmental boards and commissions, to identifY opportunities and issues relating to growth
and development in the City and to identifY regulations which needed to be amended or adopted;
WHEREAS, the City conducted a housing issues roundtable on July 31, 2002, to which
representatives of various groups interested in, and knowledgeable about, housing issues in the City
were invited, and a public forum on August 1, 2002, to which the general public was invited, to
identifY additional opportunities and issues relating to growth and development in the City and to
identifY zoning regulations which needed to be amended or adopted;
WHEREAS, in July 2002, the City Manager appointed a Steering Committee consisting of
representatives from the stakeholder groups, City Council, the Planning Commission for the City of
Roanoke ("Planning Commission"), the Board of Zoning Appeals for the City of Roanoke, the
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Architectural Review Board for the City of Roanoke, and City staff, to provide direction for the
development of the new zoning ordinance, to review and revise draft zoning regulations, and to
provide on-going feedback during the process;
WHEREAS, from September 2002 until December 2003, the Steering Committee conducted
twenty-five (25) sessions to review and revise the draft zoning regulations;
WHEREAS, in February 2004, the Steering Committee released for public discussion a draft
of the new zoning ordinance;
WHEREAS, on March 8, March 12, March 16, March 17, March 18, March 22, March 23,
March 25, March 29, March 30, April 1, April 5, April 6, Apri113, Apri128 and Apri129, 2004, City
staff conducted six (6) public open houses and eleven (11) stakeholder.focus group sessions with
sign industry representatives, neighborhood group leaders, land use attorneys, business leaders,
homebuilders, design and development professionals, and real estate industry representatives, to
elicit public comment pertaining to the draft of the new zoning ordinance;
WHEREAS, to provide for public awareness of the open houses and the stakeholder focus
group sessions, the City (1) placed two (2) easels and flyers with calendars, indicating the dates,
times and locations of the open houses and sessions, in the lobby area ofthe Municipal Building and
in the Departments of Housing and Neighborhood Services and Planning, Building and Economic
Development, (2) posted open house schedules on the RVTV Message Board, (3) published two (2)
block advertisements in the Roanoke Times, advertising the open house schedules, (4) placed drafts
of the zoning ordinance in all branches of the City of Roanoke public library, (5) mailed a copy of
the draft ordinance, with an explanation of the public comment process and how to participate in
such process and provide input, to all neighborhood group leaders, (6) set up and staffed an
information and comment table on Citizen Appreciation Day on Apri117, 2004, at Valley View
Mall, (7) conducted meetings with, and gave presentations to, neighborhood and civic organizations,
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including the Roanoke Neighborhood Advocates, Downtown Roanoke, Inc., Williamson Road Area
Business Association, the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Roanoke Regional
Homebuilders Association, Neighbors in South Roanoke, Old Southwest, Inc" the Gilmer
Neighborhood Steering Committee, and the Gainsboro Steering Committee, and (8) posted on the
City's web site a copy of the draft zoning ordinance, which posting was viewed 1,117 times during
the February 2004 to May 2004 period;
WHEREAS, from February 2,2004 until May 31, 2004, the City documented more than
1,100 comments, including those on the draft zoning ordinance;
WHEREAS, beginning in June 2004, the Steering Committee met fourteen (14) times to
consider all of those documented comments on the draft zoning ordinance and to recommend
changes to the draft zoning ordinance;
WHEREAS, in December 2004, the Steering Committee completed its assigned task and
presented to the Planning Commission a draft zoning ordinance for the City;
WHEREAS, between December 2004, and July 2005, City staff continued to meet with
various civic and neighborhood organizations, including Old Southwest, Inc" Riveriand Alert
Neighbors, Gilmer Neighborhood, the Greater Raleigh Court Civic League and the Williamson Road
Area Business Association, as well as individual property owners by request, regarding the draft
zoning ordinance, to oversee questions and to elicit additional public comment;
WHEREAS, public news releases, newspaper articles, status reports and communications
were disseminated by the City throughout the process to advise interested persons of the status of the
process;
WHEREAS, after due and timely public notice, including a legal advertisement consisting of
a special insert published on two dates, one week apart, in a newspaper of general circulation in the
City of Roanoke in which all interested persons were advised of the City's intent to repeal Chapter
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36,1, Zoning, and to adopt a new Chapter 36,2, Zoning, a descriptive summary of the terms of which
was contained in the insert, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on July 28,2005, on the
draft zoning ordinance;
WHEREAS, in addition to the published legal advertisement described in the preceding
paragraph, the City sent by first-class mail to all owners ofthe approx.imately 44,000 parcels of real
estate in the City of Roanoke notice of (1) the City's intent to repeal Chapter 36,1, Zoning: (2) the
City's intentto adopt a new Chapter 36,2, Zoning; (3) a descriptive summary of the terms ofthe new
Chapter 36.2, Zoning; and (4) the date, time and place, of the Planning Commission's public hearing
at which the new Chapter 36.2, Zoning, would be considered;
WHEREAS, following the Planning Commission's public hearing on July 28, 2005, the
Planning Commission held fifteen (15) work sessions during which it considered the new Chapter
36.2, Zoning. and all comments received pertaining to it;
WHEREAS, the City Clerk for the City of Roanoke placed a notice on the public calendar in
her office for all Steering Committee meetings, all Planning Commission work sessions and the
public hearing held on July 28, 2005;
WHEREAS, on September 29,2005, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended
to City Council Chapter 36,2, Zoning, and on November 4, 2005, the Planning Commission
unanimously certified Chapter 36.2, Zoning. to City Council;
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on the new zoning ordinance by City Council at its
meeting on November 21, 2005, after due and timely public notice thereof, including a legal
advertisement consisting of a special insert published on two dates, one week apart, in a newspaper
of general circulation in the City of Roanoke in which all interested persons were advised of the
City's intent to repeal Chapter 36.1, Zoning, and to adopt Chapter 36,2, Zoning, a descriptive
summary of the text of which as recommended by the Planning Commission was contained in the
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insert, at which hearing all parties in interest and citizens were given an opportunity to be heard;
WHEREAS, after such public hearing, City Council revised Chapter 36.2, Zoning, as the
same was recommended by the Planning Commission, to address comments and concerns stated at
the public hearing;
WHEREAS, this Council, after considering the proposed zoning ordinance, as revised, is of
the opinion that the proposed zoning ordinance, as revised, helps promote and provide for adequate
light, air, convenience of access; safety from flood, fire, crime and other dangers; reduce or prevent
congestion in the public streets; facilitate the creation of a convenient, attractive and harmonious
community; facilitate the provision of adequate police and fire protection, disaster evacuation, civil
defense, transportation, water, sewerage, flood protection, schools, parks, forests, playgrounds,
recreational facilities, airports and other public requirements; protect against destruction of, or
encroachment upon, historic areas; protect against overcrowding ofland, undue density of population
in relation to the community facilities existing or available, obstruction oflight and air, danger and
congestion in travel and transportation, and loss oflife, health, or property from fire, flood, panic or
other dangers; encourage economic development activities that provide desirable employment and
enlarge the tax base; provide for the preservation of agricultural and forestal lands and other lands of
significance for the protection of the natural environment, approach slopes and other safety areas of
licensed airports; and promote the creation and preservation of affordable housing suitable for
meeting the current and future needs of the City, as well as a reasonable proportion of the current and
future needs of the planning district within which the City is situated; and
WHEREAS, this Council, after considering the proposed zoning ordinance, as revised, is of
the opinion that the proposed zoning ordinance, as revised, is consistent with Vision 2001- 2020, the
City's Comprehensive Plan, is required by the public necessity, convenience, general welfare, is
good zoning practice, and ought to be adopted in order to implement the Comprehensive Plan,
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THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAlNED by the Council of the City of Roanoke as follows:
1. Chapter 36.1, Zoning, consisting of 9936,1-1 through 36.1-730 of the Code of the
City of Roanoke (1979), as amended, is hereby REPEALED.
2. The Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended, is amended and reordained by
the addition of a new Chapter 36.2, Zoning. consisting of 9936.2-1 through 36_2-840, and
accompanying Appendices A, B and C, to read and provide as set out in the copy of such Chapter
36.2 attached to the City Manager's letter dated December 5, 2005, to City Council, and filed with
the City Clerk.
3, A landowner's rights shall be deemed vested in a land use and such vesting shall not
be affected by the adoption of Chapter 36,2, Zoning, of the Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as
amended, if the landowner (i) obtains or is the beneficiary of a significant affirmative governmental
act which remains in effect, allowing development of a specific project, (ii) relies in good faith on
the significant affirmative governmental act, and (iii) incurs extensive obligations or substantial
expenses in diligent pursuit of the specific project in reliance on the significant affirmative
governmental act prior to the effective date of this ordinance,
4, Pursuant to the provisions ofSection-12 of the City Chart~, the second reading of
this ordinance by title is hereby dispensed with,
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Chapter 36.2, Zoning,
of the
Code of the City of Roanoke (1979),
as amended
City Council
December 5, 2005
Chapter 36.2
ZONING
ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
~ 36.2-100
~ 36,2-101
~ 36,2-102
~ 36,2-103
~ 36,2-104
~ 36.2-105
~ 36,2-106
~ 36.2-107
~ 36,2-108
Title
General Purpose and Intent
Applicability
Consistency with Comprehensive Plan
Coordination with Other Regulations
Rules of Interpretation and Construction
Permits and Certificates
Severability
Vested Rights
ARTICLE 2. ZONING DISTRICfS
~ 36.2-200
~ 36.2-201
~ 36,2-202
~ 36,2-203
~ 36,2-204
~ 36.2-205
Purpose
Establishment of Districts
Zoning Map
Development Standards and Supplemental Regulations
Use Regulations
Dimensional Regulations
ARTICLE 3. REGULATIONS FOR SPECIFIC ZONING DISTRICfS
$ 36,2-300 Purpose
Division 1.
~ 36,2-310
~ 36.2-311
~ 36,2-312
~ 36,2-313
~ 36,2-314
~ 36,2-315
Division 2.
~ 36,2-320
~ 36,2-321
~ 36,2~322
~ 36,2-323
~ 36,2-324
~ 36,2-325
~ 36.2-326
~ 36,2-327
~ 36,2-328
Division 3.
~ 36,2-330
~ 36_2-331
~ 36,2-332
~ 36,2-333
~ 36,2-334
~ 36,2-335
~ 36,2-336
Base Districts - Residential, Commercial, and Industrial
Residential-Agricultural District (RA)
Residential Single-Family Districts (R-12, R-7, R-5, R.3)
Residential Mixed Density Districts (RM-l, RM-2)
Residential Multifamily District (RMF)
Commercial Districts (CN, CG, CLS)
Industrial Districts (I-I, 1-2)
Base Districts - Special Purpose Districts
Purpose
Downtown District (D)
Mixed Use District (MX)
Institutional District (IN)
Recreation and Open Space District (ROS)
Airport Development District (AD)
Mixed Use Planned Unit Development District (MXPUD)
Institutional Planned Unit Development District (INPUD)
Industrial Planned Unit Development District (IPUD)
Overlay Districts
Historic Downtown Overlay District (H-l)
Historic Neighborhood Overlay District (H-2)
Neighborhood Design Overlay District (ND)
Floodplain Overlay District (F)
Airport Navigation Overlay District (AN)
River and Creek Corridors Overlay District (RCC)
Comprehensive Sign Overlay District
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Division 4,
~ 36,2-340
ARTICLE 4. SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS
~ 36,2-400
~ 36,2-401
~ 36.2-402
~ 36,2-403
~ 36,2-404
~ 36,2-405
~ 36.2-406
~ 36.2-407
~ 36,2-408
~ 36,2-409
~ 36.2-410
~ 36,2-411
~ 36,2-412
~ 36,2-413
~ 36.2-414
~ 36.2-415
~ 36,2-416
~ 36,2-417
~ 36.2-418
~ 36,2-419
~ 36,2-420
~ 36,2-421
~ 36,2-422
~ 36.2-423
~ 36.2-424
~ 36.2-425
~ 36,2-426
~ 36,2-427
~ 36,2-428
~ 36,2-429
~ 36,2-430
~ 36.2-431
~ 36,2-432
Use Matrix
Use Matrix
Purpose
Applicability
Accessory Apartments
Accessory Uses and Structures
Adult Uses
Bed and Breakfast
Car wash
Commercial Motor Vehicle Sales and Service, New or Used
Day Care Centers, Child
Drive-through Facilities
Fences and Walls
Gasoline Stations
Group Care Facilities
Home Occupations
Junk Yards, Wrecker Yards, and Recycling Centers
Mini- Warehouses
Mixed Use Buildings and Live-Work Units
Mobile Homes
Motor Vehicle or Trailer Painting and Body Repair
Motor Vehicle Repair or Service Establishment
Motor Vehicle Sales and Service Establishment, New
Motor Vehicle Sales and Service Establishment, Used
Outdoor Display Areas
Outdoor Storage
Parking of Motor Vehicles in Residential Districts
Parking or Storage of Recreational Vehicles, Motor Homes, Boats,
Campers, or Trailers
Parking Structures
Satellite Dish Antennas
Stables, Commercial
Temporary Uses
Towing Services
Townhouses and Rowhouses
Wireless Telecommunications Facilities and Broadcasting Towers
~ 36,2-500
ARTICLE 5. PROCEDURES
Division 1.
~ 36,2-510
~ 36.2-511
Division 2.
~ 36,2-520
~ 36,2-521
~ 36.2-522
~ 36,2-523
Purpose
Generally
General Procedural Requirements
Post-Decision Proceedings
Administrative Permits
Purpose
General Applicability
Zoning Permits
Certificates of Occupancy
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Division 3.
~ 36,2-530
Division 4.
~ 36.2-540
~ 36,2-541
Division 5,
~ 36,2-550
~ 36.2-551
~ 36,2-552
~ 36.2-553
Division 6.
~ 36,2-560
~ 36,2-561
~ 36,2-562
~ 36,2-563
Division 7.
~ 36,2-570
~ 36,2-571
Certificates of Appropriateness
Certificates of Appropriateness
Zoning Amendments and Conditional Rezoning
Zoning Amendments
Conditional Rezonings
Development Plans
Purpose
Development Plans, Generally
Basic Development Plans
Comprehensive Development Plans
Special Exceptions, Variances, and Appeals
Special Exceptions
Variances
Appeals to Board of Zoning Appeals
Appeals from Board of Zoning Appeals
Enforcement
Purpose
Zoning Violations
ARTICLE 6. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
~ 36,2-600
Division 1.
~ 36.2-610
Division 2,
~36,2-620
~ 36.2-621
~ 36,2-622
~ 36,2-623
~ 36,2-624
~ 36.2-625
Division 3.
~ 36,2-630
Division 4.
~ 36,2-640
~ 36.2-641
~ 36,2-642
~ 36.2-643
~ 36_2-644
~ 36,2-645
~ 36,2-646
~ 36,2-647
~ 36,2-648
~ 36.2-649
Division 5.
~ 36,2-650
~ 36,2-651
~ 36,2-652
A pplica bili ty
Utilities
Utilities
Outdoor Lighting
Purpos e
Applicability
Exempt Lighting
Definitions
Lighting Plan
Outdoor Lighting Standards
General Development Standards
General Development Standards
Landscaping and Screening
Purpose
Applicability
General Landscaping and Screening Standards
Preservation of Existing Landscape Features
Overall Tree Canopy Requirements
Street Yard Trees
Fa~ade Planting
Buffer Yards
Parking Area Landscaping
Screening of Specific Uses and Facilities
Off-Street Parking and Loading
Purpose
Applicability
Minimum Off-Street Parking
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~ 36,2-653
~ 36.2-654
~ 36,2-655
Division 6.
~ 36,2-660
~ 36.2-661
~ 36,2-662
~ 36,2-663
~ 36,2-664
~ 36,2-665
~ 36,2-666
~ 36.2-667
~ 36.2-668
~ 36,2-669
~ 36.2-670
~ 36,2-671
~ 36,2-672
~ 36,2-673
~ 36,2-674
~ 36.2-675
Maximum Off-Street Parking
Off-Street Parking Area Standards
Off-Street Loading
Signs
Purpose
Applicability
Definitions
Prohibited Signs
Zoning Permits for Signs
Removal of Abandoned Nonconforming Signs
Illuminated Signs
Calculation of Sign Area and Number of On-Premise Signs
Types and Number of On-Premise Signs Permitted
Dimensional Standards for On-Premise Signs
Freestanding Signs
Building-Mounted Signs
Upper Story Wall Signs
Temporary On-Premise Signs
Public Service Message Boards
Outdoor Advertising Signs
ARTICLE 7. NONCONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES, AND LOTS
~ 36,2-700 Purpose
~ 36,2-701 Generally
~ 36.2-702 Actual Construction Begun Prior to Adoption or Amendment of
Chapter
Nonconforming Lots
Nonconforming Structures
Nonconforming Uses
Repairs and Maintenance
Change of Nonconforming Use to Another Use
Nonconforming Characteristics of Use
Certain Uses Deemed Not Nonconforming
~ 36.2-703
~ 36,2-704
~ 36,2-705
~ 36.2-706
~ 36,2-707
~ 36,2-708
~ 36.2-709
ARTICLE 8. ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSIONS, BOARDS, AND OFFICIALS
~ 36.2-800 Purpose
Division 1.
~ 36,2-810
~ 36.2-811
~ 36,2-812
~ 36,2-813
~ 36,2-814
~ 36,2-815
~ 36,2-816
~ 36.2-817
Division 2.
~ 36,2-820
~ 36.2-821
~ 36.2-822
City Planning Commission
Definition
Establishment
Membership
Meetings
Quorum and Vote
Officers; Agent; Staff; Special Requests
Rules and Records
Powers and Duties
Architectural Review Board
Definition
Establishment
Membership
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~ 36,2-823
~ 36,2-824
~ 36.2-825
~ 36,2-826
~ 36.2-827
Division 3.
~ 36,2-830
~ 36,2-831
~ 36,2-832
~ 36.2-833
~ 36,2-834
~ 36.2-835
~ 36,2-836
~ 36.2-837
Division 4.
~ 36,2-840
Meetings
Quorum and Vote
Officers; Agent; Staff
Rules and Records
Powers and Duties
Board of Zoning Appeals
Definition
Establishment
Membership
Meetings
Quorum and Vote
Officers; Staff
Rules and Records
Powers and Duties
Zoning Administrator
Zoning Administrator
APPENDIX A. DEFINITIONS
APPENDIX B, SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS
B-1 Basic Development Plan
B-2 Comprehensive Development Plan
B-3 Landscape Plan
C-1
APPENDIX C. AGREEMENTS
Off-Site Parking Agreement
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List of Tables
Table 205-1. Permitted Yard Encroachments.... ........................,.................... ....... ....9
Table 310-1. Dimensional Matrix for Residential Agricultural District (RA).................. .......14
Table 311-1. Dimensional Matrix for Residential Single-Family Districts
(R-12, R-7, R-5, R-3).... ,..""..",...... ,."..,....,.."..." '..,.,.."..,..",.., ,......,15
Table 312-1. Dimensional Matrix for Residential Mixed Density Districts
(RM-l, RM-2).,..,,"..,......"'.."'.."..."'.., ......,...,.."""...,.. ,..", ............. ,16
Table 313-1. Dimensional Matrix for Residential Multifamily District (RMF)..., , , , ,........" " , "...,17
Table 314-1. Dimensional Matrix for Commercial Districts (CN, CG, CLS),............ ......... ..19
Table 315-1. Dimensional Matrix for Industrial Districts (I-I, 1-2)............,.... ,....... ...... ....,..20
Table 321-1. Dimensional Matrix for Downtown District (0). ..............,.................... ......22
Table 322-1, Dimensional Matrix for Mixed Use District (MX)............,.................... ......,23
Table 323-1. Dimensional Matrix for Institutional District (IN).......... ......................... ....25
Table 324-1. Dimensional Matrix for Recreation and Open Space District (ROS)...................26
Table 325-1. Dimensional Matrix for Airport Development District (AD).................... ....,.,28
Table 326-1. Dimensional Matrix for Mixed Use Planned Unit Development District
(MXPUD). , , , . , , . , , ,., , , , , , , , '" , , , .. , , , '" ' .. , " , " . , , , , , , " , " , . , , ,. .. , ..,. , , ,.". " , '" ,,30
Table 327-1. Dimensional Matrix for Institutional Planned Unit Development District
~~""",.,",.,',.,"""""""""""",.".,"""""""',.,"',.".".,...,'~
Table 328-1. Dimensional Matrix for Industrial Planned Unit Development District
(IPUD) , ,..""..,..""......",..""..,.."""""",..,..,..""..""..".." ,......, ..,34
Table 340-1. Use Matrix.",."""..".. ,.....",..,..""", ,.'"""..""",.,,'..,..,.., ,.,.., ...... ,..58
Table 429-1. Temporary Uses..." ,.,..,.., ,.,..." .....',..,..""""".."".."""" '.,.,,'......., ..,86
Table 510-1. Recommending and Decision-making Bodies"".'" ,.,..,..."""....,....,.., ..........99
Table 642-1. Trees: Approved Plant Ust, Minimum Size at Planting, 20-Year Canopy, and
Suitability"".".". ,.'..""..""..,..,..""..,.., ......."...."",..,..."""...., ....,124
Table 647-1. Buffer Yard Categories: Minimum Widths and Required Planting and Screening
Materials"."'.".".."'.""'."'."'.,..".".,.,.""""""'.""".,..."..,...., ..,..,130
Table 647-2. Required Buffer yards"..,......".".."",." ,.,."",..,..,....,'..' ....,.., ...... ..... ,131
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Table 652-1. Shared Parking Calculations""""..,..,..",....",.".., '.,..""",.., ...."""" ....135
Table 652-2. Required Off-Street Parking Spaces""," ......,..,..""..""....",...,...."".." ..136
Table 654-1. Off-Street Parking Dimensions (minimum values in feet),.""".."",......"" ....144
Table 654-2. Driveway Widths, except for lots containing single-family detached
dwellings"......."'.. ,., ........",..".."""""..,..,..,..",..""..".., ....".... ....145
Table 655-1. Off-Street Loading Requirements,....",..,..,.. ,..,........,.."......,.." .....,.... ..146
Table 668-1. Types and Number of On-Premise Signs Permitted by Zoning
Districts,'" '.'.."", ,.,....,..",..",..",..",'..',..,..""...,....."""..,...., ......,158
Table 669-1. On-Premise Signs: Dimensional, Height, and Setback Regulations.......... ...... ....159
Table 673-1. Temporary Signs: Maximum Square Footage of Sign Area.... ......... ........ ......160
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Ceneral Provisions
36.2-100
Title
TIlls Chapter shall be known, cited, and referred to as the "Zoning Ordinance" and shall include all provisions
contained herein, together with the City's zoning map.
(a) The location and boundaries of the zoning districts established by this Chapter shall be as shown upon a
series of certain electronic maps entitled "Official Zoning 1fap, City of Roanoke, Virginia," dated December
5, 2005, as amended, which are maintained by the Department of Planning, Building and Economic
Development and are hereby made a part of this Chapter. Such maps, together with all notations, references,
and other information shown thereon, and all amendments thereto, shall be referred to in this Chapter as the
"Official Zoning Map,"
(b) Upon the adoption of ordinances amending the Official Zoning Map, the City Clerk shall forward to the
Department of Planning, Building and Economic Development attested copies of such ordinances. Upon
receipt of these ordinances, the Department of Planning, Building and Economic Development shall amend
the Official Zoning Map,
36.2-101
General Purpose and Intent
Pursuant to Section 15,2-2283, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, zoning regulations and districts are set forth in
this Chapter for the general purposes of implementing the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Roanoke and promoting
the health, safety, and general welfare of the puhlic. To these ends, this Chapter is designed for the following purposes:
(a) To provide for adequate light, air, convenience of access, and safety from fire, flood, crime, and other
dangers;
(b) To reduce or prevent congestion in the public streets;
(c) To facilitate the creation of a convenient, attractive, and harmonious community;
(d) To facilitate the provision of adequate police and fire protection, disaster evacuation, civil defense,
transportation, water, sewerage, flood protection, schools, parks, forests, playgrounds, recreational
facilities, airports, and other public requirements;
(e) To protect against destruction of or encroachment upon historic areas;
(1) To protect against one or more of the following: overcrowding of land, undue density of population
in relation to the community facilities existing or available, obstruction of light and air, danger and
congestion in travel and transportation, or loss of life, health, or property from fire, flood, panic, or
other dangers;
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(g) To encourage economic development activities that provide desirable employment and enlarge the tax
base;
(It) To provide for the preservation of agricultural and forestal lands and other lands of significance for
the protection of the natural environment;
(i) To protect approach slopes and other safety areas of licensed airports;
0J To promote the creation and preservation of affordable housing suitable for meeting the current and
future needs of the locality as well as a reasonable proportion of the current and future needs of the
planning district within which the City is situated; and
(k) To protect surface water and ground water as defined in Section 62,1-255, Code of Virginia (1950), as
amended,
36.2-102 Applicability
(a) General applicability
The provisions of this Chapter sltaIl apply to all property located within the corporate limits of the City of Roanoke to
the extent pennitted by law.
(b) Exemptions
Except where specifically provided for in this Chapter, nillroad tracks, signals, bridges, and similar facilities located on a
milroad right-{)f.way sltaIl be exempt from the regulations of this Chapter, Such exemption shall not apply to milroad
yards, cillroad shops, and similar facilities,
36.2-103
Consistency with Comprehensive Plan
This Chapter implements the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Roanoke, as amended, including all documents
adopted as elements of the Comprehensive Plan.
36.2-104
Coordination with Other Regulations
The use of buildings and land within the City is subject to all other regulations as well as this Chapter, whether or not
such other provisions are specifically referenced in this Chapter, References to other regulations or provisions of this
Chapter or other chapters of this Code are for the convenience of the reader, Lack of a cross.reference sltaIl not be
consttued as an indication that other regulations do not apply,
36.2-105 Rules of Interpretation and Construction
(a) Higher standards govern
Wherever any regulation in this Chapter imposes higher or more restrictive standards than are required in any other
statute, ordinance, or regulation, this Chapter sltaIl govern, Whenever any other statute, ordinance, or regulation
imposes higher or more restrictive standards, such other statute, ordinance, or regulation shall govem.
(b)
(1)
Applicability of regulations
The regulations set forth in this Chapter shall be considered the minimum requirements to protect public
health, safety, comfort, prosperity, and genetaI welfare, and to provide a remedy for existing conditions
which are detrimental thereto,
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(2) No J.nd or structure shall be altered, used, or occupied, and no structure shall be locared, erected,
constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, maintained, or moved, except in conformity with the
regulations specified herein,
(3) No part of a yard or other open space or off-street parking or loading space required for the purpose of
complying with this Chapter shall be used to satisfy similar requirements of any other building, except as may
be specifically provided.
(c)
(1)
General construction of language
The headlines of the articles, divisions, and sections of this Chapter are intended as catchwords to indicate
the contents thereof and shall not be deemed or taken to be titles of such sections, or any part thereof,
(2) The specific shaD control the general.
(3) All words in the present tense include the future tense,
(4) All words in the singular nwnber include the ptw:al and the plw:al includes the singular.
(5) The word "person" includes a linn, association, organization, partnership, trust, company, or corporation, as
well as an individual,
(6) The word "shall" is mandato')', The word "may" is permissive,
(T) The word "includes" or ''including'' shall not limit a term to the specified examples, but is intended to extend
its meaning to all other instances or circumstances of like kind or character.
(8) The word "yard" shall mean the required yard, minimwn or maximwn,
(d) Terms not defined
Where terms are not defined in this Chapter, they shall have their ordinarily accepted meanings, within such context as
they are used
(e) Measurement of distance
All distances specified in this Chapter for the purpose of sepamting uses shall be measured in a horizonml plane from
the closest property line of one (1) use to the closest property line of the other use, and for the purpose of separating
structures shall be measured in a hotizonml plane from the closest point of one (1) structure to the closest point of the
other structure, Specified distances between a use and a residentially zoned district shall be measured in a horizonml
plane from the property line of the use to the nearest point of the boundaty line of the residentially zoned district.
(f)
(1)
Zoning district boundaries
Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of zoning districts shown on the OfliciaJ Zoning Map, the
following mles shall apply:
(A) District boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerlines of streets, rights-of-way, alleys,
railroad lines, or streams or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such centerlines;
(8) District boWldaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines or city limit lines shall be
construed as following such lines; and
(C) District boWldaries indicated as approximately paralld to or extensions of features indicated above shall
be so construed, and at such distances as indicated on the Official Zoning Map, Distances not
specifically indicated on the Official Zoning Map shall be detennined by the scale of the map,
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(2) In case of annexation to the city, or in case property comes into the tenitoriaI jurisdiction of the city other
than by annexation, the regulations applying to the R-l2, Residential Single-Family District, shaIl apply to all
such annexed or new tenitory pending an amendment of this Chapter,
(3) Whenever any dedicated street, alley, or other public right-of-way is vacated by the Gty Council, the zoning
district boundaries adjoining each side of such street, alley, or public right-of-way shall automatically be
extended to the centerline of the vacated right-of-way,
(4) All water areas, waterways, alleys, roads, streets, highways, r:Wroads, and "ther rights-of-way, if not otherwise
specifically designated, shall be deemed to be in the same zoning district as that of the inunediately abutting
property, Where the centerline of such described water areas, waterways, or rights-of-way serves as a zoning
district boundary, the zoning of such areas, unless otherwise specifically designated, shall be deemed to be the
same as that of the abutting property up to such centerline,
(5) Where a lot in single ownership is divided by one (1) or more district boundary lines, each portion of the lot
shall be subject to all the regulations applicable to the district in which it is located
36.2-106
Permits and Certificates
No construction may commence, no use may be established or changed, and no structure shall be constructed, erected,
altered, moved, or demolished unless and until all permits required by Article 5 of this Chapter have been issued.
36.2-107
Severability
Should any section or any provision of this Chapter be decided by the courts to be unOOllStitutionaI or invalid, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the Chapter as a whole, or any part thereof other than the part so held to be
unconstitutional or invalid, and such remainder of this Chapter shall continue in full force and effect.
36.2-108
Vested Rights
(a) Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to authorize the imp<rirment of any vested right Without limiting the
time when rights might otherwise vest, a property owner's rights shall be deemed vested in a land use and such
vesting shaIl not be affected by a subsequent amendment to this Chapter, when the property owner (1) obtains or
is the beneficiary of a significant affinnative governmental act which remains in effect allowing development of a
specific project, (2) relies in good faith on the significant affinnative govemmental act, and (3) incurs extensive
obligations or substantial expenses in diligent pursuit of the specific project in reliance on the significant
affinnative governmental act
(b) For purposes of this section and without limitation, the following are deemed to be significant affinnative
governmental acts allowing development of a specific project
(1) The Gty Council has accepted proffers or proffered conditions which specify use related to a zoning
amendment;
(2) The Gty Cuuncil has approved a petition for a rezoning for a specific use or densi!),
(3) The Board of Zoning AppeaIs has granted a speciaI exception;
(4) The Boani of Zoning Appeals has approved a variance;
(5) The Gty Council or its designated agent has approved a preliminary subdivision plat, site plan, or plan of
development for the property and the applicant pursues approval of the finaI plat or plan within a reasonable
period of time under the circumstances; or
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(6) The City Council or its designated agent has approved a final subdivision plat, site plan, or plan of
development for the applicant's property.
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Zoning Dish k..1s
36.2-200
Purpo_
The pwpose of this Article is to establish the zoning districts of the City, both base and overlay, and to provide the
genernl roles for the regulation of each district The established districts provide densities that are appropriate for the
context of a built environment and establish a building furm relating to the public realm. The districts reflect Roanoke's
character in the region as an urban conununity with a compact development pattem and effective street grid.
36.2-201
Establishment of Districts
In order to carty out the pwposes of this Chapter, the City of Roanoke shall be divided into zoning districts as
established below:
(a) Base districts
The following base zoning districts are hereby established:
(I) Residential zoning districts:
Residential-AgricuItur.Il District (RA)
R-12 Residential Single-Family District
R-7 Residential Single-Family District
R-S Residential Singte-Family District
R-3 Residential Single-Family District
RM-I Residential Mixed Density District
RM-2 Residential Mixed Density District
Residential Multifamily District (RMF)
(2) ConunerciaI zoning districts:
Commercial-Neighborhood District (CN)
Commercial-General District (CG)
Commercial-Large Site District (CLS)
(3) Industrial zoning districts:
Light Industrial District (1-1)
Heavy Industrial District (1.2)
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(4) Special purpose zoning districts:
Downtown District (D)
Mixed Use District (MX)
Institutional District (IN)
Recreation and Open Space District (ROS)
Airport Development District (AD)
Mixed Use Planned Unit Development District (MXPUD)
Institutional Planned Unit Development District (lNPUD)
Industrial Planned Unit Development District (!PUD)
(b) Overlay zoning districts
The following overlay zoning districts are hereby established:
Historic Downtown Overlay District (H-l)
Historic Neighborhood Overlay District (H-2)
Neighborhood Design Overlay District (ND)
Floodplain Overlay District (F)
Airport Navigation Overlay District (AN)
River and Creek Corridors Overlay District (RCC)
Comprehensive Sign Overlay District
36.2-202
Zoning Map
The boundaries of the zoning districts established in Section 36,2-201 shall be as shown upon the Official
Zoning Map as set forth in Article 1 of this Chapter.
36.2-203
Development Standards and Supplemental Regulations
In addition to the regulations for specific zoning districts set forth in Article 3 of this Chapter, development standards
applicable to all zoning districts, unless otherwise provided, are set forth in Article 6, and supplemental regulations
applicahle to particular uses or building types, within one or more districts, are set forth in Article 4,
36.2-204 Use Regulations
(a) Applicability
Pursuant to Section 15.2-2280, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, Article 3 of this Chapter regulates the use of all
land and structures for commercial, industrial, residential, and other categories ofland uses,
(b)
(1)
Permitted uses
The pennitted uses, as of right and by special exception, for each base zoning district are set forth in matrix
fonnat in Section 36,2-340 and are referred to in this Chapter as a "Use Matrix."
(2) Uses pennitted as of right or by special exception shall be subject to all provisions of this Chapter,
(c)
(1)
Interpretation of use matrix
In the case of mixed uses, the regulation for each use, as provided in Article 3, shall apply to that portion of
the building or land so utilized, unless otherwise provided,
(2) If a use is specifically identified in the Use Matrix, while a more general use category is also listed, the
regulations and applicability of the specifically identified use shall govern,
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(3) For a use not identified in the Use Matrix, the Zoning Administrator may determine that such use is
substantially the same as another use otherwise pennitted in the Use Matrix. Such decision of the
Zoning Administrator shall be recorded in writing,
36.2-205
Dimensional Regulations
(a)
(1)
Applicability
Each section of Article 3 establishes minimum and ma:ximum standards for the size, height, area, and bulk of
structures, the areas and dimensions of land and air space to be occupied by structures and uses, and yards
and other open spaces to be left unoccupied by uses and structures, pursuant to Section 15.2-2280, Code of
Virginia (1950), as amended.
(2) Supplement>! regulations (Article 4) that conlllin certain dimensional requirements shalJ supersede the
dimensional requirement of the applicable zoning district as set forth in Article 3 or this section.
(3) In addition to the dimensional regulations set forth in Article 3 for each zoning district, dimensional
regulations shalJ be further defined as set forth in Section 36,2-205 (b) through (k),
(b)
(1)
Density
When calculating the ma:ximum allowable density for any lot, any fractional dwelling count shalJ be equal to
zero dwdling writs,
(2) Any lands nonnalIy submerged under water shalJ not be included in computing the allowable number of
dwdling writs for any lot
(3) For single-family detached dwellings, except in the MXPUD District, no ma:ximum number of tot>!
permitted dwellings is established because the tot>! number of dwdling writs shalJ be governed by the
minimum lot area.
(c) Lot area
Any lot, legally in existence at the time this Chapter was adopted, which does not meet the minimum lot area or
minimum lot frontage requirements of the district in which it is located, as set forth in Article 3 of this Chapter, may be
developed, subject to the use and other dimensional requirements of the applicable district
(d)
(1)
Lot frontage
EveI)' building erected or moved shalJ be located on a lot that has frontage on an improved public street or a
private street in a MXPUD, INPUD, or IPUD District
(2) Lots that existed prior to the adoption of this Chapter that have no frontage on a public street may provide
access from a private street that has been approved by the City Manager, No such lot may be further
subdivided unless frontage on a public street is provided consistent with the applicable zoning district
regulation.
(3) In all residential districts, the minimum lot frontage requirements for developments on cul-de-sacs shalJ be
measured at the point of the required depth of the front yard but in no case shalJ the frontage at the right-of-
way line be less than thirty-five (35) feet
(4) Lot frontage requirements fur townhouses and rowhouses shalJ be govemed by Section 36,2-431.
(5) In addition to the lot frontage required by the applicable zoning district, all structures shalJ be tocated on lots
so as to comply with any adopted ordinances of the City relating to public service and fire protection.
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(e)
(1)
Yards, generally
Applicability:
YaIds shall be defined as set forth in Appendix A and applied as set forth in Article 2, except as may
otherwise be provided in this Chapter. Whenever more than one principal building is located on a lo~ the
yards required by the applicable zoning district shall be estllblisbed and maintained on the lot around the
group of buildings, Buildings shall be sepamted by any distance prescribed by the fire prevention and
protection regulations of Chapter 12 of this Code.
(2) P=nitted encroachments in yards:
Yards shall be unoccupied and unobstructed as defined in Appendix 1>. except that encroachments over
thirty (30) inches in height into yards shall be pennitted as set forth in Table 205-1, provided the structure
with which the encroaclunent is associated is confonning, or if the structure is nonconfonning, provided the
encroachment does not increase any nonconforming characteristic of the structure.
Table 205-L Pennitted Yard EncroachmenlB
(A) (B) (q (D)
Feature Front Side Rear
Bay windows, projecting no more than 2 feet into yanI Y N Y
Chimneys, projecting no more than 2 feet into yanI Y Y Y
Flagpoles Y Y Y
Handicap tamps in residential application only, projecting into yanI no Y-7feet Y - 4feel Y - 10 feet
more than distance specified in CollUDDs (B), (q, and (D), respectively
Heating and cooling units or solar panels, projecting no more than 2 feet N Y Y
intoyanl
Overhanging roof; eave, gutter, comice, or awning, projecting into yanI no Y -2 feet Y-lfoot Y-2feet
more than distance specified in CollUDDs (B), (q, and (D), respectively
Protective hoods or overhangs over a doorway, projecting no more than 2 Y N Y
feet into yanI
Retaining walls Y Y Y
Unenclosed decks, terraces, steps, stoops, or pooches of a height not
exceeding 4 fee~ projecting no more than 2 feet into yard "Unenclosed" N N Y
means that the feature has no. walls or other pennanent vertical or
horizontal enclosures other than a or balustrade,
Rules of InteIpretlltion for Table 205-1: CollUDD (A) lists the encroaclunen~ and in certain circumstances defines the
maximwn distance the encroachment may project into the yanI where such encroachment is pennitted. Columns (B)
through (D) indicate the yanI types, with "Y" meaning that the encroachment is pennitted in the yanI, and "N"
meaning that the encroaclunent is not pennitted in the yanI,
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(f) Front yards
(1) The depth of a front yard shaIJ be measured at a right angle to the street line. In the case of a curved street
line, the depth shaIJ be measured on the tadiaI line,
(2) In the R-7, R-5, and R-3 Residential Single-Family Districts and the RM.l and RM,2 Residential Mixed
Density Districts, the required depth of the front yard shaIJ be determined and applied in accordance with
subsections (A), (B), and (C), below, provided that, in the application of subsection (A) or (B), the Zoning
Administrator may require a greater yard depth for public safety reasons,
(A) Where there are buildings on adjoining lots, the minimwn and maximwn front yard depths for the
applicable zoning district shaIJ not appty, and the minimwn front yaId depth shaIJ be equal to the
shalJowest of the established building lines on the adjoining lots and the maximwn front yard shaIJ be
five (5) feet from that established minimwn front yard;
(B) Where there are no buildings on adjoining lots but there are existing buildings on the block face, the
minimwn and maximwn front yaId depths for the applicable zoning district shaIJ not appty, and the
minimwn front yard depth shaIJ be equal to the shalJowest of the established building lines on the block
face and the maximwn front yard shaIJ be five (5) feet from that established minimwn front yard; or
(C) Where there are no buildings on the block face, the minimwn and maximwn front yard depths for the
applicable zoning district shaIJ apply,
(3) In all zoning districts, other than those set forth in subsection (2) above, the required depth of the minimwn
and maximwn front yards shaIJ be established by the applicable zoning district regulations as set forth in
Article 3,
(4) In the application of maximwn front yards as required by this Chapter, at least sixty (60) pettent of the
building ~ade shaIJ abut the line of the maximwn front yaId depth or shaIJ lie between the lines of the
minimwn and maximwn front yard depths,
Building
Facade
.
Maximwn
Front Yard
Minimwn
Front Yard
60% of building facade
within min.lmax. front yard lines
(5) When more than one (1) principal structure is located on a lot, as pennitted by this Chapter, and where
maximwn front yards apply, at least fifty (SO) pettent of the yard width shaIJ contain facades of principal
structures.
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(g) Side yards
The required width of a side yard shall be measured at right angles to the adjacent side lot line,
(h) Rear yards
The depth of a rear yard shall be measured at a right angle to the rear property line,
(i)
(1)
Yards - Corner lots
In the case of a comer lot with two (2) street frontages, in the R.7, R-5, and R-3 Residential Single-Family
Districts and the RM-l and RM-2 Residential Mixed Density Districts, minimwn front yard depths shall be
determined as follows:
(A) One front yard shall be provided pursuant to the requi=nents of Section 36,2-205(1)(2); and
(B) A second front yard shall be provided ofhalf the depth required pursuant to subsection (A), above, but
not to be less than ten (10) feet
(2) In the case of a comer lot with two (2) street frontages in all zoning districts other than those set forth in
subsection (1) above, minimwn front yards shall be provided as follows:
(A) One front yard shall be provided pwsuantto the minimwn front yard reqwrements of the applicable
zoning district; and
(B) A second front yard shall be provided of at least one-half (1/2) the depth resulting from subsection (A)
above,
(3) In the case of a comer lot with more than two (2) slreet frontages in the R.7, R-5, and R-3 Residential Single-
Family Districts and the RM-l and RM-2 Residential Mixed Density Districts, minimwn front yards shall be
provided as follows:
(A) Two (2) front yards shall be provided pursuant to Section 36,2-205(1)(2); and
(B) Additional front yards shall be provided of at least one.half (1/2) the depth required pursuant to
subsection (A) above, but not to be less than ten (10) feet
(4) In the case of a comer lot with more than two (2) Slreet frontages in all zoning districts other than those set
forth in subsection (3) above, front yards shall be provided as follows:
(A) Two (2) front yards shall be provided pursuant to the minimwn front yard requi=nents of the
applicable zoning district; and
(B) Additional front yards shall be provided of at least one-half (1/2) the depth of one (1) of the yards
resulting from subsection (A) above,
(5) In the case of any comer lot, any yards =naining after full and half-depth front yards have been established,
as set forth in subsections (1), (2), (3), and (4) above, shall be considered side yards,
(6) In the case of any comer lot, where maximwn front yards are established by this Chapter, such maximwn
front yard requi=nents shall apply to only one (1) of the front yards,
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(i)
(1)
Yards - Through lots
In the case of a through lot, front yanIs shall be provided on both frontages,
(2) In the R-7, R-5, and R-3 Residential Single-Family Districts and the RM.l and RM-2 Residential Mixed
Density Districts, two (2) front yanIs shall be provided pursuant to Section 36.2-205(1)(2).
(3) In all zoning districts other than those set forth in subsection (2) above, the required depth of the minimum
and maximum front yards shall be established by the applicable zoning district regulations as set forth in
Article 3,
(4) In the case of a through lot, side yards shall extend from the rear lines of the front yards required,
(5) In the case of a through lot, where maximum front yards are established by this Chapter, such maximum
front yard requirements shall apply to only one (1) of the front yanIs,
(k)
(1)
Height
Applicability:
The maximum height regulations set forth in Article 3 for each hase zoning district shall apply to principal
and accessoty buildings, Ths Chapter contains other applicable height standards for signs (Article 6) and
fences, walls, and certain other structures set forth in the supplemental regulations of Article 4,
(2) Exemptions:
(A) In all zoning districts, except for properties in the Airport Navigation Overlay District (AN), the
maximum height regulations set forth in Article 3 shall not apply to any of the following parts or
appurtenances of a building not intended for human occupancy:
(i) Church spires, belfries, cupolas, chimneys, smokestacks, flagpoles, attached whip antennas less
than eight (8) feet in length, and similar structures;
(n) Elevator penthouses, towers, and mechanical or electrical equipment except satellite dishes, located
on a roof provided that such features shall be erected only to the height necessaty to accomplish
the putpose they are intended to serve and the total area covered by such features shall not exceed
twenty (20) percent of the horizontal area of the roof on which they are located; and
(Ui) Parapet walls or cornices, without windows, which do not exceed the maximum height
requirement for the district in which they are located by more than four (4) feet
(B) In all zoning districts, except for properties in the Heavy Industrial District (1-2), the maximum
height regulations set forth for each base zoning district shall not apply to wireless
telecommunications facilities, stealth wireless telecommunications facilities, and broadcasting
towers, subject to the provisions of Section 36.2-432.
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Regulations for Specific Zoning Districts
36.2-300
Purpose
The pwpose of this Article is to estllblish use, dimensional, open space, and cerlllin specific regulations for each zoning
district.
Division 1. Base Districts - Residential, Commercial, and Industrial
36.2-310
Residential-Agricultural District (RA)
(a) Purpose
The pwpose of the ResidentiaI-AgricuItumI District (RA) is to provide for the continued use of agricultunilly
productive lands, Uses and standards in this district are intended to preserve and protect agricultumllands by
maintaining a low population density and a roraI character of development
(b) Uses
The uses permitted as of right or by specillI exception in the RA District shaII be as set forth in Section 36.2-340.
(c) Principal structures per lot
In the RA District, only one (1) principal structure shaII be permitted on a single lot
(d) Dimensional standards
The dimensional standanIs forlots within the ResidentiaI-Agticultuml District (RA) shaII be as set forth in Table 310.1.
(e) Livestock
In the RA District, no livestock shall be fenced, stllbled, quartered, or allowed to graze within one hW1dred (100) feet
of any tot not located within an RA District.
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Table 310-L Dimensional Matrix for Residential-Agricultural District (RA)
Standard RA
Density (minimum square footage oftot area per dwelling unit) 43,560
Lot area, minimum (square feet) 43,560
Lot area, maximum (square feet) -.
Lot frontage, minimum (feet) 150
Lot frontage, maximum (feet) --
Front yard, minimum (feet) 30
Front yard, maximum (feet) ..
Side yards, minimum combined width (feet) 25
Side yard, minimum (feet) 10
Rear yard, minimum (feet) 50
Height, maximum (feet)' 45
Floor area ratio, maximum. --
Impervious surface ratio, maximum 25%
1 Silos in the RA District shall be exempt from maximum height regulations, except for properties in the
Airport Navigation Overlay District (AN),
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36.2-311 Residential Single-Family Districts (R-12, RoT, R-5, R-3)
(a) Purpose
The residential single-family zoning districts are intended to protect residential neighborhoods, to provide a range of
housing choices, and to incorporate neighborhood principles including lot frontages, huilding setbacks, and densities
that are CUStomaI)' in urban and suburban neighborhoods,
(b) Uses
The uses pennitted as of right or by special exception in the R-I2, R-7, R-5, and R-3 Districts shall be as set forth in
Section 36,2-340,
(c) Principal structures per lot
In the R-12, R-7, R-5, and R-3 Districts, only one (I) principal structure shall be permitted on a single lot
(d) Dimensional standards
The dimensional standards for lots within the R-I2, R-7,R-5, and R-3 Districts shall be as set forth in Tahle 311-1.
Table 311-L Dimensional Mattix for Residential Single-Family Districts (R-12, R-7, R-S, R-3)
Standard R-12 R-7 R-S R-3
Density (minimwn square footage oflot area per dwelling unit) 12,000 7,000 5,000 3,000
Lot area, minimwn (square feet) 12,000 7,000 5,000 3,000
Lot area, maximwn (square feet) - - -- - .
Lot frontage, minimwn (feet) 80 60 50 30
Lot frontage, maximwn (feet) - -- - -
Front yatd, minimwn (feet)' 20 20 20 15
Front yatd, maximwn (feet)' - - 40 25
Side yards, minimwn combined width (feet) 18 10 10 8
Side yatd, minimwn (feet) 8 4 4 4
Rear yatd, minimwn (feet) 30 15 IS IS
Height, maximwn (feet) 35 35 35 35
Floor area ratio, maximum - - -- -
Impervious surface ratio, maximum 50% 50% 60% 70%
I Suhject to the provisions of Section 36.2-205(1),
2 Suhject to rhe provisions of Section 36.2-205(1),
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36.2-312
Residential Mixed Density Districts (RM-1, RM-2)
(a) Purpose
The residentiaI mixed density zoning districts are intended to allow for a mix of single-family detached, two-family,
townhouse, and multifamily dwellings in order to provide a tango of housing choices,
(b) Uses
The uses pennitted as of right or by special exception in the RM.l and RM-2 Districts shall be as set forth in Section
36.2-340,
(c) Principal structures per lot
In the RM-l District, only one (1) principal structure shall be pennitted on a single lot In the RM,2 District, more than
one (1) principal structure may be pennitted on a single lot subject to the yard and impervious surface ratio
requirements of Table 312-1, When a lot contains more than one (1) principal structure, the tot frontage and lot area
requirements of Table 312-1 shall apply only to the lot, and not to the principal stmctures on the lot
(d) Dimensional standards
The dimensional standatds for lots within the RM-l and RM-2 Districts shall be as set forth in Table 312.1.
Table 312-1- Dimensional Matrix for Residential Mixed Density Districts (RM-1, RM-2)
Standard RM-t RM-2
Density (minimum square footage of lot area per dwelling unit), 2,500 2,500
except Two-family d~\ling (dupte~)
Density (minimum square footage of lot area per dwelling unit), 3,500 2,500
Two-family dwellinl!; (duptex)
Lot area, minimum (square feet) 5,000 5,000
Lot area, maximum (square feet) -- 25,000
Lot frontage, minimum (feet) 50 50
Lot frontage, maximum (feet) -. 150
Front yard, minimum (feet)' 10 10
Front yard, maximum (feet)' 30 30
Side yards, minimum combined width (feet) 8 8
Side yard, minimum (feet) 4 4'
Rear yard, minimum (feet) 15 IS'
Height, maximum (feet) 35 45
Floor area ratio, maximum -- -.
Impervious surface ratio, maximum 60% 70%
I Subject to the provisions of Section 36,2.205(1),
, Subject to the provisions of Section 36.2-205(1),
3 Where a buffer yard is required, as set forth in Section 36.2-647(c), that is greater than the required minimum
side yard established in Table 312-1, the required buffer yard shall govern the minimum side yard requirement.
4 Where a buffer yard is required, as set forth in Section 36,2-647(c), that is greater than the required minimum
rear yard established in Table 312-1, the required buffer yard shall govern the minimum rear yard requirement,
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36.2-313
Residential Multifamily District (RMF)
(a) Purpose
The Residential Multifamily District (RMF) is intended to pennit dense housing development by providing for
multifamily and townhouse dwellings,
(b) Uses
The uses pennitted as of right or by specW exception in the RMF District shall be as set forth in 36.2-340,
(c) Principal structures per lot
In the RMF District, more than one (1) principal structure may be pennitted on a single lot subject 10 the yard and
impervious surface ratio requirements of Table 313-1. When a tot contlins more than one (1) principal structure, the
lot frontage and lot area requirements of Table 313.1 shall appty only to the lot, and not 10 the principal structures on
the to!.
(d) Dimensional standards
The dimensional standards for lots within the RMF District shall be as set forth in Table 313-1.
(e) Usable open space for multifamily dwellings
For multifamily dwellings in the RMF District, one hundred (100) square feet of usable open space per dwelling unit
on the lot shall be provided,
Table 313-1. Dimensional Matrix for Residential Multifamily District (RMF)
Standard RMF
Density (mimmwn square footage of lot area per dwelling unit) 1,000
Lot area, mimmwn (square feet) 15,000
Lot area, maximum (square feet) --
Lot frontage, mimmwn (feet) 100
Lot frontage, maximwn (feet) --
Front yard, mimmwn (feet) 10
Front yard, maximwn (feet) .-
Side yards, mimmwn combined width (feet) ,-
Side yard, mimmwn (feet) IS'
Rear yard, mimmwn (feet) IS'
Height, maximwn (feet) 45'
Floor area ratio, maximwn --
Impervious surface ratio, maximum 70%
1 Where a buffer yard is required, as set forth in Section 36,2-647(c), that is greater than the required mimmwn
side yard established in Table 312-1, the required buffer yard shan govern the mimmwn side yard requirement,
2 Where a buffer yard is required, as set forth in Section 36.2-647(c). that is greater than the required minimum
rear yard established in Table 312-1, the required buffer yard shall govern the mimmwn rear yard requirement.
, The maximwn height of slnlctures may be increased, up to a maximwn height of sixty (60) feet, provided that
for every one (1) foot of height above forty-five (45) feet, one (1) foot shall be added to all mimmwn side and
rear yards.
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36.2-314
Commercial Districts (CN, CG, CLS)
(a) Purpose
This section establishes regulations for the following commercial zoning districts:
(1) The Commercial-NeighbOl:hood District (CN) is intended to encowoge a concentration of neighborhood-
scaled retail, office, and service uses, in clearly defined, compact areas in close proximity to residential
neighborhoods, The regulations of the district are intended to control the scale of non-residential buildings in
a manner that makes them compatible with and appropriate for sunounding residential areas and to
encowoge a development pattem that consists of ground floor commercial uses wirh offices and residential
uses on the upper floor levels, The district is intended to promote pedestrian-oriented development, with
buildings located close to the street, pedestrian-scaled signage, main entrances oriented to the street frontage
sidewalk, windows or display cases along building facades which face the street, and significant building
coverage of the site. Although parking areas may be provided, they are genetally limited in size and are de-
emphasized by their toeation on rhe site.
(2) The Commercial-Genernl District (CG) is intended to pennit motor vehicle dependent uses that are
genetally developed as single use developments on individual lots, subject to landscaping, access, and signage
standards, Such development is generally chaIacterized by individual curh cuts, access drives, and signage, It
is intended that this district be applied primarily along heavily traveled arterial streets, with an emphasis on
clustering such development at major intersections, While recognizing the motor vehicle traffic genCIated by
the uses pennitted in this district, it is the intent of the regulations of the district to encowoge and recognize
pedestrian access and public ttansit forms of transportation by locating parking to the side and rear of
buildings and minimizing conflict through landscaping and signage standards, The uses pennitted in this
district genetally require a high volume of traffic along the frontage of the establishment and incIode
horizontally oriented buildings, Such permitted uses include genernl retail establishments, offices, service
establishments, motor vehicle related sales and service, eating establishments, and entertaimnent uses. The
CG District is also intended to acconunodate travel-oriented uses such as hotels, motels, and gasoline
stations.
(3) The Conunercial-Latge Site District (CLS) is intended to accommodate multiple buildings and uses that are
large in scale and genetally chaIacterized by multiple tenants or uses on a single zoning tot which share
common parking, curb cuts, driveways, and access to and from public streets. These uses and areas are
heavily dependent on the motor vehicle and tend to result in large parking areas and outdoor display of
merchandise. CLS District uses include large motor vehicle sales and service establishments and commWlity
and regional shopping centers. The district standards provide for landscaped buffers to minimize the impact
of CLS uses on SUIIOunding areas.
(b) Uses
The uses pennitted as of right or by special exception in the CN, CG, and CLS Districts sbaII be as set forth in Section
36,2-340,
(c) Principal structures per lot
In the CN, CG, and CLS Districts, more than one (1) principal structure may be permitted on a single lot, subject to
the yanI, floor area Illtio, and impervious surface IlltiO requirements of Table 314-1. When a lot contains more than
one (1) principal structure, the lot frontage and lot area requirements of Table 314-1 sbaII apply only to the lot, and not
to the principal structures on the lot.
(d) Dimensional standards
The dimensional standaIds fortots within the CN, CG, and CLS Districts sbaII be as set forth in Table 314-1.
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(e) Pedestrian access
In the CN, CG, and as Districts, designated pedestrian pathways shall be provided and marked from the public
sidewalk, or the public right-of-way where there is no public sidewalk, to the public entrance of any principal building,
(f)
(I)
Development standards for CN District
Maximum buiIding footprint Unless otherwise stated, the maximum gross ground floor area (the
"footprint") of any new structure in the CN District shall be fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet
(2) Fa<;ade treatment In the CN District, in order to promote pedestrian interest and activity and to enhance
security and safety by pennitting visibility into and out of buildings, a minimum of fifty (SO) percent of the
ground floor primary building facade shall be transparent from the street through the provision of glass.
Such transparency shall begin at a height no greater than three (3) feet above the gmcle of the adjacent
sidewalk or the finished gmcle of the site,
Table 314-1. Dimensional Matrix for Commercial DistrictB (CN, CG, CLS)
Standard CN CG CLS
Density (minimum square footage oflot area per dwelling unit) 1,800 - --
Lot area, minimum (square feet) 5,000 10,000 90,000
Lot area, maximum (square feet) 20,000 130,680 --
Lot frontage, minimum (feet) - 100 ISO
Lot frontage, maximum (feet) 200 - --
Front yard, minimum (feet) - 10 20
Front yard, maximum (feet) 10 30 -
Side yards, minimum combined width (feet) - - -
Side yard, minimum (feet)' -- - 25
Rear yard, minimum (feet)' - - 25
Height, maximum (feet) 45 --' __4
Floor area ratio, maximum -- 5,0 5,0
Impervious surface ratio, maximwn 100% 85% 80%
, Where a buffer yard is required, as set forth in Section 362-647(c), that is greater than the required minimum side
yard established in Table 314-1, including where no minimum side yard is required, the required buffer yard shall
govern the minimum side yard requirement.
'Where a buffer yard is required, as set forth in Section 36,2-647(c), that is greater than the required minimum rear
yard established in Table 314-1, including where no minimum rear yard is required, the required buffer yard shall
govem the minimum rear yard requirement.
3 There shall be no maximum height of structures in the CG District, except that where a lot in the CG District
abuts a residential district, the maximum heigbt of any structure in the CG District shall be forty,five (45) feet,
4 There shall be no maximum height of a structure in the as District, except that where a lot in the as
District abuts a residential district, the maximum height of any structure in the CLS District shall be one (1)
foot of height for one (1) foot of setback from the abutting residentially zoned tot,
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36.2-315
Industrial Districts (1-1, 1-2)
(a) Purpose
Tbis section establishes regulations for the following industrial zoning districts:
(1) The Light Industrial District (I-I) is intended for a =ge of wholesale, warehousing, distribution, stoIage,
repair and service, assembly or processing, fabrication or manufacturing, accessory commen:iat and oflice
uses, intensive commetcial uses, and other types of uses such as flex space, The regulations of the I-I District
are intended to mitigate conflict between adjacent uses within the district and to protect neighboring non-
industrial districts and uses,
(2) The Heavy Industrial District (I-2) is intended for a =ge of intensive industrial uses, including
manufacturing. assembly, fabrication, bulk storage, and processing as well as limited, closely related support
commercial uses. The 1-2 District regulations are intended to protect other districts from the potentially
harmful effects of pennitted 1-2 uses,
(b) Uses
TIle uses pennitted as of right or by special exception in the 1-1 and 1.2 Districts shall be as set forth in Section
362-340,
(c) Principal structures per lot
In the 1.1 and 1.2 Districts, more than one (1) principal structure may be pennitted on a single lot, subject to the yard,
/loor area ratio, and impervious surface ratio requirements of Table 315-1. TIle lot frontage and lot area requirements
of Table 315-1 shall apply only to the lot, and not to the principal structures on the lot
(d) Dimensional standards
The dimensional stlndan\s for lots within the 1-1 and 1-2 Districts sball be as set forth in Table 315-1.
Table 315-1. Dimensional Matrix for Industrial Districts (1-1, 1-2)
Standard 1-1 1-2
Density - -
Lot area, minimum (square feet) 10,000 20,000
Lot area, maximum (square feet) - .-
Lot frontal!e, minimum (feet) 100 100
Lot frontal!e, maximum (feet) - ..
Front yard, minimum (feet) - 30
Front yard, maximum (feet) 30 --
Side yards, minimum combined width (feet) ,- ..
Side yard, minimum (feet)' .. -
Rear yard, minimum (feet) --' 30
HeiRht, maximum (feet)' .. ..
Floor area ratio, maximum 20 2,0
Impervious surface ratio, maximwn 90% 90%
I No minimum side yard is required, except that if a buffer yard is required as set forth in Section 36.2-647(c), the
depth of such buffer yard shall establish the minimum side yard requirement.
'No minimum rear yard is required, except that if a buffer yard is required as set forth in Section 36,2-647(c), the depth
of such buffer yard shall establish the minimum rear yard requirement
, There shall be no maximum height in the 1.1 and 1-2 Districts, except that where an I-lor 1-2 District abuts a
residential district, the maximum height of any structure in the I-lor 1-2 District shall be one (1) foot of height for one
(1) foot of setback from the abutting residentially zoned lot
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Division 2. Base Districts - Special Purpose Districts
36.2-320
Purpose
The special pmpose districts are intended to provide for the suitable regulation ofland uses and development pattems
that do not fit traditionlll residential, conunetciaI, and industrial zoning classifications, The pmpose of the standards of
these special pwpose districts is to allow for greater flexibility in site design while maintaioing the integrity and
achieving the goals of these areas, Such districts are generally applied to areas contaioing special land uses, having
unique character, or contaioing mixed land uses which are difficult to regulate using unifonn bulk and density
standards, Each special pwpose district is intended to promote the policies set forth in the City's Comprehensive Plan
and to encourage land use and development in compliance with the principles set forth in such Plan.
36.2-321
Downtown District (D)
(a) Purpose
The Downtown District (1)) is intended to allow a wide variety of uses and relatively intense development in the
downtown, consistent with historic development patterns, in a manner that protects and enhances the business and
cultural center of the City and region, Toward that end, the Downtown District is intended to accomplish the
following:
(1) To facilitate pedestrian ways and create a convenient and hannonious development ofbuilding>, streets, and
open space;
(2) To protect and enhance the public interest in downtown as a source of economic vitality, the retention and
creation of jobs, and tax revenue;
(3) To protect existing investment in downtown, to protect agoinst the demolition of downtown's historic
buildings, to promote activity on public streets, and to protect amenities provided through public investment;
and
(4) To provide for a mix ofhigh density residential, commercial, retail, government services, entertainment and
cultural facilities, and live/work space,
(b) Uses
The uses permitted as of right or by special exception in the Downtown District (1)) shall be as set forth in Section
36,2-340,
(c) Principal structures per lot
In the Downtown District (1)), more than one (1) principal structure may be permitted on a single lot, subject to the
yard, floor area 1'oltio, and impervious surface 1'oltio requirements of Table 321-1. When a lot contains more than one (1)
principal structure, the lot frontage and tot area requirements of Table 321.1 shall apply only to the lot, and not to the
principal structures on the lot
(d) Dimensional standards
The dimensionlll standards for lots within the Downtown District (1)) shall be as set forth in Table 321.1.
(e) Development standard
In the Downtown District (1)), in order to promote pedestrian interest and activity and to enhance security and sarety
by permitting visibility into and out of buildings, a minimum of fifty (50) percent of the ground floor primary building
facade shall be transparent from the street through the provision of glass, Such transparency shall begin at a height no
greater than three (3) feet above the grade of the adjacent sidewalk or the finished grade of the site,
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Table 321-L Dimensional Matrix for Downtown District (D)
Standard D
Density -
Lot area, minimum -
Lot area, maximum -
Lot frontage, minimum -
Lot frontage, 1llllXimum .-
Front yard, minimum --
Front yard, 1llllXimum' 10 feet
Side yards, minimum combined width --
Side yard, minimum --'
Rear yard, minimum --'
Height, 1llllXimum (feet) -
Floor area mtio, maximwn 15,0
Impervious surface ratio, maximum -
1 There shall be no maximum front yard requirement in the D District if the proposed development provides a
civic space, accessible to the general public, between the building line and the adjacent public right-of-way,
which civic space meets the following standards:
(a) At least fifty (50) percent of the civic space shall consist of a plaza or courtyard within which is
provided at least one (1) linear foot of seating for each fifty (50) square feet of plaza or courtyard and
at least two (2) of the following amenities: ornamental fountains, sculptures, trellises, planted beds, or
clock pedestals; and
(b) The balance of the civic space shall include one (1) tree per 350 square feet, one deciduous or
evergreen shrub per five (5) square feet, and vegetative ground cover.
, No minimum side yard is required, except that if a buffer yard is required as set forth io Section 36.2-647(c),
the depth of such buffer yard shall establish the minimum side yard requirement,
, No minimum rear yard is required, except that if a buffer yard is required as set forth in Section 36,2--647(c), the
depth of such buffer yard shall establish the minimum rear yard requirement
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36.2-322
Mixed Use District (MX)
(a) Purpose
The 1\.fuced Use District (MX) is intended to accommodate residential uses, office uses, and support services
within the same district. The intent of the district is that 00 retail sales uses be permitted and that the district
facilitates a harmonious mixture of office and residential uses. The regulations of the district are intended to
protect the character and scale of such a mixed-use development pattern by permitting low-intensity
development at a scale that recognizes and respects residential patterns of development.
(b) Uses
The uses permitted as of right or by specia! exception in the MX District shall be as set forth in Section 36.2-340,
(c) Principal structures per lot
In the MX District, more than one (1) principal structure may be permitted on a single lot, subject to the yard, floor
area mtio, and impervious surface mtio requi=nents of Table 322,1. When a lot contains more than one (1) principal
structure, the lot frontage and lot area requirements of Table 322-1 shall apply only to the lot, and not to the principal
structures on the lot
(d) Dimensional standards
The dimensional standards for lots within the MX District shall be as set forth in Table 322-1.
Table 322-1. Dimensional Matrix for Mixed Use District (MX)
Standard MX
Density (minimum square footage oftot area per dwelling unit) 2,500
Lot area, minimum 5,000
Lot area, maximum --
Lot frontage, minimum (feet) 50
Lot frontage, maximum (feet) -
Front yard, minimum (feet) 10
Front yard, maximum (feet) 30
Side yan:Is, minimum combined width (feet) -
Side yard, minimum (feet)! 5
Rear yard, minimum (feet)' 15
Height, maximum (feet) 45
Floor area ratio, maximwn 1.0
Impervious surface mtio, maximum 70%
I Where a buffer yard is required, as set forth in Section 36,2-647(c), that is greater than the required minimum
side yard established in Table 322-1, the required buffer yard shall govern the minimum side yard requirement.
2 Where a buffer yard is required, as set forth in Section 36,2-647(c), that is greater than the required minimum rear
yard established in Table 322-1, the required buffer yard shall govern the minimum rear yard requi=nent.
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36.2-323
Institutional District (IN)
(a) Purpose
The Institutional District (IN) is intended to provide stlndards for the accommodation of institutional developments
of one (1) principal peonilled use on zoning lots of five (5) acres or less in onler to achieve the following specific
purposes:
(1) Recognize the unique needs of institutional uses and their relationship with neighboring land uses;
(2) Reduce ttaffic congestion, provide adequate padring, and promote pedestrian linkages;
(3) Facilitate the creation of a convenient and hannonious development of buildings, padring, and open spaces
for individual institutional uses;
(4) Ensure the proper functioning of such institutional uses; and
(5) Minimize the potential for adverse impacts of institutional uses on adjacentIand uses,
(b) Uses
The uses pemUlled as of right or by special exception in the IN District shall be as set forth in Section 36.2-340.
(c) Principal structures per lot
In the IN District, more than one principal structure may be pemUlted on a single lot, subject to the yard and
impervious surface ratio requirements of Table 323-1. When a tot contains more than one (1) principal slnlcture, the
lot frontage and tot area requirements of Table 323.1 shall apply only to the lot, and not to the principal structures on
the lot
(d) Dimensional standards
The dimensional Stlndards for tots within the IN District shall be as set forth in Table 323-1.
(e) Pedestrian access
In the IN District, designated pedestrian pathways shall be provided and marked from the public sidewalk, or the
public right-of-way where there is no public sidewalk, to the public entrance of any principal buikling,
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Table 323-1. Dimensional Matrix for Institutional District (IN)
Standard IN
Density -
Lot area, minimum -
Lot area, maximum 5 acres
Lot frontage, minimum 100 feet
Lot frontage, maximum -
Front yatd, minimum and maximum (where IN District Same as abutting zoning district
abuts; sirurle zoni= district in the same block fuce)
Front yatd, minimum and maximum (where IN District Av=ge of the two (2) abutting zoning districts
abuts two different zoni= districts in same block fuce)
Front yatd, minimum (where IN District extends for 20 feet
entire block face)
Front yard, maximum (where IN District extends for 40 feet
entire block face)
Side yards, minimum combined width -
Side yatd, minimum 1 0 fee~ unless subject to a greater buffer yard
reauirement as set forth in Section 36,2417(c)
Rear yatd, minimum 1 0 fee~ unless subject to a greater buffer yard
reauirement as set forth in Sec1ion 36,2417(c)
Heigh~ maximum 40 feet
Floor area ratio, maximum --
Impervious surface ",rio, maximum 80%
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36.2-324
Recreation and Open Space District (ROS)
(a) Purpose
The Recreation and Open Space District (ROS) is intended to recognize and enhance active parlt and recreation lands,
passive open spaces, and significant natmal and scenic features by encouraging these areas to protect unique land
reSOUICes from degradation, consistent with the recommendations of the City's Comprehensive Plan, It is further
intended to prevent the encroachment of incompatible land uses, while peunitting limited construction within open
space areas which is supportive of their function and which promotes their use and enjoyment
(b) Uses
The uses peunitted as of right or by special exception in the ROS District sball be as set forth in Section 36.2-340,
(c) Principal structures per lot
In the ROS District, more than one principal structure may be permitted on a single lot, subject to the yard and
impervious surface ratio requirements of Table 324-1. When a lot contains more than one (I) principaI structure, the
lot frontage and lot area requirements of Table 324-1 sball apply only to the lot, and not to the principal structures on
the lot
(d) Dimensional standards
The dimensional standards for lots within the ROS District shall be as set forth in Table 324- 1.
Table 324-1. Dimensional Matrix for Recreation and Open Space District (ROS)
Standard ROS
Density --
Lot area, minimum --
Lot area, maximum -.
Lot frontage, minimum -.
Lot frontage, maximum --
Front yard, minimum 30 feet
Front yard, maximum -.
Side yards, minimum combined width -.
Side yard, minimum 30 feet
Rear yard, minimum 30 feet
Height, maximwn 35 feet
Floor area ratio, maximum --
Impervious surface ratio, maximum 15%
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36.2-325
Airport Development District (AD)
(a) Purpose
The Aitport Development District (AD) is intended to permit and encournge the development of uses dependent on
or related to air transportation in the areas in and around the Roanoke Regional Airport Such uses support airport
functions, are dependent on air transportation, are unlikely to pose a threat to flights or airport opemtions, or are less
sensitive to airport openltions than most commetcial or industrial uses, The AD District is intended to provide space
for the efficient layout and operation of Roanoke Regional Aitport, including facilities for commetcial airline
operations, air cargo, general aviation, and an appropriate range of retail and service uses that serve airport customers,
and to pennit transportation-related and opemtions-related activities, latge-scale reseatth and development and office
uses, and certain manufacturing uses in the immediate vicinity of the airport that are compatible with or supportive of
the airport facilities whether or not directly airport related,
(b)
(1)
Applicability
The Aitport Development District (AD) shall apply to those properties owned by the Roanoke Regional
Airport Commission and certain properties immediately adjacent to and in the vicinity of the airport that
should be utilized for airport-supportive or airport-related uses.
(2) The development of properties in the Aitport Development District (AD) that are owned by the Roanoke
Regional Aitport Commission and are contiguous to one another shall be exempt from the following
regulations:
(A) The dimensional standards set forth in Section 36,2-325(e);
(B) The sign regulations set forth in Article 6, Division 6, of this Chapter; and
(q The landscaping and screening regulations set forth in Article 6, Division 4, of this Chapter,
(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to exempt properties owned by the Roanoke Regional Aitport
Commission that are located within the Aitport Development District (AD) from the zoning amendment
procedures and zoning pennit requirements as set forth in Sections 36,2-540 and 36,2-522,
(c) Uses
The uses permitted as of right or by special exception in the AD District shall be as set forth in Section 36.2-340.
(d) Principal structures per lot
In the AD District, more than one (1) principal structure may be pennitted on a single lot, subject to the yard, floor
area nltio, and impervious surface ratio requirements of Table 325-1. When a lot contains more than one (1) principal
structure, the lot frontage and lot area requirements of Table 325-1 shall apply only to the lot, and not to the principal
structures on the lot.
(e) Dimensional standards
The dimensional standards for lots within the AD District shall be as set forth in Table 325-1.
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Table 325-1. Dimensional Matrix for Airport Development District (AD)
Standard AD
Density -
Lot area, minimwn 20,000 square feet
Lot area, maximwn -
Lot frontage, minimwn 100 feet
Lot frontage, maximwn --
Front yard, minimwn -
Front yard, maximwn -
Side yards, minimwn combined width -
Side yard, minimwn -
Rear yard, minimwn --
Height, maximwn --
Floor area ratio, maximwn 2,0
Impervious surface ratio, maximwn 70%
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36.2-326
Mixed Use Planned Unit Development District (MXPUD)
(a) Purpose
The Mixed Use Planned Unit Development District (MXPUD) is intended to encol1lll8" the onledy development of
mixed residential/commercial sites and to encourage innovative development pattems that create a desirable
environment, particularly for lots which contllin a nwnber of constraints to conventional development These
regulations are designed to achieve the following objectives:
(1) Promote efficient use of land and infrastructure through high quality urban design;
(2) Promote a development pattern in hattnony with existing development and the objectives of the City's
Comprehensive Plan;
(3) Permit a compatible mix of commerciaJ and residential uses;
(4) Provide safe, efficient access and traffic circulation;
(5) Create opportunities to use new technologies in managing the quality and quantity of storm water; and
(6) Encol1lll8" the preservation of steep slopes, floodplains, historic structures and areas, and wrique, natural, or
geological fonnarions,
(b)
(1)
Applicability
Any area meeting the requirements of this section may, by amendment to this Chapter, be zoned Mixed Use
Planned Unit Development District (MXPUD), and such area shaIl be designated MXPUD on the Official
Zoning Map,
(2) Development within an area zoned MXPUD shaIl occur on one (1) lot, or if more than one (1) lot, on lots
which are contiguous or would be contiguous but for their separation by a street or an alley.
(3) Development within an area zoned MXPUD shaIl include a combination of peunitted residential and
commercial uses or a combination of different permitted residential uses.
(c) Uses
Uses permitted as of right or by special exceprion in the MXPUD District shaIl be as set forth in Section 36,2-340 and
may be designated in a development plan for a Mixed Use Planned Unit Development District (MXPUD), subject to
review by the Planning Commission and approval by the City COWlcil.
(d) Development standards
All petitions for review and approval of a Mixed Use Planned Unit Development District (MXPUD) shaIl comply with
the following standards of development
(1) General standards:
(A) The development plan shaIl emphasize compatibility with the SurroWlding neighborhoods,
(B) The development shall be designed and arranged in such a way as to promote energy efficiency and
encourage solar access.
(C) Proposed streets, parking areas, and pedestrian circulation systems shaIl provide safe and convenient
access to and from the development and for all lots within the development
(I)) Sewage collection and water distribution systems shaIl be laid out in an efficient manner,
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(E) Landscaping and open space shall be used to provide shading, screening, and erosion and sedimentation
control
(F) The development shall reflect the existing topography and natutal chatacter of the site by minimizing
grading and by preserving existing trees.
(2) Dimensional standards: The dimensional standards within the MXPUD District shall be as set forth in
Tahle 326-1.
(3) Utilities: All utility lines, including electric power, telephone, and cable television lines, and simiIar utilities,
shall be located W1dergrow1d,
Table 326-L Dimensional Mattix for Mixed Use Planned Unit Development District (MXPUD)
Standard MXPUD
Density (minimum square footage of lot area per dwelling 1,800 square feet
unit'
Shall be specified during the review and approval
Lot area, minimum of the development plan for the MXPUD
District
Shall be specified during the review and approval
Lot frontage, minimum of the devetopment plan for the MXPUD
District
Shall be specified during the review and approval
Front yard, minimum of the development plan for the MXPUD
District
Shall be specified during the review and approval
Side yard, minimum of the development plan for the MXPUD
District
Side yard within the MXPUD which abuts the perimeter of 30 feet in depth
the MXPUD District (minimum)
Shall be specified during the review and approval
Rear yard, minimum of the development plan for the MXPUD
District
Rear yanI within the MXPUD which abuts the perimeter 30 feet in depth
of the MXPUD District (minimum)
No maximum height, except where MXPUD
District adjoins a residential district, in which
Height, maximum case the height of any structure within the
MXPUD District shall not exceed one (1) foot
of height for one (1) foot of setback from the
adiacent residentiallv-zoned lot
Impervious surface ratio (maximwn cumulative ratio for a 80%
MXPUD District) .
Usable open space (minimum square footage per dwelling 300 square feet
unit'
(e) Procedural requirements
In addition to the requirements for zoning amendments set forth in Sections 36,2-540 and 36,2-541, petitions for a
MXPUD District shall include a proposed development plan, drawn to scale, containing the following infmmation and
necessary explanatory materials:
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(1) Boundaries of the proposed MXPUD District and the ownership of properties contained therein, as well as
all existing public and private streets, alleys, and easements within and immediately adjacent to the distric~
(2) Location, size, and use of existing buildings and the location, size, and use of proposed buildings or additions
to existing buildings;
(3) Location of all existing parking facilities and the approximate tocation of all proposed surface parlcing lots or
parking structures, including the number of parking spaces for each lot or structure and all existing and
proposed means of access to parking areas and to public or private streets, alleys, and easements;
(4) Proposed changes in the location, width, or character of public streets, alleys, or easements within and
adjacent to the district, and the delineation of any private driveways or loading spaces that intersect with
public rights-of-way or easements;
(5) Existing and proposed pedestrian routes, including links between various buildings;
(6) Genetll! use of major existing and proposed open spaces within the site and specific features of the
development plan, such as screening, buffering, or retention of natural areas, which are intended to enhance
compatibility with adjacent properties, and calculations of the percentage of usable open space for the
district;
IJ) Infrastructure plans indicating the size and location of existing and proposed stonnwater, sanit:uy sewer, and
water lines as well as estimates of impacts of the proposed deveIopment on infrastructure capacity in the
district and impacts on collector lines immediately outside of the district; and
(8) Information to demonstrate the compatibility of all structures with the sunmmding neighbothood,
36.2-327 Institutional Planned Unit Development District (INPUD)
(a) Purpose
The Institutional Planned Unit Development District (INPUD) is intended to encowage harmonious development of
institutional uses and mixed-use campus developments, to provide flexibility for creative development, to minimize
potential negative impacts of institutional uses on neighboring uses, and to recognize the speciaI complexity and
interrelationships ofland uses and activities in these institutional complexes.
(b)
(1)
Applicability
Any area zoned Institutional Planned Unit Development District (INPUD) shall:
(A) Consist of one (1) lot, or if more than one (1) lot, tots which are contiguous or would be contiguous but
for their separation by a street or an alley; and
(B) Consist of at least two (2) acres,
(2) Any area zoned Institutional Planned Unit Developroent District (INPUD) by the adoption of this Chapter
shalI be exempt from the development standards and the procedural requirements set forth in subsections
(d) and (e) of this section at the time of the adoption of this Chapter. Any developroent of such area after the
effective date of this Chapter shalI comply with the use regulations, developroent standards, and procedural
requirements of this section,
(c) Uses
Uses permitted as of right or by special exception in the Institutional Planned Unit Development District (INPUD)
shalI be as set forth in Section 36,2.340 and may be designated in a development plan for an Institutional Planned Unit
Development District (INPUD), subject to review by the Planning Commission and approval by the City Council
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(d) Development standards
All uses and development within an InstitutioruU Planned Unit Development District (INPUD) shall comply with the
following standards of development
(1) Dimensional standatds: The dimensioruU standatds within the INPUD District shall be as set forth in Table
327-1.
(2) Utilities: All utility lines, including electric power, telephone, and cable television lines, and similar utilities,
shall be located undetground
Table 327-1. Dimensional Matrix for Institutional Planned Unit Development District (INPUD)
Standard INPUD
Density (minimum square footage oflot area 1,800 square feet
per dwelling unit)
No minimum yard requirements; Shall be specified during the
Yanls, front, side, and rear review and approval of the development plan for the MXPUD
District
No maximum height, except where INPUD District adjoins a
residential district, in which case the height of any structure
Height, maximum within the INPUD District shall not exceed one (1) foot of
height for one (1) foot of setback from the adjacent
residentiallv-zoned lot
Floor area ratio (maximum cumulative ratio
of all principal and accessory buildings within 10,0
the INPUD District)
Impervious surface ratio (maximum 80%
cumulative ratio for an MXPUD District)
Usable open space (minimum square footage 300 square feet
per dwe1Iing unit)
(e) Procedural requirements
In addition to the requirements for zoning amendments set forth in Sections 36,2,540 and 36.2-541, petitions for an
INPUD District 6led after the effective date of this Chapter, or any change to an INPUD District created by the
adoption of this Chapter, shall include a proposed development plan, drawn to scale, containing the following
information and necessary explanatory materials:
(1) Boundaries of the proposed INPUD District and the ownership of properties contained therein, as well as all
existing public and private streets, alleys, and easements within and immediately adjacent to the district;
(2) Location, size, and use of existing buildings and the toeation, size, and use of proposed buildings or additions
to existing buildings;
(3) Location of all existing parking facilities and the approximate location of all proposed surface parldng lots or
parldng structures, including the number of parldng spaces for each lot or structure and all existing and
proposed means of access to parking areas and to public or private streets, alleys, and easements;
(4) Proposed changes in the loeation, width, or character of public streets, alleys, or easements within and
adjacent to the district, the delineation of any private driveways or loading spaces that intersect with public
rights-of-way or easements, and if applicable, the delineation of routes for emetgency vehicles accessing the
district;
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(5) Existing and proposed pedestrian routes, including links between mous buildings;
(6) General use of major existing and proposed open spaces within the site and specific features of the
development plan, such as screening, buffering, or retention of natural areas, which are intended to enhance
compatibility with adjacent properties, and calculations of the percentage of usable open space for the
district;
(T) Infrastructure plans indicating the size and location of existing and proposed stormwater, sanitary sewer, and
water lines as weII as estimates of impacts of the proposed development on infrastructure capacity in the
district and impacts on collector lines immediately outside of the district; and
(8) Information to demonstrate the compatibility of all structures with the character and appearance of the
surrounding neighborhood by virtue of rhe structures' height, bulk, and tocation within rhe INPUD.
36.2-328 Industrial Planned Unit Development District (IPUD)
(a) Purpose
The lndustriaI Planned Unit Development District (lPUD) is intended to encourage rhe orderly devdopment of uses
which require an integration of large-sca1e office, research, commercial, and manufacturing facilities in separate
structures, designed as a unit, in a campus-like environment. This district encourages flexibility in design, promotes the
appropriate use of land, facilitates the adequate and economic provision of streets, utilities, and other improvements,
and preserves and enhances the natural and scenic qualities of open space. Development standards for the mutual
protection of uses in the district, adjacent districts, and the Gty are provided,
(b)
(1)
Applicability
Any area meeting the requirements of this section may, by amendment to this Chapter, be zoned lndustriaI
Planned Unit Development District (lPUD), and such area shal1 be designated JPUD on the Official Zoning
Map,
(2) Development within an area zoned JPUD shal1 occur on one (1) lot, or if more than one (1) lot, on lots
which are contiguous or would be contiguous but for their separation by a street or an alley,
(3) An JPUD District shal1 consist of at least five (5) acres,
(c) Uses
Uses pennitted as of tight or by special exception in the JPUD District shall be as set forth in Section 362-340 and
may be designated in a devdopment plan for an IndustriaI Planned Unit Development District (lPUD), subject to
review by the Planning Commission and approval by the Gty Council.
(d) Development standards
All petitions for review and approval of an IndustriaI Planned Unit Development District (IPUD) shal1 comply with
the following standards of development
(1) General standards:
(A) Grculation and traffic access: All streets and driveways within an JPUD District shall be designed to
serve adequately their intended traffic function and the volume of traffic anticipated to be generated by
the development.
(8) Energy: The devdopment of any site within an JPUD District shall be designed and arranged in such a
way as to promote energy efficiency,
(2) Dimensional standards: The dimensional standards within the JPUD District shal1 be as set forth in Table
32S-1.
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(3) Utilities: All utility lines, including electric power, telephone, and cable television lines, and similar utilities,
shall be located underground,
Table 328-L Dimensional Matrix for Industrial Planned Unit DeveIopment District (lPUD)
Standard lPUD
No minimwn yard requirements, except that buffer yards
Yards, front, side, and rear shall be provided as required in Section 36.2-647; Shall be
specified during the review and approval of the
development plan for the MXPUD District
No maximwn height, except where IPUD District abuts a
residential district, in which case the maximum height of
Height, maximwn any structure within the IPUD District shall be one (1) foot
of height for one (1) foot of setback from the adjacent
residentially-zoned lot
Roor area ratio (maximum cumulative ratio of all
principal and accessory bui\ding5 within the IPUD 2.0
District)
Impervious surtace ratio (maximum cumulative 80%
ratio for an IPUD District)
Usable open space, minimum (shall be accessible 10% of the area of an INPUD District
to all employees of the uses in the district)
(e) Procedural requirements
In addition to the requirements for zoning amendments set forth in Sections 36.2-540 and 36.2-541, petitions for an
IPUD District shall include a proposed development plan, drawn to scale, containing the following information and
necessary explanatory materials:
(1) Boundaries of the proposed IPUD District and the ownership of properties contained therein, as well as all
existing public and ptivate streets, alleys, and easements within and immediately adjacent to the district;
(2) Location, size, and use of existing buildings and the location, size, and use of proposed buildings or additions
to existing buildings;
(3) Location of all existing parking facilities and the approximate location of all proposed surface parl<ing lots or
parking structures, including the number of parking spaces for each lot or structure and all existing and
proposed means of access to parking areas and to public or ptivate streets, alleys, and easements;
(4) Proposed changes in the location, width, or character of public streets, alleys, or easements within and
adjacent to the district, and the delineation of private driveways or toading spaces that intersect with public
rights-of-way or easements;
(5) Existing and proposed pedestrian routes, including links between various buildings;
(6) General use of major existing and proposed open spaces within the site and specific features of the
development plan, such as screening, buffering, or retenrion of natural areas, which are intended to enhance
compatibility with adjacent properties, and calculations of the percent>ge of usable open space for the
district;
(T) Infrastructure plans indicating the size and location of existing and proposed stonnwater, sanitary sewer, and
water lines as well as estimates of impacts of the proposed development on infrastructure capacity in the
district and impacts on collector lines immediately outside of the district; and
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(8) Infonnation to demonsttate the compatibility of all structures with the chatacter and appearnnce of the
sw:rounding neighborhood by virtue of the structures' height, bulk, and location within the IPUD.
Division 3. Overlay Districts
36.2-330
Historic Downtown Overlay District (H-1)
(a) Purpose
The pmpose of the Historic Downtown Overlay District (H-I) is to identify, preserve, enhance, and maintain
architectural and historic landmarks, structures, and districts that are listed, or are eligible for listing, on the VIrginia
Landmarks Register or the National Register of Historic Places, or which have local significance, An additional
purpose of the H-I Overlay District is to develop and maintain appropriate settings and environments for such
landmarks, structures, and districts,
(b)
(I)
Applicability
The City Council may, in the manner provided for amending this Chapter, pursuant to the procedures set
forth in Section 36,2-540, designate as a Historic Downtown Overlay District (H-I) appropriate areas which:
(A) Contain landmarks or structures that are listed, or are eligible for listing, on the Vttginia Landmarks
Register or the National Register of Historic Places, or which have local significance;
(B) Are adjacent to landinarks designated as historic by the Vttginia Department of Historic Resources;
(C) Are adjacent to any other structures within the City having important historic, architectural, or cultural
interest; or
(0) Contain buildings or sites having special public value because of notable architecture, historic events, or
other worthy features relating to the social, cultural, or artistic heritage of the community, which are of
such significance as to warrant conservation and presenration.
(2) Any Historic Downtown Overlay District (H-I) designated by the City Council as provided for in subsection
(I), above, shall be shown as an overlay to the existing undedying district on the Official Zoning Map. As
such, the provisions in this section shall serve as a supplement to the underlying hase wning district
regulations, Where a conflict exists between the regulations relating to the H,I Overlay District and those of
any underlying base zoning district, the more restrictive provisions shall apply.
(c) Certificate of Appropriateness
A Certificate of Appropriateness (see Section 36,2-530) shall be required for the demolition, moving, erection,
reconstruction, alteration, or restoration of any structure or historic landmark in the H.I Overlay District A Certificate
of Appropriateness shall not be required for ordinary maintenance as defined in Section 36.2-530(b)(4), The Zoning
Aclministtator, in consultation with the Agent to the Architectural Review Board, shall determine whether an activity
requires a Certificate of Appropriateness.
(d) Review standards
modifications
The following standards shall be applied by the Architectural Review Board in considering a request for a Certificate of
Appropriateness for new construction or exterior modifications to an existing structure in the H-l Overlay District.
for
new
construction
or
exterior
(I) Generally:
(A) The relationship of the changes to the historic, architectural, or cultural significance of the structure and
the surrounding district; and
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(B) The appropriateness of the change in terms of architectur.1l compatibility with the distinguishing historic
and architectw:al features of the structure and the disttict. Architectw:al compatibility shall be judged in
tenns of a proposed structure's mass, dimensions, materials, color, ornamentation, architectural style,
lighting, and other criteria deemed pertinent
(2) Renovations:
For renovarions, the ten (10) following hasic standatds, set forth by the Secretaty of the Interior's Standatds
for Rehabilitation, sbaIl apply:
(A) A property shall be used for its historic purpose or be placed in a new use that requires minimal change
to the defining characteristics of the building and its site and environment
(B) The historic character of a property sbaIl be retained and preserved The removal of historic materials or
alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided,
(CJ Each property shall be recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use, Changes that create a
false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectwal features or architectw:al elements from
other buiIdings, shall not be lUldertlken.
(1)) Most properties change over time; those changes that have acquired historic significance in their own
tight sbaIl be retained and preserved,
(E) Distinctive features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that
characterize a property shall be preserved,
(F) Deteriorated historic features shall be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration
requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature shall match the old in design, color, texture,
and other visual qualities and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features shall be
substantiated by docwnentaty, physical, or pictorial evidence,
(G) Chemical or physical treatments, such as sandblasting, that cause damage to historic materials shall not
be used. The surface cleaning of structures, if appropriate, shall be lUldertai<en using the gendest means
possible.
(H) Significant archaeologicaI resoun:es affected by a project shall be protected and preserved, If such
resources must be disnubed.. mitigation measures shall be undertaken.
(I) New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction sbaIl not destroy historic materials that
characterize the property, The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible
with the massing, size, scale, and architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property
and its environment
(J) New additions and adjacent or related new construction sbaIl be undertaken in such a manner that if
removed in the future, the essenrial form and integrity of the historic property and its environment
would be unimpaired.
(3) New construction:
For new construction, the following standatds shall apply:
(A) The design for new construction shall be sensitive to and take into accolUlt the special characterisrics
that the disttict is established to protect Such consideration may include building scale, height, and
orientation, site coverage, sparial separation from other buildings, facade and window pattems, entrance
and porch size and general design, materials, textures, color, architectural detaiIs, roof forms, emphasis
of horizontal or vertical elements, walls, fences, and any other features deemed appropriate; and
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(B) The design of the new construction shall recognize the relationships among buildings in the immediate
setting Illther than specific styles or details since architectu1ll! styles and details may vory from one (I)
section of the district to another,
(4) Signage:
For signage, the following standards shall apply:
(A) Signs shall be compatible with and relate to the design elements of the building with which they are
associated or to which they are attached, Illther than obscure or disrupt such design features;
(B) Signs shall be compatible with other signs and buildings in the district and adjacent to the property; and
(C) Compatibility shall be judged in tenns of dimensions, materials, color, letter style and placemen~
lighting, and overall geneta! effect on the building and district.
(5) Accessory structures:
For accessory structures, the following standards shall apply:
(A) Existing characteristic features such as walls, fencing, walkways, and other similar structures or site
features that reflect the building's or district's history and development shall be retained; and
(B) Accessory structures shall be appropriate to and compatible with the architectu1ll! features of the
principal structure and the district.
(6) In addition to the standards set forth in subsections (I) through (5), above, the Architectu1ll! Review Board
may adopt specific Architectu1ll! Design Guidelines for the H.I Overlay District, or a portion of the H-I
Overlay District. The Architectu1ll! Review Board shall consider the applicable guidelines in its decisions to
issue or deny Certificates of Appropriateness.
(e) Review standards for demolition
The following standards shall be applied by the Architectu1ll! Review Board in considering a request for a Certificate of
Appropriateness for demolition of a structure or historic landmark within the H-I Overlay District
(I) The purpose and necessity of the demolition are in accordance with the intent of the Historic Downtown
Overlay District (H-I);
(2) Loss of the structure would not be adverse to the district or the public interest by virtue of its uniqueness or
its contribution to the district; and
(3) Demolition would not have an adverse effect on the character and surrounding environment of the district.
36.2-331 Historic Neighborhood Overlay District (H-2)
(a) Purpose
The purpose of the Historic NeighbOl:hood Overlay District (H.2) is to identifY, preserve, enhance, and maintain those
architectutal and historic landmarks, structures, and districts which are listed, or are eligible for listing, on the Vttginia
Landmarks Register or the National Register of Historic Places, or which have local significance, Moreover, the H-2
Overlay District is intended to encourage new construction that is compatible with the district and to develop and
maintain appropriate settings and environments for such landmarks, structures, and districts,
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(b)
(1)
Applicability
The City Council may, in the manner provided for amending this Chapter, pursuant to the procedures set
forth in Section 36,Z-54O, designate as a Historic Neighborhood Overlay District (H-2) appropriate areas
which:
(A) Contain Iandmarl<s or structures that are listed, or are eligible for listing, on rhe ViIginia Landmarks
Register or rhe National Register of Historic Places, or which individually or collectively represent a
distinguishable entity oflocal historic, cultural, or aIchitectw:al importllnCe;
(B) Are adjacent to IandmaJ:ks designated as historic by rhe Virginia Department of Historic Resomces or
are adjacent to other structures, landmarks, or areas having important historic, aIchitectural, or cultural
interest; or
(C) Contain buildings or places in which historic events occurred or which have special public value because
of notable aIchitectural or other features relating to the cultural or artistic heritage of the conununity, or
are of such significance as to wanant conservation and preservation.
(2) Any Historic Neighborhood Overlay District (H.2) designated by rhe City Council as provided for in
subsection (1), above, shall be shown as an overlay to the existing under1ying district on the Official Zoning
Map. As sneb, the provisions in this section shall serve as a supplement to the underlying hase zoning district
regulations, Where a conflict exists between the regulations relatiog to the H-Z Overlay District and those of
any under1ying base zoning district, the more restrictive provisions shall apply,
(c) Certificate of Appropriateness
In the H-Z Overlay District, a Certificate of Appropriateness (see Section 36,Z-530) shall be required for the erection of
any new structure, the demolition, moving, reconstruction, altetation, or restoration of any existing structure or historic
landmark, including the installation or replacement of siding, or rhe tednction in the floor area of an existing building,
including the enclosure or removal of a porch, A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for onlinaty
maintenance, as defined in Section 362.530(b)(4), or in-kind replacement with the same materials, proportions, and
design. The Zoning Adntinisttator, in consultation wirh the Agent to the Architectw:al Review Boatd, shall detemtine
whether an activity requires a Certificate of Appropriateness,
(d) Review standards
modifications
(1) The following standards shall be applied by the Architectural Review Boatd in considering a request for a
Certificate of Appropriateness for new constmction or exterior modifications to an existing structure in the
H-Z Overlay District
for
new
construction
or
exterior
(A) The design shall be compatibte with rhe character of the H-2 Overlay District with respect to buiIding
location and scale, roof forms, windows and donts, siding, trim, and porches; and
(B) The design of existing aIchitectw:al features, with respect to proportion and textnre, shall be retained
(2) In addition to rhe standards of subsection (1), above, the Architectural Review Board may adopt specific
Architectural Design Guidelines for the H.2 Overlay District, or a portion of rhe H-2 Overlay District. The
Architectural Review Board shall consider the applicable guidelines in its decisions to issue or deny a
Certificate of Appropriateness,
(e) Review standards for demolition
The following standards shall be applied by the Architectural Review Board in considering a request for a Certificate of
Appropriateness for demolition of a structure or historic landmark within the H-2 Overlay District
(1) The purpose and necessity of rhe demolition are in accotdance wirh the intent of the Historic Neighborhood
Overlay District (H-2);
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(2) Loss of the structure would not be advetse to the district or the public interest by virtue of its w1iqueness or
its contribution to the district; and
(3) Demolition would not have an adverse effect on the character and sun-ounding environment of the district.
36.2-332
Neighborhood Design Overlay District (ND)
(a) Purpose
The Neighborhood Design Overlay District (NO) is intended to promote quality City design by coon:linating the
development of designated Rehabilitation and Conservation Areas, The City finds and detennines that the standards of
the NO Overlay District promote compatibility between buildings and structures in the City's traditional
neighbomoods, maintain property values, and promote pedestrian-friendly, walkable streets,
(b)
(1)
Applicability
The City Council may, in the manner provided for amending this Chapter, pursuant to the procedures set
forth in Section 36,2-540, apply the Neighbomood Design Overlay District (NO) to areas of the City that are
designated Rehabilitation and Conservation Areas, The regulations of this section sball apply to new
dwellings, new accessoty buildings, or expansions of existing dwellings in a designated NO Overlay District
(2) Any Neighborhood Design Overlay District (NO) designated by the City Council as provided for in
subsection (1), above, sball be shown as an overlay to the existing underlying district on the Official Zoning
Map, As such, the provisions in this section sball serve as a supplement to the underlying hase zoning district
regulations, Where a conflict exists between this section relating to the ND Overlay District and those of any
underlying base zoning district, the more restrictive provisions sball apply.
(c) Design standards
In considering an application for a zoning pencil, the Zoning Administrator sball apply the following standards for a
new dwelling, a new accessol}' building that is accessol}' to a dwelling, or expansion of an existing dwelling in the NO
Overlay District
(1) Building location and massing:
(A) The required front yard shall be determined by Section 36,2-205(f)(2),
(B) A new dwelling shall have two stones where lots on both sides have lw1>-stol}' dwellings, A new
dwelling sball have one stol}' where lots on both sides have one-stol}' dwellings, Where no dwelling
exists on either or one side, the nmnber of stones shall be the same as the majority of dwellings on the
same side of the same block. For the purposes of this section, a slol}' sball be a finished floor level with
at least seven hundred (700) square feet that is at or above the grade of the front yard,
(C) The width of single- and lw1>-family dwellings sball be within twenty (20) percent of the ave<age of the
widths of other sing1e- and two-family dwellings on the same side of the same block. The front of
multifamily dwellings shall be broken into sections of thirty (30) feet or less in widm through offsets of
the vertical plane of me facade of at least twelve (12) inches,
(0) The foundation height shall be aligned with the foundation heights of dwellings on the adjoining lots or,
where there are no dwellings on adjoining lots, with the majority of dwellings on me same side of the
same block.
(2) Roofs:
(A) The rise,to-run ratio for the dwelling's main roof sball be 6:12 or steeper,
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(B) The dwelling's main roof form shall have a complex roof form such as a hipped, intetsecting. offset, or
dormered roof, except where the gable faces the street and the roof covers a full-width pooch, in which
case the roof may have a simple two-surface configuration.
(q Eave and gable overl1angs for all dwellings and additions to dwellings shall be at least twelve (12) inches,
(1)) The rise-to-nm ratio of roofs covering porches or entrances shall be equaI to or shallower than the main
roof
(E) Above-grade entrances on the front or side of a dwelling shall be covered with a roof with a minimum
width and depth of thirty-six (36) inches,
(3) Entrances and windows:
(A) The dwelling shall have at least one entrance facing the primary front yard. The number of doors facing
the primary front yard shall be limited to one door for every twenty (20) feet of dwelling width. A
second entrance facing the primary front yard may be included on a side of a single- or two-fiunily
dwelling if recessed at least six (6) feet behind the main front entrance.
(B) Doors facing a street shall have panel insets or windows,
(q At teast fifteen (15) percent of the front of the dwelling shall consist of window or door openings, At
teast ten (10) percent of the side of a dwelling which is not the front of the dwelling and which faces a
street shall consist of window or door openings. Roofs, gables, and foundations shall not be included in
determining the area of the front or the side of the dwelling,
(1)) Wmdows on the front facade shall have a height that is a least one and one-half (1 \/,) times their width,
(E) Wmdows on the front of the dwelling shall be arranged in a manner that is compatibte with that of
other dwellings in the district, In genetal, windows on separate stories of the front should be vertically
aligned and windows on the same story should be horizontally aligned.
(F) All stairs shall have solid risers,
(G) A sidewalk at teast four (4) feet in width shall be provided between the front porch and the street. The
sidewalk shall be constructed of an impervious material customarily used for sidewalks in the district.
(4) Siding and trim:
(A) The siding of any dwelling or accessory structure, exclusive of trim materials, shall not be vertically
oriented,
(B) Wmdows and doors shall be surrounded by trim which is at least three and one-half (3\/,) inches wide,
except for dwellings with masonry siding, in which case no trim around doors or windows is required,
(q VetricaI comer boards at least three and one-half (3\/,) inches wide shall be provided on all dwelling
comers, except where the siding material is brick or stucco,
(1)) All wooden elements of the dwelling shall be painted or be stained with an opaque stain,
(5) Porches:
(A) Singte- and two-fiunily dwellings shall have a covered porch at least one-half (1/2) the width of the
dwelling's facade with a depth of at least six (6) feet The porch shall face the primary front yard,
(B) For new and existing dwellings, the front porch shall not be enclosed with siding,
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(C) Front potch railings shall have a top and bottom tail. Balustet ends shall not be exposed.
(I)) Potch colwnns shall be wUfonn in shape and style and shall be at least five and one-half (5\1,) inches
wide at their bottom and top.
(E) The undetSide of potches between piet supports and the undetside of exterior stairways shall be
enclosed.
(6) Addirions and accessory structures:
(A) Demched accessory buildings, including garages and carports, shall be located behind the back of the
dwelling.
(B) An attached garage or carport shall be offset at least twenty-four (24) inches behind the front facade of
the dwelling. The hay door of an attached garage shall not face the primary front yard.
(C) An addirion to an existing dwelling shall be located on the rear or side of the dwelling, except a potch
may be added to the front of the dwelling. An addirion to the side of a dwelling shall be set back from
the dweUing's front face by twenty-four (24) inches or more.
36.2-333
Floodplain Overlay District (F)
(a) Purpose
The purpose of the Floodplain Overlay District (F) is to provide mandatory floodplain restrictions for FEMA
compliance, along with addirional smndards to restrict impervious surfaces in the floodplain. The inteot of the
regulations in this section is to prevent the loss of property and life, the crearion of bealth and safety hazanls, the
disruption of commetCe and governmental services, the extraordinary and unnecessary expenditure of public funds for
flood protection and relief; and the impairment of the llIX hase by:
(1) Regulating uses, activities, and development which, alone or in combination with othet existing or future
uses, activities, and development, if unregulated, will cause unaccepmble increases in flood heights, velocities,
and frequencies;
(2) Restricting or probibiting cettain uses, activities, and development from locating within areas subject to
flooding;
(3) Requiring all those uses, activities, and developments that do occur in flood-prone areas to be protected or
flood-proofed ag.rinst flooding and flood damage; and
(4) Protecting individuals from buying land and structures which are unsuited for intended purposes because of
flood hazards.
(b) Establishment of floodplain areas
For the purpose of the regulations prescribed in this section, thete are heteby created various floodplain areas subject
to inundation by waters of the one hundted- (100) year flood. The basis for the delineation of the floodway, the flood-
fringe, and the approximated floodplain shall be the flood insurance study for the City of Roanoke prepared by the
Fedetal Emergency Management Agency, Federal Insurance Administtation, Volume 1 of 3 and Volume 3 oB dated
Oerobe< 15, 1993, and Volume 2 oB dated October, 18, 1999, as amended. A copy of the flood insurance study, City
drainage smndards, and accompanying maps, as amended, shall be filed in the offices of the City Clerk and the City
Engineer and are heteby declared to be a part of these regulations. The floodplain areas shall consist of the foUowing:
(1) The floodway is delineated, for purposes of these regulations, using the criterion that cettain areas within the
floodplain must be capable of canying the waters of the one hundted- (100) year flood without increasing
the water surface elevation of that flood more than one (1) foot at any point These floodways are specifically
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defined in Table 4 of the flood insurance study and as genetaliy shown on the accompanying flood insurance
rate map.
(2) The flood-fringe shall be that area of the one hundted- (100) year floodplain not included in the floodway.
The basis for the outermost boundary of the flood-fringe shall specifically be the one hundted- (100) year
flood elevations conmined in the flood profiles of Table 4 of the flood insurance study and as genetally
sho\VIl on the accompanying flood insurance rate map.
(3) The approximated floodplain shall be that floodplain area for wbich no detailed flood profiles or elevations
are provided but where a one hundted- (1 (0) year floodplain boundary has been approximated. Such areas
are shown as Zone A on the flood insurance rate map. Where the specific one hundted- (1 (0) year flood
elevarion cannot be detetmined for this area using othet sources of data, such as the U.S. Army Cotps of
EngineetS Floodplain Information Reports or the U.S. Geological Survey Flood-Prone Quadrangles, then
the applicant for the proposed use, development, or acrivity shall determine this elevation in accordance with
hydrologic and hydraulic engineeting techniques. When a Zone A area is located between two numbered
zones, one hundted- (100) year flood elevarions shall be Iineady interpolated between known elevations,
along the centerline of the channel Hydrologic and hydraulic analyses shall be undett>tken only by the
applicanfs professional enginCetS who shall certifY that the technical methods used correctly reflect currently
accepted technical concepts. Studies, analyses, and compumtions shall be submitted in sufficient demil to
allow a thorough review by the City Engineet.
(c)
(1)
Applicability
The floodplain areas described above shall be overlays to the existing underlying base zorting districts as
shown on the Official Zoning Map. As such, the provisions of the Floodplain Overlay District (F) shall
serve as a supplement to the undedying base zoning district provisions. With any conflict between the
provisions or requirements of the Floodplain Oveday District (F) and those of the undedying base zorting
district, the more restrictive provisions shall apply.
(2) The boundaries of the floodplain areas previously described in subsection (b), above, shall be esmblished as
shown on the flood insurance rate map.
(3) The delineation of any of the floodplain areas described in subsection (b), above, may be revised by the City
Council whete natural or manmade changes have occurred or whete more detailed studies have been
conducted or undett>tken by the U.S. Army Cotps of Engineers or other qualified agency, or an individual
documents to the satisfaction of the Zoning Administtator and City Engineet the need for such change.
However, prior to any such change, approval shall be obmined from the Fedetallnsurance Administrarion.
(4) Intetpremrions of the boundaries of the floodplain areas described in subsection (b), above, shall be made by
the Zoning Administrator.
(5) No land or use shall be developed within the esmblisbed floodplain areas, and no structure shall be located,
relocated, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, or sttucturally altered, except in full compliance with the
terms and provisions of the regulations of this section and any othet applicable ordinances and regulations
which apply to uses within the City.
(6) Filling in those portions of the flood-fringe area that contribute to bypass flooding shall be permitted in
accordance with the regulations as set forth in this section.
(d)
(1)
Abrogation and greater restrictions
These regulations supersede any regulations in effect in floodplain areas. However, any underlying
regulations or restrictions shall remain in full force and effect to the extent that their provisions are more
restrictive than the regulations as set forth in this secrion.
(2) Whetevet any regularion in this secrion imposes higher or more restrictive smndards than are requited in any
othet smtute, ordinance, or regulation, the provisions of this section shall goVetU. Whenever the provisions
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of any other statute, ordinance, or regulation impose higher or more restrictive standards than are required in
this secrion, the provisions of such othet smtute, ordinance, or regulation shall govetn.
(e) Severability
If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this section shall be declared invalid for any reason
whatevet, such decision shall not affect the remaining potrions of this section or Chapter. The remaining portions shall
remain in full force and effect, and for this putpose, the provisions of this section and Chaptet are heteby declared to
be severable.
(f) Definitions
Cettain terms and words used in this secrion shall be defined as set forth below. Where any conflict exists between the
definitions below and those set forth in Appendix A, the definitions of this subsection shall govetn for the purposes of
the regulations of this secrion.
Base flood/One hundred- (100) year flood: A flood that, on the avetage, is likely to occur once every one hundted
(100) years (that has a one petCent chance of occutring each year, although the flood may occur in any year).
Base flood elevation: The Fedetal Emergency Management Agency designated one hundred- (100) year watet
surface elevation.
Basement Any area of the building having its floor subgrade (below ground level) on all sides.
Channe~ A perceptible natural or artificial waterway which periodically or continuously conmins mnving water
confined to a definite bed and banks.
Conditional letter of map revision (CWMR): A letter from FEMA commenting on whether a proposed project,
if built as proposed, would justify a National Flood Insurance Program (NFlI') map revision to modify the existing
regulatory floodway or effective base flood elevation.
Development Any manmade change to improved or unimproved real esmte including, but not limited to, structures,
the placement of manufactured homes, paving, utilities, filling, grading, excavation, mining, dredging, drilling
operations, or the storage of equipment or materials.
FEMA: Fedetal Emergency Management Agency.
Flood: A genetal and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from (1) the
over:t1ow of inland waters, or (2) the unusual and rapid accwnulation of run-off of surface waters from any source.
Flood elevation: A determination by the Fedetallnsurance Administtation of the watet surface elevations of the base
flood, that is the flood level that has a one (1) petCent or greatet chance of occurrence in any given year.
Flood insurance <ate map: An official map of the City of Roanoke, on which the Federal Insurance Administtation
has delineated both the special hazard areas and the risk premium zones applicable to the City of Roanoke.
Floodplain: Any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source.
Floodproofing: Any combination of sttuctural and non-structural additions, changes, or adjustments to structures
which reduce or eliminate flood damage to real esmte or improved real property, water and sanimry facilities, or
structures and their contents.
FIoodway: The channel of a rivet or other wateocoutse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to
discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the base flood elevation mote than one (1) foot
Freeboani: A factor of safety usually expressed in feet above a flood level for purposes of floodplain managetnent
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Historic structure: For the purpose of this secrion only, any structure that is: (1) Listed individually in the National
Register of Historic Places or preliminarily detetmined by the Secremry of the Interior as meeting the requirements for
individual listing on the National Register; (2) Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secremry of the Interior as
contributing to the bistorical significance of a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined by the
Secremry to qualify as a registered historic district; (3) Individually listed on the VIrginia Landmarks Register or
determined eligible by the Vitginia Department of Historic Resources for such register; or (4) Individually listed on the
City inventory of bistoric places or as determined eligible for such inventory by the Roanoke City Architectural Review
Board.
Letter of map revision (LOMR): A letter from FEMA officially revising the current National Flood Insurance
program (NFlP) map to show changes to floodplains, floodways, or flood elevations.
Lowest floor: The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (mcluding basement). An unfinisbed or flood resismnt
enclosure, usable solely for the parlci:ng of vehicles, building access, or storage in an area other than a basement area, is
not considered a building's lowest floor, provided that such enclosure is not built so as to rendet the structure in
violation of the applicable non-elevation desigo requirements of this section.
Start of construction: For a "substantial improvement," start of construction means the first altemtion of any wall,
ceiling, floor, or othet sttuctural part of a building, whether or not that alterarion affects the extemal dimensions of the
building.
Structure: For purposes of this section only, a walled and roofed building, including a gas or liquid storage tank, that
is principally above ground, as well as a manufactured home.
Substantial damage: Damage of any origin susmined by a structure wheteby the cost of restoring the structure to its
before damaged condition would equal or exceed fifty (SO) percent of the market value of the structure before the
damage occurred.
Substantial improvement: Any reconstruction, rehabilimtion, addition, or othet improvement of a structure, the cost
of which equals or exceeds fifty (SO) percent of the market value of the structure before the "5_ of consttucrion" of
the improvement. This term includes structures which have incurred "subsmnrial damage" regardless of the actual
repair work performed. The term does not, however, include either: (1) any project for improvement of a structure to
correct existing violations of smte or local health, sanimry, or safety code specifications which have been identified by
the local code enforcetnent official and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions, or (2) any
alteration of a "historic structure," provided that the altetation will not preclude the structure's conrinued designarion
as a "historic structure."
Watercouroe: A natural or artificial channel for passage of nuuting water fed from natural sources in a definite
channel and discIwging into some stream or body of water.
(g)
(1)
Floodplain development regulations
Pennit requirement
All uses, acrivities, and development occurring within any floodplain areas shall be undett>tken only upon the
issuance of a zoning permit by the Zoning Administrator. Such development shall be undett>tken only in
strict compliance with these regulations and with all othet applicable codes and ordinances. Prior to the
issuance of any such permit, the Zoning Administtator shall require all applications to include compliance
with all applicable smte and federal laws. Undet no cin:umsmnces shall any use, activity, or development
adVetSeIy affect the capacity of the channels or floodway of any watetCOurse, drainage ditch, or any other
drainage facility or system.
(2) Alterarion or relocation of watercourse:
Prior to any proposed alteration or relocation of any channel with a regulatory floodplain, within the City, a
permit shall be obmined from the U.S. Army Cotp ofEngineetS, the Virginia Department of Environmental
Quality, and the Virginia Marine Resources Commission. Furthetmore, notilicarion of the proposal shall be
given by the applicant to all affected adjacent jurisdictions and the Department of Conservarion and
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Recreation {Division of Soil and Water Conservation). If the channel to be altered or relocated conmins a
regulatory floodplain, a conditional letter of map revision shall be secured from FEMA, prior to
construction.
(3) Zoningpennits:
All applications for zoning permits for structures in the floodplain as defined for purposes of this section
shall include a smndard FEMA elevarion certificate completed by a licensed surveyor or engineet. For all
such pennits, the Zoning Administrator shall obmin and mainmin a record of the following informarion:
(A) The elevarion of the one hundted- (100) year flood;
(B) T opograpbic information showing existing and proposed ground elevation;
(C) For structures to be elevated, the elevation (lU relation to mean sea level) of the lowest floor (tncluding
basement) of any proposed new or subsmntially improved structures;
(I)) For non-residential structures to be floodproofed, the elevation (lU relation to mean sea level) to which
the structure will be floodproofed;
(E) Whete a nonresidential structure is inteoded to be made watertight below the base flood level, a
registered professional engineet or architect shall develop and review structural design, specificarions,
and plans for the construction, and shall certifY that the design and methods of construction are in
accordance with accepted smndards of practice for meeting the applicable provisions of the Virginia
Uniform Smtewide Building Code; and
(F) Prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, an elevarion certificate of the as-built construction.
(4) Manufactured or mobile homes:
All manufactured homes or mobile homes to be placed or substantially improved within the flood-fringe
shall be placed on a permanent foundarion and anchored in accordance with the Virginia Uniform Smtewide
Building Code.
(5) Floodway:
In the floodway, no encroachments, including fill, new construction, subsmntial improvements, rebabilimtion
of subsmntially damaged structures, and othet development, shall be pennitted unless the applicants
professional engineer detnonstrates through hydrologic and hydraulic analyses performed in accordance with
smndard engineeting pracrices that the proposed encroachment would not result in any increase in the one
hundted- (100) year flood elevation, or a conditional letter of map revision is approved. The requirements of
subsection (g)(4) and (g)(6) shall apply to encroachments permitted by this section.
(6) Flood-fringe and approximated floodplain:
In the flood-fringe and approximated floodplain, the development or use of land shall be permitted in
accordance with the regulations of the undedying base zoning district, provided that all such uses, activities,
or development shall be undett>tken in strict compliance with the floodproofing and related provisions
conmined in the Virginia Uniform Smtewide Building Code and all othet applicable codes and ordinances;
and provided furthet that the lowest floor of any structure shall be elevated to a minimum of two (2) feet
above the base flood elevation, or, when allowed in the Virginia Uniform Smtewide Building Code, shall be
floodproofed to two (2) feet above the base flood elevation. In addition, all electrical, heating, ventilation,
plumbing, air conditioning equipment, and othet service facilities, including ductwork, for new construction
or subsmntial improvement shall be elevated or floodproofed to two (2) feet above the base flood elevarion.
(J) Approximated floodplain:
Within the approximated floodplain, all proposed developments shall include within such proposals base
flood elevarion data. The applicant's professional engineet shall also delineate a floodway area based on the
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requirement that all existing and future development not increase the one hundted- (100) year flood elevarion
more than one (1) foot at any "one (1) point The engineeting principle identified as equal teducrion of
conveyance shall be used to make the deteunination of increased flood heights. Within the floodway area
delineated by the applicants professional engineer, the provisions of subsection (g)(S), above, and
subsecrions (h) and (i), below, shall apply.
(h) Permitted uses in floodway
The following uses shall be permitted as of right in the floodway to the extent that they are otherwise pennitted in the
undedying base zoning district and are not probibited by any othet ordinance, and provided they do not employ
stroctures, fill, or storage of materials and equipment within the floodway which may cause any increase in one
hundred- (1 (0) year flood height and velocity:
(1) Agricultural operations, such as genetal fiuming, pasture, grazing, outdoor plant nurseries, hotricu1ture, truck
fiuming, forestry, sod fiuming, and wild crop harvesting;
(2) Public and private recreational uses such as parks, picnic grounds, golf courses, boat launching or swimming
areas, biking or horseback riding trails, wildlife and nature presetVes, fishing areas, and lIllp and skeet game
xanges;
(3) Botanical gardens; and
(4) Accessory residential uses such as yard areas, gardens, and play areas.
(i) Special exception uses in floodway
The following uses shall be permitted in the floodway by special exceprion granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals
provided such uses are permitted in the undedying base zoning district
(1) Structures accessory to the uses set forth in subsections (h)(l) through (h)(3), above.
(2) Utilities distribution: gas/electric compressor smtion or subsmtion, or watet pump/lift smrion.
(3) Sewage treatment facility or watet treatment facility.
(4) Quarry and mining operations, including excavarion of sand, gravel, or clay, provided no increase in the level
of flooding or velocity is caused.
(5) Storage of materials and equipment provided that they are not buoyant, flanunable, or explosive, and are not
subject to major damage by flooding, or provided that such material and equipment is finnly anchored to
prevent flomrion or mOVetUent, or can be readily removed from the area within the rime available after flood
wanting.
(j)
(1)
Design criteria for public utilities and facilities
All new or replacement sanitary sewer facilities and private sewage treatment plants (mcluding all pumping
starions and collector systems) shall be designed to minimize infillIlltion of flood waters into the systems and
discha<ges from the systems into the flood watetS. In addition, they must be located and constructed to
minimize flood damage and impairment
(2) All new or replacement pomble watet facilities shall be designed to eliminate infilttarion of flood watetS into
the system and sba11 be located and constructed to minimize flood damages.
(3) All storm drainage facilities shall be designed to convey the flow of stormwater runoff in a safe and efficient
mannet, without damage to pet50US or property. The systems shall ensure proper drainage along streets, and
provide positive drainage away from buildings and on-site waste disposal sites. The City may require a
primarily underground system to accommodate frequent floods and a secondary surface system to
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accommodate hu:ger, less frequent floods. Dminage plans shall be consistent with local and regiona1 drainage
plans. The facilities shall be designed to prevent the discharge of excess runoff onto adjacent properties.
(4) All othet utilities, such as gas lines and electrical, telephone, and cable television systems, being placed in
flood-prone areas shall be located, elevated (whete possible), and constructed to minimize the chance of
impairment during a flood occurrence.
(5) Streets, drainage improvements, and sidewalks shall be designed to prevent increasing flood levels by more
than one (1) foot Any new structure encroaching in a floodway shall receive a conditionallertet of map
revision (CLOMR) prior to construcrion and a lertet of map revision (LOMR) following complerion.
(k) Existing structures in the floodplain
A structure or use of a structure or premises which lawfully existed before the enactment of these provisions, but
which is not in conformity with these provisions, may be continued subject to the following conditions:
(1) Existing structures or uses located in the floodway shall not be expanded or enlarged, unless the effect of the
proposed expansion or enlargement on one hundted- (100) year flood heights is fully offset by
accompanying stream or channel improvements.
(2) For the purpose of this section, any modification, alteration, repair, reconstruction, or improvement of any
kind to a structure or use located in a floodplain to an extent or amount less than fifty (SO) percent of its
market value shall be elevated or floodproofed in accordance with the Vuginia Uniform Smtewide Building
Code to the greatest extent possible.
(3) For the purpose of this section, any modification, altetation, repair, reconstruction, or improvement of any
kind to a structure or use located in a floodplain to an extent or amount of fifty (SO) percent or more of its
market value shall be undett>tken only in full compliance with the provisions of this Chapter and the Vuginia
Uniform Smtewide Building Code.
(I)
(1)
Variances
When an application for a variance from the regulations of this secrion has been made, the procedure for
processing the variance request shall be as set forth in Section 362-561.
(2) In considcting an application for a variance from the terms of this section, the Board of Zoning Appeals
shall satisfy all smndards and findings set forth in Section 362-561 (c) and (d) and shall considet the foDowing
additional factors:
(A) The danget to life and property due to increased flood heights or velocities caused by encroachment
No variance shall be granted for any proposed use, development, or activity within any floodway that
will cause any increase in the one hundred- (1 (0) year flood elevarion without approval of a conditional
lertet of map revision (G..OMR);
(B) The danget that materials may be swept onto other lands or downstream to the injury of othets;
(C) The proposed watet supply and sanimtion systems and the ability of these systems to prevent disease,
contamination, and unsanitary conditions;.
(I)) The susceptibility of the proposed facility and its contents to flood damage and the effect of such
damage on the individual owners;
(E) The importance of the services provided by the proposed facility to the community;
(F) The requirements of the facility for a waterfront location;
(G) The availability of alternative locations not subject to flooding for the proposed use;
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(H) The compatibility of the proposed use with existing development and development anticipated in the
foreseeable future;
(I) The relationship of the proposed use to the City's Comprehensive Plan and floodplain management
program for the City;
(J) The safety of access by ordinary and emergency vehicles to the property in rime of flood;
(K) The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise, and sediment ttansport of the floodwaters
expected at the site;
(1.) The repair or rehabilimtion of historic structures upon a determination that the proposed repair or
rebabilimtion will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a bistoric structure and the
variance is the minimum necessary to preserve the historic character and design of the structure; and
(M) Such othet factors which are relevant to the purposes of Section 36.2-333.
(3) The Board of Zoning Appeals may forward any application and accompanying documenmtion pettaining to
any request for a variance to the City Engineet or othet qualified person or smte or fedetal agency for
technical assismnce in evaluating the proposed project in relation to flood heights and velocities, and the
adequacy of the plans for flood protection and othet related martets.
(4) Variances shall be issued only after the Board of Zoning Appeals has determined that the granting of such
variance will not result in probibited increases in flood heights, additioua\ threats to public safety, or
extraordinary public expense, and will not create nuisances, cause victimization of the public, or conflict with
City laws or ordinances.
(5) The Board of Zoning Appeals shall notify the applicant for a variance, in writing, within ten (10) business
days of the public hearing, that the issuance of a variance to construct a structure below the one hundred-
(100) year flood elevation increases the risks to life and property and will result in increased premium rates
for flood inSllWlce.
(6) A record of the above notification as well as all variance acrions, including justificarion for their issuance, shall
be mainmined by the Zoning Administtator. Any variances which are issued shall be noted in the annual or
biennial report of the City submitted to the Fedetallnsurance Administtator.
(m) Application
exception uses in
req uirements
floodways
for
variances
and
special
All applications for a variance or a special exceprion use in any floodway, as defined herein, shall include the following:
(1) Plans in triplicate, drawn to scale not less than one (1) inch to one hundted (100) feet horizontally, showing
the location, dimensions, and contours (at two-foot intervals) of the lot, existing and proposed structures, fill,
storage areas, water supply, sanimry facilities, and relationship of the floodway to the proposal;
(2) A typical valley cross-section as necessary to adequately show the channel of the stream, elevarion of land
areas adjoining each side of the channel, cross-sectional areas to be occupied by the proposed deve1opment,
floodway limits, and l00-year flood elevation;
(3) A profile showing the slope of the bottom of the channel or flow line of the stream;
(4) A summary report, prepared by professioual engineers or oth= of demonstrated qualifications, evaluating
the proposed project in relation to flood heights and velocities, the seriousness of flood damage to the use,
and othet pertinent technical matters;
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(5) A list of names, addresses, and officiallllX numbers of adjoining property ownetS and ownetS of property
within three hundted (300) feet of the subject property; and
(6) A conditional letter of map revision (CLOMR) prior to the issuance of any such variance or spectU
exception in the floodway.
36.2-334
Airport Navigation Overlay District (AN)
(a) Purpose
Public health, public and aviation safety, and the general welfare require a minimum clear space or buffet between
opetating aircraft and othet objects. The buffer may be achieved by limiting the locarion and height of these objects.
The purpose of the Airport Navigarion Overlay District (AN) is to regulate and restrict the height of structures,
objects, and natural growth and to address design and construcrion issues by creating the appropriate zones and
esmblisbing the boundaries theteOf for the Roanoke Regional Airport in ordet to avoid hazards to and interference
with flight navigation.
(b) Applicability
The Airport Navigation Overlay District (AN) shall be applied to the Airport Navigation Zone as set forth and defined
in subsection (d), below, and shall be an overlay to the undedying base zoning districts as shown on the Official
Zoning Map. As such, the provisions for the Airport Navigation Oveday District (AN) shall serve as a supplement to
the undedying base zoning district provisions, superimposed over the existing base zones, being more specifically
zones of airspace that do not affect the uses and activities of the base zoning districts except as provided for in
subsection (g) below. An area located in more than one (1) of the sub-wnes identified in subsection (d), below, is
consideted to be only in the zone with the most restrictive heightlimimtion. In addition, with any conflict between the
provisions or requirements of the Airport Navigation Overlay District (AN) and those of the undedying base zoning
district, the more restrictive provisions shall apply.
(c) Definitions
Cettain terms and wotds used in this section shall be defined as set forth below. Whete any conflict exists between the
definitions below and those set forth in Appendix A, the definitions of this subsection shall govetn for the purposes of
the regulations of this section.
Aeronautical study: A study conducted by the Fedetal Aviation Admiuisttation (FAA) in response to the filing of a
Form 7460-1, as amended, wheteby the FAA examines the effect of an obsttucrion or structure on factors such as
aircraft opetational capabilities, electronic and procedural requirements, and airport hazard standards.
AUport: The Roanoke Regional Airport
Aviation navigational aid: Instruments and equipment installed and mainmined by the FAA or Airport owner for
the safe operation of aircraft, such as air surveillance radar, approach lighting aids, radio beacons, and radio transmitters
for aircraft navigation and commw1ications.
Beginning elevation: The begimting e1evarion for the Runway 6 Precision Instrument Runway Approach Surface is
1151.9 MSL The begimting elevation for the Runway 33 Precision Instrument Runway Approach Surface is 1142.1
MSL.
Hazard to air navigation: An obsttucrion determined by the Fedetal Aviation Administration to have a substantial
advetS< impact on the safe and efficient utilization of the airport or navigable airspace.
Height: For the purpose of determining the height limits in all zones and shown on the zoning map, the datum shall
be mean sea level (North American Vettical Datum of 1988) unless othet specified.
Nonconfonning use: Any structure, object of natural growth, or use of land which is inconsisteot with the
provisions of this section or any amendment thereto.
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Obstruction: Any structure, growth, or othet object, including a mobile object, which exceeds a limiting height, or
penettates any surface floor, set forth in this section. Some obstructions are hazards to air navigation; othetS are not
Part 77.13 Swface: An area defined in Part 77.13 (a)(2)(i), Subpart B (Notice of Construction or Alterarion), of TIde
14 Code of Fedetal Regulations, extending at a slope of 100 feet horizontally for each foot Vettically for a dismnce of
20,000 feet from the nearest point of the nearest runway at the Airport
Person: An individual, firm, pattnetShip, cotporation, company, association, joint stock association, public or private
utility, or governmental entity, and including a trustee, a receiver, an assignee, or a similar representative of any of them.
Precision Instrument Runway: A runway having an existing instrument approach procedure using an Instrument
Landing System (ILS) or Localizet Directional Approach (LOA); at the Airport such runways are Runway 6 and
Runway 33.
Precision Instrument Runway Approach Surface: A surface longitudinally centered on the extended runway
centerline, begimting at the end of the Part 77.13 surface at the begimting elevarion of the applicable runway and
extending outwatd and upward at the slope of forty (40) feet horizontally for each foot vettically for a dismnce of
30,200 feet Its perimeter coincides with the perimeter of the Precision Instrument Runway Approach Zone.
Precision Instrument Runway Approach, Part 77.13 and Transitional Zones: The zones are defined in
subsection (d) heteof.
Runway: A specified area on an airport prepared for the landing or mke off of aircraft.
Structure: An object, including a mobile object, constructed or installed by a person, including, but without Iimimtion,
buildings, towetS, cranes, smokesmcks, earth formations, poles, electric lines and ovethead ttansmission lines, flag
poles, and ship masts.
Tower: A type of freesmnding structure or device of more than twenty (20) feet in height designed for
communication purposes or transmitting or receiving electrical, radio, or other signals.
Transitional surfaces: These surfaces exteod outwatd at a slope of seven (1) feet horizontally for each foot Vettically
from the sides of the precision instrument runway approach surface for a dismnce of five thousand (5,000) feet
measured horizontally from the edge of the approach surface at a ninety (90) degree angle to the extended runway
centerline.
Vegetation: Any object of natural growth, including, withoutlimimtton, trees.
Zones: All areas provided for in subsection (d) heteof; genetally deseribed in three dimensions by refetence to ground
elevation, vetrical dismnces from the ground elevation, and horizonral dismnces from the runways, runway centerlines,
and other surfaces or zones. 1bis includes 5U~zones.
(d)
(1)
Establishment and definition of airport safety zones
Thete is hereby esmblished within the City the Airport Navigation Zone, consisting of cettain sub-zones as
defined in subsection (2) below. Such Airport Navigation Zone and its sub-zones are shown on a cettain
electronic map prepared for the Roanoke Regional Airport by Delm Airport Consulmnts, Ino., entitled
Airport Navigation Zone, dated January 2005, which map is hereby declared to be a part of this section by
reference.
(2) The Airport Navigarion Zone includes all of the area and airspace lying equal to and above the Part 77.13
Surface, the Precision Instrument Runway Approach Surfaces, and the Transirional Approach Surfaces, with
each sub-zone defined as follows:
(A) Part 77.13 Zone: The Part 77.13 Zone extends around the Airport, away from each runway for 20,000
feet, with the floor set by the Part 77.13 Surface;
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(B) Precision Instrument Runway Approach Zone: The innet edge of this approach zone begins at the
end of the Part 77.13 Zone and is 6,940 feet wide and is at beginning elevarion of 1596.9 MSL for
Runway 6 and 1587.1 MSL for Runway 33. The Precision Instrument Runway Approach Zone expands
outward wUfonnly to a width of 16,000 feet at a horizontal dismnce of 30,200 feet from the end of the
Part 77.13 Zone. Its centerline is the continuation of the runway centerline and the floor is set by the
Precision Instrument Runway Approach Surfaces; and
(C) TranaitionaI Zones: The ttansitional zones are the areas that extend five thousand (5,000) feet
outward from the edge of the Precision Instrument Runway Approach Zones, petpendicuIar to the
extended runway centerline, with the floor set by the seven to 1 (7:1) slope of the Transitional Surfaces.
(e) Height limitations
(1) Except as othetwise provided in this section, no structure shall be etected, altered, or mainmined, and no
vegemtion shall be allowed to grow, in the Airport Navigation Zone esmblisbed herein, so as to penettate any
ref=ced surface, known as the floor, of the Part 77.13 Zone, the Precision Instrument Runway Approach
Zone, or the Transitional Zone at any point
(2) The height restrictions, or floors, for the individual zones shall be those planes delineated as surfaces and
defined in subsection (c) heteof as the Part 77.13 Surface, Precision Instrument Runway Approach Surface,
and the Transitional Surface.
(3) In addition, heightlimimtion shall be applied within the Airport Navigarion Zone as follows:
(A) To construction or alteration of any structure more than two hundted (200) feet above the ground level
at its site, even if not penettating the floor of any surface; and
(B) To any towet.
(f) Exemption from height restrictions
The following shall be exetnpt from the heightlimimtions for the Airport Navigation Zones:
(1) Any structure or vegemtion of a height which is thitty-five (35) feet or less above the surface of the land,
except for towetS;
(2) Any tower which is of a height which is twenty (20) feet or less above the surface of the land; or
(3) Any air navigation aid or facility, airport visual approach or landing aid, aircraft arresting device, or airfield
direcrional signs.
(g) Use restrictions
No use may be made of land or water within any zone esmblished by this section in such a mannet as to: (1) create
electrical or othet intetference with navigational signals or radio communication between the airport and aircraft; (2)
diminish the ability of pilots to distinguish between airport lights and other lights; (3) result in g1are in the eyes of f1yetS
using the airport; (4) impair visibility in the vicinity of the airport; (5) create the poteotial for bird strike hazards; (6)
reduce the efficiency and effectiveness of any aviation navigatioual aid; or (T) othetwise in any way endanget or
intetfete with the landing, mkeoff; or maneuvering of aircraft.
(h) Consideration
determination
When reviewing applications for zoning pennits within the Airport Navigation Overlay District (AN), the Zoning
Administtator shall considet all provisions of this section. The applicant for a zoning pennit sball submit adequate
information and detail necessary to ensure that the limimtions and probibitions of this section shall not be exceeded or
violated. In the event that the Zoning Administrator is unable to determine whethet the limimrions and probibitions of
this section will be exceeded or violated, no pennit shall be issued until a completed Fedetal Aviarion Administtation
of
zoning
permit
application;
FAA
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(FAA) Form 7460-1, as amended, has been submitted to the FAA, an aetOnautical study has been completed by the
FAA, and a determination of thete being no hazard to air navigation and no violation of the use restricrions conmined
in subsection (g) above has been made by the FAA and submitted to the Zoning Administtator.
(i) Variance conditions
(1) Nonconforming uses or obstrucrions wbich are determined by the FAA to be a hazard to air navigarion or
violate the use restrictions in subsection (g) above shall not be pennitted. Nonconforming uses or
obsttucrions which the FAA has determined do not constitute a hazard.to air navigation so long as they are
mitigated may be permitted provided that
(A) Such mitigation procedures, such as use of lights or marketS, shall be installed and continuously
mainmined at the property owner's expense and shall be requited pursuant to and in acconlance with
specific, wrilteo FAA direction, as well as any requirements deemed necessary by the Board of Zoning
Appeals; and
(B) The Airport's Executive Director bas determined in writing that the proposed mitigation procedures
will not in any way impact, limit, restrict, or require a change in the Airport's use or opetarinn.
(2) A permit may be issued for a nonconforming use that the FAA determines is an obsttucrion but is not a
hazard to air navigation, does not violate the use restrictions conmined in subsecrion (g) above, is properly
marked and lighted, and does not intetfere with airport opetarions.
(3) All mitigation measures requited of and imposed upon any person for a nonconforming use etected, created,
or permitted to grow after Augost 29, 1966, shall be mainmined, repaired, removed, and replaced, when
necessary, by such person or his successor.
(j) Applicability of regulations to pre-existing structures, uses,
or vegetation
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), below, the requirements prescribed by this section shall not be
construed to require the removal, lowering, or other changes or alteration of any structure or vegetation not
conforming to the regularions as of Augost 29, 1966, or whet< applicable, as of the effective date of any
subsequent amendment to these regulations. Nothing conmined in this section shall require any change in
the construction, alteration, or intended use of any st:ructure, the construction or alteration of which was
begun prior to Augost 29, 1966, or whete applicable, prior to the effective date of any subsequent
amendment hereto, and is diligently prosecuted, except as to subsecrion (h) of this section.
(2) The ownet of any structure, vegemtion, or use which existed prior to Augost 29,1966, or whete applicable
prior to the effecrive date of any subsequent amendment to this secrion, and which is inconsisteot with or in
violation of this section or an amendment thereto, shall be required, as a condition of the continued
mainteoance of such structure, tree, or use, to permit any mitigarion procedures deetned necessary including,
withoutlimimtion, the City's installation, opetation, and mainteoance thereon of such markets and lights as
shall be deemed necessary by the Fedetal Aviarion Administtation (FAA) so as to indicate the presence of
such object or hazardous use to opetators of aircraft in the vicinity of the airport. Such markets and lights
shall be installed, opetated, and mainmined at the expense of the City and not of such ownet.
(3) No permit shall be granted that would allow a nonconforming use or structure to become a greater hazard to
air navigation that it was on the effecrive date of this Chapter.
(4) Whenevet the Zoning Administtator determines that a nonconforming structure has been abandoned or
more than fifty (SO) percent destroyed, physically deteriorated, or decayed, no permit shall be granted that
would enable such structure to be rebuilt, reconstructed, or othetwise refurbished so as to exceed the
applicable height limit or othetwise deviate from the Airport Navigation Overlay District (AN) regulations
conmined herein.
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(k) Conflicting regulations
Whete thete exists a conflict between any of the regulations or limimtions prescribed in this secrion and any othet
provisions applicable to the same subject, whete the conflict is with respect to the height of structures, vegemtion, or
use of land, or any othet maller, the more stringentlimimtion or requirement shall govetn.
36.2-335
River and Creek Corridors Overlay District (RCC)
(a) Purpose
The purpose of the River and Creek Corridors Overlay District (RcC) is to recognize the Roanoke River and its
tribumries as valuable water resources in the City and to designate cettain areas along their banks as being critical to
their protecrlon in order to ensure that such streams and adjacent lands will fulfill their natural functions. Stream
systems are comprised of the stream and their drainage basins. Streams have the primary natural funcrions of
conveying storm and ground watet, storing floodwatet, and supporting aquatic and othet life. Vegemted lands adjacent
to the stream channel in the drainage basin serve as a buffet to protect the stream system's ability to fulfill its natural
funcrions. Primary natural functions of the buffet include protection of water quality by filtering pollumnts, provision
of storage for floodwaters, and provision of suimble babimts for wildlife. The inteot of the regulations of this section is
to establish performance and development smndards in the critical areas along the banks of the Roanoke River and
certain tributaries in a manner that protects and restores water quality and conserves surface water functions. The
regulations of this district shall be in addition to those of the Floodplain Overlay District (F). In order to provide for
the health, safety, and genetal welfare of the citizens of the City, the regularions of the RCC Overlay District are
inteoded to:
(1) Avoid land uses and development activities that pose a danget to, and degradation of; these water resources;
(2) Minimize clearing and grading activities or similar activities that disturb or destroy site vegemtion, with the
goal that the natural vegemtton, features, and qualities of properties along the Roanoke River and its
tribumries will be protected to the maximum extent possible, consisteot with the recommendations of the
City's Comprehensive Plan; and
(3) Implement additional etOsion and sediment control practices, the mainteoance and installation of buffet
areas of natural vegemtion, and the use of best management pracrices in ordet to minimize the impacts of
excessive soil loss and the advetse effects of non-point source pollumnts on the water quality of the Roanoke
Rivet and its tribumries.
(b)
(1)
Applicability
The City Council may, in the manuet provided for amending this Chapter, pursuant to the procedures set
forth in Section 362-540, apply the River and Creek Cotridors Oveday District (RCC) to properties that abut
the banks of the Roanoke RiVet or its unenclosed tribumries. For purposes of the application of this oveday
district, any property separated from the bank of the Roanoke River or a tribumry by a public right-of-way or
railroad right-of-way shall not be deetned to be abutting the bank.
(2) Any River and Creek Corridors Overlay District (RCC) designated by the City Council as provided for in
subsection (1), above, shall be shown as an overlay to the existing undedying district on the Official Zoning
Map. As such, the provisions in this section shall serve as a supplement to the undedying base zoning district
regularions. Whete a conflict exists between the regularions relating to the RCC Overlay District and those of
any underlying base zoning district, the more restricrive provisions shall apply.
(3) Upon development of any property within the River and Creek Corridors Overlay District (RCC), such
property shall comply with the buffet requirements of this section, except those which, as of the effective
date of this Chapter, have previously secured a vested property right pursuant to Section 36.2-108.
(4) Redevelopment of a property, or expansion of existing structures or uses, shall comply with the buffer
requirements of this section; howevet, uses and structures previously approved and constructed in a buffer
may remain.
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(5) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the applicability of the regulations of the Floodplain
Overlay District (F). The regulations of this section are in addition to those of the Floodplain Overlay
District (F). When any conflict exists between this section and the regulations of the Floodplain Overlay
District, the strictet provision shall govern.
(c) Definitions
Cettain words and tetmS used in this section shall be defined as set forth below. Whete any conflict exists between the
definitions below and those set forth in Appendix A, the definirions of this subsection shall govetn for the purposes of
the regulations of this section.
Best Management Practices (BMPs): A sttuctural or nonsltuctural management based pracrice used singuIady or
in combination to reduce non-point source input to receiving watetS in ordet to achieve water quality protecrion goals.
Nonsttuctural BMPs are non-engineered methods to control the amount of non-point source pollution and may
include land use controls and vegemted buffetS. Sttuctural BMPs are engineeted structures that are designed to teduce
the delivery of pollumnts from their source or to divert contaminants away from the rivers and tribumties. Structural
BMPs may include wet deteotion ponds, deteotion basins, grass swales and ditches, and infi!ttarion devices.
Dtainage basin: The area of laud which drains to a given point on a body of water.
Riparian buffi:r: A natural vegemted area left undixturbed or an esmblisbed vegemted area, adjacent to the bank of a
watercourse, through which stormwater runoff flows in a diffuse manner so that the runoff does not become
channelized and which provides for infiltration of the runoff and filteting out sediment and othet non-point source
pollutants from runoff before it reaches a 'Watercourse.
Stream: Any part of a watercourse, naturally occurring or artificially created, for the purpose of conveying water from
gromd water or surface runoff.
Top of bank: The boundary line between a body of water and the laud. This line shall consist of the sloping margin
of; or the ground bordering, a rivet or creek and serving to confine the water to the natural channel during the normal
course of flow. It is best marked whete a distinct channel bas been etoded to the valley floor or whete there is a
cessation of land vegemtion.
(d)
(1)
Riparian buffer req uirement
Within the RCC Overlay District, a riparian buffet shall be esmblished and shall consist of all land adjacent
to, and fifty (SO) feet landward from, the top of the banks of the Roanoke River or the applicable tribumry.
The fifty (50) feet buffer width shall be measured horizontally on . line petpendicular to the surface water,
landward from the top of the bank on each side of the rivet or tribumry. When the landward boundary of the
riparian buffet fa1ls within an improved public right-of-way, the riparian buffet shall be defined as the
remaindet of the improved public right-of-way and shall not extend beyond that public right-of-way.
(2) The riparian buffer boundaries shall be cleady delineated on all site-specific plans submitted for approval
pursuant to this Chapter.
(3) The riparian buffer boundaries shall be cleady marked on-site prior ro any land disturbing activities, and shall
remain marked until all land disturbing acrivity has been completed.
(4) All land disturbing acrivity within the requited riparian buffet shall comply with Chapter 11.1, Erosion and
Sediment Contro~ of this Code.
(5) No principal or accessory uses or structures shall be permitted within the area of the requited riparian buffet.
(e)
(1)
Riparian buffer standards
To minimize the adverse effects of land use activities on the Roanoke River and its tributaries, a fifty
(50) foot buffer area of vegetation that is effective in retarding runoff, preventing erosion, and
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filtering non-point source pollution from runoff, shall be retained and maintained if present, and
where it does not exist, shall be established and maintained upon any land disturbing activity, except
as provided in Section 36.2-335(1)(1), in any area delineated in subsection (d) above as a riparian
buffer.
(2) In order to mainmin the functional value of the riparian buffer area, indigenous vegemtion shall be
preserved to the maximum extent possible.
(3) Within the required riparian buffer area, no vegemtion may be cleared or otherwise significantly
disturbed, except as provided in subsection (4) below, no grading or excavation work may be
performed, and no fill or other materials may be placed except as shown on the approved Erosion
and Sediment Control Plan.
(4) Retnoval of vegemtion within the required riparian buffer area shall be permitted only in accordance
with the following provisions:
(A) Trees may be pruned or removed as necessary to provide limited sight lines and vistas, provided
that where removed, they shall be replaced with other vegetation that is equally effective in
retarding runoff, preventing erosion, and filtering non-point source pollution from runoff.
(B) Dead, diseased, or dying trees may be removed.
(5) All unvegemted areas within the requited riparian buffet area shall be vegemted with appropriate riparian,
erosion controlling plant material. Riparian material shall be defined as indigenous vegemrion which naturally
occurs along the rivet and creek and is suited to local conditions.
(6) With the approval of the Zoning Administtator, manmade materials may be used in conjuncrion with
vegetarion to stabilize the riverbank or creek bank only where it is shown that vegetation alone will not
smbilize the bank.
(J) Access paths shall be constructed and surfaced so as to effectively control etOsion.
(8) Runoff from new development or tedevelopment shall be directed toward areas coVeted with vegemtion for
surface infilttation catch basins, avoiding channeling and preventing concentrated flows of surface water.
Piped storm sewers shall be permitted.
(f) Permitted buffer impacts
The following development activities shall be permitted within the requited riparian buffet area of the RCC Overlay
District, provided no more land is disturbed than is necessary to provide for the desired installation or construcrion, all
requited permits have been issued, and any land disturbance activity complies with all etOsion and sediment control
requirements of Chaptet 11.1 of this Code for the smbilization of disturbed areas to minimize negative effects on the
quality of surface watetS:
(1) Any maintenance activity of an existing use or structure, provided it does not change or affect the
quality, rate, volume, or location of surface water discharge, or involve the destruction of vegetation,
as determined by the Zoning Administrator in consultation with the City Engineer;
(2) Emergency removal of debris resulting from floods or other natural disasters;
(3) Linear utility lines, railroad tracks, and public streets or other public infrastructure improvements;
(4) Public passive recreation uses such as greenways and pervious trails, provided that to the extent
possible, such pathways use existing and proposed utility aligrunents or previously cleared areas and
minimize tree cutting to the maximum extent practicable;
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(5) Individual pedestrian paths connecting homeowners to the river or creek in the form of narrow,
pervious footpaths with minimal tree disturbance; or
(6) Historic preservation of existing structures or archaeological activities.
(g) Variances
When a hardship would result from adhetence to the application of the requirements of this secrion, a request for a
variance may be made pursuant to the procedures set forth in Secrion 36.2-561.
36.2-336
Comprehensive Sign Overlay District
(a) Purpose
The Comprehensive Sign Overlay District is inteoded to provide the opportunity for innovarive comprehensive
signage plans for developments which conmin a number of consttaints to conventional sigo placement and allocation
regulation while at the same time serving the public purposes set forth in Section 36.2-660.
(b) Applicability
Any area meeting the requirements of this secrion may, by amendment to this Chapter, be zoned Comprehensive Sign
Overlay District, and such area shall be designated as such overlay on the Official Zoning Map.
(c) Standards
All petitions for review and approval of a Comprehensive Sign Overlay District shall comply with the following
smndards:
(1) A Comprehensive Sign Overlay District shall be applied as an overlay only to lots with a CLS, MXPUD,
INPUD, or AD District zorting designarion;
(2) A Comprehensive Sign Overlay District shall consist of at least five (5) acres;
(3) The comprehensive signage plan shall emphasize compatibility with the buildings and site design;
(4) The ovetall sigo area in the Comprehensive Sign Overlay District shall not exceed the combined total of
freesmnding and building-mounted sigo allocation of the othetWise applicable zoning district sigo regulations;
and
(5) The height limits of the applicable zorting district sigo regulations shall not be exceeded
(d)
(1)
Procedural requirements
A request to esmblish and apply a Comprehensive Sign Overlay District to a specific property or contiguous
properties may be initiated by petition of the property ownet, conttact purchaser with the owner's written
consent, or the owners agent in ordet to provide altemative sigo regulations than would othetWise be
requited by this Chapter. Such a request shall be consideted an amendment to the zoning ordinance and
Official Zoning Map, and review and approval shall be subject to the amendment requirements as set forth
in Section 36.2-540. If a Comprehensive Sign Overlay District is esmblisbed, the sigo limimtion esmblisbed
by that overlay district shall goVetU.
(2) In addirion to the requirements of Section 36.2-540, a petition to esmblish a Comprehensive Sign OvedaY
District shall include a comprehensive signage plan that conmins the following information:
(A) A written plan detailing the type, quantity, size (dimensions), shape, color, material, and location of all
signs, existing and proposed, within the property that is the subject of the proposed Comprehensive
Sign Overlay District;
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(B) A summary of how the Comprehensive Sign Overlay District, as proposed, will serve the objectives set
forth in Section 36.2-660;
(C) An illustrarion of each sign included within the proposal, including each sign face;
(I)) An illustration of any proposed sign landscaping; and
(E) An illustrarion of proposed lighting for any illuminated sigus.
(3) In addition to the requirements of Section 36.2-540, the Planning Commission and City Council shall
consider a petition to establish a Comprehensive Sign Overlay District to determine that the Comprehensive
Sign Overlay District, as proposed, meets the smndards set forth in this section and will serve the public
purposes and objecrives set forth in Section 36.2-660 at least as weD, or better, than the sigoage that would
othetwise be required by this Chapter for the subject property.
(4) Following adoption of a Comprehensive Sign Oveday District by the City Council, the regulations of the
district shall apply unifonnly to all lots located within the boundaries of the Overlay District
(5) Comprehensive Sign Overlay Districts which have been properly esmblisbed may be amended or varied only
upon submission and approval of a zoning amendment petition pursuant to Secrion 36.2-540.
Division 4. Use Matrix
36.2-340 Use Matrix
The uses permitted as of right or by special exception within each zoning district shall be as set forth in Table
340-1.
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listed in this table
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Financial institution p p p p p p p p P
l.aborat~ dental, medical, or nntical P P P P P P P P P P
Laboratorv, testinD and research S S P P S P P P
Medical clinic p p p p p p p
Office, Deneral or nrofessional P p P P P P P P P
Office, lleneral or nrofessional~ scale P P P P P P P P P P
Outpatient mental health and substance abuse S S
clinic
Animal hospital or veterinary clinic, no outdoor p P P P P P P
lnens or "nms"
Animal hospital or veterinary clinic, with outdoor p S
lnens or "nms"
Caterer, commercial p P P P P
Communitv market p p p p
Orive.throuoh facilitv, subiect to Sec. 36.2-409 S P P P S P P
Drive-throuo:h kiosk, subiect to Sec. 36.2409 S P P S P
Flea market, indoor p p
Flea market, outdoor S S
Funenll home p p p
Kennel, no outdoor "ens or "nms" P P P P
Kennel, with outdoor rwonc: or "runs" S
Live.work unit, subiect to Sec. 36.2416 P P P P P P P
Mixed use buildino:, subiect to Sec. 36.2416 p P P P P P P
Outdoor advertising sign, subject to Sec. 36.2-675 P P P P
Studio/multimedia production facility p p p p p p p p P
Bakery, confectionary, or similar food production, p p p p p p p
Retail
Body piercing establishment S S S
BuildiDll: sunnlies and materials, Retail p P P P P
Car wash, not abutting a residential district, p P P
sub;ect to Sec. 36.2-406
Car wash, abutting a residential district, subject to S S S
Sec. 36.2-406
Commercial motor vehicle rental establishment P
Commercial motor vehicle sales and service p
establishment, New, subiect to Sec. 36.2-407
Commercial motor vehicle sales and service p
establishment, Used, subiect to Sec. 36.2-407
Contractor or tradesman's shop, General or Special S p P P P S
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in this table
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inventory on-site
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on-site
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subject to Sec. 36.2419
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listed in this table
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Retail sales establishment, not otherwise listed in p p p p p
this table
Storaoe buildino sales p p p
Tattoo parlor S S S
Asnhalt or concrete -nlant S
Bakery, confectionary, or similar food production, p p p
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Biosolids field S
Building sunnlies and materials, Wholesale p p p p
Commercial nrintino establishment p p p p p
Composting facility S S S
Contractor's shOD," HeavY construction p p
Dairy products, processing, bottling, and wholesale p p p
distribution
Electrical component assembly, wholesale p p p p
distribution
Fuel oil distribution S p P
Fuelino station, commercial or wholesale p p p p P
Junk yard. subject to Sec. 36.2-414 S S
Manufacturing: Beverage or food processing,
excluding poultry and animal slaughtering and p p p
dressing
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turpentine, vinegar, yeast
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not otherwise listed in this table
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this table
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fabrication, or processing
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MiIlin2 or feed and flour mills S S S
Motor vehicle or trailer painting and body repair, S S S P
subject to Sec. 36.2-418
Quarrv S
Rccyclinsz center, subject to Sec. 36.2-414 S S
Tire recanping S
Towing service, subiect to Sec. 36.2-430 p P
Weldinll or machine shon p p p
_sec. 36.2-4l4 S S
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table
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Storalle of commercial motor vehicles p p
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rental or leasing facility)
Tank fann, petroleum bulk station and terminal, or S
other above ground storage of flammable liquids
Warehouse p p p P
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Amusement, commercial, outdoor p p P
Botanical Rarden or arboretum p p p P
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Artist studio P P P P P P
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Dav care center, Adult P P P P P P P P
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OIW care home, Child p P P P P P P P P P P P P
Educational facilities, Business school or non- p p p p p S p p p p p
industrial trade school
Educational facilities, CoU.....e / universitv p P P P
Educational facilities, p p p p p
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Educational facilities, School for the arts P P P P S P P P
Fire, nolice, or emeroen"" services S S S S S S S P P P P P P P P P
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not otherwise listed in this table
Hosnital p p
Library P P P P P P P P
Milit<ol"\l reserve or National Guard center p p p P
Museum P P P P P P P
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service uses
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Bus passenaer tenninal or station P S
Limousine service p p p p p
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Parkina lot facility S S P
Parking structure facility, subject to Sec. 36.2-426 P
Railroad freight yard, repair shop, and marshalling p
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ITaxicab business p P P P
Broadcastina studio or station P P P P P P
Broadcastina tower, subiect to Sec, 36,2-432 S S S S S
Hazardous materials facility S S S
Utility distribution or collection, Basic P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
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Utilitv tiZeneration or treatment P
Utilitv maintenance and service facility P P P
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Sec. 36.2-432
Wireless telecommunications facility, Stealth, p P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
subject to Sec. 36.2-432
A21icultural ooerations P
Animal shelter p p p
Stable, commercial, subiect to Sec. 36.2-428 p P
Wildlife rescue shelter or refuge area p P
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Supplemental Regulations
36.2-400
Purpose
The regulations of this Article are intended to supplement the applicable zoning district regulations and the othet
development smndards of this Chapter in a manuet that specifically addresses the unique development challenges of
cetmin uses, facilities, and structures.
36.2-401
Applicability
The supplemenmry regularions of this Article shall apply to the uses, structures, and facilities as set forth in this Article,
shall apply in all zoning districts unless othetwise smted herein, and shall supplement the requirements of the applicable
zoning district regulations and the othet applicable smndards of this Chapter. The supplemenmry regulations are
applicable to new development, tedevelopment, or a change of use.
(a) The standards listed as genetal standards shall apply in all zoning districts in which the use, structure, or
facility is permitted by right or by special exception.
(b) Whete a specific zoning district is indicated, the smndards listed shall apply to that zoning district, in addition
to any genetal smndards listed for the use, structure, or facility.
36.2-402
Accessory Apartments
In oroet that the single-family charactet of the property be mainmined and an accessory apartment remain subordinate
to the principal single-family demched dwelling with which it is associated, such accessory apartments, whet< permitted
by this Chaptet, shall be subject to the following standards:
(a) An accessory apartment shall be located in a building that is accessory to, and is located on the same lor as, a
single-family demched dwelling;
(b) Only one accessory apartment shall be permitted on anyone (1) lo~
(c) An accessory building in which the accessory apartment is located shall not be separately meteted for utilities
from the principal single-family demched dwelling; and
(d) The accessory apartment shall not exceed four hundted (400) square feet of gross floor area devoted to the
secondary residential use.
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36.2-403 Accessory Uses and Structures
(a) Applicability
Principal uses which are allowed by right or by special exceprion may inchme accessory uses and structures as defined
in this Chapter, provided such uses and structures are directly associated with and incidental to the principal pennitted
use, and provided they are designed and located in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. The suppletnenral
regulations of this section shall apply, both generally and as specifically delineated within this section, to accessory uses
and structures.
(b) General standards
(1) An accessory use shall not include the conduct of trade unless pennitted in conjuncrion with a pennitted use.
(2) An accessory use shall be located on the same lot as the principal use which it serves.
(3) An accessory structure shall not be used for human habimtion unless othetwise specifically pennitted in this
Chapter.
(4) An accessory structure in residential districts shall not be separately metered for utilities from the principal
structure.
(5) An accessory use shall be subject to the same screening and buffeting requirements of this Chapter as may
apply to the principal use.
(6) The cumulative square foomge of all accessory stmctures shall not exceed forty (40) percent of the gross
floor area of the principal structure, provided that for purposes of such calculation, basement areas which are
not considered a story above grade plane, as defined and determined by the Virginia Uniform Smtewide
Building Code, and unfinished attics shall not be included in the gross floor area of the principal structure.
(J) In any residential zoning district, a manufactured home, mobile horne, trailer, camper, or motor vehicle, or
portion thereof, shall not be used as an accessory structure for the purpose of storage or for any other
accessory use.
(c) Setbacks and spacing standards, general
Except for fences, walls, or outdoor light support structures, or as otherwise provided in this section, the following
setback and spacing requirements shall apply to accessory structures:
(1) Accessory structures shall be located no closer than five (5) feet to a rear or side lot line, except as provided
in subsection (f), below.
(2) Accessory structures shall be located no closer to any public street than the principal building, except as set
forth in (A) and (B) below.
(A) In the case of any comer lot with more than two (2) street fronmges or any through lot, such
requirement shall apply to only one (1) public street, provided no accessory structure shall be located
closer than five (5) feet to any such lot line abutting a public street; or
(B) In the case of any comer lot with two (2) street fronmges, such requirement shall not apply to a second
front yard, provided no accessory structure shall be located closer than five (5) feet to such front lot line.
(3) Accessory structures shall be located no closer than six (6) feet to a principal structure or anothet accessory
structure.
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(d) Amateur radio towers and antennas
Amateur radio toWetS and antennas shall be pennilled by right as accessory structures in all zoning districts, subject to
the following supplemental regulations:
(1) Amateur radio towers and anteonas shall not be subject to the masimum height regulations of the applicable
zoning district, provided that in no case shall they exceed a height of seventy-five \15) feet above ground
level;
(2) Amateur radio toWetS and anteonas shall comply with the yard requirements of the principal building; and
such yard requirements shall apply to any guy wire supports as well as the radio tower and antenna;
(3) Amateur radio towetS and antennas, including any guy wires, shall be located no closer to the public street on
which the principal building fronts than the principal building; and
(4) Amateur radio tOWetS and antennas shall be dismantled and removed from the site within one hundted
eighty (180) calendar days of the toWet no longet being used.
(e) Dumpsters or refuse containers
Whete dumpsters or refuse conminers for non-residential uses are located on a lot which abuts a residentially zoned lot,
such conminetS shall be located no closer than fifteen (15) feet to the abutting residentially zoned lot
(f) Garages or carports, detached
Minimum setbacks for demched garages or ca<ports shall conform to subsection (c), above, except that the minimum
setback requirement from a lot line abutting an improved alley shall be three (3) feet
(g) Outdoor recreation facility lighting or sports stadium
lighting
Lighting for outdoor recreation facilities or sports smdiums, as pennitted by this Chapter, shall not be subject to the
masimum height regulation of the applicable zoning district The location, height, and aiming cutoff angles of light
emissions for such lighting systems shall be esmblisbed by special exception granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
In addition to the smndards set forth in Section 36.2-S60(c), the Board of Zoning Appeals shall determine the
appropriateoess of such application for special exception for outdoor recreation facility or sports stadium lighting
based on the following smndards:
(1) The lighting system minimizes the projection of light and glare beyond the propetty lines;
(2) The mounting height of the lighting fixtures is appropriate to the application;
(3) The light fixtures utilize intemal or extemal shields, 10UVetS, or similar devices to minimize the component of
light above honzonral when luminaries need to be tilted or aimed;
(4) The mounting heights, spacing of poles, and aiming angles are designed to provide wUform illuminance as
may be required for the safety of the participants on the field or court, while minimizing ref1ected light
beyond the property; and
(5) The mounting heights and aiming angles reduce glare in an adjacent, unintended, field of view and minimize
light trespass beyond the property lines.
(h) Parking structures
Parking structures may be located closer to the street than the principal building, but shall not be located in the
required front yard.
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(i) Recycling collection points
Recycling collection points, wbere permitted as accessoty uses by this Chaptet, shall be subject to the following
suppletnental regulations:
(1) Whete recepmcles for recyclable materials are located outside of a building, they shall be located so as not to
dismpt or interfete with on-site traffic cittulation, requited fire lanes or requited parking, or requited loading
or stacking spaces.
(2) A specific cittulation pattetn shall be esmblisbed to provide safe and easy access to recycling recepmcles.
Adequate space shall be provided for the unloading of recyclable materials.
(3) Whete recepmcles for recyclable materials are located outside of a building, they shall be screened from view
from any abutting residentially zoned lot by the provision of a buffet yard as set forth in Secrion 36.2-647(c).
(i) Stables, private
Private smbles, whet< permitted by this Chapter, shall require a minimum lot area of two (2) acres for each horse in the
smble.
(k) Swimming pools and tennis courts
Swimnting pools and tennis courts shall comply with the setbacks and spacing requirements for accessory structures as
set forth in subsection (c) above.
36.2-404
Adult Uses
(a) Applicability
In any district in which an adult use is pennitted, if such use constitutes an "adult use" as defined in this section, the
minimum requirements and smndards set out in this section shall apply to such use.
(b) Definitions
In this section, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and teans are defined as set out below:
Adult bookstore: An esmblishment that devotes more than fifteen (15) percent of the total floor area utilized for the
display of books and periodicals to the display and sale of the following: (a) books, magazines, periodicals or othet
printed matter, or photographs, films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, tapes, records, or other forms of visual
or audio represenmrions which are characterized by an etnpbasis upon the depiction or description of "specified sexua1
activities" or "specified anatomical areas;" or (b) instruments, devices, or paraphernalia which are designed for use in
connection with "specified sexual activities." An adult bookstore does not include an establishment that sells books or
periodicals as an incidental or accessory part of its principal stock-in-trade and does not devote more than fifteen (15)
percent of the total floor area of the establisbmentto the sale of books and periodicals.
Adult use, Any adult bookstore, adult motion picture theatre, adult mini-motion picture theatre, adult motion picture
arcade, adult model studio, adult drive-in theatre, or massage parlor, as defined in this subsection.
Adult motion picture theatre: An esmblisbment, with a capacity of fifty (50) or more persons, whete, for any form
of consideration, films, morion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or similar photographic reproducrions are shown; and
in which a subsmnrial potrion of the toral presenmtion rime is devoted to the showing of material which is
distinguished or characterized by an etnphasis upon the depiction or description of "specified sexua1 activities" or
"specified anatomical areas" for observation by patrons.
Adult mini-motion picture theatre: An esmblisbment, with a capacity of more than five (5) but less than fifty (SO)
petsons, where, for any fonn of consideration, films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or similar photographic
reproducrions are shown, and in which a subsmnrial portion of the toral presenmtion rime is devoted to the showing of
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material which is distinguished or characterized by an etnphasis upon the depiction or description of "specified sexual
activities" or "specified anatomical areas" for observation by patrons.
Adult motion picture ateade: Any place to which the public is pennirted or invited whete coin or slug-operated or
electronically, electrically, or mechanically controlled still or motion picture machines, projectors, or other image
producing devices are mainmined to show images to five (5) or fewet persons pet machine at any one (1) time, and
whete the images so displayed are distinguished or characterized by an etnpbasis on depicting or describing "specified
sexual activities" or specified "anatomical areas."
Adult drive-in-theatre: An open lot or part theteof, with appurtenant facilities, devoted primarily to the presenmtion
of motion pictures, films, theatrical productions, and other forms of visual productions, for any form of consideration,
to persons in motor vehicles or on outdoor seats, and presenting material distinguished or characterized by an
emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to "specific sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas" for
observarion by patrons.
Adult model studio: Any esmblishment open to the public where, for any form of consideration of gratuity, figure
models who display "specified anatomical areas" are provided to be observed, sketched, drawn, painted, sculptured,
photographed, or similady depicted by persons, othet than the proprietor, paying such consideration or gratuity. This
provision shall not apply to any school of art which is opetated by an individual, 6nn, association, partnership,
corporation, or institution which meets the requirements esmblished in the Code ofVttginia (1950), as amended, for
the issuance or conferring ot: and is in fact authorized thereunder to issue and confer, a diploma.
Massage parlor: Any esmblisbment defined as a massage pador by Section 21-135 of this Code.
Specified anatomical areas: (a) Less than completely and opaquely coveted: (1) Human genitals, pubic region, (2)
buttock, and (3) female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola; and (b) Human male genitals in
a discernibly turgid smte, even if completely and opaquely cOVeted.
Specified scxual acriviries: (a) Human genitals in a smte of sexual stimulation or arousal; (b) Acts of human
masturbation, sexual intetCourse, or sodomy; and (c) Fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic
region, buttock, or fetnale breast
(c)
(1)
Requirements and standards
No adult use may be esmblished within one thousand (1,000) feet of any othet such adult use in any zorting
district.
(2) No adult use may be esmblished within five hundted (500) feet of a residentially zoned district, or a schoo~
educational institution, place of worship, public park, playground, playfield, or day care center.
(3) The "esmblisbment" of an adult use as refetted to in this section includes the opening of such business as a
new business, the relocation of such business, the enlargement of such business in either scope or area, or
the convetSion, in whole or part, of an existing business to any adult use.
36.2-405
Bed and breakfast
(a) Applicability
The suppletnental regulations set out in this secrion shall apply to bed and breakfast esmblisbments pennitted by this
Chapter as of right or by special exception.
(b) Location requirements
In any zoning district in which bed and breakfast esmblisbments are pennitted, such esmblisbments shall meet the
foDowing location requirements:
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(1) The bed and breakfast esmblishment shall be located within a single-family demched dwelling that existed at
the rime this Chaptet was adopted
(2) The bed and breakfast esmblishment shall not be located closer than five hundred (500) feet to any othet bed
and breakfast esmblisbment whete the esmblisbment is petmitted by special exceprion. The applicant shall
provide a scaled map of the lot lines for the subject property and the lot lines for the nearest bed and
breakfast esmblisbment as part of any application for a special exception, development plan approvol, or
zoning petmit
(c)
(1)
General standards
No exterior changes to the single-fumily demched dwelling occupied by the bed and breakfast shall be
petmitted unless such change is requited by the Zoning Administrator for safety purposes or such change
can be shown to be in harmony with the structure's architectural and historic value.
(2) The owner of the single-fumily demched dwelling occupied by the bed and breakfast esmblisbment shall
reside in the dwelling.
(3) No more than sis (6) guest sleeping rooms shall be utilized for a bed and breakfast esmblisbment and the
number of guest occupants shall not exceed twelve (12).
(4) Rooms shall be rented only on a daily basis.
(5) One (1) sign attached to the building shall be petmitted. Such sign shall have a sign area not exceeding two
(2) square feet and shall not be illuminated.
(6) Only accessory uses or structures wbich are incidental and subordinate to a single-family demched dwelling
shall be petmitted in conjunction with a bed and breakfast esmblisbment
36.2-406
Car Wash
(a) Applicability
The suppletnental regulations of this section shall apply to any car wash permitted by this Chapter, by right or by
special exception.
(b)
(1)
Standards
When abutting a residenrially zoned lot, a buffer yard shall be provided along the applicable abutting property
lines as set forth in Section 36.2-647(c).
(2) Smoking spaces and smcking lanes shall be subject to the requirements of Sec. 36.2-409, Drive-through
Facilities.
36.2-407
Commercial Motor Vehicle Sales and Service, New or Used
Application for a zoning pennit for a new or used commercial motor vehicle sales and service establiShment shall
require that the applicant submit a basic or comprehensive development plan in compliance with the following
suppletnental regulations:
(a) A landscaping strip of a minimum depth of eight (8) feet shall be provided along any adjacent public street
right-of-way and shall be subject to the following requirements:
(1) A minimum of one (1) evergreen or deciduous shrub, spaced at a rate of no greater than three (3) feet
on center and with a minimum height at planting of twenty-four (24) inches, sbal1 be planted in the
requited landscaping strip; and
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(2) The storage or display of motor vehicles within, upon, or in a manuet which ovethangs any potrion of
the required landscaping strip shall be probibited.
(b) Any display area in conjunction with commero.J motor vehicle sales shall be limited to improved surfaces
and shall be subject to the same construction smndards set forth for off-street parking areas in Section
36.2-654(b). Undet no circumsmnces shall a display area be located closer than five (5) feet to a side or rear
property line.
(c) When abutting a residentially zoned lot, a buffet yard shall be provided along the applicable abutting property
lines as set forth in Section 36.2-647(c).
(d) A new or used commero.J motor vehicle sales and service esmblisbment shall require a minimum lot area of
twenty thousand (20,000) square feet designated for such use.
36.2-408 Day Care Centers, Child
(a) Applicability
The supplemental regulations set out in this section shall apply to child day care centetS whete permitted by this
Chapter.
(b)
(1)
Standards
Floor area pet child: All child day care centers shall provide a minimum of thirty-five (35) square feet of
designated common floor area per child, for the total number of children to be accommodated at such day
care center. The designated common floor area shall consist only of those areas in which children sleep, eat,
receive instruction, or play, and shall not include offices, hallways, restrooms, kitchen areas, closets, or other
storage areas.
(2) Outdoor play area: All child day care centers permitted by this Chapter, except such centetS in the CN, CG,
and D Districts, shall provide outdoor play areas for children to be accommodated at such day care centers
in accordance with the following smndards:
(A) A minimum of seventy-five (75) square feet of outdoor play area per child, for the total numbet of
children to be accommodated at such day care center, shall be provided;
(B) The outdoor play area shall be located on the same lot as the day care center and shall be located no
closer to any street than the main building occupied by the day care center; and
(C) The outdoor play area shall be fenced to provide a safe enclosure, and pedestrian access to such
outdoor play area shall not require the crossing of any vehicular right-of-way.
36.2-409
Drive-through Facilities
(a) Purpose
The following smndards for drive-through facilities are inteoded to allow for such facilities in a manuet that promotes
public safety and efficient operation by addressing their unique cbal1enges, such as the siting of the building, high
volumes of ttaffic, vehicular access, and on-site circulation. The specific purposes of this section are to:
(1) Minimize the negative impact of drive-through facilities created by additional ttaffic hazards from motor
vehicles entering and exiting the site;
(2) Promote safet and more efficient on-site vebicular and pedestrian circulation;
(3) Reduce conflicts between queued motor vehicles and ttaffic on adjacent streets; and
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(4) Minimize the negative impacts drive-through facilities create on abutring residential properties.
(b) Applicability
The suppletnental regulations of this section shall apply to any drive-through facility as permitted by this Olapter.
(c) Definitions
For the purposes of this section, the following words and terms are defined as set forth below:
Access: A way or means of approach to provide inotor vehicle or pedestrian entrance to or exit from a property.
Access connection: Any driveway, street, curb cut, tumout, or other means of providing for the movement of motor
vehicles to or from the public street network.
Stacking lane, An area of stacking spaces and driving lane provided for motor vehicles waiting for drive-through
service that is physically separated from othet motor vehicle and pedestrian citculation on the site.
stacking space' An area within a smcking lane for a motor vehicle waiting to oroet or finish a drive-through
transaction.
(d)
(1)
Standards
Drive-through facilities shall provide a minimum number of smcking spaces on site in acconlance with the
smndards below:
Use with which Drive-Though Minimum Number of
Facility is Aooociared Stacking Spaces Requited
per Suckiluz Lane
Earin2 esmblisbment 5
Financial institution 3
Car wash, self-service 1
Car wash, automated 5
Drive-thro~ kiosk 2
Others not 5 listed 2
(2) Each stacking space shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet in length and teo (10) feet in width along straight
portions. Smcking spaces and stacking lanes shall be a minimum of twelve (12) feet in width along curved
segments.
(3) The minimum dismnce to any access connection for the site from the centerline of the final ttansaction
window shall be forty (40) feet.
(4) Smcking lanes shall be cleady identified and delineated from ttaffic aisles and parking areas by means of
striping, curbing, landscaping, or the use of alternative paving materials or raised medians.
(5) Entrances to smcking lanes shall be cleady marked and shall be located at a minimum of forty (40) feet from
the intetS<ction with the public street The dismnce shall be measured from the property line along the street
to the begimting of the entrance. The entrance into the drive-through lanes shall not conflict with genetal
access to the site.
(6) Smcking lanes shall be designed so that they do not interfere with citcularion both on site and on adjacent
public streets. Toward that purpose, smcking lanes shall be designed so they:
(A) Do not impede or impair access into or out of parking spaces;
(B) Do not impede or impair motor vehicle or pedestrian ttaffic movetnen~
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(C) Minimize conflicts between pedestrian and motor vehicular ttaflic with physical and visual separarion
between the two; and
(I)) Do not intetfere with requited loading and ttasb storage areas, and loading or ttasb operarions shall not
impede or impair motor vehicle moVetUent If separate smoking is curbed, an etnergency by-pass or exit
shall be provided.
(J) Smoking lanes shall not enter or exit direcdy from or into a public right-of-way.
(8) The intersection of smoking lanes and walk-in customer access shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet from
any access connections and transaction windows. Such intersections shall be provided with a crosswalk. that
uses alternative paving and striping and includes warning signage aimed at both the pedestrian and motor
vehicle.
IJ) SpeaketS shall be located at least fifty (SO) feet from the property line of any residentially zoned property.
(10) Menu boards, which shall not count toward freesmnding sigo allocations set forth in Atricle 6, Division 6,
shall be a maximum of fifty (50) square feet, with a maximum height of eight (8) feet
36.2-410 Fences and Walls
(a) Applicability
Fences and walls shall be subject to the supplemental regulations of this section. For the putpose of this section,
''walls'' shall include decorative walls and walls inteoded as a buffet or screen. The supplemental regulations of this
section shall not apply to remining walls.
(b)
(1)
Standards
No fence or wall that exceeds a height of thirty (30) inches from graded ground level shall be permitted
within a sight dismnce triangle.
(2) No fence located in an area as set forth in (A) and (B) below shall be a solid fence, unless otherwise requited
by this Chapter. Lattice, open wire, or any othet fence type with fifty (SO) percent or more open area shall be
permitted
(A) On a lot with only one (1) lot fronrage: Between the building line and the lot fronrage; or
(B) On . lot with more than one (1) lot fronrage: Between the building line on which the principal entrance
to the building is situated and the lot fronrage which it faces.
(3) The maximum height for fences and walls shall be based on the following schedule:
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Zoning District Location on Lot Maximum Height ofFence or Wall
On a lot with only one (1) lot fronmge: between
the building line and the lot fronmge; or
On a lot with more than one (1) lot fronmge: 3 feet
between the building line on which the principal
entrance to the building is situated and the lot
RA, R-l2, R-7, R-S, fronla2e which it faces
R-3,RM-l,RM-2, On a lot with more than one (1) lot fronmge:
RMF, IN, MX, between any building line on which the principal 6 feet
MXPUD entrance to the building is not situated and the
lot fronmge which that building line faces
6 feet, except whete one of these districts abuts a D,
Any requited side or rear yard ROS, CN, CG, CLS, 1-1, 1-2, lPUD, INPUD, or
AD District, maximum height shall be that of the
abutting district along that abutting property line
D, ROS, CN, CG, Any requited yard 8 feet
CLS, INPUD
1-1,1-2, IPUD,AD Any requited yard 10 feet
36.2-411 Gasoline Stations
(a) Purpose
This section reconciles the interests of the City and residential neighborhoods relating to health, safety, traffic, and
property values, with the economic interests and public needs relating to gasoline smrions. This secrion addresses these
concerns by esmblisbing smndards for canopies 0Vet the gas pump islands of any gasoline smtion and the buffeting of
residential districts.
(b) Applicability
This section shall apply to any gasoline station permitted by this Chapter.
(c) General standard
When abutting a residentially zoned lot, a buffer yard sball be provided along the applicable abutting property lines as
set forth in Section 36.2-647(c).
(d) Additional standards in the CG, CLS, and 1-1 Districts
In addition to the genetal smndard set forth in subsection (c) above, any gasoline smtion located in the Conuneteial-
Genetal District (CG), Commetcial-Large Site District (CIS), or Light Industrial District (1-1), shall be subject to the
following smndards for any canopy OVet a gas pump island:
(1) Such canopy sball have a maximum clear, unobstructed height to its underside not to exceed fourteen (14)
feet six (6) inches and a maximum overall height not to exceed sixteen (16) feet six (6) inches;
(2) There shall be no illumination of any potrion of the fascia of the canopy;
(3) Any lighting fixtures or sources of light thar are a part of the undetSide of the canopy sball be recessed into
the undetSide of the canopy so as not to protrude below the canopy ceiling. All such lighting associated with
the canopy shall be directed downward toward the pump islands and sball not be directed outwaId or away
from the site.
(4) The vertical dimension of the fascia of such canopy shall be no more than two (2) feet and
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(5) Signs attached to or on such canopy shall not be illuminated and shall not extend beyond the ends or
extremities of the fascia of the canopy to which or on which they are attached.
(e) Additional standards in the eN and D Districts
In addition to the genetal smndard set forth in subsecrion (c) above, any gasoline smrion located in the Commercial-
Neighborhood District (CN) or Downtown District (I)), shall be subject to the following smndards:
(1) Any canopy oVet a gas pump island shall be subject to the following smndards:
(A) Such canopy shall have a maximum clear, unobstructed height to its undetside not to exceed fourteen
(14) feet six (6) inches and a maximum overall height not to exceed sixteen (16) feet six (6) inches;
(B) There shall be no illumination of any portion of the fascia of the canopy;
(C) Any lighting futtures or sources of light that are a part of the underside of the canopy shall be recessed
into the undetside of the canopy so as not to protturle below the canopy ceiling. All such lighting
associated with the canopy shall be directed downward toward the pump islands and shall not be
directed outward or away from the site;
(I)) The Vettical dimension of the fascia of such canopy shall be no more than two (2) feel;
(E) No sign shall be attached to or on such canopy; and
(F) Such canopy shall be set back a minimum of ten (10) feet from the street
(2) In the CN District, no more than four (4) fuel dispensing pumps shall be located on site.
(3) In the CN District, fuel dispensers shall be located at least fifty (SO) feet from the property line of any
abutting residentially zoned lot
36.2-412
Group Care Facilities
(a) Purpose
The inteot of the regulations of this section is to permit the development of group care facilities in appropriate
locations throughout the City, to ensure compatibility of these uses within the neighborhoods in which they are
located, and to esmblisb smndards to encourage an adequate quality of service to the users of such facilities.
(b) Applicability
The supplemental regulations of this section shall apply to any group care facility petmitted by this Chaptet.
(c)
(1)
Standards
No group care facility shall be located closer than one thousand five hundted (1,500) feet to anothet group
care facility. This spacing requirement shall apply to any group care facility on a separate lot, regardless of
whethet or not the group care facilities are under common ownetSbip, except that such spacing requirement
shall not apply to a group care facility in an Institutional Planned Unit Development (INPUD). The
applicant shall provide a sealed map of the lot lines for the subject property and the lothnes for the nearest
group care facility as part of any applicarion for a special exception, development plan approval, or a zoning
petmit
(2) The maximum numbet of occupants of a group care facility, including supervisory p=onnel and fami1y
members living on the premises, shall be based on the following schedule:
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Zoning District Square footage of facility required per occupant
RM-2 800
RMF 500
MX 400
INPUD, MXPUD 300
(3) A group care facility shall provide one hundted (1 (0) square feet of usable open space per occupant
(4) If thete is no buffer yard otherwise requited by Section 36.2-647(c), on-site parking and exterior activity areas
for a group care facility shall be screened from adjoining properties by a minimum Category "A" buffer yard
as prescribed in Section 36.2-647(b).
36.2-413 Home Occupations
(a) Purpose
The purposes of the home occupation supplemental regulations and performance smndards of this section are to:
(1) Esmblish criteria for the operation of home occuparions in dwelling units;
(2) Pennit and regulate the conduct of home occupations as an accessory use in a dwelling unit, whethet owner
or rentet-occupied;
(3) Ensure that such horne occupations are compatible with, and do not have a deleterious effect on, adjacent
and nearby residential propetties and uses;
(4) Ensure that public and private services such as streets, sewer, water, or utility systems are not burdened by
the home occupation to the extent that usage exceeds that normally associated with residential use;
(5) Allow residents of the community to use their residences as places to enhance or fuUill personal economic
goals undet cetmin specified smndards, conditions, and criteria;
(6) Enable the fair and consistent enforcement of these home occupation regulations; and
!J) Promote and protect the public health, safety, and genetal welfare.
(b) Applicability
Regulations of this section shall apply to all home occuparions in any zoning district in which they are permitted as of
right or by special exception. No home occupation, unless othetwise provided in this section, may be initiated,
esmblished, or mainmined except in conformance with the regulations and performance smndards set forth in this
section.
(c) Prohibited home occupations
The following uses shall be specifically excluded as home occupations or personal service home occupations: motor
vehicle repair or service; appliance repair, machine shop, welding shop, escort service, Iandseape or lawn service
operation, and contractor's or subcontractor's office or storage yard.
(d) General standards for all home occupations
Any home occupation, including a personal service home occupation, shall be subordinate and incidental in
both character and scale to the use of a dwelling unit for residential purposes. Home occupations shall not
compromise the residential character of an area, shall not generate conspicuous traffic, shall not visually call
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unusual attention to the home, and shall not generate noise of a nonresidential level. There shall be no limit to
the number of home occupations permitted per dwelling unit, provided that any home occupation, including a
personal service home occupation, shall be subject to all of the following standards:
(1) The home occupation shall be conducted entirely within the interior of the principal residential
structure or within an accessory structure located on the same lot.
(2) There shall be no change in the outside residential appearance of any structure for the purpose of the
esmblisbment of the home occupation.
(3) Thete shall be no addition of parking spaces to accommodate the home occupation.
(4) Home occupations shall not occopy more than a cumulative total of two hundred fifty (250) squsre feet of
the finished floor area of any dwelling unit or accessory structure in which the home occupations are located.
(5) There shall be no outdoor storage of goods, products, equipment, or othet materials associated with the
home occupation.
(6) Thete shall be no display of goods, metChandise, or products visible from the stteel or any adjoining
property.
(I) No equipment or processes not nonnally associated with a dwelling unit or wbich cannot be accommodated
on existing utility or smndard electrical services shall be permitted.
(8) No commercial motor vehicle shall be used, parked, or stored on the site in connection with the home
occupation.
(9) Mechanized equipment shall be used only in a completely enclosed building.
(10) No equipment or process wbich genetates dust, odors, noise, vibration, or electrical interference or
fluctuarion that is detectable beyond the property line or through common walls shall be used in a home
occupation.
(11) Deliveries related to a home occupation shall be limited to the United SOltes Posral Service, parcel delivery
services, and messenger seMces. The home occupation or personal service home occupation shall not
involve the commercial delivery by ttactor lr.liler of materials or products to or from the premises.
(12) A home occupation shall comply with all local, smte, or fedetal regularions petrinent to the activity pursued,
and the requirements of or authorization granted by this Chapter shall not be construed as an exetnption
from such regulations.
(13) No sign may be placed on the property advettising the home occupation.
(e) Specific standards for home occupations as permitted
accessory uses
Home occupations, except those defined as personal service home occupations, shall be permitted as accessory
uses as set forth in the Use Matrix in Section 36.2-340, subject to the general smndards set forth in subsection
(d), above, and the following additional standards:
(1) No more than a total of one (1) person othet than family metnbers residing on the premises shall be engaged
in or etnployed by such home occupations, regardIless of the numbet of home occupations associated with
the dwelling unit; and
(2) No customet or client shall travel to the dwelling in connection with the home occupation.
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(f) Specific standards for personal service home occupations
Any personal service home occupation permitted by this Chapter by special exceprion or as of right shall be
subject to the general standards for home occupations as set forth in subsection (d), above, and the following
additional standards:
(1) No persons othet than family members residing on the premises shall be engaged in or employed by such
p=onal service home occupation.
(2) Not more than one (1) separate enttance or exit to the residence or accessory structure solely for the purpose
of the p=onal service home occupation shall be permitted. The creation of any such separate enttance shall
not be permitted on the front fa~ade of the residential dwelling.
(3) The numbet of clients or custometS who may visit the personal service home occupation at any one rime
may be esmblisbed by the Board of Zoning Appeals as a condition of the approval of a special exception.
36.2-414
Junk Yards, Wrecker Yards, and Recycling Centers
(a) Purpose
For the purpose of promoting the public safety, bealth, and we1fare and to protect public and private investment, the
supplemental regulations of this section are intended to regulate and restrict the esmblisbment, opetation, and
mainteoance of junk yards, wrecket yards, and recycling centers.
(b)
(1)
Standards
All junk yards and wrecker yards permitted by this Chapter shall comply with Section 33.1-348, Code of
Vuginia (1950), as amended.
(2) Junk yards, wrecket yards, and recycling centers esmblisbed or expanded after the effective date of this
Chapter shall be located at least three hundred (300) feet from any residential zoning district or conforming
residential use.
(3) Any new junk yard, wrecket yard, or recycling center, and any subsmntial intensification of an existing junk
yard, wrecker yard, or recycling center, shall require approval by special exception. For the purposes of
regulating junk yards, wrecket yards, and recycling centetS, "subsmntial inteosificatiotf' shall mean the
following:
(A) Any gengrapbic expansion of the facility; or
(B) The addition of any shredding, grinding, baling, or packing equipment for the handling of scrap or
salvage materials, or the replacement of any existing shredding, grinding, baling, or packing equipment
for the handling of scrap and salvage materials.
(4) An application for a special exceprion for a junk yard, wrecket yard, or recycling center shall provide the
following:
(A) A vicinity plan;
(B) A description of natural features, including streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and major topograpbical
features, located within three hundred fifty (350) feet of the site;
(C) A descriprion of the proposal and how it compares to land uses within three hundred fifty (350) feet of
the site;
(I)) A description of any potential environmenral hazard due to existing or proposed land uses, including
soil, water, and air conmntioation;
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(E) A sound attenuation plan describing sources of sound and indicating conformance with all applicable
sound and noise regulations;
(F) A drainage plan for stormwater tna1llIl\flI1ent and runoff; and
(G) A traffic plan describing the numbet of truck trips the proposal will genetate and the principal access
routes to the facility, including a description of the facility's traffic impact on the surrounding area.
(5) No material shall be placed in a junk yard, wrecket yard, or recycling center in such a manner that it is
capable of being transferred from the junk yard, wrecker yard, or recycling center by wind, water, or othet
natural forces. The loose storage of paper and the spilling of flammable or othet liquids into streams or
sewetS shall be probibited.
(6) All materials shall be stored in such a manner as to prevent the breeding or harboring of rats, insects, or
othet vermin. Where necessary, this shall be accomplished by enclosure in conminers, the raising of materials
above the ground, separation of types of materials, preventing the collection of stagnant water, extennination
procedures, or othet means. Professional monthly extenninating services shall be required, and a log
indicating the dates and findings of such professional services shall be mainmined on the premises.
(T) A junk yard, wrecker yard, or recycling center shall require a Category "E," Oprion 1, buffer yard, as defined
in Secrion 36.2-647(b), along the perimeter of the lot
(8) In addition to the requirements of subsecrions (1) through (T) above, a wrecket yard shall be subject to the
following additional smndards:
(A) The lot area shall conmin a minimum of twenty thousand (20,000) square fee~
(B) Thete shall be no storage of a damaged or inoperative motor vehicle or trailer outside a wholly enclosed
building for more than one hundred twenty (120) calendar days, unless documenmtion satisfactory to
the Zoning Administrator is provided that such a damaged or inopetative motor vebicle or trailet is the
subject of an on-going law enforcement or insurance investigation or is the subject of a proceeding
being pursued as expeditiously as possible by the wrecker service pursuant to Section 43-34 of the Code
of Virginia (1950), as amended; and
(q Any parts removed from a damaged or inoperative motor vehicle or trailer shall be stored within a
wholly enclosed building.
36.2-415
Mini-warehouses
(a) Purpose
This purpose of this section is to esmblisb screening, landscaping, layout, height, and bulk smndards for mini-
warehouses.
(b) Standards
Whete permitted by this Chapter, mini-warehouses shall comply with the following smndards:
(1) A development plan shall be submitted to the Zoning Administtator indicating the location, orienmtion, and
size of buildings, lot area, number and size of storage units, type and size of signs, height of buildings,
parking layout with points of ingress and egress, and location and type of visual screening and landscaping.
(2) When abuning a residentially zoned lot, a minimum Category "E" buffer yard, as defined in Section 36.2-
647(b), shall be installed along the applicable abuningproperty lines as set forth in Section 36.2-647(c).
(3) The floor area of any storage unit or cubicle shall not exceed four hundred (400) square feet
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(4) The maximum length of any single building housing such individual storage units or cubicles shall be two
hundred (200) feet
(5) All storage shall be within a completely enclosed building. The outdoor storage of inventory, materials,
vehicles, or metehandise shall be probibited.
(6) The dismnce between mini-warehouse structures shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet Whete vehicular
circulation lanes and parking and loading spaces are to be provided between structures, the minimum
separation dismnce shall be increased accordingly in order to ensure vehicular and pedestrian safety and
adequate emergency access.
(7) No activities such as the sale, repair, fabrication, or selVicing of goods, motor vehicles, appliances,
equipment, or materials shall be conducted from mini-warehouse units.
(8) The storage of explosive, flammable, or hazardous materials shall be prohibited.
36.2-416
Mixed Use Buildings and Live-Work Units
(a) Purpose
The purpose of this section is to esmblisb smndards for densities and distribution of uses in mixed-use buildings and
live-work units in a manner that provides for innovative, mixed use developments in compliance with the policies of
the City's Comprehensive Plan.
(b) Mixed-use buildings and live-work units
Mixed-use buildings and live-work units, as permitted by this Chapter, shall comply with the following smndards:
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Development Mixed-Use Building Live-Work Units
Standards
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(m-Location crit~ri~ Where permitted by the Use Matrix of
the aoolicable zonin" district
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Types of land uses Residential dwelling units; Uses pennitted ! Residential dwelling unitsj Uses ;
allowed in the applicable zoning district permirted in the applicable zoning I
I
I district
Permirted density or No density restrictions apply. The See subsection (c), below. The
intensity building is subject to the dimensional building is subject to the
requirements of the Dimensional Matrix dimensional requirements of the ,
, for the applicable zoning district. Dimensional Matrix for the ;
, aonlicable zoniru> district.
,
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floor:
. Uses pennitted on Nonresidential uses permitted in the Nonresidential uses permitted in the
first floor applicable zoning district I applicable zoning district
I (Residential uses may be located to I
the rear of the orincioai buildin".) I
,
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. Uses pennitted on I Residential dwelling units; Uses permitted . r"'~sidential dwelling units; Uses
,
second floor in the applicable zoning district permitted in the applicable zoning ,
district ,
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. Uses permitted Residential dwelling unitsj Professional or Residential dwelling units; Uses
I
above second floor I general offices , permirted in the applicable zoning ,
district ,
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(c) Mix of uses and density for live-work units
Where live-work units are permitted by this Chaptet, live-work units shall comply with the following residential density
and ratio of uses standatds:
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Maximum Density
(minimum lot area required pet
dwe' unit
2,400 square feet II
1,800~;"re fe~t---ll
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2:1
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36.2-417
Mobile Homes
(a) Applicability
This section applies to mobile homes on individual lots, whete permitted by this Chapter.
(b) Standards
No mobile home shall be erected, installed, occupied, or sold in the City, except in accordance with the foUowing:
(1) A mobile home shall have a minimum width of nineteen (19) feet
(2) A mobile home shall be declared a petmanenlly affixed dwelling and shall be subject to the yard
requirements for a principal structure.
(3) A mobile home shall have a two and one-half inch (2.5'') in twelve-inch (12'') minimum pitch roof. The roof
shall be coveted with non-reflecrive materials, such as fiberglass shingles, asphalt shingles, or wood shakes.
(4) A mobile home shall have the tow assembly and wheels retnoved, be mounted on and anchored to a
permanent foundation, and be skirted in accordance with the Vu:ginia Uniform Smtewide Building Code.
(5) A mobile home shall be covered with a non-reflective material customarily used on a site-built dwelling, such
as lap siding, plywood, brick, stone, or stucco.
(6) A mobile home site shall have a storage area enclosed on all sides, having at least 300 cubic feet and desigoed
to store yard equipment and supplies. Such storage area may be attached or demched from the prinripal
structure.
36.2-418 Motor Vehicle or Trailer Painting and Body Repair
(a) General standard
All painting or body repair activities associated with any motor vehicle or trailet painting and body repair esmblisbment
permitted by this Chapter, as of right or by special exception, shall occur in a wholly enclosed building.
(b) Additional standards in the CG and CLS Districts
In addition to the genetal smndard set forth in subsection (a), above, a motor vehicle or tr.Uler painting and body repair
esmblisbment in the Commercial-General District (CG) or the Commercial-Large Site District (CLS) shall be subject to
the following regulations:
(1) There shall be no outdoor storage of damaged motor vehicles or trailers, equipment, parts, or othet materials;
and
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(2) The minimum gross floor area of the building shall be not less than teo thousand (10,000) square feet
(c) Additional standards in the 1-1 and 1-2 Districts
In addition to the genetal standard set forth in subsection (a), above, a motor vehicle or trailer painting and body repair
esmblisbment in the Light Industrial District (1-1) or the Heavy Industrial District (1-2) shall be subject to the following
requirements:
(1) The lot area shall conmin a minimum of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet;
(2) The outdoor storage area shall be accessory to a building on the same lot and shall have a maximum area of
no greatet than eighty (80) percent of the gross floor area of the building; and
(3) The outdoor storage area shall be screened from view from adjacent properties and public streets by
providing a Category "E," Option 1, buffet yard, as defined in Secrion 36.2-M76(b), along the perimeter of
the storage area.
36.2-419 Motor Vehicle Repair or Service Establishment
(a) General standards
Any motor vehicle repair or service esmblisbment permitted by this Chaptet, regardless of zoning district, shall be
subject to the following genetal standards:
(1) When abutting a residentially zoned lot, a buffet yard shall be provided along the applicable abutting property
lines as set forth in Section 36.2-M7(c).
(2) All repair or mainteoance activities shall occur in a wholly enclosed building;
(3) The exterior display or storage of new or used motor vebicle parts is prohibited; and
(4) Such esmblisbment shall be limited to the incidental sale of up to five (5) repaired or rebuilt motor vehicles or
trailers within one (1) calendar year at that location; however, the sale of repaired or rebuilt motor vehicles or
trailers for the purpose of satisfying a lien for services rendeted or parts supplied shall not be included in the
total of such pennitted incidental sales.
(b) Additional standards in the CG, CLS, and D District
In addition to the genetal standards set forth in subsecrion (a), above, any motor vebicle repair or service esmblisbment
in the Commercial-Geoetal District (CG), Commercial-Luge Site District (CLS), or Downtown District (I)) shall be
subject to the following smndards:
(1) No repair or mainteoance activities shall include the repair or maintenance of commercial motor vehicles;
and
(2) No repair or mainteoance activities shall include any motor vebicle or trailet painting or body repair.
36.2-420
Motor Vehicle Sales and Service Establishment, New
Application for a zotting pennit for a new motor vehicle sales and service esmblisbment shall require that the applicant
submit a basic or comprehensive development plan in compliance with the following supplemental regularions:
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(a) A landscaping strip of a minimum depth of eight (8) feet shall be provided along any adjacent public street
right-of-way and shall be subject to the following requirements:
(1) A minimum of one (1) evergreen or deciduous shrub, spaced at a rate of no greater than three (3) feet
on center and having a minimum height at planting of twenty-four (24) inches, shall be planted in the
requited landscaping strip; and
(2) The storage or display of motor vehicles within, upon, or in a manuet whicb overhangs any potrion of
the requited landscaping strip shall be prolubited.
(b) Any display area in conjunction with motor vehicle sales shall be limited to improved surfaces and shall be
subject to the same construcrion standards set forth for off-street parking areas in Section 36.2-654(b). Undet
no circumsmnces shall a display area be located closer than five (5) feet to a side or rear property line.
(c) When abutting a residentially zoned lot, a buffet yard shall be provided along the applicable abutting property
lines as set forth in Section 36.2-647(c).
(d) A new motor vehicle sales and service esmblisbment shall require a minimum lot area of forty thousand
(40,000) square feet designated for such use, except as provided in subsecrion (e), below.
(e) A new motorcycle sales and service esmblisbment shall require a minimum lot area of teo thousand (10,000)
square feet designated for such use.
36.2-421
Motor Vehicle Sales and Service Establishment, Used
Application for a zoning permit for a used motor vehicle sales and service esmblisbment shall require that the applicant
submit a basic or comprehensive development plan in compliance with the following supplemental regulations:
(a) A landscaping strip of a minimum depth of eight (8) feet shall be provided along any adjacent public street
right-of-way and shall be subject to the following requirements:
(1) A minimum of one (1) evergreen or deciduous shrub, spaced at a rate of no greater than three (3) feet
on centet and having a minimum height at planting of twenty-four (24) inches, shall be planted in the
requited landscaping strip: and
(2) The storage or display of motor vehicles within, upon, or in a manuet which overhangs any potrion of
the requited landscaping strip shall be probibited.
(b) Any display area in conjuncrion with motor vehicle sales shall be limited to improved surfaces and shall be
subject to the same construction smndards set forth for off-street parking areas in Section 36.2-654(b). Undet
no circumsmnces shall a display area be located closer than five (5) feet to a side or rear property line.
(c) When abutting a residentially zoned lot, a buffer yard shall be provided along the applicable abutting property
lines as set forth in Section 36.2-647(c).
(d) A used motor vehicle sales and setvice esmblishment shall require a minimum lot area of fifteen thousand
(15,000) square feet designated for such use
36.2-422
Outdoor Display Areas
Outdoor display areas, where permitted by this Chapter as accessory uses, shall comply with the following smndards:
(a) Such outdoor display area shall be located on the same lot as the principal use and shall be customarily
incidental to the principal use;
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(b) The principal use with which the outdoor display area is associated shall occupy a minimum of five thousand
(5,000) square feet of gross floor area;
(c) Such outdoor display area shall be limited in square fooOtge to fifteen (15) percent of the area of the principal
building;
(d) The maximum height of stacked displayed metehandise in such outdoor display area shall be limited to six
(6) feet;
(e) Such outdoor display area shall be furnished with a surface material such as asphalt or concrete; and
(I) MetCbandise shall not be placed or located so as to interfere with pedestrian or building access or egress,
required vehicular parking and handicap parking, drive aisles, site access or egress, loading spaces or access
theteto, public or private utilities, drainage systems, fire lanes, alanns, hydrants, standpipes or othet fire
protecrion equipment, or emergency access or egress.
36.2-423
Outdoor Storage
Whete permitted by this Chapter, outdoor storage shall comply with the following requirements:
(a) Outdoor storage areas shall not be located in any requited yard, in any area included in the calcularion of
required open space, or in any required off-street parking spaces, vehicular or pedestrian access, or
landscaped areas.
(b) Outdoor storage areas shall not be located closer to a public street than the primary building fa~ade on the
lot.
(c) Outdoor storage areas in the Residential-Agricultural District (RA) shall not be located closer than one
hundred fifty (150) feet to any lot line of adjoining property that is not within an RA District
(d) Outdoor storage areas that are visible from a public street shall be screened from view by providing a
Category "C" buffer as defined in Section 36.2-647(b).
(e) Outdoor storage areas abutting zoning district boundaries as identified below shall provide the type of buffet
as set forth below and as defined in Section 36.2-647(b).
Abutting Zotting District Buffer Yard Category Required
RA, R-l2, R-7, R-S,R-3, RM-l, RM-2, RMF,MXPUD D
CN, CG, CLS, D, MX, IN, ROS, INPUD, IPUD C
1-1,1-2 Not requited
36.2-424
Parking of Motor Vehicles in Residential Districts
No motor vehicle inteoded or designed to ttansport caustic, flammable, explosive, or otherwise dangerous materials,
and no commercial motor vehicle or panel truck, shall be parked or left smnding in a residential district for more than
two (2) hours at any rime except for.
(a) School buses and emergency vehicles;
(b) Vehicles being loaded or unloaded;
(c) Vehicles belonging to or used by the occupant of a business premises, when the business premises constitute
a legally nonconforming use;
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(d) V chicles, the occupantl; of which are actually engaged in work on the premises;
(e) Vehicles being used in connection with utility or street work; and
(I) Tow trucks and roll back tow trucks which are on call on the City's towing list
36.2-425 Parking or Storage of Recreational Vehicles, Motor Homes,
Boats, Campers, or Trailers
A motor home, boat, truck camper, inhabimble bus, recrearional vehicle, travel trailer, boat trailer, or other trailet may
be parked or stored, but not inhabited for a period exceeding twenty-four (24) hours, in a residential district or in a CN
or MX District, provided that such motor vehicle or equipment shall be:
(a) Licensed for the current year;
(b) Located no closer to any street than the principal building; and
(c) Not oVet thirty-two (32) feet in length or nine (9) feet in height.
36.2-426
Parking Structures
(a) Purpose
The purpose of this section is to esmblish cetmin standards to address the impact of parking structures on the building
bulk on a site.
(b) Standards
All parking structures in the Downtown District (I)) with fronmges exceeding one hundred fifty (150) feet in length
shall incotporate vettical or horizontal variation in setback, material, or fenesttation along the length of the applicable
facade, in at least one of the following ways:
(1) Vettical facades shall incotporate intervals of architectural variation at least every sixty (60) feet over the
length of the applicable fac;ade, utilising one or more of the following methods: varying the arrangement,
proportioning, or design of garage floor openings; incotporating changes in architectural materials, including
texture and color; or projecting or recessing potrions or elementl; of the parking structure fac;ade.
(2) Horizontal facades shall be designed to diffetentiate the ground floor from uppet floors, utilising one or
more of the following methods: stepping back the uppet floors from the ground floor parking structure
facade; changing materials between the parking structure base and uppet floors; or including a continuous
cornice line or pedestrian weathet protecrlon element between the ground floor and the uppet floors.
36.2-427
Satellite Dish Antennas
(a) Applicability
This section applies to any satellite dish antenna, except as follows:
(1) An anteona that is used to receive direct broadcast satellite service, including direct-to-home satellite service,
or to receive or transmit fixed wireless signals via satellite, and is one meter (3.28 feet) or less in diameter;
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(2) An anteona that.
(A) Is used ro receive video programming services via multipoint distribution services, including multi-
channel multipoint distribution services, instructional television fixed services, and local multipoint
distribution services, or to receive or transmit fixed wireless signals othet than via satellite, and
(B) Is one meter (328 feet) or less in diameter or diagonal measurement;
(3) An antenna that is used to receive television broadcast signals;
(4) A mast suppotring an anteona described in (a)(l) through (a)(3) of this secrion;
(5) A satellite eatth station anteona that is two meters (6.56 feet) or less in diametet and is located or proposed to
be located in any commercial or industrial zoning district; or
(6) A satellite eatth smtion anteona that is one meter (3.28 feet) or less in disrueter in any area, regardless of land
use or zoning category.
(b) Location
A satellite dish antenna shall not be located or mounted:
(1) In any front or side yard as may be requited in any residential or commercial zoning district; or
(2) On the roof or wall of a building which faces a public right-of-way.
(c) Development plan approval
A satellite dish anteona shall require basic development plan approval.
(d) Screening
Without restricting its operation, a satellite dish anteona located on the ground or on the top of a building shall be
screened from view from public streets.
(e) Height
A satellite dish antenna located on the roof of a building shall be subject to the regulations for the maximum height of
structures of the applicable district
36.2-428
Stables, Commercial
Commercial smbles, whete permitted by this Chapter, shall be subject to the following requirements:
(a) A minimum lot area of five (5) acres shall be requited; and
(b) The stable shall not be located closer than three hundred (300) feet to any lot line of adjoining property not
under the same ==hip.
36.2-429 Temporary Uses
(a) Applicability
Authorized temporary uses, including permitted locations, duration, and maximum numbet pet calendar year, and
whethet or not a zoningpermir is required, sball be as set forth in Table 429-1:
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Table 429-1. Temporary Uses
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Activity Zoning Districts Maximum Maximum Zoning Pennit I
where permitted I Duration Number per Required?
I Calendar Year !
for Lot 11
- - 1: 11 --"l' --,- 1f "'
, Auction Any district 3 calendar days 1 No 1\
! Christmas tree sales II RA, eN, eG, CLS, I 60 calendar days Ii 1 II Yes
1-1 1-2 II
-c;;~';~~ri;;~:~ei~t~"'" r---A'~y"'diStrict ".. 'IF~;d~;.ati.~ti.~{ _..n.........."..
Not applicable Yes
activities or model
home offi~~~~biect to , construction activity
subsection , below
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! Fireworks stand, CG, CLS 1 Yes
! subject to Section 21- ,
207 of this Code ,
r<3utdoor retail sales, CG,CLS - li10 calendar days li Yes I
4
: subject to subsection
Ic),below ,
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: See maximum Yes
, duration I
' , ,
I RMF, MX, MXPUD, i
, i
21 consecutive calendar
: days, limited to one (1) I
permit per any 6-month
Portable storage , I period per lot; I
containers, subject to I I I
subsection (d), below CN, CG, CLS, 1-1, 1-2,
D, IN, ROS, AD, !
I I
I INPUD,IPUD: I
,
j 4 consecutive months, I
I !
llimired to one (1) I I
permit per calendar year
nerlot ]I
RA, CN, CG, CLS, < 90 calendar days, ~ Not applicable iYes
Produce stand (not 1-1,1-2 I limired to one (1)
applicable to permit per any 90- I
community markets) I calendar day period per I
lor
CN, CG, CLS, D, i iNot applicable I - II
Public events, subject : I 14 calendar days Yes
to subsection (e), below IN, ROS, 1-1, 1-2,
IPUD,INPUD I
r"-A~y'-~'~id'~.~thli ..".......... 2, with an interval I ....\1
Yard or Garage Sales, , 2 consecutive calendar No
subject to subsection i district or dwelling I days, limited to the of at least 3
, unit I daylight hours months between
(f),below sales ,
I
-
(b)
(1)
Construction-related activities
Temporary structures are permitted in connection with the site of building and land development or
redevelopment, as set forth in Table 429-1. Such building and land development or redevelopment shall
include grading, paving, installation of utilities, building construcrion, and the like, and such structures may
include offices, model home offices, construction trailers, and storage buildings, as well as portable storage
containers and construction refuse containers.
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(2) Refuse conminetS on construction sites shall be subject to the following requirements:
(A) No consrrucrion refuse conminer may impede pedestrian or vehicular access to and from adjoining
properties or othetwise create an unsafe condition for pedestrian and vehicular traffic;
(B) Eve<y construction refuse conminer shall cleady identify the ownet of such dumpstet and telephone
number and shall be cleady labeled for the purpose of conminment of consrruction materials only; and
(C) Eve<y consrrucrion refuse conminet shall be etnptied when full so as not to create an unsightly or
dangerous condition on the property resulting from the deposit, existeoce, and accumulation of
consttucrion materials.
(c)
(1)
Outdoor retail sales
This subsecrion shall apply to any tetnporary outdoor relllil sales acrivity, except for the following uses which
shall be exetnpt from the regulations of this subsection: mobile food vendors in the Downtown District (I)),
mobile food vendors intended for job and construction sites, and mobile ice cream vendors; the sale of
goods as part of a neighborhood fioir or othet special event which has an approved zoning permi~ and
produce smnds, Ouistmas tree sales, fueworks smnds, or temporary uses regulated elsewhere in this section.
(2) A tetnporary outdoor relllil sales display sball be permitted as set forth in Table 429-1, provided that
(A) The sales activity is incidental to the principal use;
(B) The sales activity is conducted by an on-site tenant who sells similar or related metebandise;
(C) The temporary outdoor relllil sales display area shall not encroach into a public right-of-way and shall
not utilize requited parking or loading spaces; and
(I)) T etnporary relllil sales activities shall be probibited on vacant propetty.
(d) Portable storage containers
The provisions of this section shall apply to the placetnent, locarion, erection, or relocation of any portable storage
conminer, except as provided in Section 36.2-429(b). Portable storage conminetS sball be probibited in all zoning
districts except that such portable storage conminetS shall be permitted as temporary uses as set forth in Table 429-1,
subject to the following additional standards:
(1) The following smndards shall apply to any portable storage conminer permitted as a tetnporary use by this
Chapter.
(A) The placement of any portable storage conminer on a lot shall be permitted only upon issuance of a
zoning permit Such zoning permit shall be displayed on the outside of the conminet in such manner as
to be plainly visible;
(B) Portable storage conminetS shall not be permitted on any lot that does not conmin a principal building;
(C) Portable storage conminers shall be permitted only for storage purposes as an accessory use to the
principal use of the lot on which such conminer may be located;
(I)) Portable storage conminetS shall not be connected to any utilities;
(E) No more than two (2) signs having a mas:imum area of four (4) square feet per sign may be displayed on
any portable storage conminer, and such sign shall be limited to identification of the suppliet of the
conminer and the supplier's phone number;
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(F) No portable storage conminer shall be located closer than five (5) feet to any side or rear lot line, but in
no case shall such conminet be located within a requited buffer yard; and
(G) The Vettical smoking of portable storage conminetS and the smoking of any othet materials or
metehandise on top of any pottable storage conminet shall be probibited.
(2) In addition to the genetal smndards set forth in subsection (1) above, portable storage conminetS in the
residential districts (RA, R-12, R-7, R-S, R-3, RM-l, RM-2, RMF), MX District, and MXPUD District shall
be subject to the foUowing regulations:
(A) No more than one (1) portable storage conminet shall be allowed on a lot, and such conminet shall be
pennitted only in connection with a construcrion, rehabilimtion, or restorarion activity on the lot;
(B) No portable storage conminet shall have dimensions greater than sisteen (16) feet in length, eight (8)
feet in width, and eight and one-half (8-1 /2) feet in height; and
(C) A portable storage conminet may be located on a driveway, so long as requited parking spaces are not
obstructed and such conminet is not closer than teo (10) feet to the front property line.
(3) In addition to the genetal smndatds set forth in subsection (1) above, portable storage conminetS in the CN,
CG, CLS, 1-1, 1-2, D, IN, ROS, AD, INPUD, and IPUD Districts shall be subject to the following
regulations:
(A) One (1) or more portable storage conminetS may be permitted per zoning lot per zoning permit;
(B) No portable storage conminer shall be located closer to a public street than the principal building; and
(C) No portable storage conminet shall be placed or located on, or block access to, a requited parking space,
circulation aisle, or fire access lane, or cause a visual obstruction to pedestrians or motor vehicles leaving
or entering the property.
(e) Public events
For purposes of this section, a temporary "public event" means an event, series of events, or organized activities for a
bistorical, social, educationa1, cultural, or special thetne, held for a limited period of rime and open to the public.
T etnporary public events shall include, withoutlimimtion, carnivals, festivals, esbibits, outdoor dance, liIDdniisers, fairs,
and concetlS. Tetnporary public events, including associated tetnporary structures such as teots, shall be pennilted as
set forth in Table 429-1, provided that
(1) No such temporary structure, including any teot, shall be pennilted to remain on site for a period longet than
two (2) calendar days following the rime period for which the zoning permit for the tetnporary public event
is issued;
(2) Sufficient space for parking shall be provided on the site to meet the anticipated needs;
(3) Adequate provision shall be made for utility services; and
(4) Such public event shall not occur between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(f) Yard or garage sales
For purposes of this secrion, a ''yard or garage sale" means a public sale at a dwelling at which personal items belonging
to the residents of the dwelling are sold. Yard or garage sales shall be pennilted as set forth in Table 429-1, provided
that
(1) Items purchased elsewhere expressly for resale at a yard or garage sale shall be probibited; and
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(2) Goods inteoded for sale shall not be stored or displayed in the front or side yards of a dwelling except on the
day of the sale.
36.2-430
Towing Services
Towing services pennilted by this Chaptet shall be subject to the following smndards:
(a) The lot area designated for the towing service use shall conmin a minimum of twenty thousand (20,000)
square feet;
(b) Thete shall be no outdoor storage of any damaged or inoperative motor vehicles or trailetS for a period
exceeding one hundred twenty (120) calendar days, unless documenmtion is provided that is satisfactory to
the Zoning Administrator evidencing that such a damaged or inoperative motor vehicle or trailet is the
subject of an on-going law enforcement or insurance investigation or is the subject of a proceeding being
pursued as expeditiously as possible by the towing service pursuant to Section 43-34 of the Code ofVttginia
(1950), as amended; and
(c) The storage area for any damaged or inopetative motor vehicles or trailers shall be screened from view from
adjacent properties and public streets by providing a Category "E," Option 1, buffet yard, as defined in
Section 36.2-647(b), along the petimetet of the storage area.
36.2-431 Townhouses and Rowhouses
(a) Purpose
The purpose of this section is to esmblisb smndards for townhouses and rowhouses that pennit appropriate densities,
minimize curb cuts, and provide for usable open space. It is the inteot of this section that townhouses and rowhouses
make efficient, economical, comfortable, and convenient use of land and open space and serve the public purposes of
zoning by alternative arrangements of yards and buildings.
(b) Applicability
The regulations conmined in this section shall be applicable in any zoning district in which townhouses or rowhouses
are a use pennilled as of right or by special exception.
(c) Standards
In accordance with the genetal purpose set out in this section, townhouses and rowhouses shall be subject to the
following supplemental regulations:
(1) Contiguous units: No contiguous row of townhouse or rowhouse dwelling units shall extend more than
three hundred (300) feet
(2) Minimum width for individual townhouse or rowhouse lots: The minimum width of an individual
townhouse or rowhouse unit lot shall be eighteen (18) feet
(3) Lot size and lot fronrage: The minimum lot area and lot fronrage requirements for a building housing
townhouse or rowhouse units shall be as set forth in the zoning district in which it is located.
(4) Density: The pennitted density of residential development shall be govetned by the density regulations set
forth for the zoning district in which the townhouse or rowhouse units are located.
(5) Yards: The depth of yards shall be govemed by the minimum yard requirements of the zoning district in
which the townhouse or rowhouse units are located, except that interior townhouse or rowhouse dwelling
units shall be exetnpt from side yard requirements. Where a lot conmining townhouse or rowhouse units
abuts a lot which is zoned R-l2, R-7, or R-S, such aburtingyard shall have a minimum depth often (10) feet
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(6) Separarion of buildings: Any building conmining townhouse or rowhouse units or an accessory structure
related to a building conmining such townhouse or rowhouse units shall be located no closer than twenty
(20) feet to another townhouse or rowhouse building or accessory structure related to such building.
(I) Off-street parking: No off-street parking spaces or driveways shall be permitted between a public or private
street and any principal building, except when parking is provided for each individual townhouse unit and
provided furthet that the townhouse dwelling units are greater than twenty-five (25) feet in width, the
driveways are no greater than teo (10) feet in width, and the garage doors are no greater than teo (10) feet in
width. Off-street parking spaces may be grouped in bays if not located between a public or private street and
any principa1 building.
(8) Usable open space: For multiple townhouse or rowhouse dwelling units located on a single zoning lot, a
minimum of one hundred (1 (0) square feet of usable open space shall be provided for each dwelling unit
Whete each townhouse or rowhouse dwelling unit is located on individual zoning lots, a minimum of one
hundred (100) square feet of usable open space shall provided on each such zoning lot
(d) Subdivision
Nothing in this Chapter shall prevent the creation of a subdivided unit lot for individual townhouse or rowhouse
dwelling units within a townhouse or rowhouse zoning lot
36.2-432
Towers
(a) Purpose
The purpose of this section is to promote the health, safety, and genetal welfare of the public by esmblishing standards
for the location and construction of wireless telecommunications facilities and broadcasting towers. The provisions of
this section are inteoded to:
Wireless Telecommunications Facilities and Broadcasting
(1) Regulate the siting of wireless telecommunications facilities and broadcasting toWetS in a manuet that allows
for a range oflocations, subject to clear buffering, safety, and compatibility smndards;
(2) Minimize the impacts of wireless telecommunications facilities and broadcasting towers on public safety, the
natural environment, and surrounding properties by esmblishing smndards for location that encourage
broadcast services and personal wireless services providers to locate their facilities, to the extent possible, in
areas whete the advetse impact on the community is minimal;
(3) Encourage the location and collocation of wireless telecommunications equipment on existing structures
thereby minimizing public safety impacts, the effects upon the natural environment and wildlife, reducing the
need for additional anteona-supporting structures or towetS, and minimizing adVetSe visual impacts;
(4) Accommodate the growing need and denmnd for wireless telecommunications services;
(5) Encourage coordination between providetS of wireless telecommunications services;
(6) Protect the charactet, scale, viability, and quality of life of the residential districts of the City by establishing
certain reasonable standards on the placement of wireless telecommunications facilities;
(I) Respond to the policies embodied in the Telecommunications Act of 1996 in such a manuet as not to
discriminate unreasonably between providet'S of fimctionally equivalent personal wireless service or to
probibit or have the effect of probibiting petSonal wireless service in the City;
(8) Esmblisb predictable and balanced regulations and review procedures goVetUing the construction and
location of wireless telecommunications facilities and broadcasting towers to ensure that applications for
such facilities are reviewed and acted upon within a reasonable period of time; and
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(9) Provide for the removal of discontinued antenna-supporting structures.
(b)
(1)
Applicability
The regulations set forth in this secrion shall apply to all new and replacetnent wireless telecommunications
facilities and broadcasting towetS permitted by this Chapter.
(2) No modification to increase the height, size, type, or location of any existing wireless telecommunications or
broadcasting toWet or associated facilities, excluding anteonas, shall be made unless such modifu:arion results
in the full compliance of the toWet and facilities with all of the requirements of this Chapter.
(3) Whete permitted as of right by this Chapter, stealth wireless telecommunications facilities shall be subject to
the provisions of Sections 36.2-432(d)(3) and 36.2-432(e), provided such facility does not increase the height
of the existing structure or structure's appurreoance by which it is camouflaged
(4) The smndards set forth in this section shall not apply to any antenna or toWet that is less than seventy-five
(75) feet in height and is owned and operated by a citizens band radio operator or fedetaliy licensed amateur
radio opetator or is used exclusively for receive only antennas.
(c) Definitions
The words, terms, and phrases used in this section shall be defined as set forth in this subsection. For the purposes of
this section, to the extent of any inconsistency between the definitions set forth below and the definitions in Appendix
A, the definitions provided in this subsecrion shall controL
Ancillal:y appurtenance: Equipment associated with a wireless telecommunications facility or bmadcasting towet
including, but not limited to, antennas, attaching devices, transmission lines, and all other equipment mounted on or
associated with such facility. Ancillary appurtenances do not include equipment enclosures.
Antenna: Any apparatus, or group of apparatus, designed for transmirting or receiving electromagnetic waves that
includes, but is not limited to, telephonic, radio, or television communications. Anteonas include dish antennas, pane1
antennas, whip antennas, or similar devices used for broadcast, transmission, or reception of radio frequency signals,
but do not include satellite earth stations. For purposes of this section, a reference to an antenna does not include the
towet.
Antenna, dish: A parabolic, sphetical, or elliptical antenna intended to receive wireless communications.
Antenna, flush-mounted: An antenna that is attached flush to an antenna-supporting structure, without the use of
sidearms or othet extension devices. Flush-mounted shall mean that protrusions from the face of a pole are no greatet
than one-half the diameter of the pole itself and in no case greater than twelve (12) inches.
Antenna, pane~ A direcrional antenna designed to transmit or receive signals in a directional palletn that is less than
three hundred sixty (360) degrees and is not a flush-mounted or dish antenna.
Antenna, roof-mounted: An antenna that is attached to the surface of a roof or to the parapet or penthouse.
Antenna, surface-mounted: An antenna that is attached to the surface or fa~ of a structure othet than an
antenna-supporting structure.
Antenna, whip: A cylindrical, omni-directional antenna designed to transmit or receive signals in a three hundred
sixty (360) degree pattern.
Antenna-supporting structure: A Vettical projection, including a foundation, designed and primarily used to support
one (1) or more antennas or which constitutes an antenna itself, which is commonly referred to as "tower," "cell
tower," "communications tower," "telecommunications tower," or "broadcasting tower." Antenna-supporting
structures do not include stealth wireless telecommunications facilities, but do include roof-mounted and surface-
mounted antennas that extend above the roofline. Antenna-supporting structures are not considered utility equipment
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Antenna-supporting structure, broadcast: An antenna-suppotring structure, including replacements, which
conmins antennas that transmit signals for broadcast radio and television communications. Such structure is commonly
refetred to as a "broadcasting towet."
Antenna-supporting structure, lattice: A self-supporting, smnd-alone anteona-suppotring structure, not supported
by guy wires, which consists of vettical and horizontal supports with multiple legs and cross bracing of structural steel
Antenna-suppotting structure, guyed: An antenna-suppotring structure supported by a series of guy wires that are
connected to anchors placed in the ground or on a building.
Antenna-supporting structure, monopole: A freesmnding antenna-suppotring structure that is composed of a
single shaft attached to a foundation. This type of anteona-suppotring structure is designed to support itself without
the use of guy wires or othet smbilization devices. (Those using guy wires are defined as "goyed anteona-suppotring
structures.'~ Monopole structures are mounted to a foundation that rests on or in the ground or on the roof of a
building.
Antenna-supporting structure, roof-mounted: An antenna-supporting structure that is mounted on the roof of a
building and extends above the roof1ine.
Broadcasting tower: See "Anteona-suppotring structure, broadcast."
Ceo tower: See "Anteona-suppotring structure."
Collocation: A situation in which two or more providers place an antenna on a common antenna-supporting
structure, or the addition or replacetnent of antennas on an existing structure provided they meet the tetmS of the first
installation.
Communications tower. See "Antenna-supporting structure."
Eqttipment enclosure: An enclosed structure, cabinet, or shelter located at the base of or near a wireless
telecommunications facility or broadcasting tOWet within which is housed batteries, electrical equipment, or othet
equipment necessary for the ttansmission or reception of wireless telecommunications signals. Such equipment within
the enclosure is genetally connected to the anteona by cable.
FAA: FedetalAviationAdministtation.
FCC: Fedetal Commw1icarions Commission.
Height: The height of a wireless telecommunicarions facility, or bmadcasting tOWet, measured as set forth in
Appendix A. The height of a wireless telecommunications facility or broadcasting tower includes all anteonas and other
ancillary appurtenances. Whete ovetali height requirements set forth in this section conflict with those set forth in
Section 36.2-20S(k) or the height regulations for the applicable zoning district, those set forth in this section shall
goVetU.
PetsOnaJ wireless setvice: Commercial mobile services (which includes cellular, personal communication services,
specialized mobile radio, enhanced specialized mobile radio, data, and paging), unlicensed wireless services, and
common carrier wireless exchange access services, as defined in the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Personal
wireless service-does not include broadcasting or amateur ra.dio operations.
Provider: Any business, cotporation, partnetShip, or other entity licensed by the FCC to provide wireless services in
the City of Roanoke, Vttginia.
Radio frequency emissions: Any electromagnetic radiation or other communications signal emitted from an
antenna or antenna-related equipment on the ground, antenna-supporting structure, building, or othet vertical
projection.
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Roofline: In the case of a flat or pitched roof; the uppermost line of the roof of a building; and in the case of a
parapet, the uppermost height of the parapet
Satellite earth station: Any device or antenna, including associated mounting devices or anteona-supporting
structures, used to transmit or receive signals from an orbiting satellite, including television broadcast signals, direct
broadcast satellite services, multi-channel multipoint distribution services, fixed wireless communications signals, and
any desigoated operations indicated in the FCC Table of Allocations for satellite services.
Stealth wireless telecommunications facility: A wireless telecommunicarions facility that is bidden or not readily
detectable by means of camouflage or concealment Camouflage shall mean a way of painting and mounting a wireless
telecommunications facility that requires minimal changes to the host structure in ordet to accommodate the facility.
Concealment shall mean to enclose a wireless telecommunications facility within an existing structure or appurtenance
of a structure resulting in the facility being eithet invisible or made part of the feature enclosing it Such structures or
appurreoances may include church steeples, bell towers, church spires, clock tOWetS, cupolas, light smndards, chimneys,
utility poles, and flagpoles displaying flags. For the purposes of the regulations of this secrion, stealth wireless
telecomm~cations facilities shall include the use of existing structures or appurtenances of strucnl1'es in which the
facility is concealed by embedding all anteonae within the structure or appurteoance, anteonas mounted to the sides
(Vettical face) of a watet mnk and not extending above the highest horizontal line on the face of the tank, and a single
anteona array attached to a telecommunications pole constructed and integrated within an existing electric transmission
toWet in which the height of the pole and anteona array does not exceed ten (10) feet above the existing electric
transmission tower.
Tower: See "Antenna-supporting structure."
Wireleas telecommunications: Any personal wireless service and any othet radio frequency signals, but not
including signals transmitted to or from a satellite earth smtion.
Wireless telecommunications facility: Any facility used for the transnusSlon or reception of wireless
telecommunications, usually consisting of an antenna or group of antennas, transmission lines, ancillary appurtenances,
and equipment enclosures, and which may include an antenna-supporting structure. The following are consideted
wireless telecommunications facilities: antenna-supporting structures, collocated antennas, roof-mOlU1ted structures,
surface-mounted anteonas, and stealth wireless telecommunications facilities.
Wireless telecommunications tower: See "Antenna-supporting structure,"
(d)
(1)
Application requirements
.A.ll potential applicants for wireless telecomnllUlicattons towers or broadcasting towers shall consult with the
Zoning Administtator prior to submitring an application for a proposed tOWet. During this consulmtion, the
applicant shall present information to the Zoning Administtator on the system objectives, proposed
covetage areas, and altetnative sites consideted and rejected. The Zoning Administtator shall provide the
applicant with information on the City's policies and standards for wireless telecommunications and
broadcasting tOWetS and shall discuss with the applicant possible alternatives to tower consttucrion.
(2) All applicants for a special exception for wireless telecommunications or broadcasting tOWetS shall provide
the following at the rime of application:
(A) The location of all othet wireless telecommunications tOWet sites considered and rejected by the
applicant, and the specific technical, legal, or othet reasons for the rejecrion.
(B) The location of all possible collocation sites for a wireless telecommunications tower considered and
rejected by the applicant, and the specific technical, legal, or other reasons for the rejection.
(C) Description of tower design and a sample photograph showing the type of proposed tOWet.
(I)) Elevation drawing, showing tower and antennae height
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(E) Accurate, to seale, photograpbic simulations showing the relationship of the proposed wireless
telecommunications or broadcasting toWet or associated antennae to the surroundings. Photographic
simulations shall also be prepared showing the relationsbip of any street, access, or utility corridors
constmcted or modified to serve the proposed wireless telecommunications or broadcasting tower site.
The numbet of simulations, and the perspectives from which they are prepared, shall be esmblished by
the Zoning Administtator at the consulmtion requited in Section 362-432(d)(l), above.
(F) A computerized terrain analysis showing the visibility of the proposed wireless telecommunications or
broadcasting tOWet and antenna at the requested height and location. If new or modified street, access,
or utility corridors are proposed, the terrain analysis shall also show the visibility of these new or
modified features.
(G) Information on how the proposed wireless telecommunications towet site relates to the applicant's
existing wireless telecommunicarions system, including the number of other sites within the Roanoke
Valley and the location of the anteona(s) at each site.
(H) Results of an on-site "balloon" or comparable test, conducted by the applicant at the applicant's
expense. The purpose of such test shall be to demonstrate the poteotial visual impact of the proposed
wireless telecommunications or broadcasting tower. The dates and periods of these tests shall be
esmblisbed with the applicant at the pre-application consulmtion as requited in Section 36.2-432(d)(l).
(I) An engineeting report certifying that the proposed wireless telecommunications towet is compatible for
collocation with, and the sttuctural integrity of the tOWet will support, one (1) to three (3) othet
providers of wireless tdecommunications services and new equipment
(I) Copy of the applicant's collocation policy for wireless telecommunications towers.
(K) ASAC Obsttucrion Evaluation Report, or comparable evaluation opinion, conducted in accordance
with the Fedetal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 77 and the Fedetal Communications Commission
(FCC) Rules Part 17.
(L) Documenmtion of filing of FAA Form 7460-1, as amended.
(M) Documenmtion from medical helicopter patient transportation providetS of non-intetfetence with
esmblished routes.
(N) A landscape plan, pursuant to Section 36.2-432(e)(l1), showing the locations, species, and size at
planting for the landscaping proposed for the wireless telecommunications or broadcasting towet site.
(3) All applicants for stealth wireless telecommunications facilities, whete permitted as of right by this Chapter,
shall provide the following at the rime of application:
(A) Description of the desigo of the stealth facility and a sample photograph showing the type of proposed
stealth wireless telecommunications facility.
(B) Elevarion drawing, showing facility height
(C) Accurate, to scale, photograpbic simulations showing the relationship of the proposed stealth wireless
telecommunications facility to the surroundings. Photographic simulations shall also be prepared
showing the relationship of any street, access, or utility corridors constructed or modified to serve the
proposed stealth wireless telecommunications facility site. The number of simulations, and the
perspecrives from which they are prepared, shall be esmblisbed by the Zoning Administtator at the
consulmtion requited in Section 36.2-432(d)(l).
(I)) A computerized termin analysis showing the visibility of the proposed stealth wireless
telecommunications facility at the requested height and location. If new or modified street, access, or
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utility corridors are proposed, the tetrain ana1ysis shall also show the visibility of these new or modified
features.
(E) An engineeting report certifying the sttuctural integrity of the proposed stealth wireless
telecommunicarions facility and the structure to which it is to be attached or within which it is to be
located.
(F) ASAC Obstrucrion Evaluation Report, or comparable evaluation opinion, conducted in accordance
with the Federal Aviarion Regulations (FAR) Part 77 and the Fedetal Communications Commission
(FCC) Rules Part 17.
(G) DocumenmtionoffilingofFAAForm 7460-1,asamended.
(H) Documenmrion from medical helicopter patient ttansportation providetS of non-interfetence with
esmblisbed routes.
(l) A landscape plan, pursuant to Section 36.2-432(e)(l1), showing the locations, species, and size at
planting for the landscaping proposed for any ground-mounted equipment
(4) An administtattve fee esmblisbed by the City Council shall accompany each application for a zoning pennit
or special exception for a wireless telecommunications tow<<. Such fee shall be used by the City to engage an
engineer or othet qualified consulmnt to review the technical aspects of the application, including the review
of coverage maps, analysis of the need for such facilities, and ana1ysis of the location requested. Payment of
such special review fee shall in no way be a substitute for any othet application fees othetwise requited by
this Chapter and established by the City Council.
(e) General standards
The following smndards shall apply to any wireless telecommunications or broadcasting tow<< pennitted by this
Chaptet as of right or by special exception:
(1) Except for proposed wireless teleconununications or broadcasting towers and associated antennae in the
Heavy Industrial District (1-2), the maximum height of which shall be regulated by the height regulations for
the 1-2 District as set forth in Section 36.2-31S(d), the maximum height of any proposed wireless
telecommunications or broadcasting tow<< and associated anteona shall be esmblisbed by a condition of a
special exception pennit or the development plan of an approved PUD District, but in no case, shall any
tower and antenna exceed one hundred ninety-nine (199) feet in height, whethet by special exception or by
right
(2) Wueless telecommunications or broadcasting tOWetS shall conform, at a minimum, to the yard requirements
for principal structures in the applicable zoning district; howevet, in no case sball the base of a tOWet be
located closer than fifty (50) feet or forty (40) percent of the height of the tOWet, wbichevet is greater, to any
residentially zoned lot The depth of any requited yard shall be measured from the closest sttuctural member
of the tower, excluding guy wires.
(3) The minimum yard requirement for any othet structure associated with a wireless telecommunications or
broadcasting towet shall be as ser forth in the applicable district regulations or supplemental regulations.
(4) More than one (1) wireless telecommunications or broadcasting tower may be permitted on a lot provided all
applicable requirements of this Chaptet have been met
(5) Wtteless telecommunications or broadcasting towetS shall not be illuminated with any type of lighting
apparatus, unless such lighting is a requirement of the FAA or FCC. When lighting is proposed to conform
to fedetal requirements, the applicant shall provide to the Zoning Administtator evidence from the fedetal
agency that verifies the necessity of lighting and determines the minimal amount and type of lighting
necessary to comply with fedetal guidelines. Security lighting may be installed on structures associated with a
wireless telecommunications or broadcasting tower.
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(6) Except for stealth wireless telecommunications facilities, and except for roof-mounted or surface-mounted
antennas, any wireless telecommunications tow<< approved shall be st:ructurally designed to carry sufficient
loading, and the site approved shall be sized to accommodate the equipment necessary, for one (1) to three
(3) additional vendors/providetS of wireless telecommunications services in ordet to minimize the
prolifetation of new wireless telecommunications toWetS in the vicinity of the requested site. In addition, by
applying and being granted a zoning permit for a wireless telecommunications tow<<, the applicant and the
ownet of the land agree to make the wireless telecommunications tOWet and tower site av.rilable for
additional leases within the structural capacity of the wireless telecommunicarions tow<< and at reasonable
costs adequate to recover the capital, operating. and maintenance costs of the wireless telecommunications
tow<< locarion requited for the additional capacity.
(J) Wneless telecommunications or broadcasting towers shall be a monopole design unless it is determined that
a lattice design or alternative tower design would better blend into the SUIroOOding environment or such
monopole design is not technically feasible as supported by accepted technical and engineeting dam. Cost
shall not be a criterion for determining tower design. This smndard shall not apply to stealth wireless
telecommunications facilities which design shall be govetned by the definition thereof.
(8) By applying for and being issued any permit for a wireless telecommunicarions or broadcasting tow<<, or
petitioning for and receiving approval of a MXPUD, INPUD or JPUD District which development plan
includes a wireless te1econununications or broadcasting tower, the applicant or petitioner and the owner of
the land agree to dismantle and remove such towet and associated facilities from the site within ninety (90)
calendar days of the tower no longer being used. Dismantling and removal from the site shall only be
requited after notice by the Zoning Administtator. If antennas on any approved tow<< are relocated to a
lower elevation, the towet shall be shortened to the height of the highest antenna. A guarantee may be
required as part of the approval of a special exception permit Such guarantee shall be in an amount sufficient
ro ensure removal of the tow<< and all associated facilities and returning the site as closely as possible to its
original condition.
(9) All anteonae shall be flush-mounted, and all wireless telecommunications and broadcasting towers and
associated hardware, anteonas, and facilities shall be a flat matted finish so as to reduce visibility and light
reflection unless otherwise required by the FCC or FAA.
(10) No business or othet related sign shall be permitted on any wireless telecommunications or broadcasting
tower or associated facilities or equipment, except as may be required for public safety purposes, or as
required by the FCC or FAA. No materials or markings conmining any advettisement shall be permitted on
any wireless telecommunications or broadcasting tower or associated facilities or equipment
(11) A buffet yard shall be provided surrounding wireless telecommunications facilities or broadcasting toWetS,
including the base of any such facility. The required buffet yard category shall be as set forth in Section 36.2-
647(c). For purposes of this secrion, in those circumsmnces whete Section 36.2-647(c) does not require a
buffet yard, a Category "A" buffer yard shall be provided. Existing mature tree growth on the site shall be
preserved to the maximum extent possible. In locations whete the visual impact of the wireless
telecommunications tow<< would be minimal, the landscaping buffet requirement may be reduced by the
Board of Zoning Appeals as part of a special exception approval process.
(12) Wireless telecommunications or broadcasting towers and associated facilities shall be enclosed by security
fencing.
(13) Thete shall be no outdoor storage associated with a wireless telecommunicarions or broadcasting facility.
(f) General review policies
In addition to the general standards for consideration of an application for a special exception, as set forth in Section
36.2-S60(c), the Board of Zoning Appeals shall consider a special exception application for a new wireless
telecommunications facility or broadcasting tower, including the replacement or modification of an existing tower, on
the basis of the following criteria:
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(1) For a request for a wireless telecommunications tower, the availability of other existing structures, based
upon independent analysis and evaluation, of suimble height, design, and location for the requested antenna;
(2) The base and top elevation of the proposed wireless telecommunications or broadcasting tOWet and its
associated antennae relative to surrounding natural land forms, with tower locations below surrounding
ridgelines preferred;
(3) The visibility of the wireless telecommunications or broadcasting tower and its compatibility as determined
by the submitted computet simulations, terrain analysis, and balloon or comparable test; and
(4) The degree to which the proposed towet location, site design, and facilities, including fencing, landscaping,
buildings, othet ground-mounted equipment, and access or utility cotridors, are located, designed, and
constructed to be compatible with the adjacent propetries.
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Procedures
36.2-500 Purpose
In ordet to meet development needs while protecting the public welfare and safety, this Article is inteoded to set forth
the procedures for obmining permits pursuant to this Chapter.
Division 1. Generally
36.2-510 General Procedural Requirements
(a) Application process
The specific procedures requited for reviewing various applications diffet. Genetaliy, the procedures for all applications
have three common eletnents: submittal of a complete application, including applicable informarion and payment of
the required fee; review of the submittal by designated officials, commissions, and boards; and action to approve,
approve with conditions, or deny the application. Submittal dates or filing deadlines are esmblisbed by the requirements
of the specific application.
(1) Applicarion materials:
Current application materials shall be made available in the Department of Planning, Building and Economic
Development. Applications shall be accompanied by payment of all fees and charges as set forth in the fee
sehedule esmblisbed by the City CounciL Applications that require a public hearing or public meeting
pursuant to this Chapter or the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, shall be filed by a deadline as
esmblished by the applicable conunission or board.
(2) Completeoess review:
The Zoning Administrator shall review any application or petition filed pursuant to this Chapter for
completeoess. Non-payment of requited fees shall deem an applicarion or petition incomplete. Prior to
processing an application or petition pursuant to this Chapter, the applicant or petitionet may be requited to
produce satisfactory evidence that any delinquent real esmte llIXes owed to the City have been paid.
(b) Decision-making bodies
The bodies, officials, agents, and etnployees of the City, as set forth in Colwnn (C) of Table 510-1, shall be designated
as the body or official with authority to rendet a detenninarion as to the approval, approval with conditions, or denial
of the applications for development approval set forth in Colwnn (A). The bodies, officials, agents, and etnployees of
the City, as set forth in Colwnn (B) of Table 510-1, are designated as the body or official with authority to submit a
recommendation relating to the application for development approval to the body with final decision-making authority
(the ''Decision-maker'').
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Table 510-L Recommending and Decision-making Bodies
(A) (8) (q
ACfION REQUESTED RECOMMENDING DECISION-MAKER
BODY OR OFFICIAL
Zoning Permit Zoning Administtator
Certificate of Occupancy -- Zoning Administtator
Certificate of Appropriateoess Agent to Architectural Review Board Arcbitectural Review Board
Comprehensive Plan Amendment Planning Commission City Council
Zoning Amendment Planning Commission City Council
Conditional Rezoning Planning Commission City Council
Basic Development Plan -- Zoning Administtator
Comprehensive Development Plan - Agent to Planning Commission
or Planning Commission
Special Exception Zoning Administtator Board of Zoning Appeals
Variance - Board of Zoning Appeals
Appeal - Board of Zoning Appeals
(c)
(1)
Notice provisions
Notice requirements shall be as prescribed in the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, and as may be
further prescribed in the individual subsections of this Article.
(2) The reviewing body may mke any action on the petition or applicarion that is consisteot with the notice
given, including approval of the petition or application, approval of the petition or application as amended,
or denial of the petition or application. The reviewing body may allow amendments to the petition or
application if the effect of the amendments is to allow a lesser change than that requested on the original
petition or application or to reduce the impact of the development or to reduce the amount of land involved
from that indicated in the notices of the hearing. The reviewing body shall not, in any case, permit a greatet
intensity of development, or a use falling in a diffetent general use category, or a larger land area than
indicated in the o:dginal petition or application, or a greater variance than was indicated in the notice.
(d) Public hearings
The purpose of a public hearing is to allow the applicant or petitionet and all othet interested parries a meaningful and
fair opportunity to be heard, to present evidence relevant to the application or petition, and to rebut evidence
presented by othetS. All hearings undet this secrion shall be open to the public and shall be conducted in an impatria\
mannet. The conduct of a public hearing before the Planning Commission, the Board of Zoning Appeals, or the City
Council shall be as set forth in the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, and othet applicable secrions of this Article.
Whete appropriate, additional rules governing the public hearing may apply, including the provisions of othet chapters
of this Code applicable to the body conducting the hearing and any of the body's adopted rules or procedures. The
body conducting the hearing may adopt rules of procedure to limit the rime for each presenmtion or each speaker. The
body conducting the hearing shall record the minutes of the proceedings by any appropriate means as prescribed by
rule and consisteot with VIrginia law.
36.2-511
Post-Decision Proceedings
Any person, including any officer or body of the City, aggrieved by a final administrative determination on a
development permit or administrative development approval by the Zoning Administtator or final decision-maker may
appeal such final determination to the appellate body designated by this Article, if any, in the manner provided in this
Article.
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Division 2. Administrative Permits
36.2-520
Purpose
The purpose of this Division is to esmblish procedures for permits which do not require administtative or legislative
notice, or a public hearing. A public hearing is not requited for permits set forth in this Division for one or more of the
following reasons:
(a) Public hearings have already been conducted relating to the permit application, and the permit applicarion
procedure for a zoning permit or CertiJicate of Occupancy is desigoed to ensure that the proposed use
complies with a previously approved subdivision plat, development plan, or conditional rezoning; or
(b) The proposed use is permitted as of right in the applicable zoning district
36.2-521
General Applicability
No development may be undett>tken unless all applicable permits are issued in accordance with this Chapter. At a
minimum, no development may occur until a zoning permit has been obmined from the Zoning Administtator and a
building permit is obmined from the Department of Planning, Building and Economic Development
36.2-522 Zoning Permits
(a) Applicability
(1) No person shall erect, construct, reconstruct, move, detnolisb, add to, or structurally alter any structure
without a zoning permit issued by the Zoning Administrator.
(2) The use of a property shall not be changed, and cleating, grading, or excavating shall not be conunenced,
without a zoning permit issued by the Zoning Administtator.
(3) A zoning permit shall not be issued by the Zoning Administrator except in strict conformity with this
Chaptet. Where development plan review is required, no zoning permit shall be issued until such plan has
been approved.
(b)
(1)
Procedures
An application for a zoning permit shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator prior to the issuance or
consideration of issuance of any pennit.
(2) One (1) copy of the application and accompanying plans shall be returned to the applicant by the Zoning
Administrator, after the Zoning Administtator shall have marked such copy as eithet approved, approved
subject to condirions, or disapproved, and attested to the same by signature.
(3) If a zoning permit is denied, reasons for the denial shall be smted upon the application.
(c)
(1)
Scope
Zoning permits issued undet the provisions of this Chapter, on the basis of applications and plans approved
by the Zoning Administtator, and other officials and botlies where additional approval is required, are
deetned to authorize only the use, arrangement, location, and construction indicated in such approved plans
and application, and no other. Any use, arrangement, location, or construction not in compliance with such
authorization shall be deemed a violarion of this Chapter.
(2) If the work described in any zoning permit has not begun within six (6) months from the date ir was issued,
or within the rime limits esmblished by a special exception or variance, the permir shall expire.
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(A) Upon wrilteo application submitted by the original applicant, or his successors in title or under law,
within ninety (90) calendar days after the expiration of the original zoning permit, the Zoning
Administrator may issue a new zoning permit for work other than that involving a variance or special
exception, using the original application and plans, if in the opinion of the Zoning Administrator such
original application and plans are still adequate. The Zoning Administtator may not issue a zoning
permit extending rime limits set by the Board of Zoning Appeals, except on specific omet of the Board.
(B) Failure of a p=on to apply for a new zoning permit within ninety (90) calendar days after expiration of
the original zoning permit shall cause the Zoning Administtator to order such work on the premises
involved as may be necessary to remedy conditions wbich would, in the opinion of the Zoning
Administtator, cause imminent peril to life or property. The failure of any person who was the original
applicant for a zoning permit, or who is the successor in tide or undet law to the original applicant, to
do work ordered in such case shall be consideted a violarion of this Chapter. In addirion to othet
remedies and penalties, the Zoning Administrator may, in such cases, order such work done, with
chatges to be assessed, undet procedures provided by law, against the property.
36.2-523 Certificates of Occupancy
(a) Applicability
(1) New or altered uses:
(A) It shall be unlawful to use or occupy any structure or land, individually or in combination, in whole or in
part, in which or on which a new use is created or an existing use is changed, converted, enlarged, or
moved, until a Certificate of Occupancy is issued.
(B) If a zoning permit was not obmined prior to the application for a Certificate of Occupancy, such
certificate shall not be issued until approval has been obmined from the City Engineet, or his agent, for
changes to or usage of publicly dedicated street rights-of-way.
(C) A tetnporary Certificate of Occupancy may be issued by the Zoning Administrator for a period not
exceeding six (6) months during alterations or partial occupancy of a structure pending completion,
provided such temporary certificate may require such conditions and safeguards as will protect the
safety of the occupants and the public.
(2) Nonconforming uses:
No person shall renew or resume after discontinuance or abandonment, or change, move, enlarge upon,
expand, or extend, any nonconforming use of any land or structure, individually or in combination, in whole
or in part, unless and until a Certificate of Occupancy for such use shall have been issued by the Zoning
Administtator.
(b)
(1)
Procedures
Application for a Certificate of Occupancy shall be made to the Zoning Administtator before any permit
shall be issued for the erection, conversion, moving, or enlargement of any structure, or for the creation of a
new use or change of use of any land or premises.
(2) A Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued only upon completion of the work in confonnity with the
provisions of this Olapter, after inspecrion by the Zoning Administtator indicates that the use and
occupancy are in compliance with the application and the provisions of this Olapter. Such application for
new uses or altered uses shall require the approval by signature of the Zoning Administtator.
(3) The Board of Zoning Appeals shall bave the authority to and may, pursuant to the procedures provided in
Section 36.2-561 for authorization of variances, upon appeal of an applicant to the Zoning Administtator for
a Certificate of Occupancy for a nonconforming use, and upon showing made to the Board that the
nonconfonning use was existing on or prior to the effective date of this Chapter, or prior to a subsequent
amendment of this Olapter making such use nonconfonning, that it haz not been discontioued for a period
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of rime exceeding two (2) years aftet the aforesaid date, and that such use is not detrimental to the
neighbothood, direct the issuance by the Zoning Administrator of a Certificate of Occupancy for such
nonconforming use.
(c) Scope
Certificates of Occupancy issued undet the provisions of this Chapter, on the basis of applications and plans approved
by the Zoning Administrator, and other officials and bodies whete additional approval is required, are deemed to
authorize only the use, arrangement, location, and consttucrion indicated in such approved plans and application, and
no other. Any use, arrangement, location, or construction not in compliance with such authorization shall be deemed a
violation of this Chapter.
(d) Records
The Zoning Administrator shall mainmin a record of all Certificates of Occupancy, and a copy shall be furnished to
any person on request
Division 3. Certificates of Appropriateness
36.2-530
Certificates of Appropriateness
(a) Purpose
This section is designed to encourage the preservation and enhanCetnent of the City's historic districts and encourage
rehabilitation and new consttuction in conformance with the existing scale and character of the districts.
(b)
(1)
Applicability
Within the H-l or H-2 Oveday District, no structure or historic landmark shall be etected, reconstructed,
altered, demolished, moved, or restored until a Certificate of Appropriateoess has been issued by the
Architectural Review Board or, on appeal, by the City CounciL
(2) No Certificate of Appropriateoess shall be issued unless the Architectural Review Board, or the City Council
on appeal, finds that the proposed eteetion, reconstruction, alteration, or restoration is atCbitecturally
compatible with the structures or bistoric landmarks in the applicable bistoric district.
(3) Where a Certificate of Appropriateness is requited by this section, the Zoning Administrator shall not issue a
pennit for the erection, reconstruction, alteration, restoration, demolition, or moving of any structure or
biSlOnc landmark until such certificate has been issued. Once the pemUt bas been issued, the work shall be
routinely inspected to ensure compliance with the tetmS of the Certificate of Appropriateness.
(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the ordinary mainteoance of any structure or historic
landmark in the H-l or H-2 Oveday District. For the purposes of this section, "ordinary mainteoance"
means any activity relating to a structure or landmark which constitutes a minor repair of any element of a
structure or landmark which is, or should be, performed on a regular and relatively frequent basis to mainmin
architectural and structural integtity. The determination of whether an activity constitutes ordinary
maintenance, or whether an installation or modification otherwise requires a Certificate of Appropriateness
undet this section, shall be made by the Zoning Administrator in consulmtion with the Agent to the
Architectural Review Board
(A) In the H-l Overlay District, painting shall be deetned ordinary maintenance, provided that the color of
a structure is nor changed; however, changing the color of paint or the painting of previously unpainted
masonry surfaces shall require a Certificate of Appropriateness.
(B) In the H-2 Overlay District, painting shall be deetned ordinary maintenance; however, painting of
previously unpainted masonry surfaces shall require a Certificate of Appropriateness.
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(C) In the H-2 Overlay District, the replacetnent of potches, stairs, awnings, roofing materials, or windows,
or other similar modifications to an eletnent of a structure or landmark, shall be deemed ordinary
mainrenance, provided that such replacetnent is performed using materials that are of the same desigo
as those on the structure or landmark, and provided that such replacetnent mainmins the architectural
defining features of the structure or landmark
(5) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the detnolition of a structure or historic landmark
which the building maintenance code official certifies in writing is requited for public safety because of an
unsafe or dangerous condition.
(c)
(1)
Procedures
The Architectural Review Boanl may authorize its Agent to issue any Certificate of Appropriateoess. The
Agent, pursuant to such delegation, shall act only upon an application completed pursuant to the applicable
district regularions, and shall apply the same guidelines and review smndards applicable to the Board Any
person aggrieved by any decision of the Agent made pursuant to this delegarion may appeal to the
Architectural Review Board by filing with the Boanl a notice of appeal specifying the grounds theteOf within
thirty (30) calendar days from when the decision is rendeted by the Agent
(2) In ordet to be heard by the Architectural Review Board at its next regular meeting, a complete applicarion for
a Certificate of Appropriateness shall be made to the Secretary to the Board, on forms provided, at least
fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the next scheduled meeting. In the event of an appeal pursuant to
subsection (1), above, a notice of appeal shall be filed with the Secretary to the Board at least fifteen (15)
calendar days prior to the next scheduled meeting.
(3) The Architectural Review Board shall vote and announce its decision on any matter not later than fifteen (15)
calendar days aftet the conclusinn of the hearing on the matter unless the time is extended with the written
consent of the applicant. The Boanl shall not reconsider any decision made by it, except as provided for in
this section. Having once consideted an application, the Board sball not bear subsmntially the same
applicarion for one (1) year.
(4) In the case of disapproval of an application before the Architectural Review Board, the Board shall briefly
smte its reasons in writing, and it may make recommendations to the applicant In the case of disapproval
accompanied by recommendations, the applicant may ag.Un be heard before the Board, if an amended
application that addresses the recommendations of the Board is filed by the applicant within ninety (90)
calendar days.
(5) Any property ownet aggrieved by any decision of the Architectural Review Board may present to the City
Council a petition appealing such decision, provided such petition is filed within thirty (30) calendar days
after the decision is rendeted by the Board. The City Council shall schedule a public hearing and rendet a
decision on the mattet within sixty (60) calendar days of the receipt of the petition, unless the property ownet
and the Agent to the Architectural Review Boanl agree to an extension. The City Council may affinn the
decision of the Board, reverse or modify the Board's decision, in whole or in part, or refer the matter back to
the Board.
(6) Upon approval by the Architectural Review Board, or the City Council on appeal, of any erection,
reconstruction, alteration, restoration, or detnolition, a Certificate of Appropriateoess shall be made available
to the applicant
(J) In the event City Council denies an appeal of a decision of the Architectural Review Board, the applicant
may file an appeal in Circuit Court pursuant to subsection (d), below.
(d) Appeals from City Council decision
Any property ownet aggrieved by any final decision of the City Council pursuant to this section may present to the
Circuit Court of the City of Roanoke a petirion sening forth the alleged illegality of the acrion of the City Council,
provided such petition is filed within thirty (30) calendar days aftet the final decision is rendeted by the City Council
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The filing of such petition shall smy any acrion pursuant to the decision of the City Council pending the outcome of
the appeal to the court, except that the filing of such petition shall not smy any acrion pursuant to the decision of the
City Council if such decision denies the right to detnolisb a structure or bistoric landmark. The court may reverse or
modify the decision of City Council, in whole or in part, if it finds upon review that the decision of the City Council is
contrary to law or that its decision is arbitrary and constitutes an abuse of discretion, or the court may affian the
decision of the City Council.
(e) Scope
A Certificate of Appropriateoess is valid for a period of one (1) year from the date of the action of the Architectural
Review Board or the City Council on appeal.
(f)
(1)
Demolition; offer to sell
In addirion to the right of appeal of the City Council's decision as set forth in Section 36.2-S30(d), the owner
of a structure or historic landmark within the H-l or H-2 Overlay District, the detnolition of wbich is subject
to this section, shall have the right to detnolish such structure or landmark provided that
(A) The property owner has applied to the City Council for such right; and
(B) The ownet has for the period of time set forth in the time schedule esmblisbed in subsection (2) below,
and at a price not more than its fair market value, made a bona fide offer to sell such structure or
landmark and the land pettaining thereto, to the City, or to any person, firm, cotporation, or
government or agency thereof, which gives reasonable assurance that it is willing to preserve and restore
the structure or landmark and the land petmining theteto; and
(C) No bona fide contract binding upon all parties theteto, shall have been executed for the sale of any such
structure or landmark and the land petmining thereto, prior to the expiration of the applicable time
period set forth in the time schedule in subsection (2), below.
(2) The time schedule for offers to sell shall be as follows:
(A) Three (3) months when the offeting price is less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00);
(B) Four (4) months when the offeting price is twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) or more but less
than forty thousand dollars ($40,000.00);
(C) Five (5) months when the offeting price is forty thousand dollars ($40,000.00) or more but less than
fifty-five thousand dollars ($55,000.00);
(I)) Six (6) months when the offeting price is fifty-five thousand dollars ($55,000.00) or more but less than
seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000.00);
(E) Seven \I) months when the offeting price is seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000.00) or more but less
than ninety thousand dollars ($90,000.00); and
(F) Twelve (12) months when the offeting price is ninety thousand dollars ($90,000.00) or more.
(3) Before making a bona fide offet to sell, as provided above, an owner shall first file a smtement with the
Secremry to the Arcbitectural Review Board identifying the property and smting the offeting price, the date
the offet of sale is to begin, and the name of the real esmte agent No time period as set forth in the sebedule
in subsection (2), above, shall begin to run until such smtetnent has been filed. Within fourteen (14) business
days of receipt of such smtetnent, the Secremry to the Board shall distribute copies to the City Council, the
Architectural Review Board, and the City Manager.
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(4) Such bona fide offet to sell, in accordance with the provisions of this section, must be made within one (1)
year after a final decision by the City Council. If not, an ownet must renew his request to the City Council to
approve such demolition in order to demolish a structure or historic landmark.
(5) Any appeal mken pursuant to Section 36.2-S30(d), shall not affect the right of the ownet of a structure or
bistoric landmark to make the bona fide offer to sell refetted to above.
Division 4. Zoning Amendments and Conditional Rezoning
36.2-540 Zoning Amendments
(a) Purpose
The purpose of this section is to establish procedures for initiating and processing petitions to amend the
provisions of this Chapter and to amend the Official Zoning Map.
(b) Applicability
Whenevet the public necessity, convenience, genetal welfare, or good zoning pracrice requires, the City Council may by
ordinance amend, suppletnent, or change this Chapter, including the text and the Official Zoning Map. Any such
amendment may be initiated by resolution of the City Council or by motion of the Planning Commission. An
amendment to the Official Zoning Map may be initiated by petition of the ownet, conttact purchaset with the owner's
written consent, or the ownet'S agent of the property which is the subject of the proposed zoning map amendment
(c)
(1)
Procedures; filing of petition
Prior to the filing of a petition to amend the Official Zoning Map, the petitionet shall meet with the Zoning
Administrator to determine that all filing requirements bave been met and that all information is conect.
(2) A petition to rezone property shall be in writing, addressed to the City Council, and filed in the Office of the
City Clerk, accompanied by payment of all fees and charges esmblisbed by the City Council.
(3) A petition for the rezoning of propetty shall include the following:
(A) A description of the purpose for the requested zoning district classification and the proposed use of the
property;
(B) A concept plan outlining features of the proposed use of the property including buildings, parking,
access, and similar features;
(C) A map or maps of the area requested for rezooing;
(I)) Names, signatures, and addresses of the ownet or owners of the lots or property included in the
proposed change; and
(E) Names, addresses, and officiallllX numbers of owners of the lots or property immediately adjacent to
and those directly opposite theteto; provided, however, that inaccuracy or inadequacy of any such list of
adjacent ownetS shall not in any manuet affect the validity of any proceedings had or mken by the City
Council with respect to the matters conmined in such petition.
(4) Upon the filing of such petition, and the payment of all applicable fees and charges, the City Clerk sball note
the filing of the same and shall immediately transmit the petirion to the Planning Commission for study,
report, and recommendation to the City Council, with a copy of such petition mailed or delivered to the
mayor and metnbers of the City Council and to the Zoning Administtator.
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(5) Once City Council has consideted a petition, a peritionet may not request consideration of subsmntially the
same peririon for one (1) year. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit City Council's ability to
reconsidet a petition under Rule 10 of Section 2-15, Rules of procedure. of this Code.
(d)
(1)
Planning Commission action
All proposed amendments to this Chapter shall be submitted to the Planning Commission for consideration
and recommendarion. The Planning Commission shall study proposals to determine:
(A) The need and justification for the change;
(B) When pettaining to a change in the district classification of property, the effect of the change, if any, on
the property and on the surrounding neighborhood;
(C) When pettaining to a change in the district classification of property, the amount of undeveloped land in
the genetal area and in the City having the same district classification as requested; and
(I)) The relationship of the proposed amendment to the purposes of the general planning program, with
appropriate considetation as to whethet the proposed change will furthet the purposes of this Chapter
and the City's Comprehensive Plan.
(2) Prior to making recommendations on any proposed amendment to the provisions of this Chapter or to the
Official Zoning Map, the Planning Commission shall conduct a public hearing on such proposal, after notice
of such hearing is given pursuant to Section 36.2-540(1).
(3) Within sixty (60) calendar days from the date that any proposed amendment is refetted to it (unless a longet
period shall have been esmblished by mutual agreement between the petitionet and the Planning
Commission in the particular case), the Planning Commission shall submit its report and recommendation to
the City Council The recommendation of the Planning Commission shall be advisory only and shall not be
binding on City Council If the Planning Conunission does not submit its report within the presctibed time,
the City Council may proceed to act on the amendment, without further awaiting the recommendation of
the Planning Commission.
(e) City Council hearing
Prior to amending the provisions of this Chapter or the Official Zoning Map, the City Council shall conduct a public
hearing on such proposed amendment, after notice of such hearing is given porsuant to Section 36.2-540(1).
(f) Notice of hearing
Prior to conducting any public hearing requited by this Chapter before the City Council or the Planning Commission,
notice shall be given as requited by Section 15.2-2204 of the Code of ViIginia (1950), as amended. The expense of
advetrising shall be bome by the applicant Any affidavits requited by Section 152-2204, Code ofVttginia (1950), as
amended, shall be filed with the City Oerk. In addition, at least teo (10) business days prior to the public hearing before
the Planning Commission, the Zoning Administtator shall etect a sigo indicating the zoning district requested,
identification of the subject property, and the time, date, and place of such public hearing as set forth in the schedule
below:
Scope of Rezoning Petition Sign Posting Requirements
Petition to rezone 1-25 llIX parcels, or potrion thereof 1 sigo per street fronmge of contiguous subject
llIX pan:els
Petition to rezone 26-100 llIX parcels, or portion thereof 1 sign per intersecrionconstituring the
perimetet of the area proposed to be rezoned
Comprehensive rezoning (oVet 100 properties) No sigo posting required
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(g) Amendment after hearing; City Council action
After the City Council has held a public hearing, it may make appropriate changes or corrections in the proposed
amendment and proceed to act without holding a heating on the proposed amendment in its new form. The City
Council shall decide whethet to approve or to deny a petition to amend the provisions of this Chapter or the Official
Zoning Map.
36.2-541
Conditional Rezonlngs
(a) Purpose
The purpose of this section is to implement conditional rezoning authority pursuant to Section 15.2-2296 of
the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, in order to provide for the orderly development of land in a manner
that provides for a more flexible and adaptable zoning method to permit differing land uses and at the same
time to recognize effects of change. It is the purpose of conditional rezoning to provide a flexible and
adaptable zoning method to cope with situations whereby a zoning classification may be allowed subject to
certain conditions proffered by the petitioner for the protection of the community that are not generally
applicable to land similar1y zoned.
(b) Applicability
Conditional rezonings may be granted pursuant to the provisions of Sections 15.2-2296 through 15.2-2302, Code of
Vrrginia (1950), as amended. A conditional rezoning may be initiated only by petition of the ownet, contract pon:haset
with the owners written consent, or the ownet'S agent of the property which is the subject of the proposed zoning
map amendment The owner must sign such petition if conditions are proffered.
(c) Procedures
The procedures for the filing and approval of a conditional rezoning shall be the same as the procedures to amend the
Official Zoning Map as set forth in Section 36.2-540, subsections (c) through (I), except as othetwise provided in this
section. The acceptance of proffers or other conditions, enforcement, recordation, amendments, and variations of
conditions, shall be as set forth in the provisions of Sections 15.2-2296 through 15.2-2303, Code ofVrrginia (1950), as
amended. Procedures specifically applicable to a request for a conditional rezoning shall be as foUows:
(1) The ownetS of property for wbich a petition is being made for an amendment to the Official Zoning Map
may, as part of the petition, voluntarily proffer, in writing, reasonable conditions which shall be in addition to
the regulations of the zoning district classification requested by the petirion. Any conditions proffered by
petition of a property ownet shall be drafted in such a way that they are clearly undetStood and enforceable
and shall adbete to the following smndards:
(A) The rezoning itself must give rise for the need for the condirions;
(B) The conditions shall have a reasonable relation to the rezoning;
(C) The conditions shall not include a cash contribution to the City;
(I)) The conditions shall not include mandatory dedication of real or personal property for open space,
parks, schools, fire departments, or other public facilities not otherwise provided for in Section 15.2-
2241, Code ofVrrginia (1950), as amended;
(E) The conditions shall not include a requirement that the petitioner create a property owners' association
under Chaptet 26 (Section 55-508 et seq.) of Tide 55, Code ofVrrginia (1950), as amended;
(F) The conditions shall not include payment for or constmction of off-site improvements except those
provided for in Section 15.2-2241, Code ofVrrginia (1950), as amended;
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(G) No condition shall be proffeted that is not related to the physical development or physical operation of
the property; and
(H) All such conditions shall be in conformity with the City's Comprehensive Plan.
(2) Such conditions may be proffeted prior to the public hearing before the Planning Commission. Altematively,
or in addition, in considerarion of comments expressed during the Commission deliberations on a petition,
the property owner may, prior to the final public hearing conducted by the City Council, choose to proffet
original conditions or revised conditions.
(d) Approval criteria
The decision as to whethet to accept a condition or a proffer shall be consideted a legislative decision, and shall be
conunirted to the sole discrerion of the City Council subject to any criteria set forth in the applicable provisions of
Sections 15.2-2296 through 15.2-2302, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, or any other applicable provision of smte
or fedetallaw.
(e)
(1)
Scope of approval
Proffeted conditions shall be consideted supplemental to and in addition to the provisions conmined
elsewhere in this Chapter or othet City ordinances and shall not authorize less than full compliance with all
other applicable provisions of this Chaptet.
(2) Once proffered and accepted by the City Council as part of an amendment to the Official Zoning Map, such
conditions shall continue in full force and effect \.Ultil a subsequent amendment changes such conditions or
the zoning on the property coVeted by the conditions; however, the conditions shall continue if the
subsequent amendment is part of a comprehensive implemenmrion of a new or subsmntially revised zoning
ordinance.
(3) Conditions once proffeted and accepted by the City Council shall immediately become effective with
approval of the petition to amend the Official Zoning Map. Upon approval, any development plan,
subdivision plat, or development plan submitted for the development of the property in quesrion shall be in
conformance with all proffeted conditions, and no development shall be approved by any City official in the
absence of such conformance.
(f) Recording of conditions
The Official Zoning Map shall show by an appropriate symbol on the map the existence of condirions attached to the
zoning district designation on the map. The Zoning Administtator shall keep in the Department of Planning, Building
and Economic Development and make available for public inspection a conditional zoning index. Such index shall
provide ready access to each ordinance creating such conditions. The index shall also provide ready access to all
proffeted cash payments and expenditures disclosure reports prepared by the City Council pursuant to Section 15.2-
2303.2, Code ofVuginia (1950), as amended. The Zoning Administtator shall update the index annually and no later
than Novetnber of each year.
(g)
(1)
Enforcement of conditions
Failure to meet all conditions of a conditional rezoning shall constitute cause to deny the issuance of any
requited permit or certificate, as may be appropriate, and to seek such remedy as provided under the terms of
this Chapter. The Zoning Administtator (See Section 15.2-2286.4, Code ofVuginia, 1950, as amended) shall
be vested with all necessary authority on behalf of the City Council to administer and enforce such
condirions as may be attached to an amendment of the Official Zoning Map, including:
(A) The ordeting in writing of the remedy of any non-compliance with such conditions;
(B) The bringing oflega! action to ensure compliance with such conditions, including injunction, abatement,
or othet appropriate acrion or proceeding; and
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(C) Requiring a guarantee, satisfactory to the City Council, in an amount sufficient for and conditioned
upon the consttucrion of any physical improvements requited by the condirions, or a conttact for the
consttuction of such improvements and the contractor's guarantee, in like amount and so conditioned,
which guarantee shall be reduced or released by the Zoning Administtator upon the submission of
satisfactory evidence that construction of such improvements has been completed in whole or in part.
(2) Any zoning applicant or any other person who is aggrieved by a decision of the Zoning Administtator made
pursuant to the provisions of subsection (1), above, may petition the City Council for review of the decision
of the Zoning Administrator. All petitions for review shall be filed with the Zoning Administtator and the
City Clerk within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of the decision for which review is sought and shall
specify the grounds upon which the petitionet is aggrieved.
(h) Amendment of conditions
Amendment of conditions created pursuant to this secrion shall be made only as an original perition for amendment to
the zoning ordinance, pursuant to the procedures set forth in this Division including poblic notice and hearing.
Division 5. Development Plans
36.2-550
Purpose
The purpose of the development plan regulations is to ensure compliance with the general purposes of this Chapter
and the City's Comprehensive Plan. The development plan regulations are intended to mainmin or enhance the
character and integrity of residential neighborhoods and commercial and industrial areas by promoting excellence of
development, preventing traffic hazards or congestion, preventing undue land or site hazards, and encouraging the
most appropriate development and use of land in harmony with the neighborhood.
36.2-551 Development Plans, Generally
(a) Applicability
(1) All applications for a zoning permit requited pursuant to Section 36.2-522 shall be accompanied by a basic or
comprehensive development plan
(2) A development plan is inteoded to represent grapbically all components of a proposed development requited
for review pursuant to this Division. Development plans may include, whete necessary, written dam or
compumtions and additional plans or drawings necessary to explain cleady the proposed development
(b) Combination of lots
When a basic or comprehensive development plan involves multiple lots of record, internal lot lines sball be vacated,
relocated, or othetwise alteted as a part of an othetwise valid and properly recorded plat of subdivision or resubdivision
to create a single lot of record.
(c) Pre-application meeting
Prior to a formal submission of a development plan for review and approval, the applicant should meet with the
Zoning Administtator to detetmine whethet a basic or comprehensive development plan is required and what
information must be provided.
(d) General review guidelines
Review of a development plan shall enllli1 considetation of all aspects of the proposed development necessary to carry
out the inteot of this Division and shall include a review of.
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(1) The compatibility of the development with its environment and provision for such things as grading,
screening, buffering, lighting, and landscaping;
(2) The ability of the development to provide for parking areas and the convenient and safe internal and extemal
movetnent of vehicles and pedestrians; and
(3) The location and adequacy of necessary drainage, storm watet management, sewage, utilities, and etOsion and
sediment control measures.
(e) Scope of approval
(1) Upon receipt of an approved and signed copy of the development plan, and provided that all other
requirements of this Chapter have been met, the Zoning Administtator shall issue a zotting pennit to the
applicant
(2) An approved basic or comprehensive development plan shall expire and be null and void unless a building
pennit has been issued or use of the land has commenced within five (5) years from the date of approval.
Upon request, revalidation of the development plan may be granted for an additional six (6) months if all
factors of the original development plan review are the same, provided that written notice requesting
revalidation shall be received by the Zoning Administtator prior to expiration of the original five-year (S-year)
period.
(f) Building permits and Certificates of Occupancy
All building pennits and Certificates of Occupancy shall require compliance with the provisions of the approved basic
or comprehensive development plan. .
(g) Phasing
In ordet to enforce compliance with permit conditions, a development plan may be approved in phases, subject to a
condition that building permits and Certificates of Occupancy in a phase of the development may be withheld subject
to compliance Vlith pemrit conditions in a prior phase.
36.2-552 Basic Development Plans
(a) Applicability
A basic development plan shall be submitted with all zotting pennit applications in the following cases:
(1) Construction, reconstruction, moving, or addition to a single-family demched dwelling or pennirted
accessory structure and including associated grading and clearing, when development is not in conjunction
with the construcrion, reconstruction, moving, or addition to anothet single-family demched dwelling or
pennitted accessory structures on the same lot or on an adjacent lot under the same ownership at the time of
application; or
(2) Construction, reconstruction, moving, or addition to a rwo-family dwelling and including associated grading
and clearing, when development is not in conjunction with the construction, reconsttuction, moving, or
addition to other two-family dwellings on the same lot or on an adjacent lot under the same m.vnership at the
time of application; or
(3) Additions to buildings or inteosification of uses not exceeding ten (10) percent of the floor area of a building
and whete the number of requited parking spaces is increased no more than three (3) spaces; or
(4) Additions of up to, but not more than, four (4) parking spaces; or
(5) Additions of less than 2,000 square feet of impervious surfaces othet than rooftops or parking areas.
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(b) Filing of plan
The applicant shall file a basic development plan with the Zoning Administrator, pursuant to the submittal
requirements of Section B-1, Appendix B.
(c) Decision
The Zoning Administtator shall approve or deny a basic development plan within teo (10) business days. In the case of
denial, the Zoning Administtator shall inform the applicant, in writing, of the reasons for denial.
(d) Approval criteria
Any basic development plan shall comply with all applicable requirements of this Chapter.
(e) Amendment of plan
If it becomes necessary for an approved basic development plan to be changed, such changes may be made with the
approval of the Zoning Administtator.
36.2-553 Comprehensive Development Plans
(a) Applicability
A comprehensive development plan shall be submitted with all zoning permit applications, except where a basic
development plan is requited pursuant to Section 36.2-552.
(b) Filing of plan
The applicant shall 6le a comprehensive development plan with the Zoning Administtator. Such comprehensive
development plan shall be prepared in a clear and legible manner, shall be drawn to scale, and shall comply with the
submittal requirements of Section B-2, Appendix B. The comprehensive development plan shall be refetted to the
Agent to the Planning Commission for review and approval in accordance with subsecrions (c) and (d), below.
(c)
(1)
Decision
The Agenr to the Planning Commission shall approve or disapprove all comprehensive development plaus,
except as set out in Section 36.2-SS3(c)(2).
(A) The Agent shall process and coordinate the review of comprehensive development plans with the City
Engineer, othet applicable departments, and the Westem Virginia Watet Authority.
(B) Within fifteen (15) business days aftet the initial submittal of a comprehensive development plan, and
within seven (T) business days after a resubmittal, the Agent shall notifY the applicant or his
represenmtive, in writing, that
(i) The information on the development plan is incomplete, in ettOr, or lacking in detail, and delineate
the additional information required or necessary revisions; or
(u) The development plan is sufficient in requited information and accuracy and bas been reviewed
and approved
(2) The Agent to the Planning Commission, the applicant, or the Planning Commission may request that a
comprehensive development plan be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission.
(A) If such request is made by the Agent or the Planning Commission, the Agent to the Planning
Commission shall notifY the applicant, in writing, within fifteen (15) calendar days of submission or re-
submission of a comprehensive development plan that the development plan must be reviewed by the
Planning Commission at its next regulady scheduled meeting.
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(B) All requited plans and information to be submitted to the Planning Commission shall be submitted at
least teo (10) business days prior to the scheduled meeting of the Commission. The Agent may prepare
a report outlining the various and particular aspects of the plan, with recommendations for the Planning
Commission's considetation.
(C) The Agent shall inform the applicant, in writing, of the Planning Commission's decision. If the
Commission's decision necessimtes revision of the development plan, the applicant shall submit teo (10)
copies of the revised development plan to the Agent for final approval.
(3) All approved comprehensive development plans shall be signed by the Agent to the Planning Commission,
the Zoning Administtator, and the City Development Engineet.
(d)
(1)
Approval criteria
The comprehensive development plan shall comply with all applicable requirements of this Chapter.
(2) Whete etOsion and sediment controls for the development are requited by the provisions of Chaptet 11.1,
Erosion and Sediment Contro~ of this Code, an etOsion and sediment control plan shall be implemented.
The design of all drainage improvements shall conform to Chapter 11.2, Stormwater Management, of this
Code.
(e) Amendment of plan
If it becomes necessary for an approved comprehensive development plan to be changed, such changes may be made
with the approval of the Zoning Administtator, the Agent to the Planning Commission, and the City Development
Engineet. If a proposed change will, in the opinion of the Zoning Administtator, the Agent to the Planning
Commission, or the City Development Engineet, subsmntially affect the tetmS of the original approval, a new plan
may be requited to be drawn and submitted for review and acrion in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
Division 6. Special Exceptions, Variances, and Appeals
36.2-560 Special Exceptions
(a) Applicability
The Board of Zoning Appeals shall bave the power to hear and decide on applications for such special exceptions as
may be authorized by this Chapter.
(b)
(1)
Procedures
Applications for special exceptions may be made by any property ownet, teoant, government official,
department, board, or bureau. Such application shall be filed with the Zoning Administrator in accordance
with rules adopted by the Board of Zoning Appeals. Upon receipt of a complete application for a special
exception, the Board of Zoning Appeals shall hold a public bearing aftet giving notice as provided in Section
15.2-2204, Code ofVu:ginia (1950), as amended. However, when giving any requited notice to the ownetS,
their agents, or the occupants of abutting property and property immediately across the street or road from
the property affected, the Board may give such notice by first-class mail rathet than by registeted or certified
mai1. No special exception shall be authorized except after such application, notice, and public bearing. The
expense oflega! advertisement shall be bome by the applicant
(2) Once the Board considetS and rendets a decision on an application for a special exceprion, the Board shall
not considet subsmntially the same request within one (1) year, except when such decision is the subject of a
motion to rehear. Any such motion to rehear shall be in accordance with rules adopted by the Board of
Zoning Appeals.
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(c) Standards
In consideting an application for a special exception, the Board of Zoning Appeals shall determine the appropriateoess
of the application based on the following smndards:
(1) The use is compatible with the character and appearance of the surrounding neighborhood by vittue of its
height, bulk, location on the lot, and the design and location of parking, signage, landscaping, and other
outside activities or structures;
(2) The use does not create a detnand on public water or sanimry sCWet services that exceeds the design capacity
of these systems or that would in any way decrease the quality of service to the surrounding neighbothood;
(3) The use does not generate traffic on public streets that exceeds the design capacity of such streets and does
not create a dangerous traffic probletn by vittue of driveway location, site clearance, driveway slope, or othet
factor;
(4) The use does not increase the flood potenrial in the surrounding neighbothood;
(5) The use is in conformance with the setback, y:ud, fronmge, lot area, parking, signage, screening, shading, and
othet applicable requirements of this Chapter as they pettain to the district in which the use is located or to
the specific use, whichevet the case may be; and
(6) The use furtbetS the intent of the City's Comprehensive Plan.
(d)
(1)
Scope of approval
In authorizing a special exception, the Board of Zoning Appeals may impose such condirions relating to the
use for which a pennit is granted as it may deem necessary in the public interest, including limiting the
durarion of a pennit, and may require a guarantee to ensure compliance with the conditions imposed.
(2) Construcrion shall begin or the use of land for which a special exception has been obmined shall commence
within twelve (12) months from the effective date of such permit; othetwise, such pennit shall be void
(3) In the event that the use allowed by a special exception is discontinued for a period of two (2) consecutive
years, the special exception permit shall become void
(e)
(1)
Revocation
The Board of Zoning Appeals may revoke a special exception previously granted if the Board determines
that thete has not been compliance with the terms or condirions of the pennit No special exceprion may be
revoked except aftet notice and hearing as provided by Section 15.2-2204, Code of Vttginia (1950), as
amended. However, when giving any required notice to the owners, their agents, or the occupants of
abuning propetty and property immediately across the street or road from the property affected, the Board
may give such notice by first-class mail rather than by registered or certified mail
(2) A decision to revoke a special exception shall become final thirty (30) calendar days after the date the
decision is tendeted, unless appealed. After such effective date of revocation, any activities continuing
pursuant to such pennit shall be deetned to be in violation of this Chapter.
(3) The right to revoke a special exception permit, as provided in this subsection, shall be cumulative to any
othet remedy allowed by law.
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36.2-561
Variances
(a) Applicability
The Board of Zoning Appeals sball have the power to authorize, upon appeal or original applicarion in specific cases,
variances from the terms of this Chapter, pursuant to the procedures and smndanls set forth in this section.
(b)
(1)
Procedures
Applications for variances may be made by any property owner, tenant, government official, department,
board, or bureau. Such applicarion for a variance shall be filed with the Zoning Administtator. Upon receipt
of a complete application for a variance, the Board of Zoning Appeals shall hold a public hearing after giving
notice as provided in Section 15.2-2204, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended. However, when giving any
required norlce to the ownetS, their agents, or the occupants of abutting property and property immediately
across the street or road from the property affected, the Board may give such notice by first-class mail rathet
than by registered or certified mail. No variance shall be authorized except aftet such appeal, notice, and
public hearing. The expense of legal advertisement shall be bome by the applicant
(2) During such public hearing, the chair of the Board of Zoning Appeals, or the acting chair in the absence of
the chair, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of wi1nesses. The Board of Zoning Appeals shall
keep recordings, transcripts, minutes, or other records of its proceedings on variances sufficient to make
possible court determinations on appeal as to the validity of its findings and its reasons thetefor. Such
minutes and records of official acrions shall be filed in the office of the Zoning Administtator and shall be
public records.
(3) Following the close of the public hearing, the Board of Zoning Appeals shall rendet a decision, denying or
granting with or without conditions the variance. pursuant to the standards and procedures set forth in
Section 36.2-S61(c), (d), and (e). The concurring vote of four (4) metnbers of the Board of Zoning Appeals
shall be necessary to effect any variance from this Chapter.
(4) Once the Board considetS and rendetS a decision on a variance, the Board shall not considet substantially the
same request for one (1) year, except when such decision is the subject of a morion to rehear. Any such
motion to rehear shall be in accordance with rules adopted by the Board of Zoning Appeals
(c) Standards
Subject to the smndanls and procedures set forth in this section, the Board of Zoning Appeals may grant a variance
from the terms of this Chapter as will not be conttary to the public interest when, owing to special condirions, a literal
enforcetnent of the provisions of this Chapter will result in unnecessary hardship, provided that the spirit of the
Chaptet shall be observed and subsmnrial justice done. No variance shall be authorized pursuant to this Chaptet unless
the applicant can show that the property was acquired in good faith and that the literal applicarion of the provisions of
this Chapter would create an unnecessary hardship that would effectively probibit or unreasonably restrict the
utilization of the property. The applicant shall provide evidence that the variance being sought satisfies this genetal
smndard and those smndanls set forth as follows:
(1) The subject property is exceptiotral as compared to other lots subject to the same provision by reason of a
unique physical condition, including exceptional narrowness, shallowness, size, or shape; exceptional
topographic conditions; or othet extraordinary situation or condition peculiar to and inbetent in the subject
property, or to the condition, use, or development of property immediately adjacent theteto.
(2) The unique physical condition set forth in subsection (1), above, is not the result of any action or inacrion of
the owner or his predecessors in title and existed at the rime of the effective date of the provisions of this
Chapter from which a variance is sought
(3) The alleged hardsbip is a clearly detnonstrable bardsbip approaching confiscation, as distinguished from a
special privilege or conVettience sought by the applicant.
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(4) The requested variance would not result in a use or development of the subject property that would not be
in harmony with the intended spirit and purpose of this Chapter.
(d) Findings of the Board
U pon the evidence heard by the Board of Zoning Appeals, the Board shall authorize a variance only if it makes all five
(5) of the following findings:
(1) That the strict application of this Chapter would produce undue hardship;
(2) That such hardship is not shared generally by othet properties in the same roning district and the same
vicinity;
(3) That the authorization of such variance will not be of subsmnrial detriment to adjacent property and that the
character of the district will not be changed by the granting of the variance;
(4) That the condition or situation of the property conCetned or the intended use of the property is not of so
general or recurring a nature as to make reasonably practicable the formulation of a genetal regulation to be
adopted as an amendment to this Chapter; and
(5) That the variance is no greater than the minimum variation necessary to relieve the unnecessary hardship
detnonstrated by the applicant.
The Board of Zoning Appeals shall not grant a variance to pennit a use in a district not authorized by that districts
regulations.
(e) Conditions and guarantees
In authorizing a variance, the Board may impose such conditions regarding the location, character, and othet features
of the proposed structure or use as it may deem necessary in the public interest, and may require a guarantee to ensure
compliance with the conditions imposed.
36.2-562 Appeals to Board of Zoning Appeals
(a) Applicability
The Board of Zoning Appeals shall have the powet to hear and decide appeals from any ordet, requirement, decision,
or detetminarion made by the Zoning Administtator in the administration or enforcement of this Chaptet, except as
provided in Section 36.2-541 (g)(2).
(b)
(1)
Procedures
An appeal to the Board of Zoning Appeals may be mken by any person aggrieved or by any officet,
department, board, or bureau of the City affected by any decision of the Zoning Administtator. Such notice
of appeal, specifying the grounds theteof, shall be filed with the Board within thirty (30) calendar days after
the date of the decision for which the appeal is filed. If not appealed within thirty (30) calendar days, the
decision shall be final and unappealable. Upon notice of appeal, the Zoning Administtator shall transmit to
the Board all the pap= constituting the record upon which the action appealed from was mken.
(2) An appeal shall smy all proceedings in furthetance of the action appealed from unless the Zoning
Administtator certifies to the Board, after the notice of appeal shall have been filed, that by reason of facts
smted in writing to the Board, a smy would, in the Zoning Administtator's opinion, cause imminent peril to
life or property. In such case, proceedings shall not be smyed othet than by an ordet granted by the Circuit
Court upon notice to the Board and to the Zoning Administtator, and for due cause shown.
(3) Upon receipt of a notice of appeal, the Board of Zoning Appeals shall fix a reasonable rime for the hearing
of the appeal and make its decision within ninety (90) calendar days of the filing of the appeal Notice of the
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public heating shall be given as provided by Section 15.2-2204, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended.
However, when giving any required notice to the owners, their agents, or the occopants of abutting property
and property immediately across the street or road from the property affected, the Board may give such
notice by first-class mail rathet than by registered or certified mail
(4) Following the hearing, the Board of Zoning Appeals shall rendet a decision on the appeal Such decision may
revetse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may modify the appealed ordet, requirement, decision, or
determination of the Zoning Administtator. The concucting vote of four (4) members of the Board of
Zoning Appeals shall be necessary to reverse any ordet, requirement, decision, or detetmination of the
Zoning Administrator. The Board shall keep minutes of its proceedings and othet official actions which shall
be filed in the office of the Zoning Administtator and shall be public records. The Chair of the Board, or the
acting Chair in the absence of the Chair, may administer oaths and compel the alteodance of witnesses.
(5) Once the Board considers and rendetS a decision on an appeal, the Board shall not considet subsmntially the
same request for one (1) year, except when such decision is the subject of a motion to rehear. Any such
motion to rehear sball be in accordance with rules adopted by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(c) Standards
The decision on such appeal of any ordet, requirement, decision, or determination made by the Zoning Administrator
in the administtation or enfotcement of this Chapter shall be based on the Board's judgment of whethet the Zoning
Administtator was correct. The Board shall considet the purpose and inteot of any applicable ordinances, laws, and
regulations in making its decision.
36.2-563
Appeals from Board of Zoning Appeals
(a) Any person or persons joindy or sevetally aggrieved by any decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals, or any
aggrieved llIXpayet or any officer, department, board, or bureau of the City, may file with the Clerk of the Circuit
Court for the City a petition specifying the grounds on which aggrieved within thitty (30) calendar days after the
final decision of the Board.
(b) Upon the presenmtion of such petition, the court shall allow a writ of certiorari to review the decision of the
Board of Zoning Appeals and shall preseribe thetein the time within which a return theteto must be made and
served upon the relator's artomey, which shall not be less than teo (10) calendar days and may be extended by the
court The allowance of the writ shall not smy proceedings upon the decision appealed &om, but the court may,
on application, on notice to the Board and on due cause shown. grant a restraining order.
(c) The Board of Zoning Appeals shall not be required to return the original papers acted upon by it but it shall be
sufficient to return certified or sworn copies theteOf or of the portions thereof as may be called for by the writ
The return shall concisely set forth such other facts as may be pertinent and material to show the grounds of the
decision appealed from and shall be verified.
(d) If, upon the hearing, it shall appear to the court that testimony is necessary for the proper disposition of the
matter, it may take evidence or appoint a commissioner to take evidence as it may direct and report the evidence
to the court with bis findings of fact and conclusions of law, wbich shall constitute a part of the proceedings upon
which the determination of the court shall be made. The court may reverse or affirm, wholly or pardy, or may
modify the decision brought up for review.
(e) In the case of an appeal from the Board of Zoning Appeals to the Circuit Court of an ordet, requirement,
decision, or determination of the Zoning Administrator or other administtative officet in the administtation or
enforcement of any ordinance or provision of smre law, the decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals shall be
presumed to be correct. The appealing party may rebut that resumprion by proving by a preponderance of the
evidence, including the record before the Board of Zoning Appeals that the Board of Zoning Appeals erred in its
decision. Any party may introduce evidence in the proceedings in the court
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(I) In the case of an appeal by a person of any decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals that denied or granted an
application for a variance, or application for a special exception, the decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals shall
be presumed to be correct. The petitionet may rebut that presumption by showing to the satisfacrion of the court
that the Board of Zoning Appeals applied erroneous principles of law, or where the discretion of the Board of
Zoning Appeals is involved, the decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals was plainly wrong and in violation of
the purpose and intent of the zoning ordinance.
(g) Costs shall not be allowed against the Board, unless it shall appear to the court that ir acted in bad faith or with
malice in making the decision appealed from. In the event the decision of the Board is aflinned and the court
finds that the appeal was frivolous, the court may ordet the person or persons who requested the issuance of the
writ of cetrlorari to pay the costs incurred in making the return of the record pursuant to the writ of certiorari. If
the petition is withdrawn subsequent to the filing of the return, the Board may request that the court hear the
matter on the question of whether the appeal was frivolous.
Division 7. Enforcement
36.2-570
Purpose
The purpose of this Division is to ensure that this Chapter is observed when development occurs. 1his
Division provides remedies for the City when violations occur and implements the policy of the
Comprehensive Plan to increase compliance with zoning regulations.
36.2-571
Zoning Violations
(a)
(1)
Generally
The Zoning Administtator shall enforce the requirements of this Chapter. The remedies provided in this
Division for violations of any provision of this Chapter, or regulation adopted pursuant to this Chapter, shall
be cumulative and shall be in addition to any othet remedy provided by law. Except as othetwise provided in
this Chaptet, any development or use initiated aftet adoption of this Chapter, or mainmined in violation of
this Chaptet, which is not in compliance with this Chaptet is probibited and is referred to as an unlawful
development or use.
(2) Whenevet the Zoning Administtator receives a complaint alleging a violation of this Chapter, the Zoning
Administrator shall investigate the complaint and take such action as is '\V3.tnU1ted in accordance with the
provisions set forth in this secrion.
(b) Procedures upon discovery of violation
If the Zoning Administrator finds that any provision of this Chapter is being violated, the Zoning
Administrator shall provide a written notice to the person responsible for such violation, indicating the nature
of the violation and ordering the action necessary to correct it.
(c)
(1)
Penalties
Violating, causing, or permining the violation of, or failure to comply with any of the requirements of; this
Chapter, including violations of any conditions esmblisbed in connection with grants of variances,
conditional rezonings, special exceptions, or the issuance of zoning permits or development plan approval,
by any person, linn, or corporation, whethet as principal, agent, ownet, lessee, etnployee, or other similar
position, shall be unlawful and is subject to the following:
(1\.) Criminal Sanctions: Any violation shall be a misdetneanor punishable, upon conviction, as provided in
Section lS.2-2286.A.5, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended
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(Bl Injunctive Relief. Any violation or attempted violarion of this Chapter may be resttained, corrected, or
abated, as the case may be, by injuncrion or othet appropriate proceeding for relief, alone or in
conjunction with any criminal action.
(2) Each day that any violation continues after notification by the Zouing Administtator shall be consideted a
separate offense for purposes of the penalties and remedies specified in this section.
(d)
(1)
Revocation of permit or approval
This secrion shall apply to any situation whete the applicant has supplied materially misIel>~;ng information
relating to the approval of a permit issued by the Zoning Administtator.
(2) If the Zoning Administtator detetmines that there are reasonable grounds for revocarion of a development
permit or approval, the Zoning Administtator shall notify the permit holdet in writing. Such notice shall
inform the permit holder of the alleged grounds for the revocation and shall include specific reasons or
findings of fact that support the revocation. Revocation of a permit by the Zoning Administtator may be
appealed to the Board of Zoning Appeals as set forth in Section 36.2-562.
(3) A decision to revoke a development permit shall become final thirty (30) calendar days after the date the
decision is rendeted, unless appealed. After such effective date of revocation, any activities continuing
pursuant to such permit shall be deemed to be in violation of this Chapter.
(4) The right to revoke a development permit, as provided in this section, shall be cumulative to any othet
remedy allowed by law.
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Development Standards
36.2-600
Applicability
This Article applies to any application for a zoning pemUt or development plan approval.
Division 1. Utilities
36.2-610
Utilities
In all zoning districts, all utility service laterals or service lines associated with a basic or comprehensive
development plan shall be located underground; however, utility service laterals or service lines may be located
above ground to the point of connection when routed directly to the rear of the structure by way of an alley or
utility easement where there are existing overhead distribution lines.
Division 2. Outdoor Lighting
36.2-620
Purpose
The purpose of this Division is to promote the genetal welfare by controlling light trespass and to protect the public
safety through the prevention of glare by regulating the size, height, and placement of outdoor lighting in a manner
that
(a) Is consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan policy of reducing light pollution, parriculady in residential
neighbothoods;
(b) Permits the reasonable use of outdoor lighting for safety, utility, commetce, and security;
(c) Minimizes glare and obtrusive light on public streets and adjacent properties by limiting outdoor lighting that
is misdirected; and
(d) Protects residential neighborhoods by limiting light trespass.
36.2-621
Applicability
(a) The regulations of this Division shall apply to any outdoor lighting installed or replaced in associarion with:
(1) A basic deveiopmentplan;
(2) A comprehensive development plan;
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(3) The eteetion of a new light support structure exceeding eight (8) feet in height in any zoning distric~
(4) New flood lights or spotlights attached to existing structures in residentially zoned districts; or
(5) New lighting fixtures attached to existing structures in non-residentially zoned districts.
(b) The routine servicing or lamp replacetnent of any existing outdoor lighting shall not be subject to the
requirements of this Division
36.2-622
Exempt Lighting
The following outdoor lighting shall be exetnpt from the requirements of this Division:
(a) illuminated sigos subject to Section 36.2-666;
(b) Landscape lighting two (2) feet or less in heigh~
(c) Accent directional lighting to etnphasize the fa~ade of a building or othet architectural elements, provided
they are aimed so as to preclude light projection beyond the immediate objects inteoded to be illuminated;
(d) Security lighting controlled by motion sensors which provides illuminarion for fifteen (15) minutes or less;
(e) Outdoor recreation facility or sports smdium lighting subject to Secrions 36.2-340 and 36.2-403(g);
(f) Tetnporary lighting such as holiday decorative lighting, consttucrion lighting, or etnergency lighting used by
or at the direction of police, firefighting, or medical personnel;
(g) Lighting of the United SOltes of America or Commonwealth of Virginia flags and other non-commercial
flags expressing constitutionally protected speech;
(h) Submerged lighting in swimming pools;
(i) Code-required lighting for exterior stairs and ramps and exterior exit doors at grade level; and
(j) Lighting requited and regulated by the Fedetal Aviation Administtation
36.2-623
Definitions
The words, tetmS, and phrases used in this Division shall be defined as set forth in this section and in Appendis A. For
the purposes of this Division, to the extent of any inconsistency between Appendix A and this section, the definirions
provided in this section shall controL
Flood or spot light: A form of lighting, with ref1ectiog or refracting eletnents, desigoed to direct its output in a
specific direcrion.
Fully shielded fixture: Lighting fixture constructed in such a manner that all light emitted by the fixture, eithet
directly from the lamp or a diffusing element, or indirecdy by reflection or refracrion from any part of the luminaire, is
projected below the horizontal plane. The lamp or any optical part (a reflector, prismatic lens or a clear non-prismatic
lens) is not visible from the side of a luminaire (or any angle above) if it is fully sbielded Shielding devices may include
internal or extemallouvers.
Lamp: The light source component of a lighting fixture that produces the actual light, commonly called a bulb.
Light trespass: Outdoor lighting falling beyond the lot lines of the use it is inteoded to serve and spilling 0Vet and
shining onto adjacent properties and public rights-of-way.
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Lighting fixture: A complete lighting unit consisting of one or more lamps, togethet with the components designed
to distribute the light (such as a ref1ector or refractor), to position and protect the lamps, and to connect the lamps to
the electrical powet supply.
Louvers: A series ofbafRes designed to shield a light source from being viewed directly within cettain angles.
Outdoor lighting: Any lighting fixture which is installed outdoors, whether attached to a building, pole, or se1f-
supported.
Wallpacks: Wall-mounted lighting fixtures, typically surface-mounted on a vertical wall surface, with optical elements
(reflectors or refractors) that genetally direct a large potrion of their light at angles near the horizonmL
36.2-624
Lighting Plan
The applicant for any basic or comprehensive development plan, or the applicant for a peunit associated with the
eteetion or installation of any light support structure exceeding eight (8) feet in height or any lighting fixture as set forth
in Section 36.2-621 (a)(4) and (a)(S), shall submit as part of the application evidence that the proposed work will comply
with the outdoor lighting requirements of this Division. Such submission sball conmin the following, all or part of
which may be part or in addirion to the information requited by othet applicable regulations of the City:
(a) The location on the lot of all outdoor lighting fixtures, both proposed and existing;
(b) The mounting heights of lighting futtures and the heights of any support structures; and
(c) The angle of cut-off of light emissions and a description of any sbie1ding devices to mitigate light trespass
and glare to abutting lots and public streets.
36.2-625 Outdoor Lighting Standards
(a) Generally
(1) All outdoor lighting shall be locared, aimed, and shielded so as not to present glare on abutting lots or public
streets and to minimize spill light trespassing across lot lines.
(2) No outdoor lighting shall be peunitted which shines directly into abutting residential dwelling units, buildings
on adjacent lots, or abutting public streets, or for which the point source of illumination (an: tube) is visible at
the property line.
(3) With the exception of flood or spotlights which shall be subject to subsection (4) below, control of glare and
light trespass shall be accomplished through the application of fully shielded fixtures and a downward aiming
angle of no greater than forty-five (45) degrees above straight down (halfway between straight down and
straight to the side).
(4) Flood or spotlights shall be aimed no highet than forty-five (45) degrees above straight down (halfway
between straight down and straighr to the side) when the light source is visible from any abutting lot
(5) Outdoor lighting shall not be permitted to be located in any buffer yard requited by this Chapter.
(b)
(1)
Shielding
Any structutal part of a fixture providing sbielding to mitigate or control light trespass or glare in otder to
comply with the regulations of this Division shall be permanently affixed.
(2) All canopy lighting shall be fully shielded or fully recessed.
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(3) Wallpacks shall be installed and sbielded in such a manuet that they effecrively comply with the smndards of
Section 36.2-625(a).
(c) Mounting heights
(1) Pole-mounted lighting: Lighting fixtures mounted onto a pole or any structure intended primarily for the
mounting of lighting shall not exceed a height of fifty (50) peteent of the dismnce of the light pole to the lot
line as measured in a horizontal plane, or a maximum height of forty (40) feet, wbichevet is 10Wet, except as
provided below:
(A) Lighting for tennis courts or swinuning pools on residentially zoned lots shall not exceed twenty (20)
feet above court or pool deck surface; and
(B) In non-residential districts, heights greater than fifty (SO) peteent of the dismnce from the light pole to
the lot line as measured in a horizontal plane but no greater than forty (40) feet shall be permitted
provided the light fixture is side-shielded on the side of the lot line.
(2) Flood or spotlights mounted to residential dwellings in residential districts: Flood or spotlights attached to
single-funily and two-family dwellings in residential districts shall not exceed the height of the eaves.
(3) Lighting fixtures mounted to buildings in non-residential districts: Lighting mounted onto buildings in non-
residential districts shall not exceed a height highet than fifty (SO) percent of the horizontal dismnce of the
light from the lot line, except as provided below:
(A) Lighting for facades may be mounted at any height equal to, or less than the total height of the structure
being illuminated reganlless of the horizontal dismnce to the lot line; and
(B) For buildings less than forty (40) feet from the lot line, outdoor lighting shall be mounted to the vertical
facades or the undetSide of canopies at a height of sixteen (16) feet or less.
Division 3. General Development Standards
36.2-630
General Development Standards
The provision and location of all pedestrian and vehicular ttaffic related facilities, including sidewalks, curbs and
guttetS, fronmge roads, and acceleration and deceletation lanes, shall be as requited by the Agent to the Planning
Conunission, provided that the property's development directly genetates the need for such infrastructure and
provided furthet that the infrastructure requited is in proportion to the level of pedestrian and vehicular activity
generated by the development. Such determination by the Agent shall be based upoo a quantifiable need documented
by analysis of existing and post-development conditions, such as ttaffic or drainage studies.
Division 4. Landscaping and Screening
36.2-640
Purpose
The purpose of this Division is to protect the public health, safety, and genetal welfare by incorporating landscaping,
screening, and tree canopy preservation requirements into the development process. nus Division establishes
minimum requirements for the installation, preservation, and maintenance of planting and screening materials intended
to:
(a) Ensure development consistent with the goals of the Comprehensive Plan;
(b) Reduce soil etOsion;
(c) Increase infiltration in permeable land areas to improve srormwater management and aquifet recharge;
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(d) Mitigate air, dust, noise, and chemical pollution;
(e) Reduce the heat island effect of impervious surfaces;
(fJ Preserve existing native vegemtion as an integral part of the community;
(g) Promote planting techniques that ensure the long-tetm health of landscaping materials;
(h) Reduce public costs to llIXpayers for stormwater management, air pollution controls, and related
infrastructure;
(1) Protect property values by requiting site appropriate landscaping; and
(j) Mitigate the impacts of intense development on less inteose uses.
36.2-641
Applicability
(a) The provisions of this Division shall apply to any construction or other development requiring a basic
development plan or a comprehensive development plan pursuant to Sections 36.2-552 and 36.2-553.
(b) When a development plan is submitted to expand an existing building or for other site improvements,
the requirements of this Division shall apply only to those portions of the site that are affected by the
proposed improvements.
(c) When a property abuts an adjacent jurisdiction, the Zoning Administrator shall determine the specific
buffer yard and screening requirements along the boundary after consideration of the zoning
designation of the adjacent property. Requirements shall not exceed those that would be required
between similarly zoned properties within the City.
36.2-642
General Landscaping and Screening Standards
(a)
(1)
General requirements
All potrions of a lot which are not included in the calculation of impervious surface ratio shall be landscaped.
Landscaping shall include plant materials as may be requited by this Division as well as open areas coveted
with grass or othet vegemtive gmundcover.
(2) Landscaping within a sight dismnce triangle shall not include any evergreen tree and, furtbetmore, shall not
include shrubs or gmund cover exceeding thirty (30) inches in height above the graded gmund level
(3) When a detetmination of the number of required trees or shrubs, as set forth in this Division, results in a
fraction, any fraction shall be counted as one (1) tree or shrub.
(4) If the development of any portion of a lot includes the creation of a slope of two (2) to one (1), horizontal to
vertical, or greater, such slope shall be planted with vegemtive cover, subject to detenninarion of the Zoning
Administtator that the methods of planting will hold the soil in place and that the proposed vegemtive covet
and rate of planting will ensure smbilization of the slope.
(b) Planting materials
Whete landscaping is requited by this Division, the following smndards shall apply:
(1) All trees required by this Division shall be selected from the approved tree list in Table 642-1 and
shall meet the applicable minimum height and caliper at the rime of planting and suimbility
requirements as set forth in Table 642-1, unless otherwise provided for in this Division. The Zoning
Administrator may approve the use of trees not set forth in Table 642-1 to meet the minimum tree
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requirements of this Division. subject to the Zoning Administrator's determination that the height.
caliper. canopy. and suitability characteristics of such alternative trees are consistent with the intent
and standards of this Division. The resource for such determination shall be based on the published
reference text, Manual of Woody LandscllPe Plants, fifth edition, 1998, by Michael A. Dirr.
(2) Where evergreen or deciduous shrubs are required by this Division, such shrubs shall have a
minimum height of twenty-four (24) inches at the rime of planting.
(3) Existing vegetation wbich meets the standards prescribed by this Division, as determined by the
Zoning Administrator. may be preserved and may be used to meet some or all of the landscaping
requirements.
(4) All required landscaping materials shall meet the specifications and standards of the American
Association of Nurserymen.
(5) Where the planting of trees wbich have a height at twenty-year maturity wbich would interfere with
overhead utility lines. the Zoning Administrator may, as a part of development plan approval, pennit
the substitution of trees with a lesser height at maturity, provided the substitute trees shall be
provided at a rate that will result in the same amount of total tree canopy.
Cypress, Leyland 5' 113 B
5'
5'
5'
s 5'
5'
uca 5'
Ash, Green
Ash, 'White 2"
Beech, American 2"
Beech, Co r 'l:'
Birch, River 'l:'
Black Gum/Tu 0 2"
Elm, Lacebark 2"
Ginkgo {Male Variety 2" 133 P,C
2" 314 C
2" 254 C
a 2" 177 P,C
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Trees: Approved Plant List, Minimum Size at Planting, 2O-Year Canopy, and Suitability
Trees: Approved Plant List, Minimum Size at Planting, 2O-Year Canopy, and Suitability
Linden, American 2" 314 C
Linden, Little Leaf 2" 177 P,C
London Planetree 2" 380 P,C
Ma Ie, Red 2" 314 P,C
Ma le,S 2" 314 P,C
Oak, Chestnut 2" 254 C
Oak, Northetn Red 2" 254 P,C
Oak, Pin 2" 254 P,C
Oak, White 2" 254 C
Oak, Willow 2" 254 P,C
Redwood, Dawn 2" 177 C
Tulitree 2" 254 C
Che ,Comelian 5' 113 C,B
Cherry, Kwanzan 2" 177 P,C
Flo
Ch 2" 177 P,C
Do 5' 177 P,C
Do ood, Kousa 5' 177 P,C
Goldenraintree 2" 177 P,C
Hawthorn, Was on 5' 113 C,B
Ho hombeam, American 2" 201 C
Hombeam, .American 2" 177 C
Ma Ie, Amur 2" 113 C,B
Ma Ie, He 2" 177 P,C,B
Ma Ie, a ese 5' 177 C
:Ma Ie, Trident 2" 177 C
M e,Cm 113 P,C
Redbud, Eastetn 177 P,C
Service 201 C
Sourwood 113 C
White F . 113 C
*Suimbility Key for Table 642-1:
P = Parking Areas or Street Yard Trees
C = Tree Canopy for Overall Site
B = Buffer Yards
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(c) Screening
Where screening is requited by this Division, the following smndards shall apply:
(1) Screening shall be visually opaque and constructed of a durable material.
(2) Screening shall be mainmined by the owner of the property so as to meet the requirements of this
Division.
(3) Acceptable screening materials shall include stockade fences, decorative masonry walls, brick walls,
and earth berms. The Zoning Administrator may approve alternative materials where their
characteristics and design meet the intent and standards of this Division.
(d) Landscape plan
For development plans subject to the requirements of this Division, the following landscaping informarion shall be
requited as part of development plan approval:
(1) For a basic development plan, the landscaping information as set forth in Section B-1, Appendix B, shall be
submitted; or
(2) For a comprehensive development plan, a Landscape Plan as ser forth in Section B-3, Appendix B, shall be
submitted.
(e) Installation
The installation of requited tree canopies, landscaping, buffeting, and screening shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Only healthy planting materials shall be used for required plantings.
(2) The planting of trees shall be done in accordance with either the standardized landscape specifications
jointly adopted by the Virginia Nurserymen's Association, the Virginia Society of Landscape
Designers, and the Virginia Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects, or the road and
bridge specifications of the Virginia Department of Transportation.
(3) No permanent Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued until either the required landscaping is
completed in accordance with an approved development plan or the property owner or developer
provides a guarantee in a form acceptable to the City Attorney that ensures installation.
(A) A guarantee for required landscaping shall be an amount equal to one hundred ten (110) percent
of the cost of the plants, related materials, and installation.
(B) All required landscaping shall be installed, inspected, and approved within six (6) months of
acceptance of the guarantee.
(C) During any water etnergency declared by the governing body in wbich the use of water is
restricted, the Zoning Administrator may permit the delayed installation of required trees, plants,
or screening materials. In this event, the property owner shall be required to maintain the
guarantee. After a declaration of water emergency ends, the property owner shall install the
requited plants within six (6) months.
(f) Maintenance
Aftet approval by the Zoning Administtator that all landscaping requited by this Chapter is complete and in bealthy
condition, the property owner shall be responsible for the ongoing protection and maintenance of all required
landscaping in a manuet that complies with the requirements of this Chapter and in conformance with the approved
development plan. Where necessary to comply with the requirements of this Chaptet and the approved development,
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dead or damaged landscaping materials shall be replaced by the property ownet within six (6) months of notification by
the City.
(g) Modification of landscaping requirements
The Zoning Administtator may approve in writing a development plan subject to, in whole or in part, alternative
landscaping, screening, or buffer yard smndards if the Zoning Administtator finds that any of the following
circumsmnces exist on the proposed development site, or surrounding propetries, provided any such altemative plan
shall provide the equivalent quantity of required vegemtive material and shall bave no additional advetSe visual impact
on adjacent properties or public areas or othetwise be inconsistent with the smted purposes of this Division:
(1) Natural land charactetistics, such as topography or existing vegemtion, on the proposed development site
would achieve the same intent of this Division;
(2) Innovative landscaping or arcbitectural design is employed on the development site to acbieve an equivalent
tree canopy, landscaping, screening, or buffcting effec~
(3) The screening and landscaping for a requited buffet would be ineffective because of the proposed
topography of the site or the location of the improvements on the site; or
(4) The topography of adjacent and surrounding sites would rendet requited screening ineffective.
36.2-643 Preservation of existing landscape features
(a) Generally
(1) During development, the property owner shall demonsttate reasonable efforts, in light of the proposed
developmenr and topography of a particular site, to preserve, replenish, protect, and utilize the following
types of landscape features: trees of six (6) inch caliper or larger; ornamental trees of any size; trees within
requited yards, along property boundaries, or within twenty (20) feet of streams or lakes, unless necessary to
remove for access, tree health, traffic circulation, utilities, or drainage; and streams in their natural condition.
(2) The Zoning Administtator shall have the authority to require the replacement of trees destroyed during site
development, particularly as delineated in subparagraph (1) above.
(3) With the approval of the Zoning Administrator, any existing tree, of six (6) inch caliper or greater,
detetmined ro be in healthy condition and of a species permitted and suimble for the requirement of this
Division for which credit is requested, as esmblisbed in Table 642-1, and preserved on the site in accordance
with Section 36.2-643(b), may receive a tree preservation bonus. For purposes of this subsection, a tree
preservation bonus shall provide credit as follows for purposes of satisfying tree canopy requirements:
(A) Existing approved tree of at least siz (6) inch calipet shall receive a canopy credit of two (2) trees of the
same species;
(B) Existing approved tree of at least nine (9) inch calipet shall receive a canopy credit of three (3) trees of
the same species; or
(C) Existing approved tree of at least twelve (12) inch calipet shall receive a canopy credit of four (4) trees of
the same species.
(b) Tree protection during construction
\X'here, at the option of the developer, existing trees, of at least six (6) inch caliper, or wooded areas, are to be
preserved in lieu of planting new materials in ordet to satisfY the tree canopy, landscaping, buffer yard, or screening
requirements of this Division, subject to determination of the Zoning Administrator that such trees or wooded areas to
be presetVed will serve the putposes of this Division, and as a condition of any approval pursuant to Section 36.2-
643(a)(3), the following requirements shall apply:
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(1) Groups of trees and individual trees that will be remined on a development site shall be accurately located on
a basic development plan (see Section B-1, Appendix B) or on the Landscape Plan of a comprehensive
development plan (see Section B-3, Appendix B) and designated as "Tree Protecrion Areas," and shall be
cleady marked on the development site prior to any land distuthance. Grading, clearing, storage of materials,
dumping of materials, and parking or transporting vehicles and equipment shall be probibited inside any
"Tree Protection Areas."
(2) Tree protecrion devices as specified in "SID & SPEC 3.38, Tree PresetVarion and Protecrion," in the 1992
edition of the Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook, shall be used to protect trees in any "Tree
Protection Areas."
(3) Applicable diagrams of tree protection devices shall be provided as part of any development plan (see
Appendix B). Such tree protection devices shall be installed prior to any clearing or grading on the site, shall
be mainmined during construction, and shall remain in place until completion of all guaranteed
improvements shown on the development plan and final release on all requirements by the City.
(4) The Zoning Administrator shall make a detetmination concetning the degree of damage to any tree, whether
replaCetnent of any damaged tree is required, or the co=ctive measures to be mken to ensure the survival of
damaged trees. The Zoning Administtator shall notify the property owner if any trees must be repaired or
replaced because of the damage caused by the stress of constmction.
36.2-644
Overall Tree Canopy Requirements
(a) Definition of tree canopy
For purposes of this section, "tree canopy" shall include all areas of coverage by existing plant material exceeding five
(5) feet in height, and the extent of planted tree canopy at maturity shall be based on the "canopy at 20 years" as set
forth in Table 642-1. Whete an existing tree is not listed in Table 642-1, "canopy at maturity" shall be based on the
published refetence text, Manual of Woody Landscape Plants, fifth edition, 1998, by Michael A. Dirt.
(b)
(1)
Applicability
nus section shall apply to any development that requires submission of a comprehensive development plan
or a basic development plan, except that dedicated school sites, playing fields, and othet nonwooded
recreation areas, and other facilities and uses of a sim.ila:r nature, shall be exempt from the requirements of
this section.
(2) The Zoning Administrator may make a determination that provides reasonable deviarion from the
requirements of this section WIder the following circumstances:
(A) To allow for the reasonable development of farm land or other areas devoid of bealthy or suimble
woody materials; or
(B) For the preservation of wetlands.
(c)
(1)
Tree canopy requirements
The planting or replacement of trees on a development site shall be requited to the extent that, at twenty (20)
years, minimum tree canopies will be provided as follows:
Zoning District Classification Minimum Tree Canopy Required
CG, CLS, 1-1, 1-2, MX, IN, INPUD, IPUD 10% of entire development site
RM-2, RMF 10% of entire development site
R-3, RM-l, MXPUD 15% of entire develooment site
RA,R-12,R-7,R-S,R()S 20% of entire development site
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(2) Existing trees which are to be preserved may be included to meet all or part of the canopy requirements of
subsection (1), above, provided such preservation is in accordance with the smndards set forth in Section
36.2-643.
(3) Existing trees infested with disease or insects or structurally damaged to the extent that they pose a hazard to
persons or property, or to the health of other trees on site, shall not be included to meet the tree canopy
requirements.
(4) This secrion does not replace, or negate full compliance with, the requirements of any other section of this
Chapter. Howevet, if the trees provided to satisfy the requirements of street yard trees (Section 36.2-MS),
buffet yards (Section 36.2-647) and parking areas (Section 36.2-648) equal or exceed the tree canopy requited
by this section, no furthet planting of trees or tree replacement is requited in ordet to comply with the
requirements of this section.
36.2-645
Street Yard Trees
Deciduous trees, as set forth in Section 36.2-642, Table 642-1, shall be provided between the building line and any
public right-of-way when such building line is twenty-five (25) feet or more from the abutting public right-of-way. One
(1) such tree shall be provided for each fifty (50) feet of lot fronmge, or portion theteof, exclusive of any perimeter
parking area landscaping strips as requited in Section 36.2-648(b)(S).
36.2-646
Fa~de Planting
Structures conmining single-family, two-family, townhouse or rowhouse, or multifamily dwelling units shall be subject
to the following landscaping requirements:
(a) A minimum of one (1) deciduous or evergreen shrub for each four (4) linear feet of building foundation that
fronts on a public street shall be planted in the area between the right-of-way of the public street and the
principal building.
(b) For lots with multiple street fronmges, the regularions of this section shall apply only to the fa~ade of the
building that conmins the principal entrance(s) to the structure.
36.2-647 Buffer Yards
(a) Buffer yard requirements, generally
Whete buffet yards are requited by this section, the following smndards shall apply:
(1) Buffet yard areas may be included within setback and othet yard requirements specified in this Chapter for
each zorting district.
(2) Buffer yards shall be reserved solely for screening and landscaping. No proposed building, building addition,
structure, parking area, or any other type of physical land improvement shall be located in a buffet yard;
however, a driveway may cross a buffer yard if it is necessary for safe and convenient access to the
development site.
(3) Buffer yards shall conmin the screening or planting materials as requited in subsecrion (b) below, Table
647-1, and the balance of the buffet yard shall be planted in grass or othet ground cover.
(b) Buffer yard requirements, by category
Thete shall be five (5) categories of buffet yards, as esmblisbed in Table 647-1, with each category providing two (2)
options for requirements for buffer yard width and plant materials or screening. The applicant may plant new trees or
plants, or preserve existing trees or plants that meet the criteria of Table 647-1, or a combination thereof; in ordet to
meet the planting requirements of this section.
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B ! 6 foot high screening : 10 foot wide buffer yard I
l 15 foot wide buffer yard ! Evergreen trees and one row of evergreen sbmbs I
, 'Evergreen trees ,
LJ~- ---- - - _w. i
C 16 foot high screening 15 foot wide buffet yard !
i i 10 foot wide buffer yard .....-. trees and one row of evergreen shrubs I
: iEvergreen trees ,
[:]"""""""""""""""""""""""""'"""""'-"""""" ,20 foot wide buffet yard
, D ,6 foot high screening 1
, 115 foot wide buffer yard -e.-- trees and one row of evergreen sbmbs i
, :Evergreen trees
1
[J~~__m_mm '30 foot wide buffet yard i
, E i 8 foot high screening
, ! 20 foot wide buffet yard 'Evergreen trees, large deciduous trees, and one row of i
, Evergreen trees and large deciduous evergreen sbmbs I
I'
'trees
,_.._~_,_.~,,_w ~ __.,..."_","w...,,,......,',,,,,._..,, _.,___" _'W"'''''''_. M_'''___ -, _,,'w, - ""._",~-'- ----,-.,.,-". - -- -.--" ,
-Rules of Intetpremtion for Table 647-1: ,
,
(1) The buffet yard categories esmblisbed in this mble shall be requited as set forth in Section 36.2-647(c), Table i
647-2. I
(2) Screening shall meet the smndards of Section 36.2-642(c).
(3) Screening heights are minimum height requirements.
(4) Where a combination of screening and planting materials is required, requited landscaping shall be located on
the exterior side of the screening material
(5) Requited planting materials shall be provided at the following density smndards:
(a) Evergreen trees: One (1) tree pet eight (8) linear feet, or portion theteOf, in buffet yard categories A., B,
C, and D; One (1) tree pet twenty (20) linear feet, or portion theteOf, in buffer yard category E.
(b) Small deciduous trees: One (1) tree per twenty (20) linear feet, or portion thereof.
(c) Large deciduous trees: One (1) tree per thirty (30) linear feet, or portion theteof.
(d) Evergreen sbmbs: Three (3) feet on center or less.
(c) Where buffer yards are required
Buffer yards shall be applied along side and rear lot lines as set forth in Table 647-2. For purposes of this subsection,
abutting lots shall not include lots separated by a public street, stream, or railroad track. Lots that would abut if not for
their separation by an alley shall be considered abutting lots for purposes of this subsection and shall be subject to the
requirements for buffer yards.
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Table 647-2 Re uired Buffer Yards
Zo' District of Abu
Zoning District of the Zoning Lot(s) on Which
Development is Proposed
..;
=:
.".
=:
~
6:
-
<'i
-
of
\:l
U
~
I B
C I B
D C A
D C B
D D C
E E C
To be detetmined
c
c
D
A
B B
C C
Rules ofIntetpremtion for Table 647-2:
(1) "A", "B", ''C'', ''0'', and "E"; Bufferyatdcategories as established in Table 647-1.
(2) A dash ("--") means no buffer yard shall be required.
36.2-648 Parking Area Landscaping
(a) Applicability
The landscaping requirements of this section shall apply to the development of seven (I) or more off-street parking
spaces.
(b) Parking area landscaping standards
Parking areas shall be subject to the following landscaping smndards:
(1) Wheel stops, curbing, or other barriers shall be provided to prevent damage to requited landscaping by
motor vehicles.
(2) In ordet to protect planting materials and allow for proper growth and tree canopy maturation, planting areas
provided for requited landscaping within the interior of parking areas shall be a minimum of eight (8) feet in
width and eighteen (18) feet in length, shall provide a minimum soil depth of two (2) feet, and shall include
surface landscaping, mulch, grass or othet vegemtive ground COVet.
(3) In ordet to allow for proper growth and tree canopy maturation, deciduous trees requited by this section
shall be planted no closer than twenty (20) feet on centet for small deciduous trees and thirty {3D) feet on
center for large deciduous trees.
(4) Trees required by this section shall be selected from those species listed in Table 642-1 as being suimble for
parking areas.
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(5) Landscaping strips along the perimetetS of all parking areas that front on a public street shall be provided at a
minimum width of eight (8) feet and shall include the following:
(A) Small deciduous trees, as permitted in Table 642-1, spaced at a minimum rate of one (1) such tree for
each thirty (30) feet of fronmge, exclusive of driveways, or large deciduous trees, as permitted in Table
642-1, spaced at a minimum rate of one (1) such tree for each forty (40) feet of fronmge, exclusive of
driveways; and
(B) Evergreen or deciduous shrubs spaced no farthet apart than at a rate of three (3) feet on centet.
(6) With the development of seven (7) to twenty (20) parking spaces, trees shall be provided along the perimetet
or within the interior of parking areas at a rate that represents a twenty (20) year tree canopy of ten (10)
percent of the total square foomge of the parking area, excluding driveways or aisles that do not directly
access parallel, petpendicular, or angled parking spaces.
(A) Trees planted to satisfy the requirement along the perimeter of a parking area that fronts on a public
street, as set forth in Section 36.2-648(b)(S), shall be credited toward the ten (10) percent tree canopy
requirement.
(B) When the requirements of Section 36.2-648(b)(S) do not meet the teo (10) percent tree canopy
requirement, the balance of such tree canopy requirement shall be met by the planting of trees within
the interior of the parking area or along othet perimetetS of the parking area provided any such
perimeter tree is located within eight (8) feet of any parking space. ''Within the interior of the parking
area" shall be defined as any planter island or peninsula that is surrounded on at least three (3) sides by
off-street parking spaces or access aisles abutting off-street parking spaces.
(7) With the development of twenty-one (21) or more parking spaces, trees shall be provided at a rate that
represents a twenty (20) year tree canopy of twenty (20) percent of the total square foomge of the parking
area, excluding driveways or aisles that do not direcdy access parallel, petpendicular, or angled parking spaces.
No more than fifty (SO) percent of the trees planted to meet this requirement shall be the same species.
(A) Trees planted to satisfy the requirement along the perimetet of a parking area that fronts on a public
street, as set forth in Section 36.2-648(b)(S), shall be credited toward the twenty (20) percent tree canopy
requirement.
(B) When the requirements of Section 36.2-648(b)(S) do not meet the twenty (20) percent tree canopy
requirement, the balance of such tree canopy requirement shall be met by the planting of trees within
the interior of the parking area or along other perimeters of the parking area provided any such
perimeter tree is located within eight (8) feet of any parking space, and provided further, that in any case,
at least fifty (SO) percent of the balance of the required tree canopy shall be placed within the interior of
the parking area. ''Within the interior of the parking area" shall be defined as any planter island or
peninsula that is surrounded on at least three (3) sides by off-street parking spaces or access aisles
abutting off-street parking spaces.
36.2-649
Screening of Specific Uses and Facilities
In addition to the other requirements of this Chapter, the following faciliries and functions of uses shall be screened as
follows:
(a) Dumpsters and refuse conminers: Refuse dumpstetS and other similar refuse conminetS shall be screened
from adjacent public streets and adjoining properties with an enclosure, pursuant to the screening regulations
of Section 36.2-642(c), at a minimum height of one (1) foot above the height of the dumpstet or other
similar recepmcle.
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(b) Mechanical equipment on ground: Except for single-family demched dwellings and two-family dwellings,
mechanical equipment located on the ground shall be screened or landscaped from view from abutting
public streets and from adjoining properties in accordance with one of the following:
(1) Screened pursuant to the screening regulations of Section 36.2-642(c); or
(2) Landscaped with evetgreen shrubs planted at a rate of three (3) feet on centet or less.
(c) Mechanical equipment on roof. In any zoning district, except 1-1, 1-2, or IPUD, all mechanical equipment
located on the roof of a building sball be screened from view to the extent that no more than one-half (1/2)
the Vetrical height of such equipment may be visible from any adjacent public street or from the same
ground elevation of an existing building on an adjacent lot.
Division 5. Off-Street Parking and Loading
36.2-650
Purpose
The purpose of this Division is to set forth off-street parking and loading requirements for petmitted and special
exception land uses, in accordance with the intensity of such uses, in a manner that:
(a) Reduces ttaffic hazards and excessive levels of congestion on surrounding streets;
(b) Minimizes impact of driveways on the public street system;
(c) Reduces conflict between motor vehicles and othet forms of ttansportation;
(d) Encourages pedestrian access and alternative modes of ttansportation;
(e) Addresses motor vehicle parking, loading, and access issues;
(f) Provides options for the provision of adequate parking; and
(g) Is consistent with environmental goals such as stonnwater management, clean air, and reduction of the heat
island effect of expansive impervious surfaces.
36.2-651
Applicability
The off-street parking and loading requirements of this Division shall apply to any new structure or use, any increase in
intensity of use, including an addition to or enlargement of an existing structure, or a change of existing use. No
Certificate of Occupancy shall be issued until requited off-street parking and loading spaces have been esmblisbed in
accordance with the requirements of this Division.
36.2-652 Minimum Off-Street Parking
(a) Applicability
(1) The requited minimum numbet of off-street parking spaces shall be provided as set forth in Table 652-2,
provided the minimum parking space requirements of Table 652-2 shall not apply to the Downtown District
(I)) or the Commercial-Neighborhood District (eN).
(2) All requited off-street parking spaces shall be located on the same zoning lot as the use or structure to be
served, except as provided in Section 36.2-6S2(g).
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(3) Spaces allocated to a fleet or accessory vehicles necessary for and direcdy associated with the operarion of a
business or service establishment shall not, while so allocated, be used to meet the minimum requirements
for off-street parking or portions theteof or counttowanl any maximum parking smndard. A fleet shall mean
a group of motor vehicles, such as taxicabs, vans, or trucks, operated as a unit in association with a business
or service establishment.
(b)
(1)
Calculation methods
When a determination of the number of minimum requited off-street parking spaces or the pennirted
maximum number of off-street parking spaces, as set forth in Table 652-2, results in a requirement of a
fracrional space, any fracrion shall be counted as one (1) space.
(2) For the putposes of off-street parking calculations, the gross area of any parking garage within a building
shall not be included within the gross floor area of the building.
(3) When computing required minimum off-street parking spaces, the toral numbet of requited spaces shall be
based on the use(s) of the zoning lot, or portion thereof In those insmnces where thete are cleady identified
multiple uses on a zoning lot, the minimum parking space requirements of Table 652-2 shall apply to each
use, resulting in a total parking requirement when summed, except as provided in Section 36.2-652(1).
(4) Handicapped accessible parking spaces shall count toward the number of off-street parking spaces provided
to satisfy the minimum parking space requirements of Table 652-2.
(5) Whete applicable, the provisions of subsections (c), (d), (e), and (I) below, may be applied alone or in any
combination to reduce the minimum off-street parking requirement
(c) Reduction for proximity to public transit
Whete a nonresidential use is located within one thousand two hundred (1,200) feet of a public transit route, the total
numbet of requited off-street parking spaces, unassigned to specific persons, may be reduced to eighty (80) percent of
that othetwise requited as set forth in Table 652-2.
(d) Reduction for on-street parking
The toral number of requited off-street parking spaces as set forth in Table 652-2 may be reduced by one (1) space for
every twenty (20) feet of lot fronmge on a public street to the extent that on-street parking is pennirted along the same
fronmge.
(e) Reduction for first 4,000 square feet
Whete the off-street parking requirement for a nonresidential use is based on square footage, as set forth in Table
652-2, the total numbet of required off-street parking spaces, for the first 4,000 square feet of net floor area of the use,
may be teduced to two (2) spaces.
(f) Reduction for shared parking
Developments that contain a mix of uses on a single lot or contiguous lots of common ownership, as set forth in Table
652-1, below, may reduce the amount of requited parking in accordance with the following methodology:
(1) Determine the minimum parking requirements in accordance with Table 652-2 for each land use as if it were
a separate use;
(2) Multiply each amount by the corresponding percenmges for each of the five (5) rime periods set forth in
Colwnns (B) through (F) of Table 652-1;
(3) Calculate the total for each rime period; and
(4) Select the total with the highest value as the requited minimum number of parking spaces.
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Table 652-1. Shared Patking Calculations
Weekdav Weekend
(A) (8) (C) (D) (E) (F)
Land Use Doytime Evening Daytime Evening Nighttime
(9 a.m. - 4 p.m.) (6 p.m. - (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.) (6 p.m.- (midnight - 6 a.m.)
midni.ht) midn;.nt)
Office/Industrial 100% 10% 19% 5% 5%
Retail 60% 90% 100% 7ff'!. 5%
Hotel 75% 100% 75% 100% 75%
Restaurant 50% 100% 100% 100% lff'!.
Entetminment/ 40% 100% 80% 100% lff'!.
Commercial
(g) Off-site parking
Minimum off-street parking requirements of a given use may be met with off-site, off-street parking spaces when, and
if, all of the following requirements are met For the purposes of this Chapter, off-site, off-street parking provided in
accordance with this section shall not be subject to the definition of; or supplemenOtry regulations for, accessory uses
or structures.
(1) Off-site, off-street parking shall be located within three hundred (300) feet of the lot of the use or structure
served. For the purpose of this requirement, the dismnce from off-street parking spaces to the lot served
shall be measured in a s1Illigb.tline from the nearest parking space to the lot of the use served;
(2) Off-site, off-street parking shall be designared for the purpose of the off-site use it serves and shall nOt be
used to meet the minimwn off-street parking requirements of another use, unless the Zoning Administrator
detetmines from an Off-Site Parking Agreement as refetenced in subsection (4) that the uses for which the
off-street parking spaces are designated do not constitute simulmneous use of the parking spaces;
(3) Off-site, off-street parking shall not be permitted on a lot that is zoned R-12, R-7, R-S, R-3, RM-l, RM-2, or
RMF; and
(4) Off-site, off-street parking shall eithet (i) be located on land in the same 0Wl1etSbip as that of the use or
structure served, or (n) be subject to an Off-Site Parking Agreement as set forth in Appendix C, which
agreetnent shall be recon\ed by the property owner with the Oerk of the Circuit Court and a copy filed with
the Zoning Administrator. Should the legal agreetnent tetminate, the use for which off-site parking was
provided shall be consideted nonconforming and any and all approvals, including special exceprions, shall be
subject to revocarion. Continuation or expansion of the use shall be probibited unless the use is brought into
compliance with the parking regulations of this Chapter.
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oint
r a artment
ot a licable
2 er 1,000 sf oss area
1
Not a licable
*
*
R(!JllftwtialUJlf
Dwelling, Single. family detached (on lot with street frontage Not applicable *
of 30 feet or less)
Dwelling, Single-family detached (on lot with street frontage 2 per dwelling unit *
of 31 feet or more'
Dwellino, Two-familv 2 ner dwellino- unit *
Dwellin!iv Multifamily, Elderly (inrended aud designed 0.75 per dwelling unit .
exclusive to house the elderlv~
Dwelling, Multifamily, other than elderly 1.5 per dwelling unit .
Dwelling, Townhouse or Rowhouse 1.5 per dwelling unit *
Dwellino-: Manufactured home 2 oer dwellin2 unit *
DwellinO", Mobile home 2 ner dwellinO" unit *
Accommodations and Group Linin!!
Grou care facili , Con e te home, Elder!
Group care facility, Congregate home, not otherwise listed
in this table
Grou care facili , Grou care home
Grou care facili ,Halfwa house
Grou care facili ,Nursin home
Grou care facili , T ransitionallivin facili
Grou home, sub'ect to Vir . . Code 15.2-2291
Hotel or motel
er est bedroom Ius 2 for owner
er bedroom
er 3 beds
er 2 beds Ius 1 er 2 em 10 ees
*
*
*
*
1 per 8 beds plus 1 per 2 employees
*
*
*
*
*
*
Commenial UU'f: OOitC and Related Uj(!J
Blood bank or lasma center
Business service establishment, not otherwise listed in this
table
Em 10 ment or tem 0 labor service
Financial institution
Laborato ,dental, medical, or 0 tical
1 er400sf
1 per 350 sf
er 300 sf
er 300 sf
erem 10 ee
*
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able 652-2 Required Off-Street Parking Spaces
[{uk:; of Interpretation: In Columll (B), "s(' means thl' net 110m area in sLJIJ~lrl' fl'd for till' pnncip;d ~tllJClllH'. Of lJ~l' 1111"
use occupies only rart (If J. structurl', unkss othlT\visl' noted in IlK t:lbk. "J 'l11p!O!Tl'" 111(,;\1l~ dw llLllllhn oj l'lll!'I< l\'(TS 'J
thl' shiCLln (:()]1I11lfl "( nwam thl' maximum sd f'lrth in :-;(C!I"1l1(1::' (,')') sI1.l111\<.t
botato , testin
Medical clinic
ffiee, oecal or roCessional
au atient mental health and substance abuse clinic
, ,
1 erem 10 ee
r400 sf
er 400 sf
or 300 sf
-
-
-
Cmmm1'tial Use.!>: Alifcelldllcous
IAnimal hospital or veterinary clinic 1 per employee plus 1 per 100 sf of waiting
room area plus 1 net examination foom
Caterer, commercial 1 per employee
Communitv market 1 per 500 sf of sales area
Not applicable (minimum parking
Drive-through facility requirement based on use with which drive-
throu1!h is associated)
IDrive-throul!h kiosk 1 oer emolovee
Flea market 1 per 500 sf of indoor or outdoor display
area
Funeral home 1 per 4 seats in largest chapel or viewing
room
Kennel 1 per 1,000 sf
Live-work unit 2 per unit
Mixed use building Subject to the requirements of the uses in
the building
Outdoor advertisin1! silffi Not aoolicable ,
tudio/multimedia oroduction facility 1 per 300 sf
Commercial UH \: Rctml Sales and S(J71ia
Bakerv, confectiona.rv, or similar food production, Retail 1 per 300 sf
Body oiercinu establishment 1 per 300 sf
Buildinl! suoolies and materials, Retail 1 per 400 sf of retail area
Business service establishment, not otherwise listed in this 1 per 350 sf
table
Car wash 1 ner 3 service bays, olus 1 o~r 2 emoloyees
Commercial motor vehicle rental establishment 1 ner emolovee ,
Commercial motor vehicle sales and service establishment, 1 per 2,500 sf of lot area
New or Used
Contractor or tradesman's shoo, General or Soecial Trade 1 per 600 sf
Drv cleanine: and laundrv oickup station 1 per 250 sf
Drv cleanino- nlant or commerciallaundrv 1 per 500 sf
Gasoline station 2 spaces
General service establishment, not otherwise listed in this 1 per 350 sf
mble
anitorial services establishment 1 per 350 sf
Laundromat 1 per 250 sf
Lumber yard 1 oer 1,000 sf
Manufactured or mobile home sales 1 oer 500 sf of sales and service buildinl!
Motor vehicle rental establishment 1 oer emolovee ,
Motor vehicle renair or service establishment 3 per service bay
Motor vehicle sales and service establishment, New or Used 1 per 1,000 sf plus 3 ner service bay
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able 652-2. Required Off-Street Parking Spaces
Rules of Interpretallon: III (:o!umn (11), "sf' means the lwl HOOf area ill sljuan: kct (or tll(' prillClpJI stfllClllll', Olll~l' It 1:
use occurit'S only rnrt of a struclUfl" unkss otherwise Ilotl'd in tIll" t:lhk. "] :mpl()!','{''' l11(':ITl~ till 1\111111)(1" ,d- l'lll]'!' I\,l'~ <
rill' sl1il"1, In (:()lulll1\ "( :", "." mt'~l1lS till' m:D:if1lul11 sd ('lftll 111 ~l("(1< III ')(12(,:;'") ~11.I111l' 'I .lj'I']
Nursery or greenhouse, commercial
per 1,000 sf of indoor floor sales area plus
1 per 1,000 sf of greenhouse or net outdoor
sales and customer dis la area
, III -
, III
,. II
,. II
,. III
Personal service establishment, not otherwise listed in this
table
Pet oomin
Recreational vehicle or boat sales
Retail sales establishment - Large appliances, furniture,
household fixtures, swimmin ools, hot tubs, S as
Retail sales establishment. not otherwise listed in this table
Sto buildin sales
Tattoo arlar
1 per 1,500 sf of retail-showroom area
1 r 250 sf of retail area
1 er 500 sf of sales buildin
1 er 300 sf
.
s halt or concrete lant
Bakery, confectionary, or similar food production,
oIesale
Biosolids field
Buildin su lies and materials, Wholesale
Commercial rinti establishment
Com ostin facili
Contractor's sho ,Hea construction
Dairy products, processing, bottling, and wholesale
distribution
Electrical com anent assembI , wholesale distribution
Fuel oil distribution
Fuelin station, commercial or wholesale
unk ard
Manufacturing: Beverage or food processing, excluding
oul and animal slau hterin and dressin
Manufacturin . Chemical, refmin or rocessin
Manufacturin . General, not otherwise listed in this table
Manufacturing: Steel or metal production, fabrication, or
rocessin
Manufacturin . Wood rOOucts
Meat ackin and ult
Millin or feed and flour mills
Motor vehicle or trailer aintin and bod re air
.
10 ee .
<tem 10 ee .
erem 10 ee .
erem 10 ee .
r 600 sf
1 per employee .
1 erem 10 ee .
1 erem 10 ee .
1 erem 10 ee .
1 erem 10 ee .
1 per employee .
erem 10 ee .
erem 10 ee .
1 per employee .
1 erem 10 ee .
1 erem 10 ee .
1 er em 10 ee .
3 er service bay or aint booth
1 erem 10 ee .
1 rem 10 ee .
1 erem 10 ee .
1 erem 10 ee .
1 erem 10 ee .
1 erem 10 ee .
center
lIe reca in
owin service
eldin or machine sho
recker ard
\l/aJ"l'housin;.: and Stml1~c
Distribution center, not otherwise listed in this table
Mini-warehouse
Starn of commercial motor vehicles
.5 er 1,000 sf Ius 1 er 2 10 ees
1 er 100 individual sto units
Not a licable
.
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Storage of motor vehicles for rental (no on.site rental or leasing
facili
ank fann, petroleum bulk station and terminal, or other above
ound soo of flammable li uids
arehouse
Not applicable
1 per employee
.5 er 1,000 sf Ius 1 er 2 em 10 ees
Assemb(y and EntCltainment
Adult uses, exCMlt theaters 1 ner 300 sf
Adult uses, motion nicture theater 1 ner 5 seats
Amphirheater 1 per 6 seats or 600 sf of total assembly area,
whichever is vreater
Amusement, commercial, indoor Pool or billiards 2 Der table
Amusement, commercial, indoor, not othelWise listed in 1 per 250 sf
this table
Amusement, commercial, outdoor Miniature oolf 1 ner hole
Amusement, commercial, outdoor, not otherwise listed in 1 per 1,000 sf of activity area
this table
Botanical ~nien or arboretum 1 ner 2,500 sf of lot area
Club, lodge, civic, social, or fraternal organization 1 per 5 persons of maximum load
occunancv
Community center 1 per 400 sf or 1 per 4 persons of maximum
load occunancv, whichever is Q'teater
Eatin----;;:-establishment foer 60 sf of seatinll area ,
Eatina and drinkin~ ~stablishment 1 ner 60 sf of seatin2 area ,
1 per 60 sf of seating area plus 1 per 5
Entertainment establishment persons of maximum load occupancy for all ,
other assemblv areas
Exhibition, convention, or conference center 1 per 8 persons of maximum load
occ:unann'
Gamin" establishment 1 ner 60 sf of seatinv area ,
Go-cart track Inerl~OOsfofactivi~area
Golf course ~hole
Health and fitness center 1 per 5 persons of maximum load
IoCcuoancv
Meeting hall 1 per 5 persons of maximum load
occuoa~cv
Paint ball facilitv, outdoor 1 per 2,000 sf of activity area
Park or nlavOTound, not otherwise listed in this table Not annlicable ,
1 per 4 seats or per 6 linear feet of bench
Place of worship seating in the portion of the building to be
used for services or the largest assembly
room, whichever is llteater
Recreation, indoor - Bowlino- allev 2 ner lane
Recreation, indoor Ice skatino- or roller skatino- rink 1 ner 200 sf of skatino- area
Recreation, indoor or outdoor Basketball courts 1.5 ner court
Recreation, indoor or outdoor - Battino- cacres 2 ner cape
Recreation, indoor or outdoor SkateboardinQ" course 1 ner 500 sf of skatinQ" area
Recreation, indoor or outdoor Swimmine: oools lo~r75sfof~terarea
Recreation, indoor or outdoor - Tennis or other racquet 1.5 per court
ourts
Recreation, outdoor - Athletic fields 20 ner field
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Table 652-2. Required Off-Street Parking Spaces
J{uks oflntcrprctatl(m: In (:o]Llmn (H). "sf' 111l'J.ns the nd !loof arca in Stj1Jarc flTt [(lr tIll' pnnn]lJI structurl', ()!" lISl' If 11:.
llSt' occupies only part of:J. struClLlfl', llllkss otherwisl' tl()ll'd in tlll table. "I':mp\\lycl'" fllC".lIh tIll IHIl1lhn III l'1l1pl,)\n'~ "
the shift In (:o]utl1n "(''', ,,,,, nh''.In~ the' rTl:l"illlllJl\ sl't f(lrth ill ;-;,'(li'lll)(''"1 (,~:; sll.lll TI"I
Recreation, outdoor - Golf drivin
Recreation, indoor, oat otherwise listed in this table
Recreation, outdoor. not otherwise listed in this table
S arts stadium, arena, or coliseum
heater, movie or erfonnin arts
Zoo
rtist studio
Cemete
Communi food mtion
Communi den
Da care center. Adult
Da care center, Child
Da care home, Child
Educational facilities, Business school or non-industrial
school
Educational facilities, College / university
Educational facilities, Elementa
Educational facilities, Middle
Educational facilities, Second
Educational facilities, Industrial trade school
Educational facilities, School for the arts
Fire, olice, or emer en services
Government facili - ail
Government offices or other government facility. not
otherwise listed in this table
Hospital
Lib
Mill Reserve or National Guard Center
Museum
Post Office
u I an
rainin facili for olice, fue, or erne nc servIces
1 tee
1 500 sf of activi area
1 er 1,000 sf of activi area
1 er 5 seats
1 er 4 seats
1 er 2,500 sf of lot area
.
.
.
er 8 adult attendees
er 8 children
.
3 per classroom plus 1 per 5 students
3 per classroom plus 1 per 5 full-time
e uivalent students
er classroom
er classroom
er classroom
er classroom
er 16 students
er 8 students
er 5 students
er 300 sf
er em 10 ee
er em 10 ee Ius 1 er 25 inmates
.
.
1 per300 sf
1 per 2 beds plus 1 per 500 sf of outpatient
clinic plus 1 per 400 sf of office space plus 1
per 500 sf of laboratory and other support
services
er 500 sf
er 600 sf
er 1,000 sf
er 400 sf
or 500 sf
er 600 sf
ort~related commercial and
us maintenance, includin r
us passenger terminal or station
rsonal service uses
and sto e
Limousine service
Motor fr . ht terminal or truck terminal
1 per 5 seating accommodations for waiting
assen rs
1 er 300 sf
1 erernloee
1 per 5 seating accommodations for waiting
assen rs
10 ee
10 ee
.
.
.
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roadcastin studio or station
Broadcasti tower
Hazardous materials facili
Utili distribution or collection, Basic
Utili distribution or collection, Transitional
Utili neration or treatment
Utili maintenance and service facili
iceless telecommunications facili
1 edOO sf
Not a licable
1 erem 10 ee
ot a licable
ot a licable
1 eremloee
1 eremloee
Not a licable
*
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area
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Ius 1 ef4 stalls
36.2-653
Maximum Off-Street Parking
(a) The following maximwn off-street parking provisions shall apply in all zoning districts and to all uses, except
where maximwn parking is deiineated as not applicable in Table 652-2, or as established in Section 36.2-
653(c). Although the minimwn parking requirements shall not apply to the Downtown District (D) or the
Commercial-NeighbOl:hood District (CN), the maximwn off-street parking provisions shall apply. For uses
subject to maximwn parking standards, the provision of off-street parking spaces shall not exceed the
fonowing amoWlts:
(1) If the total nwnber of minimwn required off-street parking spaces is fifty (SO) or less, as set forth in
Table 652-2, the maximwn nwnber of off-street parking spaces pennitted shall not exceed one hundred
fifty percent (150%) of the minimwn nwnber of spaces required; or
(2) If the total nwnber of minimwn required off-street parking spaces is fifty-one (51) or more, as set forth
in Table 652-2, the maximwn nwnber of off-street parking spaces pennitted shall not exceed one
hundred forty percent (140%) of the minimwn nwnber of spaces required.
(b) The maximwn nwnber of off-street parking spaces permitted, as established in Section 36.2-653(a), shall not
include required handicapped accessible spaces.
(c) The maximwn nwnber of off-street parking spaces pennitted, as established in Section 36.2-653(a), shall not
apply to parking structures or parking areas with pervious pavement systems.
(d) Maximwn parking standards may be exceeded with the approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals, subject to
the following provisions:
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(1) Such increase in the nwnher of parl<ing spaces shall be approved by the Boanl of Zoning Appeals by
special exception, pursuant to the provisions set forth in Section 36.2-560;
(2) Such increase in the nwnher of parl<ing spaces shal1 be petmitted only upon the same lot as the principal
use which the patking is intended to serve;
(3) The total nwnher of parl<ing spaces created for any use shal1 be established by the Boatd, but in no case
shal1 the total nwnber of parl<ing spaces provided exceed one hundred seventy-five percent (175%) of
the minimwn nwnher of spaces required; and
(4) The approval of such increase shal1 be based on findings related to unique peak patking demands
created by the operational nature of the use, intensity of building utilization unique to the use, or
overlapping shifts or demand. Such documentarinn sha1l be provided by the applicant
36.2-654 Off-Street Parking Area Standards
(a) General standards
Off-street parl<ing areas sha1l be subject to the following general requirements:
(1) All off-street parl<ing areas shal1 be limited to improved surfaces as defined in Section 36.2-654(b)(1).
(2) Unobstructed access shal1 be provided to and from a street or an alley.
(3) Off-street parl<ing areas sha1l be so designed as not to require or permit the parl<ing of any motor vehicle
across a sidewalk.
(4) Off-street parl<ing areas shall be so designed as not to require or petmit maneuvering to and from a public
street to access or exit an off-street patking space, except for single-family detached and two-family
dwellings, where maneuvering to and from a public street shal1 be petmitted.
(5) Off-street parl<ing spaces may be located direcdy adjacent to an alley. Where an alley provides access to the
rear of the property, maneuvering to and from a patking space to and from an alley sha1l be petmitted.
(6) Screening and landscaping of off-street parl<ing areas shal1 be provided pursuant to the requirements of
Section 36.2-648.
(b) Construction standards
Off-street parl<ing areas shal1 comply with the following construction standards:
(1) All off-street parl<ing areas shall be graded for drainage and surfaced with concrete, asphalt, bituminous
pavement, brick or stone pavers, or a pervious surface pavement system, except as follows:
(A) For single-family detached dwellings, the Zoning Administtator may permit gravel driveways off of
alleys provided the applicant provides satisfactory specifications for a sub-base and the size, tamping,
and containment of gravel
(B) The Zoning Administtator may petmit gravel or a similar surface to be used in fleet or motor vehicle
storage yaros if the applicant establishes that dust will not be generated in an amount in excess of that
which would be generated by a paved surface or pervious surface pavement system.
(2) Exclusive of single-family detached dwellings, all off-street patking areas sha1l be boIdered by a curb of
concrete, asphalt, or other material acceptable to the Zoning Administtator. Curbing shall not be required if
the applicant incorporates low-impact stonnwater design practices consistent with the United States
Enviromnental Protection Agency, Low-Impact Development Design Sttategies: An Integrated Design
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Approach Gune 1999) and Low-Impact Development Hydrologic Low-Impact Development Hydrologic
Analysis Guly 1999).
(3) When a curb is not provided, wheel or bwnper guards shall be provided, located, and ananged so that no
part of any parl<ed motor vehicle will extend beyond the boundaries of the parl<ing area and so that they
preclude motor vehicles from driving onto landscaped areas.
(c) Pedestrian access
In the CG and CLS Districts, designated pedestrian access shall be provided between off-street parl<ing areas and
public enttances of a building or use which is required to provide fifty (50) or more parl<ing spaces, as set forth in Table
652-2. Pedestrian access shal1 consist of sidew:ill<s or other surfaced walkways which are separated from vehicular
traffic.
(d) Location standards
Off-street parl<ing areas shal1 be subject to the following location standards:
(1) Except for lots containing single-family detached dwellings, and except as otherwise provided in Section
36.2-654(a)(5), off street parl<ing areas shal1 meet the following requirements for minimwn distances from
property lines:
(A) No off-street parlring area shal1 be located closer than five (5) feet to any side or rear property line; and
(B) No off-street parlring area shall be located closer than eight (8) feet to any property line which abuts a
public street.
(2) Except for lots containing single-family detached dwellings, and existing lots of record in the CG District
with less than one hundred (1 (0) feet of frontage, no off-street parlring spaces shal1 be pennitted between the
right-of-way of a public street and the principal buildings in the RM-l, RM-2, RMF, CN, CG, MX, IN, or D
District. In the case of comer lots or through lots, this regulation shal1 apply to only one (1) street frontage.
(3) In the Neighbothood Design Overlay District (ND), off-street parking, if provided, shall be located to the
rear or side of the principal building.
(e) Parking space and aisle dimensional standards
Off-street parl<ing areas for the provision of the minimwn nwnber of required off-street parlring spaces shal1 be
subject to the requirements for size of parl<ing spaces, aisle dimensions, and wheel curb offsets as set forth in Table
654-1. Parlring structures shal1 be exempt from the dimensional standards set forth in Table 654-1.
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Table 654-1.
Off-Street Parking Dimensions (minimum values in feet)
D
F
O. 8'6" 8.5 120 23.0 29.0 60" 8'6" 20.7 18.5 9.8 59.9 55.6
9'0" 9.0 120 23.0 30.0 9'0" 21.0 18.0 10.4 60.0 55.5
9'6" 9.5 120 23.0 31.0 9'6" 21.2 18.0 11.0 60.4 55.6
10'0" 10.0 120 23.0 32.0 10'0" 21.5 18.0 11.5 61.0 56.0
20" 8'6" 14.5 11.0 24.9 40.0 320 70" 8'6" 20.8 19.5 9.0 61.1 58.2
9'0" 15.0 11.0 26.3 41.0 325 9'0" 21.0 19.0 9.6 61.0 57.9
9'6" 15.5 11.0 27.8 42.0 33.1 9'6" 21.2 18.5 10.1 60.9 57.7
10'0" 15.9 11.0 29.2 42.8 33.4 10'0" 21.2 18.0 10.6 60.4 57.0
30" 8'6" 16.9 11.0 17.0 44.8 37.4 80" 8'6" 20.2 24.0 8.6 64.4 629
9'0" 17.3 11.0 18.0 45.6 37.8 9'0" 20.3 24.0 9.1 64.3 627
9'6" 17.8 11.0 19.0 46.6 38.4 9'6" 20.4 24.0 9.6 64.4 627
10'0" 18.2 11.0 20.0 47.4 38.7 10'0" 20.5 24.0 10.2 65.0 63.3
45. 8'6" 19.4 13.5 120 523 46.5 90" 8'6" 19.0 25.0 8.5 63.0
9'0" 19.8 13.0 127 52.5 46.5 9'0" 19.0 24.0 9.0 620
9'6" 20.1 13.0 13.4 53.3 46.5 9'6" 19.0 24.0 9.5 62.0
10'0" 20.5 13.0 14.1 54.0 46.9 10'0" 19.0 24.0 10.0 620
Key for Table 654-1:
A - ParlcingAngle
B - Stall Width
C -Stall to Curb
D - Aisle Width
E - Curb Length Per Car
F-G - Total Width of a Double-loaded Aisle
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(f)
(1)
Driveway standards
Driveways and off-street parking spaces for single-family detached dwelling>, regardless of zoning district,
shall be subject to the following location and dimensional requirements, with such requirements applying to
the portion of the driveway and off-street parking spaces located between the street and the building line
established by the principal structure on the lot.
(A) Any driveway shall be predominantly located toward one side of the dwelling unit, except in the case of
a circular drive;
(B) No driveway entrance or exit shall intersect with a street at a location closer than twenty (20) feet to any
street intersection;
(q Driveways and off-street parking spaces, except those off-street parking spaces provided in a garage or
carport, shall not exceed a maximum of thirty (30) percent of the lot area between the street and the
building line established by the principal sttucture on the lot and
(D) Lot frontages ofless than one hnndred (100) feet shall be limited to one (1) curb cut. Any driveway on
such lot frontage shall meet a minimum width requirement of ten (10) feet and shall not exceed a
maximum width of twenty (20) feet or fifty (50) percent of the front lot line, whichever is less.
(E) For lot frontages of one hnndred (100) feet or more, the total width of driveway entrances (curb cuts)
shall not exceed fifty (50) percent of the lot frontage. Any driveway on such lot frontage shall meet a
minimum width requirement of ten (10) feet and shall not exceed a maximum width of twenty (20) feet.
(2) Driveways, except for single-family detached dwelling>, shall be subject to the following location and
dimensional requirements:
(A) No driveway entrance or exit shall intersect with a public street at a location closer than forty (40) feet to
any street intersection;
(B) The total width of driveway entrances (curb cuts) shall not exceed thirty-three (33) percent of the lot
frontage, provided that in no case shall any lot be precluded from providing a maximum of one (1) two-
way driveway entrance of eighteen (18) feet in width; and
(q Driveways shall meet the width requirements of Table 654-2.
Table 654-2. Driveway Widths, except for lots containing single-family detached dwellings!
I-way 2-way
Zoning Districts Minimum Maximum Minimum
Width Width Width Maximum Width
(feet) (feet) (feet) (feet)'
RM-l 10 12 - -
RM-2, RMF 12 15 18 24
CN,MX,1N 12 15 18 24
CG, CLS, D 12 15 18 30
1-1,1-2, !PUP 12 18 18 30
MXPUD, INPUD 12 15 18 24
ROS, AD 12 18 18 30
1 For driveway widths for single-family detached dwellings, in any zoning district, see Section 36.2-654(f)(1).
2 In all districts that have maximum widths for driveways, the maximum width of a driveway with a center median shall be
forty-five (45) feet.
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(3) For lots under common ownership or an otherwise agreed to unified developmen4 the joint use of
driveways, fronmge roads, and patking areas for non-residential uses may be required by the Zoning
Administrator along collector and arterial streets. ':Joint use" means a cross-access easenient or other
enforceable restriction that provides access between abutting properties.
36.2-655 Off-Street Loading
(a) Generally
Except for single-family and two-family dwellings, whenever the normal operation of any use requires that goods,
merchandise, equipmen4 or refuse shall be routinely deliveted to or shipped from the site, the following regulations
shall apply.
(1) All required off-street loading spaces shall be located on the same zoning lot as the use served.
(2) Space allocated to any required off-street loading shall not, while so allocated, be used to meet the
requirements for off-street patking or portions thereof.
(3) The minimum number of off-street loading spaces provided shall be as set forth in Table 655-1, except that
the minimum loading space requirements of Table 655-1 shall not apply to the Downtown District (0) or
the Commercial-Neighborhood District (CN).
Table 655-L Off-Street Loading Requirements
Net Leasable Area of Building Minimum Number of
Loadine: Spaces
1,000 - 69,999 square feet 1
70,000 - 79,999 square feet 2
80,000 -127,999 square feet 3
128,000 -191,999 square feet 4
192,000 or more square feet 5
(b) Dimensional standards
A required off-street loading space shall be at least fifteen (15) feet in width and twenty-five (25) feet in length,
exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space, and shall provide a minimum vertical clearance of fifteen (15) feet. Where
one (1) such space is provided, the minimum width of any additional loading space located alongside, contiguous to,
and not separated from the first such loading space shall be twelve (12) feet.
(c) Location
(1) Off-street loading spaces shall not be permitted in a front yard.
(2) Off-street loading spaces shall be provided to acconunodate delivery or shipment operations and refuse
collection in a safe and convenient manner, with appropriate means of vehicular access to a street or alley in a
manner that will least interfere with traffic movemen4 separated from customer and employee patking and
located so as not to require or permit maneuvering, loading, or unloading in or projecting into a public street,
sidewall<, or alley.
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Division 6. Signs
36.2-660
Purpose
The purpose of this Division is to pencit the use of publicly visible signs in a manner that protects the public health,
safety, and welfare. It is not the intent of this Division to suppress any activities protected under the First Amendment
or to regulate the content of signs, but to enact a content-neutral ordinance which will address the secondary effects of
signs. The specific objective of this Division is to establish effective, consistent, and equitable regulations pertaining to
the time, location, and manner in which publicly visible signs may be erected and maintained, in on\er to:
(a) Promote the genetal health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City of Roanoke;
(b) Implement the community's goals and policies as set forth in the City's Comprehensive Plan as they relate to
the scale, munbeIS, and sizes of signs and the goal of quality, orderly, and harmonious development;
(c) Enhance opportunities for the efficient and effective visual communication of information, direction, and
business identification;
(d) Protect the public investment in the creation, maintenance, and appearance of its streets, highways, and other
public areas;
(e) Reduce the disttactions, obstructions, and hazards to pedestrians and vehicular ttaffic caused by the nwnber,
size, height, and placement of signs;
(I) Promote an attractive, healthy economic and business climate by providing for the placement, size, and
nwnber of signs in a manner that promotes visibility, legibility, and visually unified commercial areas;
(g) Protect and enhance the appearance of the City to residents, tourists, and other visitors as sources of
economic development, including the protection of views of the river and surrounding mountains and
forests;
(h) Preserve the residential character of residential neighbOIhoods; and
(i) Protect property values by improving the quality of the built environment and eliminating nuisances to the
use of other properties because of sign brightness, size, height, or movement.
36.2-661
Applicability
(a) Generally
The provisions of this Division shall apply to any new sign or sign structure and to the modification or alteration of
any existing sign which is visible from any street, sidewalk, or public or private outdoor common space. For the
purposes of this Division, changing the message or content of an approved marquee, or other approved changeable
copy sign, electronic readerboard, or public service message board, or approved outdoor advertising sign, shall not be
deemed an alteration or modification of such sign.
(b) No content restriction
No sign is subject to any limitation based on the content of the message contained on such sign. 'This subsection
supersedes any other requirement of this Division to the extent of any inconsistency.
(c) Exemptions
The provisions of this Division, including the requirements for a zoning pennit, sha1l not apply to the following signs,
provided that no such sign shall be placed within the public right-of-way or on public property or any closer than two
(2) feet from a street right-of-way or any closer than five (5) feet from any side or rear property line, and provided
further that if such sign is to be placed on a comer lot, it shall be located outside of any sight distance triangle.
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Exempted signs shall not be included in the maximwn permissible nwnber of signs or maximwn permissible sign area.
Any exempted sign that is to be located in the Historic Downtown Overlay District (H-1) or the Historic
Neighborhood Overlay District (H-2) shall be subject to the requirements of Section 36.2-530 if applicable.
(1) Decorative home tlags or national, state, or other governmental tlags and insignias.
(2) Legal notice, identification, informational, or directional signs erected by a government body or required to .
be erected by a goverrnnent body.
(3) Decorative banners attached to light poles, and secured at the top and bottom, which bear no advertising or
commercial images.
(4) Directional signs not exceeding four (4) square feet in sign area and four (4) feet in height.
(5) Signs displaying only the word "open" or "closed," or the hours of operation, neon or otherwise, provided
such signs do not exceed one (1) per lot and do not exceed four (4) square feet in sign area.
(6) Commemorative plaques, historical markers, and signs which have special historical value or significance to
the community, provided such signs are erected by a government body and do not exceed fifteen (15) square
feet in sign area.
(T) Nameplates not exceeding two (2) square feet in sign area.
(8) Neighborhood identification signs, displaying only the name of rhe neighbothood and not exceeding fifteen
(15) square feet in sign area.
(9) Address sign not exceeding two (2) square feet in sign area.
(10) Murals.
(11) Political signs, provided that such signs shall be removed within ten (10) days after the election.
(12) Real estate signs which advertise for sale, rent, or lease the land or building upon which such signs are
located, provided such signs do not exceed one (1) per lot frontage and do not exceed the square footages in
the following table.
Zoning District in which Maximum Sqnare Footage of Sign Area
Real Estate Sign is Located
R-12,R-7,R-5,R-3,~-1,~-2 6 square feet
RMF 16 square feet
MX, MXPUD 32 square feet
CN, CG, CL>,1-1, 1-2, D, IN,ROS,AD 60 square feet
INPUD, IPUD 60 square feet
(13) Off-site directional real estate signs, provided such signs do not exceed five (5) square feet in sign area and
written permission is obtained from the property owner on which the off premise directional real estate sign
is located.
(14) Signs which display the time, date, temperature, or a public service announcement, provided such sign does
not display any advertisement and is not located in a residential zoning district.
(15) Memotial plaques.
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(16) Signs placed on temporary structures, fences, and barricades placed around excavations or building projects,
whether on public or ptivate property, which are related to safety consideIlltions with the construction.
(17) Construction signs erected on the wall of a construction trailer or construction shed or erected on the
ground, provided such signs shall be located only on the property on wbich construction is underway or is
proposed, shall not be lighted by any means, shall be removed prior to the issuance of any Certificate of
Occupancy, and shall not exceed the size or quantities as listed in the following table.
Zoning District in which Size Quantity per Development Site
Construction Sign is Located
R-I2, R-7, R-S, R-3, RM-I, RM-2 6 square feet I per lot frontage
RMF 16 square feet I per lot frontage
MX, MXPUD 32 square feet I per lot frontage
CN, CG, CLS, I-I, 1-2, D,IN,ROS,AD 60 square feet I per lot frontage
INPUD,IPUD 60 square feet I per lot frontage
36.2-662
Definitions
Signs and their characteristics, as used in this Division, shall be defined as set forth in this section and in Appendix A.
For the purposes of this Division, to the extent of any inconsistency between Appendix A and this Division, the
definitions provided in this Division shall control
Address sign: A sign displaying only the assigned address of a property or building that is attached to a building or
sign structure or part thereof.
Animated sign: Any sign or part of a sign that changes physical position by any movement, oscillation, or rotation by
natural or artificial means or that imitates or gives the visual appearance of such movement. A flashing sign and a sign
that indicates only the time, temperature, or date shall not be considered an animated or moving sign.
Awning: A structure made of fabric or similar non-rigid material supported by and projecting from the exterior wall
of a building and designed to be Iaised, folded, rettacled, or collapsed to a llat position against the face of the
supporting building.
Awning sign: A sign that is painted on, printed on, or attached to the face of an awning and not projecting vertically
above or horizootally beyond the physical dimensions of such awning.
Banner: A sign consisting of plastic, canvas, cloth, paper, or fabric of any kind temporarily secured at one (I) or more
edges to a pole or other structure, excluding national, state, and municipal flags and official flags of professional,
institutional, or educational organizations.
Billboard: See "Outdoor advertising sign."
Building-mounted sign: A sign erected on, attached to, or painted on the wall, window, or door of a building, or
attached to, printed on, or painted on an appurtenance of the building such as a canopy or awning or other accessory
structure not otherwise designed or constructed to support signage. For the purpose of calculating the total maximum
pennitted sign area for building-mounted signs as provided in this Division, building-mounted signs shall include
awning signs, canopy signs, hanging canopy signs, marquee signs, projecting signs, street level wall signs, but shall not
include window signs.
Canopy sign: A sign that is painted on, printed on, or attached to a canopy. No such sign shall project vertically
above or horizontally beyond the physical dimensions of such canopy.
Changeable copy sign: A sign. or part of a sign. that is designed so that letters or numbers attached to the sign can
be changed manually, or mechanically, to display a different copy or message.
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Construction sign: A temporary sign that notifies the public of a specific building or development under
construction or reconstruction or proposed to be constructed or reconstructed. The sign may also identifY the
architect, engineer, contractor, subcontractor, or lending institution engaged in the project on the property on which
the sign is located, or the suppliers of materials used thereon.
Development identification sign: A sign used to display only the name, address, crest, or trademark of a business or
organization, or to display the name of a subdivision, chmch, schoo~ park, or multifamily housing development
Directional sign: An on-premise sign designed to guide pedestrian or vehicular traffic on the site by using words
such as "Entr.lnce," ''Exit,'' "Parking," "One-Way," or other similar direcrionallanguage and which sign may contain
the name of the establis1unent or its commercial logo in addition to the directional language.
Double-decker or multi-stacked outdoor advertising sign: ..An outdoor advertising sign that contains two or more
signs stacked on top of each other.
Double-faced sign: A sign with two (2) sign faces attached to a common support structure and constructed to
display the same copy or message on the outer surfaces of two (2) identical and opposite parallel planes not more than
thirty-six (36) inches apart or not separated by an interior angle of more than forty-five (45) degrees.
Electronic readerboard: A computer generated sign which displays messages with letters, pictogmphic, or symbolic
informational content which can be changed or alteted on a fixed display screen by electrically illwninated segments.
Embellishment: Letters, nwnerals, figures, images, emblems, logos, or other features extending from within and
projecting beyond the framing of the normal sign face of an outdoor advertising sign as a part of a commercial
advertising message.
Flag: A single piece of canvas, plastic, cloth, paper, or other fabric or any other material which has been attached
along one side or edge of a support.
Flashing sign: A sign that uses intermittent or sequential flashing or running lights, or lights creating an illusion of
movement, to attract attention. Electronic readerboards shall not be considered flashing signs.
Freestanding sign: A sign supported by one or more upright poles, columns, or braces placed exclusively in or on
the ground. 1bis tenn shall include pole and monwnent signs. For purposes of the regulations of this Division,
outdoor advertising signs and public service message boatds shall not be considered freestanding signs.
Government sign: Any temporary or permanent sign erected and maintained for any official govenunental purpose.
Graphic: Any logo, emblem, insignia, or text fonned by writing, drawing, painting, or engraving.
Hanging canopy sign: A small, pedestrian-oriented sign that is suspended beneath a canopy by means of blackets,
hooks or chains, and the like, and which face is generally perpendicular or parallel to the building element to which the
canopy is attached.
Historical marker: A memorial sign limited in content to the identification of a historical building or structure or the
site of a historical event
Identification sign: A sign which is limited to the name, trademark or other readily recognized symbo~ street address
and number, or any combination thereof, of a building. institution, business, organization, or establishment and to the
activity carried on in the building, institution, business, or establislunent on the premises where the sign is located, or
announcing the name of a subdivision, shopping center, chmch, schoo~ park, or multifamily housing development.
Identification signs shall also include nameplates.
Illuminated sign: A sign with an artificial light source, incOIporated intemally or externally, for the purpose of
illwninating the sign. A neon sign shall be considered an illwninated sign.
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Inflatable sign: One or more moored balloons, or any other type of tethered object that is capable of being
expanded by air or other gas, water, or other means, that exceeds twenty-four (24) inches in di.meter and is used as a
means of directing attention to any business, profession, service, product, goods, promotion, activity, or special event
Laser light or image projection sign: The projection of light or a laser beam onto a solid surface, or projected into
the sky, in order to project an image.
Logo: Any emblem used as the symbol of an organization or residential or non-residential commwlity. A logo may
include a graphic, text, or both.
Marquee: A fixed hood located at the main enlr.lnce of a building, constructed of metal or other permanent material,
which is projecting from and supported only by the building to which it is attached and which includes a sign or
advertising announcement.
Marquee sign: A sign attached to or painred on a marquee.
Memorial plaque: A plaque, measuring no more than four (4) square feet in area, designating the name of a building
or date of erection and other similar information such as the architect, contractors, or others involved in the building's
creation, 'With such information carved into stone or cast in bronze or similar material and made an integral part of the
structure.
Monument sign: A type of freestanding sign with the entire bottom of the sign mOlUlred or affixed to a base or
pedestal or direcdy to the ground, in which the sign and support structure are an integral part of one another.
Mural: A picture painred on or affixed to the exterior w:ill or window of a building, gener.illy for the purpose of
decoration or artistic expression, and which includes no 'WOrds, graphics, or logos that advertise existing products or
services of any entity. A mural may contain words, graphics, or logos that depict products that are no longer available
or services or entities that no longer exist.
Nameplate: A sign affixed to the w:ill of a building in such a manner as to become an integral part thereof, and which
provides only the name or address, or both, of the owner or occupant of a building or premises.
Off-site directional sign: A sign that directs traffic to a site other than the lot on wItich the sign is located.
Off-premise sign: A sign or sign structure or portion thereof which directs attention to a business, activity,
commodity, service, product, entertainment, or attraction not conducted, sold, or offered on the lot where the sign is
locared. Such sign may also be known as a billboard or outdoor advertising sign.
On-premise sign: A sign which directs attention to a business, commodity, activity, service, product, entertainment,
or attraction conducted, sold, or offered on the lot on which the sign is located.
Outdoor advertising sign: An off-premise sign or sign structure, commonly referreclto as a "billboard," with display
space available for lease and designed so that the copy or pOSler on the sign can be changed frequently. For purposes
of this Chapter, an "outdoor advertising sign" shall be regulated as a principal use.
Pennant: Any lightweight plastic, fabric, or other similar material, whether or not containing a message or copy of any
kind, suspended from a rope, wire, or string, usually in a series, designed to move in the wind.
Pole sign: A type of freestanding sign which is mounred on and supported by one or more freestanding stationary
poles.
Political sign: A sign promoting the candidacy of a person rururing for a governmental office or promoting a
position on an issue to be voted on at a govenunent election.
Portable sign: A self-supported sign which is movable without involving any structural or support changes, and
which is not affixed to a building or building appendage, inclnding but not limited to portable changeable message
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cabinets and sandwich board signs. Portable signs include signs with wheels or with wheels removed, signs with chassis
or support constructed without wheels, and signs monnted on a motor vehicle, or portion thereof, for the express
purpose of advertising a business establishment, product, service, or entertainment when that motor vehicle is parked
so to attract the attention of vehicular or pedestrian trllffic. Portable signs shall not include bumper stickers or
identification signs directly applied to or painted on motor vehicles identifying the owner of the vehicle, a business
name, logo, or emblem.
Projecting sign: A sign which is attached to, supported by, and extending more than twelve (12) inches from a
building face or wall, in whole or in part, at a ninety (90) degree angle to the building wall from which it projects and to
which it is attached. Such sign shall extend no more than six (6) feet from the building to which it is affixed. An
awning, canopy, or nuuquee sign shall not be considered a projecting sign.
Public service message board: An electronic readerboatd which displays public service messages. Public service
messages shall mean the promotion of public events at public facilities (such as festivals, concerts, and sporting events),
promotion of events at public facilities (such as in parks, sports/amphitheatre complex, or civic center), infonnation
about tourist attractions in the City or conventions in the City, public safety messages (such as weather or traffic
warnings), and other similar types of public service messages.
Real estate sign: A sign which advertises for sale, lease, or rent the lot or structure, or portion thereof, upon which
the sign is located.
Refacing: The replacement of a sign face, reganlless of change in copy, of equal size to the original, without altering
the sign cabinet, sign frame, or sign support structure.
Roof sign: A sign that is monnted on the roof of a building, or any appurtenances thereto, such as a parapet wall,
mechanical penthouse, or elevator house, and extending vertically above any portion of the roof or appurtenances
thereto. A sign that is monnted to or painted on a parapet wall that is an extension of the fal""ie of the building shall
not be considered a roof sign, provided such sign does not extend vertically above the parapet wall to which it is
attached.
Sandwich board or "A" frame sign: A double-faced sign which is not secured or attached to the gronnd, is readily
moved &om place to place, and is constructed in such a manner as to form an "AU or a tent-like shape, hinged or not
hinged at the top, with each angolar face held at an appropriate distance by a supporting member. A sandwich boatd or
"A" frame sign shall not exceed four (4) feet in height and two and one-half (2-1/2) feet in width.
Searchlight or beacon sign: A searchlight or beacon that utilizes stationary or revolving light that flashes or projects
illwnination, single color or multicolored, to annOWlce, attract attention, or advertise a business or special event.
Sign: Any object, device, structure, or fixture, or portion thereof, which is used to announce, advertise, identify,
display, or direct or attract attention to an object, person, institution, organization, business, product, goods, service,
special promotion, activity, event, or location. The means used to direct or attract attention include, without limitation,
objects, devices, fixtures, words,letters, nwnerals, graphics, figures, emblems, designs, illustration, decoration, symbols,
logos, tradematk.s, colors, or projected illumination or images.
Sign area: The entire sign face within a single continuous perimeter, enclosing the extreme limits of sign display,
including all words, letters, nwnerals, graphics, figures, designs, symbols, fixtures, logos, emblems, insignias, or other
drawings or images used to create a sign, together with any backgronnd or surronnding material, panel, frame, border,
trim, molding or omamentation, or color that differenriates the sign from the structure, backdrop surface, or object
upon or against which it is placed. For purposes of this Division, sign area shall not include any portion of the sign
support structure, provided that no message, logo, emblem, or other symbol or any other element of a sign or sign
area, as defined in this Chapter, is placed on or designed as a part of the sign support structure.
Sign cabinet: A structure that frames and supports the sign face(s). A sign cabinet may enclose internal illuminatinn.
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Sign face: The area or display surface that is used or can be used to identify, advertise, or communicate information
or for visual representation that attracts the attention of the public for any purpose. Sign face shall not include the sign
cabinet or sign structure.
Sign height: The vertical distance measured from and perpendicular to the average ground level on all sides of the
sign support structure to the level of the highest point of the sign or sign structure, whichever is higher.
Sign setback: The minimum distance required between any lot line and any portion of a sign or sign structure.
Sign support structure: Any structure that supports or is capable of supporting a sign, including uprights on which
the sign is placed or btacing or the decotative wall or fence to which a sign is attached. A decotative pole cover shall be
considered part of the sign support structure.
Snipe sign: Any sign of any material, including paper, cardboanl, wood, metal, or cloth, where such sign is tacked,
nailed, stapled, pasted, painted, or attached in any way to any tree, clift; utility pole or support utility tower, radio or
television tower, telecommunications tower, vehicular or pedestrian traffic control sign or structure, street name sign,
fence or retaining wall, and other similar structures, when such sign does not apply to the activity on the lot on which it
is located.
Stteamer: Any long, narrow strip of cloth, paper, plastic, or other material.
Temporary sign: A sign or other advertising device affixed to a building, building appendage, or existing freestanding
sign structure for a specified period of time as delineated in Section 36.2-673. Tempornry signs are designed to be
readily relocated and displayed for tempornry purposes such as the identification or announcement of seasona1 or bnef
activities, including special commercial sales, holiday events, auctions, grand openings, or a special event or activity.
Wall sign, Street leveh A sign painted direcdy on the outside wall of a building, or attached to and erected parallel to
the face of a building and supported throughout its length by such wall of the building. Such sign shall project no more
than one (1) foot outward from the fa~ade of the building to which it is attached and shall be located or erected with
the highest ponion of the sign at or below a height of twenty-five (25) feet above adjacent ground level
Wall Sign, Upper story: A sign painted directly on the outside wall of a building, or attached to and erected parallel
to the face of a building and supported through its length by such wall of the building. Such sign shall project no more
than sixteen (16) inches outward from the fa<;ade of the building to which it is attached and shall be located or erected
with the lowest ponion of the sign above a height of twenty-five (25) feet above adjacent ground level
Window sign: A sign that is applied or attached direcdy to the intenor or extenor of a window, or that is suspended
from or located within twelve (12) inches of a window or door, so that it is visible from any street, sidewalk, or public
or private outdoor common space. This tenn shall not include merchandise located in a window.
Window area: The total square foorage of the glass area within a frame upon which a window sign is applied,
attached, suspended from, or through which it is displayed. Such glass area may include glass windows, doors,
sidelights, and lIansoms, fixed or operable.
Window sign area: The total area of the imaginary rectangles contiguous to and surrounding each word, picture,
logo, logotype, symbo~ banding, or graphic.
36.2-663
Prohibited Signs
The following signs and sign charactenstics shall be prohibited in all zoning districts:
(a) Animated signs, provided that moveable pane1s of outdoor advertising signs which mechanically rotate to
provide different messages shall not be considered animation.
(b) Flashing signs, provided that theatre marquees shall be exempt from the prohibition of Bashing signs.
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(c) Inflatable signs, except as a temporary sign under the provisions of 36.2-673.
(d) Laser light or image projection signs, except as a temporary sign under the provisions of Section 36.2-673.
(e) Off-site directional signs, except for off-site directional real estate signs as provided for in Section
36.2-661(c)(13).
(I) Pennants or streamers.
(g) Portable signs, except for sandwich board signs as expressly permitted in this Chapter.
(h) Projecting signs erected with their lowest portions above a height of twenty-five (25) feet above adjacent
ground level.
(i) Roof signs, except for existing roof signs located in, or such signs located and relocated within, the Historic
Downtown Overlay District (Ii-I).
(j) Searchlight or beacon signs, except as a temporary sign under the provisions of Section 36.2-673.
(k) Snipe signs.
(I) Any sign located within or over a public right-of-way, or public property, except for government signs
or signs erected under the provisions set forth in Chapter 27.1 of this Code.
(m) Any sign that contains beacons of light resembling or simulating any emergency service vehicle or
equipment.
(n) Any sign using traffic symbols or colors of red, amber, and green in such combination of shape or
color as to be confused with traffic control devices.
(0) Any sign attached partially or wholly to the pitched or flat roof of a building, or any sign which
projects horizontally or vertically beyond any part of the building to which it is attached.
(P) Any sign that produces sound, odor, or visible matter such as smoke or vapor.
36.2-664
Zoning Permits for Signs
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to erect, install, structurally alter, modify, relocate, or replace any sign or
sign structure, except for those exempted signs set forth in Section 36.2-661(c), without first obtaining a
zoning permit pUISUallt to this section. The refacing of a sign shall not require a zoning permit,
(b) A completed application for a zoning permit for a sign shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator, shall
be accompanied by the required application fee as set forth within the most recent fee schedule approved by
City Council, and shall include the following:
(I) For all signs, specifications regan:ling the type of sign to be constructed, sign height, sign face
dimensions, source of illumination, the location of such sign on any wall or property, the official tax
map number of the lot on which the sign is to be located, and the zoning district of the subject lot;
(2) For building-mounted signs, dimensions of the building wall or appurtenance on which the sign is to be
affixed. and the dimensions and locations of the proposed building-mOlUlted signs;
(3) For freestanding signs, a scaled drawing showing the location of any proposed freestanding sign, the
relationship of the proposed sign to sight distance triangles if applicable, and the relationship of the
proposed sign to any other freestanding sign on the lot or to the lot line; and
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(4) In addition to the general requirements for applications for wning pennits for signs as set forth above,
applications for wning pennits for outdoor advertising signs shall include additional infonnation as set
forth in Section 36.2-{j75(f).
(c) In addition to the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) above, an application for a zoning pennit for any
sign located in the Historic Downtown Overlay District (H-l) or the Historic Neighborhood Overlay
District (H-2), excluding temporary signs, shall include a copy of a Certificate of Appropriateness issued by
the Architeclurll! Review Board or its Agent for the proposed sign, accompanied by renderings.
(d) In addition to the requirements of subsections (a), (b), and (c) above, an application for a zoning pennit for
any sign to be placed on, or project over, any sidewalk, stree~ alley, or other public property shall include
documentation of meeting, and having received approval for, the requirements of Chapter 27.1 of this Code,
regarding encroachments, liability insurance, and an indemnification and hold hannless agreement
(e) A zoning permit for a sign shall become null and void if the sign is not erected within six (6) months after the
rlate the wning pennit is issued. Upon written request and for good cause shown, the Zoning Administrator
may grnnt one six (6) month extension.
36.2-665
Removal of Abandoned Nonconforming Signs
The Zoning Administrator may order the removal of any nonconforming sign that has been abandoned. For
pwposes of this section, a sign shall be considered abandoned if the business or use for which the sign was
erected has not been in operation for a period of at least two (2) years. Such nonconfonning sign(s) and its
supporting structure shall be removed by the owner of the property on which the sign is located, or the agent
for the property owner, or tenant or lessee of the property having beneficial use of the property upon which
the sign(s) is located, within thirty (30) days of written notice by the Zoning Administrator.
36.2-666
Illuminated Signs
When any sign is illuminated, such lights shall be enclosed in the sign, or if external, such extemallight source shall be
located, shielded, or directed so as to concentrate the illumination upon the area of the sign face and so that the point
source of the light is not visible from any adjacent street or lot. If ground lighting is used to illuminate a sign, and the
point source of the light is not equipped with shielding to prevent its visibility from any adjacent street or lo~ such
ground lighting shall be fully screened from view by landscaping material.
36.2-667
Calculation of Sign Area and Number of On-Premise Signs
(a) The ca1culation of the number of on-premise signs and sign area allotment shall be based on the applicable
lot frontage for freestanding signs and the applicable building frontage or storefront for building-mounted
signs.
(1) Any freestanding sign shall be located along the lot frontage from which the allotment for the
freestanding sign is computed.
(2) Any building-mounted sign shall be located on the building fa~ade from which the allotment for the
building-mounted sign is computed. For purposes of a building-mounted sign which is attached to an
appurtenance of the building or to an accessory structure not otherwise designed or constructed so
support signage, such sign shall be located between the building line of the fa~ade from which the
building-mounted sign allotment is computed and the public right-<Jf-way which it faces or, where
applicable, within the parking lot which abuts the building fac;ade from which the allotment is
computed.
(b) The following method shall be utilized in the calculation of sign area for on-premise signs:
(1) Sign area for freestanding signs and building-mounted signs shall be calculated separately;
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(2) Each sign face shall count in calculating total sign area, except that in the case of a double-faced sign,
only one sign face shall be used in the calculation of sign area;
(3) For signs composed of individually attached letters, nwnerals, pictures, logos, symbols, or figures, the
sign area shall be detennined by computing the entire area within a single, continuous geometric fonn
that encloses the limits of all lettering, nwnerals, figures, designs, symbols, fixtures, logos, emblems,
insignias, or other drawings or images; and
(4) For signs enclosed by a frame or border or encased by a cabinet, the sign area shall be determined by
computing the entire area within a continuous perimeter, enclosing the limits of writing, representation,
emblem, or any figure or similar character, together with any cabinet, frame, or other material or color
fonning an integral part of the display or used to differentiate the sign from the background against
which it is placed.
36.2-668
Types and Number of On-Premise Signs
The types and nwnber of on-premise signs by zoning district shall be permitted as set forth in Table 668-1.
36.2-669
Dimensional Standards for On-Premise Signs
In addition to the other applicable regulations set forth in this Division, on-premise signs shall meet the dimensional,
height, and setback regulations as set forth in Table 669-1.
36.2-670
Freestanding Signs
In addition to the regulations set forth in Table 668-1 and Table 669-1, no on-premise freestanding sign, nor any part
of such sign other than a supporting pole or brace no greater than eighteen (18) inches in width or diameter, shall be
located lower than nine (9) feet from grade within any sight distance triangle.
36.2-671
Building-Mounted Signs
In addition to the regulations set forth in Table 668-1 and Table 669-1, on-premise building-mounted signs
shall be subject to the following standards:
(a) Building-mounted signs shall be permitted only on the facades or appurtenances of buildings or
accessory structures which face upon an abutting street or an abutting parking lot on the same lot on
which the sign is located.
(b) No building-mounted sign, except for a projecting sign, shall cover, cross, or otherwise hide any
cornice, column, belt course, window, or balcony of a building, or any portion of such feature.
(c) Wmdow sigus shall not exceed fifty (50) percent of the window area to which they are applied or
attached, from which they are suspended, or through which they are displayed.
(d) No part of any awning or canopy containing a sigu shall extend above the height of the bottom sill of
any second story window of the building fa~ade to which it is attached. All lettering and images
comprising any portion of an awning or canopy sign shall be located on the face of the awning or
canopy and shall not project above or below the face or in any way beyond the physical dimensions of
the awning or canopy.
36.2-672
Upper Story Wall Signs
Where on-premise upper story wall signs are pennitted as set forth in Table 668-1, the sign area of such wall signs shall
be calculated separately and shall not be computed in the maximwn total square footllge of building-mounted sign
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area. In addition to the other applicable regulations of this Division, such upper story w:ill signs shall meet the
following requirements:
(a) Upper story w:ill signs shall be limited to identification signs;
(b) No upper story wall sign shall cover. cross, or otherwise hide any comice, colwnn, belt course, window, or
balcony of a building, or any portion of such feature;
(c) There shall be a maximum of one (1) upper storyw:ill sign for each exposed face of the building; and
(d) The maximum sign area for any upper story w:ill sign shall be two (2) percent of the surface area of the
building fa9<lde on which the sign is placed, up to a maximum of three hwulred (300) square feet
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36.2-673
Temporary On-Premise Signs
(a) No temporary sign shall be erected or posted until a zoning pennit has been issued pursuant to Section
36.2-664.
(b) Any temporary sign shall comply with the regulations of this section and the height standards esrablished by
zoning district in Table 669-1 ofSecrion 36.2-669.
(c) Temporary signs shall not be included in the compuration of permitted sign area.
(d) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no temporary sign shall be erected or placed for a period
exceeding thirty (30) days in any 36S-day period.
(e) Only one temporary sign per lot frontage shall be erected or posted at any given time on any lot, except
when such lot contains multiple esrablishments or uses, one (1) temporary sign shall be permitted for each
separately identifiable use or esrablishment located thereon.
(I) Except as otherwise provided in this section, temporary signs shall be permitted in accotdance with Table
673-1.
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(g) One (1) temporary residential subdivision identification sign not exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet in sign
area may be erected during constroction at an entrance to the subdivided property, provided such sign is not
illwninated intemally or by any extemallight source and not over two (2) such signs shall be erected for any
one (1) subdivision. These signs shall be removed upon the issuance of Certificates of Occupancy for
seventy-five CIS) percent of the lots in the subdivision.
(h) Inflatable signs, laser light or image projection signs, or searchlight or beacon signs shall be permitted as
temporary signs, provided such signs meet the following requirements:
(1) Permits for such signs shall not be issued unless the applicant provides documentation from the
Roanoke Regional Airport and medical helicopter patient transportation providers within the City limits
of non-interference with established routes;
(2) Only one (1) such sign per lot shall be permitted at anyone time;
(3) Permits for such signs shall be limited to two (2) times per year per lot;
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(4) Any pennit fot a tempor:uy inflatable sign shall be issued for a period not to exceed seven \T) days;
(5) Inflatable signs shall be securely fastened to the ground or other immovable object and shall be located
a minimwn of eight (8) feet from the lot line; and
(6) Any pennit for a tempor:uy laser light or image projection sign, or a searchlight or beacon sign, shall be
issned for a period not to exceed three (3) days.
36.2-674
Public Service Message Boards
W'here public service message boards are permitted as set forth in Table 668-1, the sign area of such public
setvice message boards shall not be included in the calculation of freestanding signs; however, public service
message boards shall be permitted only on lot frontages with no other freestanding signs. In the case of a
double-faced sign, only one such face shall count in calculating the total sign area of a public service message
board. In addition to the other applicable regulations of this Division. public service message boards shall meet
the following requirements:
(a) No more than one (1) public service message board shall be permitted per lot frontage;
(b) No public service message board structure shall have more than two (2) sign faces;
(c) A public service message board shall not exceed twenty-five (25) feet in height;
(d) A public service message board shall not exceed four hundred fifty (450) square feet of sign area;
(e) A public service message board shall have a minimwn setback of five (5) feet from any public right-
of-way or lot line; and
(f) The copy on a public service message board shall not change or move more than once every six (6)
seconds.
36.2-675 Outdoor Advertising Signs
(a) Applicability
The regulations set forth in this section shall apply to any outdoor advertising sign and shall supplement the general
regulations of this Division.
(b) Sign area by zoning district
Where pennitted by this Chapter, outdoor advertising signs shall not exceed the following square footage of sign area:
Zoning District Maximum Area Additional Area for Embellishments
per Sign Face (percent of sign surface area)
-(sQuare feet)
CG,D 300 10%
1-1,1-2 672 10%
(c) Setback, height, and sign face standards
(1) Outdoor advertising signs shall be subject to the yard requirements of the applicable zoning district.
(2) The maximwn height for any outdoor advertising sign shall be twenty-five (25) feet.
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(3) No outdoor advertising sign structure shall have more than two (2) sign faces and no two (2) such
sign faces shall be separated by an interior angle of more than forty-five (45) degrees.
(d) Spacing standards
(1) No outdoor advertising sign shall be erected as follows:
(A) Within three hundred (300) feet of the boundary line of any residential district within the City;
(B) Within two hundred fifty (250) feet of the property line of any public school, public library, place
of worship, museum, or public park;
(C) Within three hundred fifty (350) feet of any outdoor advertising sign on the same side of the
street;
(D) Within two hundred fifty (250) feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of 1-581 and the Roy
L. Webber Expressway (Southwest Expressway);
(E) Within six hundred sixty (660) feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of the Blue Ridge
Parkway; or
(F) Along an arterial or collector street within five hundred (500) feet of any point in the City at
which the City's municipal corporation boundary is intersected by the arterial or collector street.
(2) The distances separating outdoor advertising signs from each other, or separating any outdoor advertising
sign from any boundary, shall be measured from the nearest point on the proposed outdoor advertising sign
to the nearest applicable point of another outdoor advertising sign or boundary.
(e) State standards
J\.II outdoor advertising signs shall be erected in conformance and compliance with those portions of Chapter 7, Title
33.1, of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, which by the provisions of that chapter are made applicable to areas
of the City within six hundred sixty (660) feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any interstate or federal-aid-
primary highway, as defined in Chapter 7 of TItle 33.1.
(f) Zoning permits for outdoor advertising signs
In addition to the requirements for zoning permit applications set forth in Section 36.2-664, applications for zoning
permits for outdoor advertising signs shall be accompanied by a hasic development plan. In addition to the required
elements of a basic development plan (see Section B-1, Appendix B), a survey shall be provided showing the location
of the proposed outdoor advertising sign and the distance from the proposed sign to any other outdoor advertising
sign or boundary as necessary to establish compliance with the spacing standards of Section 36.2-675(d) and the yard
requirements of the applicable zoning district. Prior to the issuance of any zoning pennit for an outdoor advertising
sign, the application shall meet all the State requirements as set forth in subsection (e) above, and the appropriate agent
for the State shall have issued tentative approval of the permit application.
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Nonconforming Uses, Structures, and Lots
36.2-700
Purpose
The purpose of this Article is to regulate nonconforming uses, structures, and lots. The intent of these regulations is to:
(a) Permit such nonconforming uses, structures, and lots to remain until removed, discontinued, abandoned, or
changed to conform with the regulations of this Chapter;
(b) Recognize that nonconforming uses, structures, and lots are generally incompatible with the character of the
districts in which they occur and, as such, in certain circumstances, such continuances should not be
indefinite and that the nonconforming uses should gradually be removed in favor of uses, structures, and lats
that conform to this Chapter and the Official Zoning Map; and
(c) Recognize that nonconforming uses, structures, and lots need not be entirely unchanged, and that under
certain circumstances may change according to. law and the provisions of this Chapter.
36.2-701
Generally
Within the districts established by this Chapter, or by amendments which may later be adopted, there exists or may
exist lots, strucnrres, uses of land and structures, and characteristics of use, which were lawful before this Chapter was
passed or amended, but which would be prohibited, regulated, or restricted under the tenns of this Chapter or future
amendment. Some of such structures, lots, and uses are considered nonconforming. A nonconforming use, structure,
or lat may continue, as it existed when it became nonconfonning. until removed, discontinued, abandoned, or changed
to conform to the regulations of this Chapter. Except as provided within this Article, no nonconforming use, structure,
or lot shall be changed, moved, increased, enlarged upon, expanded, extended, or resumed after removal,
discontinuance, or abandonment, or used as grounds for adding other lots, structures, uses of land and structures, or
characteristics of use nat in keeping with the regulations for the district in which such nonconfonmty exists.
36.2-702
Chapter
Actual Construction Begun Prior to Adoption or Amendment of
To avoid undue hardship, nothing in this Chapter shall be deemed to require a change in the plans, construction, or
designated use of any building on which actual construction was lawfully begun or an affinnative governmental act has
been obtained as set forth in Section 36.2-108 prior to the effective date of adoption or amendment of this Chapter
and upon which actual construction has been carried on diligently. "Actual construction" is hereby defined to include
the placing of construction materials in a pennanent position and fastened in a pennanent manner; except that where
demolition or removal of an existing structure has been substantially begun prepamtOIY to new construction, such
demolition or removal shall be deemed to be actual construction, provided that work shall be carried on diligently until
the completion of the new construction involved, within any time limit set by a zoning permit or building pennit issued
under regulations in effect before passage of this Chapter.
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36.2-703
Nonconforming Lots
Any lot, legally in existence at the time this Chapter was adopted, which does not meet the minimum lot size or
minimum lot frontage requirements of the district in which it is located, as set forth in Article 3 of this Chapter, may be
developed or redeveloped for any principal use permitted in that district. Except for minimum lot size or lot frontage
requirements, nothing contained in this section shall be construed to permit less than full compliance with any other
requirements of this Chapter.
36.2-704
Nonconforming Structures
(a) Where a lawful structure exists at the time of passage or amendment of this Chapter, which structure could
not be built under the terms of this Chapter by reason of restrictions on area, bulk, lot covetage, height,
yards, or other characteristics of the structure or its location on the lot, such structure may be continued so
long as the structure is maintained in its then structural condition and is not enlarged or altered in any way
which increases any nonconfonning characteristic of the structure or nonconfonning characteristic of its
location on the lot.
(b) Should such nonconfonning structure be moved for any reason for any distance on the same lot or to any
other lot, it shall thereafter conform to the regulations for the district in which it is locared after it is moved.
However, a nonconfonning sign may be relocated on the same property, if such sign was moved due to
highway, utility, or other construction for public puqx>ses.
(c) Any nonconforming structure which is damaged or destroyed by any fire or other natural disaster, except for
flood, to an extent of fifty (50) percent or less of its replacement value at the time of the event, may be rebuilt
as long as the structure is not enlarged or altered in any way which increases its nonconforming chatacteristic.
Any nonconforming structure which is damaged or destroyed by any fire or other natural disaster, except for
flood, to an extent that exceeds fifty (50) percent of its replacement va1ue at the time of the event, may be
rebuilt as long as it thereafter conforms to the regulations for the district in which it is located. For purposes
of this section, replacement value shall be detemrined by the Building Conunissioner utilizing the building
code valuation table published by the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO). The
replacement of nonconforming structures damaged or destroyed by flood shall be governed by the
regulations set forth in Section 36.2-333, Floodplain Overlay District.
36.2-705
Nonconforming Uses
(a) Where, at the effective date of adoption or amendment of this Chapter, a lawful use exists of a structure,
individually or in combination with another structure, which use is made no longer pennissible under the
terms of the Chapter as enacted or amended, such use may be permitted so long as it is not abandoned for
more than two (2) years and so long as the structure in which sucl1 use is located is maintained in its then
structural condition. Abandonment means the intentional stopped use of the property, and that the property
has been vacant for two (2) consecutive years. Should a structure in which such nonconforming use is
located be enlarged, extended, reconstructed, or structurally altered, except as otherwise permitted by the
provisions of this Article, the use of sucl1 a structure thereafter shall conform to the regulations of the district
in which it is located.
(b) No nonconfomring use shall be enlarged, intensified, increased, or extended to occupy a larger square
footage of building or lot area than was occupied on the effective date of the adoption of, or an amendment
to, this Chapter, except as provided in subsection (c) below. Such intensification, increase, or extension shall
include enlargement of the building or other structure, expansion of the use on the premises, or the erection
of an additional principal or accessory structure associated with such nonconforming use on the property on
which the nonconforming use is located.
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(c) Nonconforming uses in all zoning districts, except R-I2, R-7, R-5, R-3, RM-I, RM-2, and MX may be
exponded with the approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals, subject to the following provisions:
(I) Such change shall be approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals by special exception, pursuant to the
provisions set forth in Section 36.2-560;
(2) Such change to the nonconforming use shall be permitted only upon the same lot as the
nonconformity; and
(3) Any increase in volume, area, or extent of nonconforming use shall not exceed an aggregate of twenty-
five percent (25%) of the existing nonconforming use.
(d) No nonconforming use shall be moved on the same lot or to any other lot which is not properly zoned to
permit such use.
(e) Any use which replaces, in whole or in part, a nonconforming use shall confonn to the requirements of the
district in which it is located and the nonconfonning use shall not be resumed.
(I) Except for damage from flood which shall be regulated by Section 36.2-333, floodplain Overlay District, any
nonconforming use may be resumed or restored after the structure in which the use is located is damaged or
destroyed from fire or other natural disaster, to an extent of fifty (50) percent or less of the replacement value
of improvements at the time of the event, provided that
(I) The replacement value of improvements shall be detennined by the Building Commissioner utilizing
the building code valuation table published by the International Conference of Building Officials
(ICBO);
(2) No such nonconforming use shall be increased beyond its extent prior to its damage or destruction; and
(3) The property owner shall take aflinnative steps to restore and resume use of the property within two (2)
years of the damage or destruction.
(g) If the structure in which a nonconforming use is located is damaged or destroyed from fire or other natural
disaster, except for flood which circumstance shall be governed by Section 36.2-333, floodplain Overlay
District, to an extent that exceeds fifty (50) percent of the replacement value of improvements at the time of
the event, the use shall confonn to the district regulations of this Chapter. For pmposes of this section,
replacement value of improvements shall be detennined by the Building Commissioner utilizing the building
code valuation table published by the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO). The Board of
Zoning Appeals may grant a special exception, pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 36.2-560, for
the replacement or restoration of nonconforming uses damaged more than fifty percent (50%) by fire or
other natural disaster subject to lhe following provisions:
(1) The resumption or restoration will not increase the nonconforming use beyond its extent prior to its
damage or destruction; and
(2) The resumption or restoration will comply with all other requirements of this Chapter.
36.2-706
Repairs and Maintenance
(a) On any structure devoted in whole or in part to any nonconforming use, ordinary maintenance wo.tk, or the
repair or replacement of nonbearing walls, fixtures, wiring, or plumbing, may be done, provided the cubic
content of the building, as it existed at the time of passage or amendment of this Chapter, shall not be
increased.
(b) Nothing in this Chapter shall be deemed to prevent the strengthening or restoring to a safe condition of any
building or part thereof declared unsafe by any official charged with protecting the public safety, on order of
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such official; nor shall anything in this Chapter be deemed to exempt any such building from any of the
requirements and provisions of any other chapter of this Code or any other code or ordinance of the Gty.
36.2-707
Change of Nonconforming Use To Another Use
After public notice and subject to appropriate conditions and safeguatds, the Board of Zoning Appeals may, as a
special exception, permit the change of a nonconforming use to another use not genemlly permitted in the district,
provided the proposed use, as proposed to be conducted, shall be of a nature more in keeping with the character of the
district than the use from which the change is proposed to be made. Failure to conduct the use in the manner
approved by the Board shall be grmmds for revocation of the special exception, pursuant to the procedures set forth in
Section 36.2-560(e). Where such a special exception has been revoked, the nonconforming status of the use,
individually or in combination, shall no longer exist, and future use of the structure or premises, individually or in
combination, shall thereafter conform to the regulations of the district in which located
36.2-708
Nonconforming Characteristics of Use
If characteristics of use, such as signs, off-street parking or loading, landscaping, outdoor lighting, utilities, or other
matters pertaining to use of structures or lands, individually or in combination, are in lawful existence at the time of
adoption or amendment of this Chapter, and are not as required by this Chapter as adopted or amended, such
characteristics of use may be continued, mless otherwise specified in this Chapter, but no change shall be made which
increases nonconformity with the provisions of this Chapter as adopted or amended.
36.2-709
Certain Uses Deemed Not Nonconforming
Uses in existence in a district at the time of adoption of this Chapter, for which a special exception permit would be
required if they were new uses, shall be deemed conforming uses so long as they continue in existence on the same lot.
Once such use is abandoned for any continuous period longer than two (2) years, any new use of the premises must
conform to the applicable district regulations.
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Administrative Commissions, Boards, and Officials
36.2-800
Purpose
The purpose of this Article is to ptovide for:
(a) A Planning Commission to promote the orderly development of the City and accomplish the objectives set
out in Section 15.2-2200, Code ofVuginia (1950), as amended;
(b) An Architectural Review Board to administer Certificates of Appropriateness for the Historic Downtown
Overlay District (H-I) and the Historic Neighbothood Overlay District (H-2) created by the provisions of
this Chapter;
(c) A Board of Zoning Appeals to bear and decide on special exception applications, requests fur variances from
the provisions of this Chapter, interpretations of the Officiill Zoning Map where nncertllinty exists, and
appeals of decisions made in the administration or enforcement of this Chapter; and
(d) A Zoning Administrator to administer and enforce the provisions of this Chapter.
Division 1. City Planning Commission
36.2-810
Definition
For purposes of this Division, the term "Conunission" shall mean the City Planning Conunission as established by this
Division.
36.2-811
Establishment
The City Planning Conunission heretofore established is hereby continued, and the seven \I) members thereof shall
hold office nntil the expiration of the term for which they were appointed, or nntil they resign or are removed.
36.2-812
(a)
(I)
Membership
Qualifications, appointment, and terms
The Commission shall consist of seven \I) members, each to be appointed by City Conncil for a term of four
(4) years. All members shall be residents of the City, and at least four (4) members shall be owners of real
property. No member of the Commission shall hold any elected public office ot be employed on a fulltime
basis as an officer or employee of the City.
(2) No appointee may serve more than three (3) consecutive terms.
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(3) Each member of the Commission shall take the oath of office prescribed by the City Charter for officers of
the City within ten (10) business days of notice of appointment.
(4) New appointees to the Commission shall complete a presctibed certification program within one (1) year of
the date of appointment.
(5) Vacancies shall be filled by City Council for the unexpired tenn of any member whose term becomes vacant.
(b) Removal of members
.Any member of the Commission may be removed for malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance, or other cause, by
the City Council, upon written charges and after public hearing.
36.2-813
Meetings
The Commission shall hold at least one (1) regular meeting each month, provided it need not meet if there are no
petitions or plans pending for review. Special meetings and public hearings, as deemed necessary, may be called by the
Chair.
36.2-814
Quorum and Vote
Four (4) of the seven (7) members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, and nO' action of the Commission
shall be valid unless authorized by a majotity vote of those members present and voting.
36.2-815
Officers; Agent; Staff; Special Requests
(a)
(1)
Officers; secretary; agent
The Commissiou shall elect from the appointed members a Chair and Vice Chair whose tenns shall be for
one (1) year, with eligibility for re-election.
(2) The Commission shall elect a Secretary to the Commission from the staff of the Department of Planning,
Building and Economic Development, whose term shall be for one (1) year, with eligibility for re-election.
(3) The Commission shall elect an Agent from the staff of the Department of Planning, Building and Economic
Development, whose term shall be for one (I) year, with eligibility for re-election.
(b)
(1)
Staff; special requests
The Department of Planning, Building and Economic Development shall provide technical and other
services as the Commission may require.
(2) All City officials shall, upon request, furnish to the Commission, within a reasonable time, such available
information as it may require for its work, provided the furnishing thereof will not unduly interfere with such
officials' usual duties.
36.2-816
Rules and Records
(a) Rules
The Commission shall adopt rules and forms for its procedures, consistent with the Charter and ordinances of the City
and general laws of the State.
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(b) Minutes; records
The Conunission shall keep minutes of its proceedings and a record of its transactions, which shall be filed in the
offices of the Commission and the City Clerk and shall be a public record.
(c) Annual report
The Commission shall submit a written report of its activities to the City Council at the end of each calendar year.
36.2-817
Powers and Duties
(a) Generally
The Commission shall have the following powers and duties, in addition to those prescribed elsewhere in this Code
and by State law, including those set out in Section 15.2-2221, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended:
(1) The Commission shall make a study of the subdivision regulations of the City, as set out in Chapter 31 of
this Code, and the Charter and other City ordinances and State statutes of similar purport and design, to
assure the orderly subdivision of lands and their development within the City. From time to time, the
Commission shall offer suggestions and recommendations to the City Council that such studies by the
Commission may reveal to be essential to the attairunent of fair, equitable, and hannonious ordinances and
laws and to the promotion, prepamtion, development, and preservation of the Comprehensive Plan and
revisions thereof.
(2) The Conunission shall promote public interest in and understanding of the Comprehensive Plan, and to that
end, may publish and distribute copies of the Comprehensive Plan or of any report and may employ such
other means of publicity and education as it may detennine.
(3) The Commission shall, from time to time, recommend to the appropriate public officials programs for
public structures and improvements and for the financing thereof and shall consult and advise public officials
and agencies, public utility companies, civil, education, professional and other organizations, and citizens with
relation to complying with or implementing the Comprehensive Plan.
(4) The Conunission may controL preserve, and care for all historical landmarks now owned or hereafter
acquired by the City; control the design and location of statuary and other works of art which are or become
the property of the City; and provide for the removal, relocation, and alteration of any such works belonging
to the City. 'Where appropriate by the delineated powers and duties of Division 2 of this Article, Architectural
Review Board, and the regulations of the Historic Downtown Overlay District (H-1) and the Historic
Neighborhood Overlay District (H-2), such controL preservation, and care by the Conunission for historico1
landmarks owned by the City shall not infringe on the duties and powers of the Architectural Review Board
as set out in this Chapter.
(5) The Commission shall make recommendstions to the City Council concerning the following:
(A) The design of public streets on new, widened, or reconstructed rights-<>f-way; the design of bridges,
viaducts, street fixtures, and other related appurtenances;
(8) The design of new public parks and open spaces; renovations to existing public parl<s and facilities
contained thereon;
(C) The design of new public buildings, including both site and architectural plans; exterior renovations to
existing public buildings involving additions or other site improvements including padring lots or the
erection of new accessory structures; and
(D) The establislunent of design standards or guidelines as they relate to public rights-of-way including
lighting fixtures, landscaping, street name and directional signs, benches, and other related
appurtenances.
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(b)
(1)
Comprehensive Plan
The Commission shall prepare and recommend a Comprehensive Plan for rhe physiClli developmenr of rhe
City in accordance wirh rhe requirements of Section 15.2-2223, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended.
(2) In rhe preparation of a Comprehensive Plan, rhe Commission shall conduct such surveys and studies as are
required by Section 15.2-2224, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended.
(3) The Commission shall recommend ro rhe City Council rhe adoption of or the amendmenr of rhe
Comprehensive Plan, or parts rhereof; in conformance wirh rhe procedural requirements ser our in Section
15.2-2225 of rhe Code of Virginia (1950), as amended.
(4) Whenever rhe Commission recommends a Comprehensive Plan, or part rhereof; and such plan has been
approved and adopred by rhe City Council, it shall control rhe gener:l! or approximare location, chatacrer,
and extent of each feature shown on rhe plan according to Section 15.2-2232, Code of Virginia (1950), as
amended.
(c)
(1)
Zoning ordinance and map amendments
The Commission may initiate, by motion, an amendment to this Chapter, including any provision of this
Chapter or rhe Officid Zoning Map, pursuant ro rhe procedures of Section 36.2-540.
(2) The Commission shall review, evaluate, report, and make recommendations to rhe City Council regarding
any proposed amendment of any regulation or district boundary provided by this Chapter, pursuant to rhe
procedures of Section 36.2-540 and Section 36.2-541.
(d) Right of entry
The Commission, its members, officers, and employees, in the perfonnance of their functions, may enter upon any
land in the City and make examinations and surveys and place and maintain necessary monuments and markers
thereon.
Division 2. Architectural Review Board
36.2-820
Definition
For putposes of this Division, rhe term "Board" shall mean rhe Atchitectwal Review Board as established by this
Division.
36.2-821
Establishment
The Atchitectutll! Review Board heretofore established for rhe City pursuant to Section 62.02 of rhe City Charter is
hereby continued, and rhe seven (7) members rhereof shall hold office until rhe expiration of rhe term for which rhey
were appointed, or until they resign or are removed.
36.2-822
Membership
(a)
(1)
Qualifications, appointment, and terms
The Board shall consist of seven (7) members, each to be appoinred by City Council for a teun of four (4)
years. At least two (2) members, but not more rhan three (3), shall be registered architects. No member of
rhe Board shall hold any elected public office. In making an appointment, City Council shall consider rhe
appointee's interest or competence in, or knowledge of, historic preservation and the history of the City.
(2) No appointee may serve more than three (3) consecutive terms.
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(3) Each member of the Board shall take the oath of office prescribed by the City Charter for officers of the City
within ten (10) business days of notice of appointment
(4) Vacancies shall be filled by City Council for the unexpired term of any member whose term becomes vacant
(b) Removal of members
Any member of the Board may be removed for malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance, or other cause, by the City
Council, upon written charges and after public hearing.
36.2-823
Meetings
The Board shall hold at least one (1) regular meeting each month, provided it need not meet if no applications are
pending for review.
36.2-824
Quorum and Vote
Four (4) of the seven (T) members of the Board shall constitute a quorum, and no action of the Board shall be Vlllid
unless authorized by a majority vote of those members present and voting.
36.2-825
Officers; Agent; Staff
(a)
(1)
Officers; secretary; agent
The Board shall elect from the appointed members a Chair and Vice Chair whose terms shall be for one (1)
year, with eligibility for re-election.
(2) The Board shall elect a Secretary to the Board from the staff of the Department of Planning, Building and
Economic Development, whose term shall be for one (1) year, with eligibility for re-election.
(3) The Board shall elect an Agent from the staff of the Department of Planning, Building and Economic
Development, whose term shall be for one (1) year, with eligibility for re-election.
(b) Staff
The Department of Planning, Building and Economic Development shall provide technical and other services as the
Board may require.
36.2-826
Rules and Records
(a) Rules
The Board shall adopt rules and forms for its procedures, consistent with the Charter and ordinances of the City and
general laws of the State.
(b) Minutes; records
The Board shall keep minutes of its proceedings and a record of its transactions, which shall be filed in the offices of
the Board and the City Clerk and shall be a public record.
(c) Annual report
The Board shall submit a written report of its activities to the City Council at the end of each calendar year.
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36.2-827
Powers and Duties
(a) Advisory committee
The Board may appoint an advisory conunittee, consisting of up to three (3) peISOl1S, for each historic district or
identifiable neighborhood under its jurisdiction, to assist rhe Board in understanding specific district issues. Such
committee members shall represent a diversity of interest in the historic area. The Board shall meet with such
appointed advisory committees at a minimum on an annual basis or as often as mutually agreed upon.
(b)
(I)
Certificates of Appropriateness
The Board may authorize its Agent to issue any Certificate of Appropriateness within the Historic
Downtown Overlay District (H-I) and the Historic Neighborhood Overlay District (H-2), punluant to the
procedures of Section 36.2-530.
(2) The Board shall hear appeals of a decision of the Agent, pursuant to the procedures of Section 36.2-530.
(3) The Board shall review, evaluate, and act upon applications for Certificates of Appropriateness within the
Historic Downtown Overlay District (H-I) and the Historic Neighborhood Overlay District (H-2),
punluant to rhe procedures of Section 36.2-530.
Division 3. Board of Zoning Appeals
36.2-830
Definition
For purposes of this Division, the term "Board" shall mean the Board of Zoning Appeals as established by this
Division.
36.2-831
Establishment
The Board of Zoning Appeals, heretofore established by the City Council punluant to Section 62.01 of the City
Charter, is hereby continued, and the seven (T) members thereof shall hold office until the expiration of the tenn for
which they were appointed, or until they resign or are removed.
36.2-832
(a)
(I)
Membership
Qualifications, appointment, and terms
The Board shall consist of seven (T) members, each to be appointed by City Council for a tenn of three (3)
years. No member of the Board shall hold any elected public office.
(2) No appointee may serve more than three (3) consecutive terms.
(3) Each member of the Board shall take the oath of office presctibed by the City Charter for officers of the City
within ten (10) business days of notice of appointment
(4) New appointees to the Board shall complete a prescribed certification program within one (I) year of the
date of appointment
(5) Vacancies shall be filled by City Council for the unexpired term of any member whose term becomes vacant.
(b) Removal of members
Any member of the Board may be removed. for malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance, or other cause, by the City
Council, upon written charges and after public hearing.
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36.2-833
Meetings
The Board shall hold at least one (1) regular meeting each month, provided it need not meet if there are no applications
pending for review.
36.2-834
Quorum and Vote
(a) Quorum
Four (4) of the seven (1) members of the Board shall constitute a quonnn.
(b) Vote
The concurring vote of four (4) members of the Board shall be required to reverse upon appeal any order,
requirement, decision, or determination made by the Zoning Administrator in the administration or enforcement of
this Chapter, or to decide in favor of the applicant for a. special exception or to authorize any variance from the terms
of this Chapter.
36.2-835
Officers; Staff
(a)
(1)
Officers; secretary
The Board shall elect from the appointed members a Chair and Vice Chair whose teans shall be for one (1)
year, with eligihility for re-election.
(2) The Board shall elect a Secretary to the Board from the staff of the Department of PIanniog, Building and
Economic Development, whose tean shall be for one (1) year, with eligihility for re-election.
(b) Staff
The Zoning Administrator shall provide technical and other services as the Board may require.
36.2-836
Rules and Records
(a) Rules
The Board shall adopt roles and forms for its procedures, consistent with the Charter and ordinances of the City and
general laws of the state.
(b) Minutes; records
The Board shall keep minutes of its proceedings and a record of its official actions, which shall be filed in the offices of
the Board and the City Clerk and shall be a public record.
(c) Annual report
The Board shall submit a written report of its activities to the City Council at the end of each fiscal year.
36.2-837
Powers and Duties
(a) Appeals to the Board
The Board shall have the power to hear and decide appeals from any order, requirement, decision, or detennination
made by the Zoning Administrator in the administration or enforcement of this Chapter, pursuant to the procedures
of Section 36.2-562.
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(b) Variances
The Board shall have the power to authorize variances from the terms of this Chapter, pursuant to the procedures and
standards set forth in Section 36.2-561.
(c)
(1)
Special exceptions
The Board shall have the power to hear and deride on applications for such special exceptions as may be
authorized by this Chapter, pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 36.2-560.
(2) The Board shall have the power to revoke a special exception previously granted, pursuant to Section
36.2-560(e).
(d) Interpretation of Official Zoning Map
The Board shall have the power to hear and deride applications for interpretation of the Official Zoning Map, where
there is any uncertainty as to the location of a district boundary. After public notice and hearing as required generally
for Board proceedings, the Board may interpret the map in such a way as to cony out the intent and purpose of this
Chapter for the particular section or district in question. The Board shall no~ however, have the power to rezone
property or to change substantially the locations of district boundaries as established by ordinance.
Division 4. Zoning Administrator
36.2-840
Zoning Administrator
Ths Chapter shall be administered and enforced by a Zoning Administrator or designee authorized to act on the
Zoning Administrator's behalf. Such Zoning Administrator shall be appointed by the City Manager. The Zoning
Administrator may render interpretations of the provisions of this Chapter, including use interpretations. The Zoning
Administrator shall have all necessary authority to administer and enforce this Chapter, including ordering in writing
the remedying of any condition found in violation of this Chapter. The Zoning Administrator may report any
noncompliance with this Chapter to the City Attorney, or the Commonwealth Attorney as appropriate, with the
request for appropriate action at law to ensure or obtain compliance with this Chapter.
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Definitions
Tbis Appendix provides definitions for certain uses and terms used in this Chapter.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following terms and words shall be defined as set forth below, wdess otherwise
provided in this Chapter.
Abut or abutting
Having a common border with, or being separated from such a common border only by a street, alley, stream, or
railroad tmcks.
Accessory apartment
A dwelling unit located within a structure that is accessory to, and is located on the same lot as, a single-family detached
dwelling.
Accessory structure
A structure detached from but located on the same lot as a principal building and customarily accessory and clearly
incidental and subordinate to the principal building and used for purposes customarily incidental to that of the
principal building.
Accessory use
A use of land or a structure, or portion thereof, which is customarily accessory and clearly incidental and subordinate in
area, extent, and purpose to the principal use of the land or structure and located on the same lot as such principal use.
An accessory use may not be accessory to another accessory use.
Agent to the Architectural Review Board
The staff member of the Department of Planning, Building and Economic Development who has been elected
by the Architectural Review Board to review applications for a Certificate of Appropriateness.
Agent to the Planning Commission
The staff member of the Department of Planning, Building and Economic Development who has been elected by the
Planning Commission to review development plans and other matters related to this Chapter.
Agricultural operations
The use of property for the purpose of producing agricultural, horticultural, or floricultural products including
livestock, poultry, eggs, dairy products, vegetables, trees, or similar products. A garden that is accessory to a residential
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use shall not be deemed an agricultural operation. Agricultural operations shall not include principal industrial uses
related to food processing or distribution.
Airport
Any area of land designed, set aside, or used for the landing and take-off of aircraft, and any appurtenant areas
designated, set aside, or used for airport buildings or other airport facilities. Such airport facilities and operations may
include runways, heliports, air traffic control towers, passenger tenninals, air catgo tenninals, navigational equipment,
emergency and maintenance operations, parking lots or structures, airline service and maintenance operations, hangar
facilities, general aviation facilities, flight instruction, aircraft sales, rental, or chartering, and fuel storage for on-site
distribution.
Airport-related commercial and personal service uses
Conunercial and personal service uses located within the general aviation tennina1 facility and intended primarily to
serve the needs of airline travele", including motor vehicle rental, eating and drinking establishments, eating
establishments, financial institutions, general or professional offices, retail sales, and personal service establishments.
Amateur radio tower
A freestanding or building-mounted structure, including any base, tower or pole, antenna, and appurtenances,
intended for non-commercial airway communication purposes by a person holding a valid amateur radio
license issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Amphitheater
An establishment for the perfonning arts with open-air, generally tiered, seating for audiences
Amusement, commercial, indoor
An establishment primarily engaged in the provision of multiple amusement or entertainment devices or
machines or games of skill, chance, or scoring to the general public for a fee, where all such activity occurs
enclosed in a building. Such games include billiards, pool, table tennis, dartboards, foosbal1, pinball, video
games, and other similar amusement or entertattunent devices, whether or not they are coin-operated. Typical
uses include pool halls, video arcades, and game rooms. "Indoor commercial amusement" establislunents may
include accessory uses, such as snack bars, which are designed and intended primarily for the use of patrons of
the amusement use. "Indoor commercial amusement" establishments do not include gun-firing ranges or any
use which is otherwise specifically listed in the Use Matrix set forth in Section 36.2-340.
Amusement, commercial, outdoor
An establishment primarily engaged in the provision of amusement or entertainment devices or games of skill or
scoting to the general public for a fee where any portion of the activity takes place outside of a building, including
miniature golf course, archery range, or similar facility. "Outdoor commercial amusement" establishments do not
include go-cart or motorcycle courses, raceways, drag strips, overnight camping, or gun-firing ranges, or any
use which is otherwise specifically listed in the Use Matrix set forth in Section 36.2-340.
Animal hospital or veterinary clinic
An establishment for the care, observation, or treatment of domestic animals, including household pets, and which
may include medical or surgical treatment and care. The boarding of anima1s shall be limited to short-time boarding
necessitated by and directly related to surgery or medical treatment and shall be clearly incidental to the operation of
the anima1 hospital or veterinary clinic.
Animal shelter
A use in which the principal activity is the temponuy housing of stray, abandoned, abused, neglected, or unwanted
domestic animals, placed there for adoption or disposal in a manner regulated by the Virginia Comprehensive Animal
Laws, with such use owned, operated, or maintained by a public body, an established humane society, anima1 welfare
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organization, society for the prevention of cmelty to animals, or other nonprofit organization devoted to the welfare,
protection, and humane treatment of animals. Such establishments may include crematoriwns as an accessory use.
Applicant
The party applying for approval of a zoning permit, sign permit, Certificate of Occupancy, Certificate of
Appropriateness, or development plan, requesting the approval of a special exception or variance, or appealing a
decision of the Zoning Administrator, as required by this Chapter.
Application
The completed fonn(s) and all accompanying documents, exhibits, and fees required of an applicant for review,
approval, or permitting purposes for a zoning permit, sign permit, Cerrificate of Occupancy, Certificate of
Appropriateness, development plan, special exception, variance, or an appeal of a decision of the Zoning
Administrator.
Artist studio
An esmblishment for preparation, display, and sale of individually crafted artwork, jewelry, furniture, painting,
sculpture, pottery, art photography, leather craft, hand-woven articles, candles, hand-blown glass, and similar items.
Such space is primarily a working studio where such artist, artisan, or craftsperson may display and sell work, but such
esmblislunent may also include the teaching of classes in the applicable fine art or craft, including "the arts" associated
with vocal or instrumental music, acting, and writing.
Athletic field
Outdoor site, often requiring equipment, designed for organized athletic competition in field sports such as softball,
baseball, soccer, and football, and which is not a "sports smdium, arena, or coliseum" as defined in this Chapter.
Athletic fields may include bleachers, but do not provide locker rooms.
Bakery, confectionary, or similar food production, Retail
An esmblishment primarily engaged in the preparation, cooking, baking, and retail sale of baked products,
confectionary products, or similar food products on the premises. The retail sale of such food products is intended
primarily for off site consumption, but such use may include incidental food service on site. While on-site retail sales is
a required component of this use, this use may also include the wholesale sales of such food products.
Bakery, confectionary, or similar food production, Wholesale
An esmblislunent engaged in the preparation, cooking, baking, and selling of baked products, confectionary products,
or similar food products intended solely for wholesale or institutional off-premise distribution, and where over-the-
counter or other retail dispensing of baked products, confectionary, or similar prepared food products shall be
prohibited.
Bed and breakfast
An owner-occupied, single-family demched dwelling in which bedrooms are provided for overnight guests for
monetary compensation, on a daily basis, and offering breakfast meals to such guests.
Block face
The properties abutting on one (1) side of a street and lying between the two (2) nearest intersecting streets, or nearest
intersecting street and railroad right-of-way, watercourse, or city boWldary.
Blood bank or plasma center
An esmblislunent primarily engaged in the collection and storage of whole blood or blood plasma for foture use,
including the collection of blood from donors, typing donated blood, separating such blood into several components,
storing such whole blood or blood plasma, and preparing such blood for transfusions to recipients.
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Boarding house
A dwelling, or portion thereof, where up to, but not more than, six (6) furnished bedrooms are provided for lodging
for monetaIy compensation on a weekly, monthly, or longer basis, where no more than a total of six (6) persons reside,
where the rental or leases are for definite periods of time, and where such establishment is not open to the public or
overnight guests. No meals are provided to outside guests. Such establishments provide a common kitchen facility and
shared bathroom facilities. A "boarding house" is also commonly known as a rooming house.
Body piercing establishment
An establislunent which engages in the act of penetrating the skin to make a hole, mark, or scar, generally pennanent in
nature. For purposes of this definition, "body piercing" does not include the use of a mechanized, pre-sterilized ear
piercing system that penetrates the outer perimeter or lobe of the ear, or both.
Broadcasting studio or station
An establislunent primarily engaged in the provision of broadcasting services accomplished through the use of
electronic mechanisms, and which includes satellite earth station equipment. Typical uses include television studios
and tadia stations. ''Broadcasting towers" are not considered customary accessory uses for pw:poses of this definition.
Building
A structure with a roof supported and wholly enclosed by walls and intended for shelter, housing, or enclosure of
persons, animals, activity, process, equipment, goods, or materials of any kind.
Building Code
The Uniform Statewide Building Code, adopted pursuant to the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, Section 36-97, et
seq., and Article II, Chapter 7, of this Code.
Building fas:ade
That portion of any exterior elevation on a building extending from grade to top of the parapet, wall, or eaves along
the entire width of the building e1evation.
Building fas:ade, primary
That building fa~ade which faces a public right-of-way and contains the principal entrance to the building.
Building footprint
The outline of the total area covered by a building's perimeter, as measured from the outside of all exterior walls, at the
ground level.
Building frontage
The horizontal linear dimension of the extenor wall of a building that faces upon a public street, a private street
in an approved Planned Unit Development District, or an on-site parking lot.
Building line
The line, parallel to the street right-of-way, that passes through the point of the principal building nearest that
street right-of-way.
Building supplies and materials, Wholesale
Establishments exclusively engaged in wholesale sales, from the premises, of materials which are generally essential to
the construction of buildings or sttuctures, including lwnber, concrete, bricks, roofing materials, siding, plwnbing,
heating and electrical equipment, windows, doors, insulation, landscaping supplies, and similar materials.
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Bus passenger terminal or station
A facility for the transient housing or parking of buses, and the loading, unloading and interchange of passengers.
Business service establishment
An establishment primarily engaged in the sale, leasing, or repair of office equipment, supplies, and materials, or the
rendering of services used by office, professional, and service establishments. Typical uses include office equipment
and supply finns, sma1l business machine repair shops, convenience prinring and copying establishmenlll, management
and consulting sernces, office security services, advertising and mailing services, data and records storage, and other
professional, scientific, or technical services or administrative or support services not otherwise specifically listed in the
Use Matrix set forth in Section 36.2-340.
Caliper
The measurement of a tree trunk's diameter in inches at a height six (6) inches above the ground for trees up to and
including four (4) inches in caliper, and at a height twelve (12) inches above the ground for trees for trees exceeding
four (4) inches in caliper
Canopy
A structure made of permanent construction without pillars or poSlll, which is totally or partia1ly attached to a building
for the pwpose of providing shelter to patrons or motor vehicles, or as a decorative feature on a building wall. A
canopy is not a completely enclosed structure and cannot be raised or retracted. A freestanding, permanent cover,
open on at least three (3) sides and located over an outdoor service area, such as a gas pwnp island, shall also be
considered a canopy.
Car wash
The washing, cleaning, waxing, or vacuuming of motor vehicles for compensation, including self-service
facilities and the use of personnel in conjunction with or without complete automatic or mechanical devices for
purposes of this activity. A "car wash" includes motor vehicle detailing services but does not include the
washing of commercial fleets as an accessory use to the principal use with which the fleet is associated.
Caterer, commercial
The service of preparing and delivering food for off-site consumption at special events, including corporate activities,
banquets, parties, weddings, and similar functions, for a fee, with such service generally including the serving of food at
such special function. For purposes of this definition. a "commercial caterer" does not include catering services
associated with a principal use having a retail component including an "earing establishment," "earing and drinking
establislunent." or "retail bakery, confectionary, or similar food production:'
Cemetery
Land used or dedicated to the burial of the dead, including accessory chapels, columbaria, mausoleums, and
necessary sales and maintenance facilities.
Club, lodge, civic or social organization
Buildings or facilities, or portion thereof, owned or operated by a non-profit corporation, association, or other fonnal
association of persons for private social. civic, educational. or recreational purposes, to which access is :restricted to
members of such groups and their gueslll. Such principal use may include accessory uses such as recreational facilities
and banquet facilities.
Commercial motor vehicle
Any motor vehicle or ttailer used, designed, or maintained for the transportation of persons or property for
compensation or profit. and which is one of the following types of vehicles: trucks. tractor cabs, fa.an tractors,
construction equipment, motor passenger buses (excluding school buses currendy used by a public or private
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institution of learning), trailets, semi-trnileIS, taxis, limousines, tow trucks, dwnp trucks, roll back tow trucks, flatbed
trucks, or step vans, but not including vans, pickup trucks, and panel trucks.
Commercial motor vehicle rental establishment
An establishment engaged exclusively in the rental of commercial motor vehicles. Included in this use type is the
incidental storage, maintenance, and servicing of such equipment
Commercial motor vehicle sales and service establishment, New
An establishment which engages in only the sale or lease of new and used commercial motor vehicles, the performance
of any repair or maintenance work of such commercial motor vehicles, and financial services conducted as an
accessory use to the establishment.
Commercial motor vehicle sales and service establishment, Used
An establishment whose activities include the display of used commercial motor vehicles fur sale or lease, or the
performance of any repair or maintenance work of used commercial motor vehicles, but whose activities do not
include the sale or lease of new commercial motor vehicles.
Commercial printing establishment
An establishment which engages in the professional printing and reproduction of publications, including newspapers,
magazines or other periodicals, and books.
Common ownership
Ownership by the same person, corporation, linn, entity, partnership, or unincorporated association; or ownership by
different corporations, finns, partnerships, entities, or unincorporated associations, in which a stock owner, partner, or
associate owns an interest in each corporation, firm, partnership, entity, or unincorporated association.
Community center
A place, strucnu:e, area.. or other facility used as a place for meetings, recreation, or social activity and not operated for
profit. Such facility is generally open to the public and designed to accommodate and serve significant segments of the
community. Such facilities may include those owned or operated by the City to serve a designated segment of the
commwtity; those owned or operated by a neighborhood organization and used for meetings or activities of such
neighborhood organization; or such facilities owned or operated by a homeowners association, condominium
association, or similar entity and located within or adjacent to such residential development for use solely by the
residents or guests of such development
Community food operation
A distribution center for food to persons where prepared food is distributed for immediate conswnption or
where on-premises conswnption of the food occurs. Food is distributed primarily for no charge or for less
than fair market value. A community food operation is not an "eating establishment" or "eating and drinking
establishment" as elsewhere defined and used in this Chapter.
Community garden
The active cultivation of fruits, flowers, vegetables, or ornamental plants by more than one (1) person or family. For
purposes of this Chapter, the definition of a "conununity garden" does not include "retail sales."
Community market
From a pennanent, fixed location, the offeting for retail sale of fresh produce, prepared food items, other agricultural
items, or handmade crafts directly to the conswner from stalls or tables which are not enclosed in a building, where the
vendors are generally individuals who have raised the vegetables or produce or have made the crafts or have taken the
same on consignment for retail sale.
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Composting facility
A facility where organic matter that is derived primarily from off-site is to be processed by composting or is processed
for commetcia1 purposes. Activities of a composting facility may include management, collection, ttansportation,
staging, composting, curing, storage, marketing, or use of compost For purposes of this Chapter, the shredding or
grinding of wood to create mulch shall be considered a composting facility.
Contractor / subcontractor
Any business or person who agrees to furnish materials or perform services at a specified price, pertaining to the
construction or maintenance of buildings or lands, including general building contractors; special trade contractors who
assist in building construction or remodeling, such as carpentry, electrical, masorny, painting, metalworking,
cabinetmaking, flooring installation, duct work, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and roofing; landscape contractors
engaged in the decorative and functional alteration, planting, or maintenance of grounds; furniture refinishing or
upholstery, sign making, or similar work.
Contractor or tradesman's shop, General or special trade
An establishment where a general contractor engaged in the construction of residential or commercial stroctures, a
special trade contractor that assists in building construction or remodeling including carpentry, electrical, masonry,
painting, metalworking, cabinetmaking, flooting installation, duct work, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and
roofing, a landscape contractor engaged in the decorative and functional alteration, planting, or maintenance of
grounds, furniture refinishing or upholstery, sign making, or similar work, maintllins its principal office or a permanent
business office, where the establishment may engage in the retail sale of goods manufactured, assembled, or serviced
on the premises, and where such establishment engages in one (1) or both of the following:
(1) The fabrication, assembly, servicing, or storage of products or materials on site within a wholly enclosed
building; or
(2) Where pennitted by this Chapter, the outdoor storage of construction equipment and other materials
customarily used in the trade eamed on by the contractor but not including any construction or demolition
debris or waste materials.
Contractor's shop, Heavy construction
An establishment where a heavy construction contractor engaged in such activities as paving, highway construction,
utility construction, or similar work, maintains its principal office or a permanent business office, and where such
establishment engages in one (I) or all of the following:
(1) The storage of products or materials on site within a wholly enclosed building;
(2) The outdoor storage of construction equipment or other commercial motor vehicles on the site; or
(3) Where pennitted by this Chapter, the outdoor storage of materials customarily used in the trade carried on
by the contractor but not including any construction or demolition debris or waste materials.
Day care center, Adult
The provision of a supervised, communal setting and supplementary care and protection to four (4) or more aged,
infirm, or disabled adults who reside elsewhere, during only a part of a twenty-four (24) hour day. Such center shall not
include any overnight stays or overnight sleeping facilities. Services may include aid in personal hygiene, eating and
drinking, ambulation, or recreation. 1bis term does not include the home or residence of an individual who cares for
only persons related to such resident by blood or marriage.
Day care center, Child
A regularly operating service arrangement for more than five (5) chi1dren under the age of thirteen (13) who are
wuelated to the operator where, during the absence of a parent or guardian, a person or organization has agreed to
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assume responsibility for the supervision, protection, and well-being of such children for less than a twenty-four (24)
hour period. This teon includes nursery schools, preschools, daytime care, after-school care, and similar uses but
excludes public and private educational facilities or any facility offering care to individuals for a full twenty-four (24)
hour period.
Day care home, Child
A child day program offered in the residence of the provider, serving one (1) through five (5) children at anyone time,
exclusive of any children related to the provider by blood, marriage, or adoption. A child day program means a
regularly operating service arrangement for children where, during the absence of a parent or guardian, a person has
agreed to assume responsibility for the supervision, protection, and well-being of children under the age of thirteen
(13) for less than a twenty-four (24) hour period.
Density
The number of dwelling units on a lot divided by the lot area.
Development plan
The drnfted proposal for a development, including site plans, maps, and other documentation delineating all easements
and other conditions relating to use, location, and bulk of buildings, density of development, parking anangements,
public access, common open space, landscaping, public facilities, and other such information necessary to determine
compliance with this Chapter.
Distribution center
An establislunent where goods are received, sorted, and dispatched for delivery to the ultimate customer at remote
locations.
Dormitory
A building, or portion thereof; owned or operated by an educatioruU facility or hospital, which provides boarding
house style accommodations exclusively to students, faculty, and employees of such institution.
Drive-through facility
A nonresidential use which provides a service or product directly to a customer who drives a motor vehicle
onto the premises and to a window or mechanical device through or by which the customer completes a
service transaction or purchases a product without exiting the motor vehicle. This use does not include the
selling of fuel at a service station or the functions of a car wash, but does include the drive-up services and
windows of uses such as banks, fast food restaurants, pharmacies, dry cleaners, and similar establishments.
Drive-through kiosk
A freestanding structure for the purpose of vending food, drink, or retail goods from a drive-through window
to customers seated in their motor vehicles for consumption off the premises and that provides no indoor or
outdoor seating or indoor service.
Driveway
A private Vlay which establishes a COtUlection between an off-street parking space or an off-street loading space and a
street.
Dry cleaning and laundry pickup station
An establislunent, serving individuals or households, maintained for the pickup and delivery of dry cleaning or laundry,
and which may include the maintenance or operation of laundry or dry cleaning equipment or machinery on the
prenuses.
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Dry cleaning plant or commercial laundry
An establishment primarily engaged in laundering, cleaning, or dyeing of fabrics, textiles, wearing apparel, or articles of
any sort by immersion and agitation, or by inunersions only, in volatile solvents, and the processes incidental thereto.
Such establishment does not include a dIy cleaning and laundIy pickup station. Typical uses include bulk laundIy and
cleaning plants, diaper services, or linen supply services. A dIy cleaning plant or commerciallaundIy does not include a
laundromat.
Dwelling
A building, or portion thereof, designed to be used for continuous, year-round residential purposes, containing one or
more independent housekeeping units and including the following specific types:
(1) Dwelling, Single-family detached: A site built, modular, or industrialized building
designed exclusively as one dwelling unit for continuous year-round occupancy by one (1) family only, which
is located on its own individual lot and which is not attached to any other dwelling by any means.
(2) D well i n g, Two - fa m iI y: A building on an individual lot containing two (2) dwelling units,
designed for occupancy by not more than two (2) families.
(3) D well i n g, M u I t i fa mil y: A building, or portion thereof, designed for the permanent occupancy of
three (3) or more families, reg.u:dless of the method of ownership, with the number of families in residence
not exceeding the number of dwelling units provided.
(4) D well i n g, Man u fa c t u red h 0 me: A factory-built, single-family structure, transportable in one
(1) or more sections, subject to federal regulations and constructed after June 15, 1976, which is constructed
on a chassis for towing to the point of use, and is not less than nineteen (19) feet in width when assembled,
and is set up on a permanent fOWldation on an individual lot for continuous year-round occupancy as a
single-family dwelling when connected to the required utilities.
(5) Dwelling, Mobile home: A structure, transportable in one (1) or more sections, not subject to
federal regulations and constructed prior to June 15, 1976, which is constructed on a chassis for towing to
the point of use and designed to be used, with or without permanent foundation, for continuous year-round
occupancy as a single-family dwelling when connected to the required utilities.
(6) Dwelling, Townhouse or rowhouse: A one-family dwelling unit, with its own independent
entrance at ground leve~ which is part of a building consisting of three (3) or more one-family dwelling units,
attached horizontally in a linear anangement and separated by common vertical walls.
Dwelling unit
A room or group of connected rooms occupied or capable of being occupied as an independent and separate
housekeeping establishment by only one (1) family, and which contains independent kitchen, bathroom, and sleeping
facilities.
Eating establishment
An establishment engaged in the preparation and selling of food to the customer in a ready-to-consume state, and
where the customer consumes these foods on or off the premises. An earing establishment does not sell alcoholic
beverages. Such establishment may provide, as an accessory function, live performances with only non-electronic
musical instruments or recorded background music and a dance floor not to exceed ten (10) percent of the seating area
of the establishment.
Eating and drinking establishment
An eating establishment also having as a function the sale of beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverages for consumption
on the premises. Such establishment may provide, as an accessory function, live performances with only non-electronic
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musical instruments or recorded background music and a dance floor not to exceed ten (10) percent of the seating area
of the establisbment.
Educational facilities, Business school or nonindustrial trade
school
A specialized instructional establislunent that provides on-site training of business, commercial, vocational, or
trade skills such as accounting, data processing, computer repair, secretarial skills, barbering or hair dressing, or
other trades of a nonindustrial nature, and not otherwise defined as a "college/Wliversity educational facility,"
"elementary/middle/secondary educational facility," or a "home occupation." Incidental instruction services in
conjunction with another primary use shall nOt be considered a business or trade school.
Educational facilities, College/university
An institution providing full-time or part -time education beyond the higb scboollevel and authorized by the
Commonwealth of Virginia to award associate, bachelor, master, or doctoral degrees. Such use may include
lodging or housing for students or faculty.
Educational facilities, Elementary / middle/ secondary
A public, private, or parochial scbool offering instruction at the elementary (kindergarten through grade 5),
middle (grndes 6 througb 8), or secondary (grades 9 througb 12) scboollevel in the branches of learning and
study required to be taught in the public schools of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Educational facilities, Industrial trade school
A specialized instructional establishment for teaching industrial trade skills in which machinery is employed as a
means of instruction. This definition shall not be deemed to include "college/university educational facility,"
"elementary/middle/secondary educational facility," "home occupation," or incidental instruction services
provided in conjunction with another primary use.
Educational facilities, School for the arts
A school where classes in the various fine arts, including painting, sculpting, photography, music, dance, or
dramatics are taught, and where such establishment is not otherwise defined as an
"elementary/middle/secondary educational facility," "college/university educational facility," "artist studio," or
"home occupation."
Elderly
Persons of 55 years of age and older.
Entertainment establishment
An establisbment where entertainment is provided (mcluding magicians, comedians, dancers, stage perfonnances or
music performances by more than one instrument or amplified music including amplified recorded sound and
electronic musical instruments), or having a dance floor whicb occupies more than ten (10) percent of the seating area
of the establishment. Entertainment establisbments include lounges, discos, nightclubs, private clubs, music or dance
establishments, and similar facilities, but do not include "indoor commercial recreational facilities" or "indoor
commercial amusemenf' establishments.
Escort service
Any business, agency, or person who, for a fee, commission, or profit., furnishes or offers to furnish names of persons,
or who introduces, furnishes of arranges for persons, who may accompany other persons to or about social affairs,
entertainments, or other activities.
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Family
The term "family" includes:
(1) One (I) or more persons occupying a single dwelling unit and living and cooking together as a single
housekeeping unit, or
(2) Up to and including eight (8) mentlllly ill, mentlllly retarded, or developmentlllly disabled persons who reside
with one (1) or more resident counselors or other staff persons in a residential facility for much the
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services is the licensing authority
pursuant to the Code ofVttginia (1950), as amended.
The word "family" does not refer to more than four (4) persons unrelated by blood, marriage, or adoption except as
specifically provided in (2) of this definition. For purposes of this definition, mental illness and developmental
disability shall not include current illegal use of or addiction to a controlled substance as defined in Section 54.1-3401
of the Code ofVitginia (1950), as amended.
Financial institution
The provision of financial and banking services to consumers or clients, including banks, savings and loan
associations, credit unions, lending establishments, and mortgage offices, and which may include their support
services such as call centers, training centers, and offices.
Flea market
A market established at a permanent, fixed location, in an open area or within a stmctnre where goods are offered for
sale to the general public by independent vendors from open, semi-open, or temporaIj' stalls, tables, or other spaces
and where there are ordinarily no long term leases between sellers and operators.
Floor area, gross
The swn of the horizontal areas (floors) of the several stories of a building or buildings, measured from the exterior
surfaces of the exterior walls, or in the case of a common wall separating two (2) buildings, from the centerline of such
common wall. Gross floor area shall include the total floor area of all buildings sitnared on a lot Gross floor area shall
include exterior balconies, mezzanines, and porches. Gross floor area shall not include interior parking and loading
spaces or air spaces above atriums.
Floor area, net
The gross floor area of a building excluding hallways, stairwells, utility rooms, and other areas not meant for habitation
or public service. For the purpose of this Chapter, net floor area shall equal seventy-five percent (75%) of the gross
floor area.
Floor area ratio
The gross floor area in square feet of all buildings on a lot divided by the area of such lot in square feet
Example calculation: Gross floor area = 20,000 square feet
Total lot area = 10,000 square feet
20,000 square feet divided by 10,000 square feet = 2.0
Result Floor area ratio is 2.0 or 2 to 1.
Fueling station
Any lot, or portion thereof, with fuel pwnps and underground stotage tanks for the wholesale sales of motor vehicle
fuels or oils, generally by contract, or for the fueling of motor vehicles directly associared with a commercial
establishment A fueling station is a stand-alone use which does not include "gasoline stations" or fuel pump areas on
the site of a commercial or industrial establishment for pwposes of servicing its own fleet of motor vehicles.
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Funeral home
An establishment engaged in undertaking services such as preparing the dead for hurial and arranging and
managing funerals. A funeral home, for purposes of this Chapter, includes a funeral chape~ and may include a
crematorium as an accessory use.
Gaming establishment
The opetation or conducting of any games of chance for the return of money, cash, or prizes, or anything that could
be redeemed for money, cash, or prizes. "Gaming establishmentsO' include bingo halls, off-track betting parlors, and
the opetation of games of chance played with cards or mechanical or dectro-mechanical devices. 1his definition does
not apply to the Virginia Lottety or games of chance opetated by charitahle organizations licensed under the
Conunonwealth of Virginia.
Garage or carport
A building or roofed structure, accessoI)' to a permitted principal residential structure, and providing for the storage of
one (1) of more motor vehicles and in which no business, occupation, or service for profit is conducted.
Gasoline station
Any lot, or portion thereof, with fuel pumps and underground storage tanks for retllil sale to the public of motor
vehicle fuels or oils, which establishment may include the sale of propane or kerosene as accessory uses.
General service establishment
An establishment primarily engaged in repair or maintenance services to individuals and households, tather than
husinesses, of household or commercial goods, including appliances, dectronics, computers, and similar goods, hut
excluding "personal service," ''business seMce," or "motor vehicle repair or setvi.ce" esmblislunents or any use which
is otherwise specifically lisred in the Use Matrix set forth in Section 36.2-340.
Glare
Light coming directly from a light source to the eye, hampering vision or causing visual discomfort, resulting
from insufficiently shielded or inappropriately aimed light sources in the field of view.
Government offices
Govemmental offices providing adntioisttative, clerical, or public contact services that deal directly with the citizen.
Typical uses include federal, state, and City offices.
Group care facility
A residential facility or dwelling unit housing persons unrelated by blood, marriage, adoption, or guardianship,
including congregate homes, group care homes, halfway houses, nursing homes, and transitional living facilities as
defined below:
(1) Co ogre ga te home: A group care facility providing acconunodation and supervision to individuals
or families where medical care is not a major element and including homes for orphans, foster children,
veterans, victims of domestic violence including battered men, women or children, the elderly, pregnant
teenagers, nonresident families of hospitalized patients, mentally handicapped, or similar uses.
(2) G r 0 up care horn e : A group care facility in which more than eight (8) mentally ill, mentally
retarded, or developmentally disabled persons reside with one (1) or more resident counselors or
other staff persons.
(3) Halfway house: A group care facility providing acconunodation, rehahilitation counseling, and
twenty-four (24) hour a day on-site supervision to persons suffering from alcohol or drng addiction, or
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persons suffering from similar disorders, or persons re-entering society after being released from a
correctional facility or other institution.
(4) N u r sin g h 0 me: A group care facility providing long teun accommodation to the elderly, mentally or
physically handicapped, or other individuals incapacitated in some manner for medical reasons and where
primary or non-primary medical treatment facilities are a component of the use.
(5) Transitional living facility: A group care facility providing shelter to the homeless and
generally integrated with other social services and counseling programs to assist in the transition to
self-sufficiency through the acquisition of a stable income and permanent housing.
Group home, subject to Virginia Code 15.2-2291
A residential facility in which no more than eight (8) mentally ill, mentally retarded, or developmentally disabled
persons reside, with one (1) or more resident counselors or other staff persons, and for which the Department of
Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services is the licensing authority pursuant to the Code of
Virginia (1950), as amended. For purposes of this definition, mental illness and developmental disability shall not
include current illegal use of or addiction to a controlled substance as defined in Section 54.1-3401 of the Code of
Virginia (1950), as amended. A "group home, subject to Virginia Code 15.2-2291" is not considered a "group care
facility" for purposes of this Chapter.
Guarantee
A perfonnance bond, letter of credit, or other foun of surety acceptable to the City Attorney and the City Director of
Finance, which is held or provided as secw:ity for the execution, completion, or existence of a requirement of this
Chapter or a condition imposed with the granting of a speciaI exception.
Hazardous materials facility
An establishment in which the principal activity is the testing, storage, treatment, or disposal of hazardous materials or
waste. Such facility may consist of severn! treatment, storage, or disposal operational units and includes all areas where
hazardous materials or waste may be received, stored, handled, or processed. For purposes of this definition,
hazardous materials or waste means any refuse or discarded material or combinations of refuse or discatded materials
in solid, semisolid, liquid, or gaseous foun which cannot be handled by routine waste management techniques because
they pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or other living organisms because of their chemical,
geological, or physical properties. Tills use type shall not include uses in which the storage or disposal of hazardous
materials is accessOlY and incidental to the principal use.
Health and fitness center
.An establishment designed and equipped for the conduct of recreational sports, physical exercise, leisure time activities,
or other usual recreational activities, and open to members and guests or open to the public for a fee. Such
establishments may offer classes or instruction in such activities as physical exercise, weight training, martial arts, or
weight control and include such facilities and equipment as handball courts, basketball courts, squash or racquetball
courts, gymnasiums, tennis courts, swimming pools, cardio exercise appararns, or weight training equipment.
Heat island
An urban area in which a greater amount of heat is retained, as by impervious surface, than in nearby areas.
Height of structure
The vertical distance measured from the average ground level on all sides of the structure to the level of the highest
point of the roof or top of a structure having a flat roof, or the mean level between the eaves and the highest point of
the roof of a structure having a pitched roof. Fence or wall height shall be measured as the vertical distance from the
average level of the ground adjacent to the fence or the wall to the top of the highest projection.
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Home occupation
An occupation conducted as an accessory use within a dwelling unit or within an accessory structure located on the
same lot as the dwelling unit, and conducted by the resident thereof, provided that the use is limited in extent and
incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling unit for residential purposes and does not change the chatacter of
the dwelling unit or the lot on which the dwelling unit is located.
Hospital
An institution, licensed by the State department of health, providing primary health services and medical or surgical
care to persons, primarily in-patients, suffering from illness, disease, injury, deformity, or other abnormal physical or
mental conditions, and including as an integral part of the institution, related facilities such as laboratories, outpatient
facilities, or training facilities. A hospital complex may include an eating establishment, medical transport related
heliports, physical therapy, employee housing, temporary patient or patient family housing, and shops for medical
equipment, pharmaceutical supplies, gifts, books, magazines, toiletries, flowers, candy, or similar items, provided such
uses are primarily for the benefit of patients, staff, and visitors.
Hotel or motel
A building or group of buildings in which lodging units are provided and offered to the public for compensation,
which is open to transient guests on an overnight or weekly basis, and which is not a "boarding house" or "group care
facility" as defined in this Chapter. Such uses include furnished rooms, a lobby, clerk's desk or counter, facilities for
registration, and daily linen and housekeeping services. A hotel or motel is designed, used, or intended, wholly or in
part, for the accommodation of travelers on a temporary basis.
Impervious surface
Any man-made surface or material that does not readily absorb water or that substantially reduces or prevents the
infiltration of stormwater. For purposes of this Chapter, impervious surfaces shall include, without limitation, roofs,
private streets, decks, sidewalks, outdoor storage areas, and parking and other areas paved with asphalt, concrete,
compacted sand, compacted grave~ or clay.
Impervious surface ratio
That portion of a lot or zoning district which, when viewed from directly above, would be covered by any impervious
surface. Compacted gravel parking areas shall be considered impervious for the purpose of calculating impervious
surface ratio, unless specially designed to remain pervious as docwnented by an engineer. Impervious surface ratio
(percentage) shall be calculated by dividing the area of impervious surface (111 square feet) by the total area of the lot (111
square feet).
Example calculation: Area of impervious surface = 10,000 square feet
T otallot area = 20,000 square feet
10,000 square feet divided by 20,000 square feet = .50
Result Impervious surface ratio = 50%
Improved street or improved alley
A street or alley that has a paved surface that conforms to Section 31-90 of this Code.
Inoperative vehicle
Any motor vehicle on which valid license plates or a valid inspection decal is not displayed, or any motor vehicle which
has been wrecked, partially or totally clismanded, or disassembled, such that the vehicle cannot be lawfully operated on
a public street
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Janitorial services establishment
An establishment engaged in the cleaning of dwellings, offices, or places of business, and rendering such service on a
fee or contract basis.
Junk yard
Property which is maintained, operated, or used for the collecting, storing, buying, or selling of scrap material
or similar waste or other salvage or discarded materials, including used building materials, machinery, scrap
metals, or other scrap materials and similar items, but not including motor vehicles or trailers, or parts thereof.
"Ji.mk yard" shall not include the processing or treatment of such "junk" for recycling purposes.
Kennel
The keeping, raising, breeding, training, showing, renting, selling, or boarding of dogs or cats. Such activity sru.n not be
considered a kennel where accessory to a principal residential use, provided that not more than four (4) dogs or four
(4) cats exceeding six (6) months of age are kept
Laboratory, dental, medical, or optical
An establishment primarily engaged in bacteriologica1, biologica1, x-ray, pathological, or similar analytical or diagnostic
services to medical doctors or dentists, and the production, fitting, or sale of optical or prosthetic appliances.
Laboratory, testing and research
An establishment primarily engaged in perfomting scientific research or testing activities in technological fields. Typical
uses include biotechnology laboratories, engineering laboratories, environmental laboratories for the analysis of air,
water, and soil, and phannaceutica1laboratories only involved in research and development. Excluded from this use are
any laboratories which mass produce one (1) or more products directly for the conswner market.
Laundromat
A facility where patrons, for a fee, wash, dry, or dry c1ean clothing or other fabrics in machines operared by the patron.
Library
A public facility for the use of literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials.
Limousine service
The business of offering the public motor vehicles for carrying or transportation of passengers between the airport and
points within the City for a fixed charge or fee, or offering a motor vehicle with driver for a fixed charge for
transportation of passengers at an hourly rate. Such business may include faciliries for servicing, repairing, and fueling
the limousines.
Live-work unit
A structure or portion of a stru= combining a residential living space with an integrated workspace principally used
by the resident.
Loading space
Space provided for bulk pickups, deliveries, and refuse collection, scaled to delivery vehicles expected to be used, and
accessible to such vehicles when required parking spaces are filled.
Lot or zoning lot
For purposes of this Cbapter, a lot or zoning lot is a clearly defined parcel of land identified on a plat of record,
fronting on a public street or an approved private street within a Planned Unit Development, and baving sufficient area
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and dimensions to meet minimwn zoning district requirements for area, frontage, use, and coverage. and to provide
such yards and other open space as required by the respective zoning district regulations. In this Chapter, the terms
'10f' and "zoning lof' have the same meaning and may be used interchangeably. A lot may consist of combinations of
contiguous lots of record or portions of lots so recorded, provided that in no case of subdivision or combination shall
any residual lot, portion of lot, or parcel be created which does not meet the requirements of this Chapter. Lots include
the following specific types:
(1) Corne r lot: A lotlocated at the intersection of two (2) or more streets.
(2) I n t e ri 0 r lot: A lot with only one (1) frontage on a street.
(3) T h r 0 ugh lot: A lot which has frontages on two (2) nonintersecting streets.
Lot area
The total square footage or acreage ofland within the boundaries of a lot.
Lot frontage
The horizontal linear dimension between the side lot lines measured from the points where the side lot lines intersect a
public street right-<>f-way or a private street in an approved Planned Unit Development District. All sides of a lot that
abut a such streets shall be considered frontage.
Lumber yard
An area used for the storage, distribution, and sale of finished or rough-<:ut Iwnber and Iwnber products, but not
including the manufacture or fabrication of Iwnber, lwnber products, or firewood.
Manufactured home
See ''Dwelling.''
Manufacturing: Beverage or food processing
A facility where beverages or foods, excluding ponltty and animal slaughtering and dressing, are processed and
packaged for local, regional, or national distriburion. Bottling facilities are included in this use type.
Manufacturing: General
An establishment engaged in the processing, fabrication, assembly, or mixing of materials to create a new product, and
the incidental storage, sales, and distriburion of such products, but excluding any use or establishment which is
otherwise listed specifically in the Use Matrix set forth in Section 36.2-340.
Manufacturing: Wood products
A facility where logs or partially processed cants are sawn, split, shaved, stripped, chipped, or otherwise processed to
produce wood products. 1bis use type includes lwnber mills, sawmills, and planing mills.
Mechanical equipment
Heating, ventilating, air conditioning, or power generation equipment.
Medical clinic
}\11 establishment in which doctors, dentists, or other practitioners licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia provide
health care services to clients, including medical- or health-related physical or massage therapy, counseling, diagnoses,
or treatment, exclusively on an outpatient basis. '~edical clinics" provide outpatient care on a routine basis, and may
offer minor surgical care, but do not provide overnight care or serve as a base for an ambulance service. For purposes
of this definition, "medical clinic" does not include "outpatient mental health and substance abuse clinics:'
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Meeting hall
A building designed for public assembly for special events or regularly scheduled programs. and available to the genernl
public for a fee. ''Meeting ball" includes banquet halls, reception halls, and wedding halls.
Mini-warehouse
An enclosed storage facility containing cubicles designed to provide independent, individual, fully enclosed storage
space, for lease to individuals for long-tenn storage of their household goods or personal property, where each cubicle
is enclosed by walls and ceiling, and where each cubicle has a separate entrance for the loading and unloading of stored
goods. Such facilities are also called self-service storage facilities.
Mixed-use building
A single building containing more than one (1) type of land use permitted within a zoning district, including residential,
commercial, and office.
Mobile home
See ''Dwelling unit."
Motor freight terminal or truck terminal
A facility for the receipt, transfer, short-term storage, and dispatching of goods transported by truck. Loading and
unloading is carried on regularly, and minor maintenance of the truck fleet is performed. Included in the use type are
mail or package distribution facilities as well as motor freight companies regulated by the public utility conunission or
the Interstate Conunerce Commission.
Motor vehicle
Any vehicle which is self-propelled or designed for self-propulsion. Any device designed, used, or maintained primarily
to be loaded on or affixed to a motor vehicle to provide a mobile dwelling, a sleeping place, storage, or office or
commercial space shall be considered a part of a motor vehicle.
Motor vehicle or trailer painting and body repair
Any facility, or portion thereof; used for the repair, replacement, or straightening of a motor vehicle body or &.me or
painting of motor vehicles. Mechanical service and engine repair may be performed as an ancillary function of the body
work.
Motor vehicle rental establishment
Establishments engaged exclusively in the renrnl of motor vehicles, including incidental parking and servicing of
vehicles for rent or lease, and may include the sale of rental inventory. Commercial motor vehicles shall not be
included in the inventoIJ' of a motor vehicle renrnl establishment, except for trucks and trailers serving the purpose of
household do-it-yourself movers. Typical uses include motor vehicle rental agencies and truck and trailer rentals for
moving household personal property.
Motor vehicle repair or service establishment
An establishment primarily engaged in the repair or maintenance of motor vehicles or trailers, including the
sale, installation, and servicing of equipment and parts. Typical uses include oil and lubrication services, tire
sales and installation, wheel alignment and brake shops, repair and replacement of cooling, electrical, fuel, and
exhaust systems, replacement of batteries, and similar repair and services activities where minor repairs and
routine maintenance are conducted; repair garages, transmission shops, major engine repair, and radiator shops
where major engine and transmission repair activities are conducted; motor vehicle upholstery repair or
replacement; and motor vehicle radio or stereo system installation or service. For purposes of this Chapter, the
definition of motor vehicle repair and service establishments does not include "motor vehicle or trailer painting
and body repair."
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Motor vehicle sales and service establishment, New
...i\n establishment whose activities include the display, sale, or lease of new and used motor vehicles or trailers, and new
and used commercial motor vehicles not exceeding 26,000 ponnds empty gross wcigh~ and the performance of any
repair or maintenance work of such motor vehicles and commercial motor vehicles, including painting and body
repair, and financial serv1.cesconducted as an accessory use to the sales establishment. The exterior display of motor
vehicle inventory for sale or lease shall be considered an outdoor showroom for customers to examine and compare
products and as such shall not be considered "outdoor storage" for purposes of this Chapter, provided such exterior
display is limited to such motor vehicle inventory, is accessible to the general public, and does not include damaged
motor vehicles, motor vehicles or equipment being serviced, materials or parts, or similar products.
Motor vehicle sales and service establishment, Used
An establislunent which engages in only the display of three or more used motor vehicles or ttaiIers for sale or lease,
and may engage in the repair or maintenance of such motor vehicles or trailers, but does not engage in the sale, lease,
repair, or maintenance of commercial motor vehicles. The exterior display of motor vehicle inventory for sale or lease
shall not be considered "outdoor storage" for purposes of this Chapter, provided such exterior display is limited to
such motor vehicle inventory, is accessible to the general public, and does not include damaged motor vehicles, motor
vehicles or equipment being serviced, materials or parts, or similar products.
Museum
An establislunent for preserving and exhibiting artistic, historical, scientific, natural, or man-made objects of interest.
Such activity may include the sale of objects collected and memorabilia, the sale of craftwork and artwork, boutiques,
and the holding of meetings and social events.
Nursery or greenhouse, commercial
A retail establishment whose exclusive activity is the sale of plants, slunbs, and trees and the sale of any article,
substance, or conunodity related to such planting, maintenance, or harvesting such as packaged fertilizers, soils,
chemicals, or other nursery goods or products in small quantities to the consumer. Such establishment may conduct its
activities both within an enclosed building and outside in the open. The exterior display of inventory for sale shall not
be considered "outdoor storage" for purposes of this Chapter.
Office, general
An establishment primarily engaged in providing administrative, clerical, and other services not involving the
manufacture, assembly, storage, display, or direct retail sale of goods, and not including medical services. Typical uses
include real estate, insurance, management, tax preparation, call centers, data processing, computer software
development, travel or other business offices, and organization and association offices.
Office, professional
An establishment primarily engaged in the conduct of professional business by professional persons as defined herein
but not including medical services. For purposes of this definition, a professional person is a person who practices an
occupation in which some department of science or learning is applied to affairs of others, either advising or guiding
them, or otherwise serving their interests or welfare in the practice of an art fonnded on such knowledge. The word
professional implies attainments in knowledge as distinguished from mere skill and the application of such knowledge
to serve others. Professional person may include an attomey. accountant, professional engineer, architect, surveyor,
financial planner, landscape arclUtect, or planner, but shall not include medical- or healthcare-related practitioners
licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Office, general or professional, Large scale
A general or professional office for which the gross floor area of any building provides at least ten thousand (10,000)
square feet of gross floor area dedicated exclusively to the general or professional office use.
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Open space, usable
Open space within or directly related to a multifamily residential development or a Planned Unit Development which
is designed and intended for the common use and enjoyment of the residents of the development, or employees of
such Planned Unit Development. Such open space is land not covered by parking, driveways, buildings, or stoan water
management facilities, except that it may contain structures of a recreational nature (such as picnic shelters, gazebos,
swinuning pools, tennis courts, and the like). Usable open space shall consist of open areas of such a size that the
smallest dimension is not less than fifteen (15) feet and is of such configuration to allow for the conduct of outdoor
activities. Yards required by this Chapter, which meet the foregoing dimensions, may be included in the allocation and
calculation of usable open space. Other open or landscaped areas with a dimension ofless than fifteen (15) feet in any
direction shall not be credited to the usable open space requirement for the development
Outdoor display area
The placement of goods or merchandise for sale or for advertisement, outside of the building or structure in which the
merchandise is nonnally sold. For putposes of this definition, motor vehicle inventory for sale or lease, motor vehicle
rental inventory, motor vehicle and commercial motor vehicle fleets associated with a business establishment, and the
sale inventory of a nursery or conunercial greenhouse shall not be considered an "outdoor display area."
Outdoor storage
The keeping or storing, other than in a wholly enclosed building, of any goods, items, materials, or merchandise.
"Outdoor storage" shall be permitted only as an accesso')' use where allowed by this Chapter. For purposes of this
definition, motor vehicle inventory for sale or lease, motor vehicle rental inventory, motor vehicle and commercial
motor vehicle fleets associated with a business establishment, and the sale inventory of a nursery or commercial
greenhouse shall not be considered "outdoor storage."
Outpatient mental health and substance abuse clinic
An establislunent which provides outpatient services primarily related to the treatment of mental health disOIders,
alcohol, or other drug or substance abuse disorders, which services include the dispensing and administering of
controlled substances and phannaceutical products by professional medical pIllctitioners as licensed by the
Commonwealth of Virginia.
Overlay district
A zoning district established by this Chapter to prescribe special regulations to be applied to a lot in
combination with, and supplemental to, the wtderlying or base district.
Paint ball facility
An establishment engaged in the provision of a field or facility designated for the use of pnewnatic painthall guns for
recreational use. A pnewnatic paintball gun means a paintball gun that expels by action of pnewnatic pressure plastic
balls filled with paint for the purpose of marlring the point of impact.
Park
An area that is predominantly open space, used ptimarily for active or passive recreation, and not used for a
profit-making purpose.
Parking area
An area provided for the temporary storage of motor vehicles, including any related aisles, parking spaces, ingress and
egress lanes, and private garages but not including any part of a public right-of-way or public street.
Parking lot
A surface parking area for motor vehicles where there is no gross building area below the parlcing area and no gross
building area or roof above it, and which provides one (1) or more parlcing spaces together with driveways, aisles,
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turning and maneuvering areas, incorporated landscaped areas, and similar features meeting the requirements
esmblished by this Chapter. For the purposes of this definition, a "parking lot" includes a "parking lot facility" and a
parlting lot which is accessory to a pennilled principal use.
Parking lot facility
Use of a site for a parking lot unrelated to a specific use. A "parlting lot facility" does not include parking 10", accessory
to a pennilted principal use.
Parking, off-site
Off-street parking which is located on a separate lot from the lot containing the use which the parking is intended to
serve.
Parking space, off-street
A space on premises rather than on the street for the parlting of one (1) motor vehicle conforming to the parlting area
standards of this Chapter. For purposes of this definition, motor vehicle inventory for sale or lease, motor vehicle
rental inventory, or motor vehicle and commercial motor vehicle fleets associated with a business establislunent shall
not be considered an "off-street parlting space."
Parking structure
A structure, or portion thereof; composed of one (1) or more levels or floors used exclusively for the parlting or
storage of operable motor vehicles. A parlting structure may be totally below grade (as in an underground parlting
garage) or either partially or totally above grade with those levels being either open or enclosed. For purposes of this
definition, a "parking structure" includes a "parlting structure facility" and a parking structure which is accessory to a
pennilled principal use.
Parking structure facility
Use of a site for a parlting structure unrelated to a specific use. A "parlting structure facility" does not include parlting
structures accessory to a pennitted principal use.
Personal service establishment
An esmblislunent primarily engaged in the provision of frequent or rerurrent needed individual services generally
related to personal needs, such as the care of a person or a person's apparel, or the training and development of a
person, including barber shops, beauty shops, nail salons, tanning salons, dressmakers and tailors, shoe repair shops, art
or music lessons, and the like, but not including medical services, tattoo parlors, or body piercing establishments or any
use which is otherwise specifically listed in the Use Mattix set forth in Section 36.2-340.
Personal service home occupation
A home occupation that generally provides services to an individual client related to the care of a person, a
person's apparel, or the training and development of a person, including, but not limited to, beauty or barber
shops, nail salons, dressmakers or tailors, music or art lessons, photography or portrait painting, and tutoring.
but not including medical services, tattoo parlors, or body piercing establishments.
Pervious pavement system
Pavement system with traditional strength characteristics, but which has a proven capability of allowing rainfall to
percolate through it Such a penneable pavement system utilizes porous asphalt, pervious concrete, or plastic pavers
interlaid in a running bond pattern and either pinned or interlocked in place. Porous asphalt consists of an open graded
course aggregate held together by asphalt with sufficient interconnected voids to provide a high rate of penneability.
Pervious concrete is a discontinuous mixture of Portland cement, coarse aggregate, admixtures, and water which allows
for passage of nmoff and air.
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Pet grooming
An establishment where, for a fee, domestic animals are bathed, clipped, or combed or brushed for the purpose of
enhancing their aesthetic value or health, and where all such activity occurs wholly enclosed in a building. For purposes
of this definition, "domestic animals" shall include dog.; and cats only.
Petition
The completed formes), with all documents, exhibits, and fees required of a petitioner for review and approval of a
rezoning, conditional rezoning, or an appeal to the City Council or Circuit Court as provided for in this Chapter.
Petitioner
The party petitioning for approval of a rezouing, conditional rezoning, or filing a petition of appeal to the City Council
or Circuit Court as provided for in this Chapter.
Place of worship
Any structure principally used as an assembly place for religious worship, including churches, synagogues, temples,
mosques, and similar buildings, and including accessory uses customarily associated with such primary purpose such as
parish houses, religious education buildings, convents, colwnbaria, cemeteries located on the same lot, bookstores
inside the church building, and child care on the premises during worship services. "Elementary / middle/secondary
educational facilities," "child day care center," "adult day care center," and "supply pantry" are not considered
customary accessory uses for purposes of this definition.
Playground
Land which is improved with recreation equipment and facilities, such as swings, gym bars, and similar equipmen~ for
the purpose of active recreation.
Portable storage container
A portable, weather-resistant receptacle designed and used for the storage or shipment of items, including, but not
limited to, household goods, furniture, wares, building materials, equipmen~ or merchandise. The term shall not
include dumpsters or refuse containers.
Post Office
Postal services directly available to the consumer operated by the United States Postal Service for the purpose
of a specific zip code area. Such facilities include service windows for mailing packages and letters, post office
boxes, offices, and motor vehicle storage areas.
Principal structure
A structure in which the primary use of the lot on which the structure is located is conducted.
Principal use
The main use ofland or structures as distinguished from a secondary or accessory use.
Quarry
A lot or land, or portion thereof, used for the purpose of extracting stone, sand, gravel, clay, or top soil for sale, except
where such excavation is for purposes of grading for a building lot or roadway. The exttact:ion of minerals and sand
and gravel operations are included in this definition.
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Recreation, indoor
The provision of recreation facilities which are predominantly participatory uses, and which are located and
conducted entirely within a building. Typical uses include tennis or other racquet courts, swimming pools,
bowling alleys, ice skating or roller skating rinks, batting cages, paint ball facilities, climbing walls, or similar
recreation uses. "Indoor commercial recreation" establishments may include accessory uses, such as snack bars,
pro shops, and locker rooms, which are designed and intended primarily for the use of patrons of the principal
recreational use. "Indoor recreation" establishments shall not include any use which is otherwise specifically
listed in the Use Matrix set forth in Section 36.2-340.
Recreation, outdoor
The provision of recreation facilities which are predominantly participatory uses, and which are conducted in
open or partially enclosed or screened facilities. Typical uses include swimming pools, tennis or other outdoor
racquet courts, basketball courts, athletic fields, batting cages, driving ranges, skateboarding courses, or similar
recreation uses. "Outdoor recreation" facilities may include any accessory uses, such as snack bars, pro shops
and clubhouses, which are designed and intended primarily for the use of patrons of the principal recreational
use. "Outdoor recreation" facilities shall not include paint ball fields or areas, go-cart or motorcycle courses,
raceways, drag strips, overnight camping, or gun-firing ranges, or any use which is otherwise specifically listed
in the Use Matrix set forth in Section 36.2-340.
Recreational vehicle
A vehicle which can be towed, hauled, or driven, designed and used as temporary living accommodations for
recreational, camping, or travel uses only. Recreational vehicles shall include travel trailers, pick-up campers,
motor homes, tent trailers, or similar devices for temporary mobile housing.
Recycling center
A facility for the collection and processing of recoverable resources, such as paper, glass, metal, and plastic
products, to return them to a condition in which they can be reused for production. "Processing" means the
preparation of material for shipment to a site for remanufacturing into new products or the actual processing
or treating for reuse by such means as baling, briquetting, compacting, flattening, grinding, crushing,
mechanical sorting, shredding, cleaning and remanufacturing. lbis term does not include the salvaging and
recycling of motor vehicles or trailers, or parts thereof.
Recycling collection point
An accessory use or structure that serves as a drop-off point for the temporary holding of recyclable materials,
such as paper, cardboard, glass, metal, or plastic, prior to delivery to a broker or user of such materials. Such
use or structure is intended for household or consumer use and does not include use by commercial or
industrial establishments or the permanent storage or processing of such items.
Resident manager apartment
A single dwelling unit located within the structure of a ptincipal permitted use where such dwelling unit is accessory
and subordinate to the ptincipal permitted use and which is designated for use only by the resident manager or security
personnel of such ptincipal permitted use. Such dwelling unit shall not be sold, leased, or rented for other purposes.
Retail sales establishment
An establishment engaged in the sale or rental of goods, merchandise, or products directly to the consumer and
including the incidental service of such merchandise. Retail sales establishments include warehouse clubs, grocery
stores, florists, convenience stores, department stores, furniture stores, electronics stores, appliance stores, clothing
stores, jewelry stores, drugstores, photo finishing services and supphes, picture framing, art galleries, bookstores, shoe
stores, automobile parts and supplies store, antique stores, stationery stores, and similar retail establishments but shall
not include any use or establishment which is otherwise listed specifically in the Use Matrix set furtb in Section 36.2-
340.
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Retail sales establishment
household fixtures, swimming
Large
pools
appliances,
furniture,
A retail sales establislunent primarily characterized by hu:ge showrooms and floor samples, and where the retail sale is
genernlly followed by delivety to the home, and which may include installation of the purchased item. Such
establislunents include stores primarily engaged in the sale of hu:ge appliances such as refrigerators, ovens, Wllshers, and
dryers, furniture stores, stores primarily engaged in the retail sale of household fixtures such as bathroom fixtures,
carpeting or other floor coverings, or lighting, and the retail sale of swimming pools, hot tubs, or spas. Such retail sales
establishment sball not include any use or establislunent otherwise listed specifically in the Use Matrix set forth in
Section 36.2-340.
Retaining wall
A wall or terraced combination of walls designed to retain or restrain lateral forces of soil, such soil being similar in
height to the height of the wall, and where such retaining wall is of a height no greater than that necessary to serve such
stated purpose and is not used to support, provide a foundation for, or provide a wall for a building or other structure.
Satellite dish antenna
An antenna in the shape of a sballow dish, and appurtenant equipment, used for the direct reception of broadcast
signals from orhiting satellites.
Screening
A method of visually obscuring one abutting or nearby structure or use from another by fencing, walls, or
densely planted vegetation. Screening is intended to substantially, but not necessarily totally, obscure visual
impacts between adjoining uses, structures, or facilities.
Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation
The Secretary of the Interior's StandaIds for Rehabilitation, as codified in 36 CFR 67 (U.S. Department of Interior
regulations), and Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for
Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing Historic Buildings (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of
the Ioterior, National Park Service, Cultural Resource Stewardship and Partnerships, Heritage Preservation Services,
1995), as amended.
Setback
The distance from a property line to the closet projection of a structure or from the closest projection of one structure
to the closest projection of another structure.
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Sight distance triangle
A sight distance triangle shall mean triangular areas as defined below:
(1) 1bat portion of a comer lot, in any zoning district, lying within a triangle area fonned by measuring &om the
vertex of that portion of the property line adjacent to the intersecting streets, to a point on each property line
running &om the vertex equal to ten (10) feet, and then connecting the two points thus estab6shed with a
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edge of a driveway, with such points to be equal to five (5) feet from the intersecting lines for residential
driveways, and ten (10) feet from the intersecting lines for non-residential driveways.
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Sign
.Any object, device, structure, or fixture, or portion thereof, which is used to announce, advertise, identify, display, or
direct or atttact attention to an object, person, institution, organization, business, product, goods, service, special
promotion, activity, event, or location. The means used to direct or attract attention include, without limitation, objects,
devices, fixtures, words, letters, mnnerals, graphics, figures, emblems, designs, illustration, decoration, symbols, logos,
trademarks, colors, or projected illwnination or images. For definitions associated with signs, see Section 36.2'<;62.c
Solid waste collection or transfer station
Any storage or collection facility where solid waste, rubbish, garbage, Of any like materials are regularly shifted,
transferred, transloaded, or moved from one carrier, conveyance, or form of transport to any other camer,
conveyance, or fonn of transport.
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Sports stadium, arena, or coliseum
A large open or enclosed space specifically designed as a place of public assembly for viewing sporting events
or other special entertainment events, including concerts, and where such field or court is partly or completely
surrounded by tiers of seats for spectators.
Stable, commercial
The boarding, breeding, or raising of horses or ponies not owned by the owner or occupant of the property or
the riding of horses or ponies by other than the owner or occupant of the property and their non-paying
guests. Riding academies, where instruction in riding, jumping, and showing of horses is offered, and where
horses may be hired for riding, are included in this definition.
Stable, private
The keeping, breeding, or raising of horses or ponies exclusively for the personal use and enjoyment of the
owner or occupant of the property or the riding of horses or ponies by the owner or occupant of the property
and their guests, which stable is accessory to a single-family detached dwelling.
Stockade fence
A fence constructed of vertical wood or vinyl strips, with no intervening spaces, providing a complete visual barrier.
Storefront
That portion of the ground floor of a non-residential building consisting of an entryway and windows, and that is
leased to or occupied by an individual tenant, business, or other entity.
Structure
Anything which is constructed or erected with a fixed location on the ground, or attached to something having a fixed
location on the gronnd, including buildings, walls, fences, signs, manufactured homes, and swimming pools (m-ground
and above-ground).
Studio/multimedia production facility
A facility for the staging and recording of video or audio productions such as conunercials, film, programs, or music
videos.
Supply pantry
An establishment engaged in the provision or sale of food, clothing, or other essential items at no charge or for
less than fair market value where no on-premise consumption of the items being distributed occurs. Such
establishments may commonly be referred to as "food banks," "thrift stores," or "clothes banks."
Tattoo parlor
An establishment which offers or practices the placement of designs, letters, scrolls, figure, symbols, or any other kind
of marks upon or under the skin of a person with ink or any other substance, resulting in permanent coloration or
marking of the skin, by the aid of needles or other instruments designed to touch or punctnre the skin, except when
perfonned by a medical doctor or other medical services personnel licensed pursuant to Title 54.1 of the Code of
Virginia (1950), as amended, in the performance ofhis or her professioual duties.
Taxicab business
A service that offers transportation in passenger motor vehicles to persons in retum for a fee detennined by meter or
zone. Such business may include facilities for servicing, repairing, and foeling the taxicabs.
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Towing service
An establishment whose activities include the recovery, removal, and temporary storage of motor vehicles or tnrilers,
but does not include the dismantling, demolition, repair, or salvage of such motor vebicles or tnrilers, or any part of
such motor vehicles or trailers.
Trailer
Any vehicle without motive power designed for carrying property wholly on its own structure and for being drawn by
a motor vehicle.
Use
The specific purpose for which land, water, or a structure is designed, arranged, intended, or for which it is or may be
occupied or maintained.
Utili ty
Any person, firm, corporation, municipal agency, or authority duly authorized to furnish to the public, under
regulation, electricity, gas, storm water drains, water, sewerage collection and treatment, steam, cable television, or
telephone.
Utility distribution or collection, basic
Unear utility features for distribution of utility service to the customer, including electric power lines, water lines,
gronnd water wells, sewer Jines, telephone lines, cable television lines, and natural gas lines, and other distribution linear
features including tnlnsformers and relay and booster devices.
Utility distribution or collection, transitional
Linear utility features for the compression, "step-down of voltage," switching, storage, or other similar function of a
utility service that is necessary for distribution of the utility service directly to the customer, including electric or gas
compressor substations, water or sewer pump or lift stations, and storage facilities such as water storage tanks.
Utility generation or treatment
Gas or electtic generation plants, solid waste collection or transfer station, sewage treatment facility, or water treatment
facility.
Utility maintenance and service facility
A utility facility supporting maintenance, repair, motor vehicle or equipment servicing, material storage, and similar
activities associated with the provision of utility services, including storage yards and equipment service centers.
Utility service lateral or service line
The linear line of a utility extending from a utility's "common network" distribution line or transformer to the
customer's property line or point of delivery in order to provide service connection to the customer. For purposes of
this definition, "point of delivery" shall mean the point where facilities owned, leased, or under license by a customer
connect to the utility's facilities.
Veterinary clinic
See "Animal hospital"
Visually opaque
A vertical surface characterized by a solid material through which no visual images can be seen. For purposes of
"visually opaque" fencing, the openings of such fence, with gates closed, shall not exceed two (2) percent of anyone
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(1) square foot of vertical fence surface area that is more than eight (8) inches above grade, nor shall any opening
exceed one-half inch in width.
Warehouse
A structure, or portion thereof, used for the storage and inventory of goods, materials, or merchandise. Such
uses may include the wholesale distribution of such goods, a storage facility for inventory ultimately to be
distributed directly to the customer, or a moving/ storage firm facility.
Welding or machine shop
An establishment in which machines, machine parts. or other metal products are fabricated.
Wildlife rescue shelter or refuge area
A facility or area maintained for the welfiu:e, protection, and preservation of wildlife species.
Wrecker yard
Any area or lot, or portions of a lot, which activities include the recovery, removal, and temporary storage of
inoperative or damaged motor vehicles or trailers for dismantling, demolition, repair, salvage, or sale of such
inoperative or damaged motor vehicles or trailers, or part of such motor vehicles or t::tailers, but whose activities do not
include the sale of gasoline or the sale of new motor vehicles or trnilers.
Yard
An open space, on the same zoning lot as a use or structure, which space is unoccupied and unobstructed &om thirty
(30) inches above the graded ground level to the sky, except as otherwise provided in this Chapter. A yard extends
along a lot line and to a depth or width specified in the yard requirements for the zoning district in which such zoning
lot is located, with such depth or width being measured from the lot line on which the principal structure is located to
the closest projection of the principa1structure.
Yard, front
A yard extentling between side lot lines across the front of a lot adjoining a public street, the depth of which is the
horizontal distance between the front lot line and a line patallel thereto on the lot, as required by the respective zoning
district regulations.
Yard, rear
A yard extentling along the full length of the rear lot line and back to a line drawn paralle1 to the rear lot line at a
distance equal to the depth specified in the yard requirements for the zoning district in which such lot is located.
Yard, side
A yard extentling from the rea1line of the required front yard (the setback line) to the rear lot tine, at a depth required
by the respective zoning district regulations, unless otherwise provided for in the supplemental regulations.
Zoning Administrator
The Zoning Administrator of the City of Roanoke, Virginia, or an authorized agent or designee thereof.
Zoo
An area, structure, enclosure, or premises which contains two (2) or more wild animals on exhibition for viewing by
the public. Such use may include accessory retail and service establishments and grounds.
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Submittal Requirements
This Appendix outlines the materials and information that must be submitted in order to provide a complete
application for approval of basic development plans, comprehensive development plans, and associated landscape
plans.
B-1. Basic Development Plan
(a) A basic development plan sbaI1 be prepared in a clear and legible manner and shall be drawn to a suitable and
fixed scale, such as one (1) inch equals thirty (30) feet This scale may be larger or smaller depending upon the size
of the lot or tract involved.
(b) A basic development plan submitted for approval shall include a completed application form, accompanied by
payment of the required fees, and three (3) copies of a survey plot plan or a basic site plan drawing outlining the
following information:
(1) Official 1m< map number and current zoning classification, including any conditions that may be applicable to
the property.
(2) Scale of the drawing.
(3) Name and/or labeling of all adjoining streets and alleys.
(4) All public easements affecting the property.
(5) Accurate dimensions and shape of the lot
(6) Location and dimensions, to scale, of all existing and proposed structures on the lot
(T) Setback measurements for all existing or proposed structures on the lot from all adjoining property lines.
(8) Nwnber, location, and dimensions of all on-site parking spaces, entrances to the site, driveways, or other
paved areas.
(9) Verification of available water and sanitary sewer facilities.
(10) Delineation of all landscaping required pursuant to the regulations of Article 4 and Article 6 of this Chapter,
including:
(A) Location, size, and description of all required planting areas and planting materials;
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(B) Tree protection areas and methods of protection for any existing vegetation to be preserved to satisfY
any landscaping requirement; and
(C) Delineation of any created slope of two (2) to one (1), horizontal to vertical, or greater, and description
of vegetative cover pursuant to Section 36.2-642(a)(4).
(11) Delineation of any riparian buffers required pursuant to Section 36.2-335.
(12) Location, mOWlting heights, and aiming angles and shielding devices, if applicable, of any outdoor lighting
regulated by Division 2, Article 6, of this Chapter.
(13) For any property located in a floodplain district as established by Section 36.2-333, or if the property is
determined to be in such close proximity that a reasonable Wlcertainty exists as to the location of the
floodplain district, the mean sea level elevations, prepared by a licensed surveyor or engineer, shall be given
for.
(A) The floodway and/or the one hWldred- (1 (0) year floodplain;
(B) The lowest floor elevation of all existing or proposed structures; and
(C) The elevation to which the structure is or will be floodproofed.
(14) Other information as may be required by the Zoning Administrator to detemtine compliance with this
Chapter.
(c) If the application for basic development plan approval proposes construction that will require a land disturbing
activity in or upon critical terrain that slopes toward adjacent properties, streets. alleys, Streams. or creeks, or if the
proposed land disturbing activity is fOWld by the Zoning Administrator to involve site-specific features which
warrant a review of erosion and sediment contro~ a grading and erosion and sediment control plan, prepared by a
licensed professional engineer, surveyor, or architect, shall be required. If the proposed construction will not
require a land disturbing activity in or upon critical terrain as previously set forth in this subsection and the land
disturbing activity being proposed is less than 2,000 square feet, the applicant may be pennitted to execute an
agreement in lieu of an erosion and sediment control plan.
B-2. Comprehensive Development Plan
(a) A comprehensive development plan and associated calculations shall be prepared by a licensed, professional
engineer, surveyor, architect, or landscape architect, unless otherwise approved by the Agent to the Planning
Commission.
(b) A comprehensive development plan may be submitted in either single or multi-sheet form, as appropriate to the
needs of the specific development project, and shall comply with the following:
(1) The plan shall be prepared in a clear and legible manner and shall be drawn to a fixed scale that is suitable
and legible for conveying the information required
(2) The submitted plan sheet(s) shall provide a minimwn border of one-half (1/2) inch to the edge of the plan
sheet.
(3) The sheet size of plans shall be a minimum of eighteen (18) inches by twenty-four (24) inches and shall be no
larger than thirty (30) inches by forty-two (42) inches. Sheet sizes of thirty-six (36) inches by forty-eight (48)
inches or eleven (11) inches by seventeen (17) inches may be pennitted, when applicable and upon approval
by the City Development Engineer.
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(4) When the plan entails construction, features, and dam too numerous to be legibly shown on one (1) sheet,
the comprehensive development plan shall be prepared on separate component sheets and shall be prefaced
by a cover sheet with an index listing of the type and tide of the various plan sheets included in the plan.
(5) Each plan sheet, whether submitted in single sheet or multi-sheet fonn, shall identify the type of plan (Le.,
site dimension, layout plan, utility plan, erosion and sediment control plan, stormwater management plan,
landscape plan), the name of the property owner, business, linn, or company, and the property location.
(c) Ten (10) copies of the comprehensive development plan shall be submitted for review, accompanied by payment
of the required fees. Any re-submittal necessitated by information fO\Uld during review to be incomplete, in error,
or lacking in detail, pursuant to Section 362-553, shall require the submission of six (6) full size copies and one (1)
half-size copy of the comprehensive development plan.
(d) A comprehensive development plan shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) Property owner identification that includes the name, address, and telephone number of the following.
(A) Property owner and! or developer; and
(B) Submitting engineer, architect, surveyor, or landscape architect.
(2) Property identification:
(A) Official tax map number(s) of property proposed for development and tot:l! acreage of those identified
properties;
(B) Zoning classification of property proposed for development and that of abutting properties, and a
listing of any conditions to which the property proposed for development is subject by reason of a
conditional rezoning or by order of the Board of Zoning Appeals (ordinance number or case number,
with effective date, shall be included.);
(q Tot:l! acreage ofland being developed;
(0) Tot:l! acreage of land to be disturbed (cleared, gmded, excavated, or filled) as a result of proposed
development; and
(E) Legal reference, lot, block, and section of the recorded subdivision in which the property is situated (If
any).
(3) Proposed use of the property and buildings:
(A) T ot:l! square footage (gross floor area) of all existing and proposed buildings occupying or proposed to
occupy the premises;
(B) Existing and proposed use of the tot:l! square footage of all buildings on the property, including the
square footage existing or proposed for various and separate uses within all buildings on the property;
(q Height of all structures;
(0) Finished floor elevation for all buildings; and
(E) Dimensional layout of all buildings and structures existing or proposed to be constructed, erected, or
placed on the property, including the delineation of minimum, and maximum if apphcable, yard depths
for front, side, and rear yards, as required by the apphcable zoning district regulations.
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(4) Parlcing.loading, and driveway requi=nents:
(A) Number of minimum off-street parking spaces required by Section 36.2-652 and the maximum off-
street parking spaces permitted as set forth in Section 36.2-653;
(B) Number of on-site parking spaces provided by the plan;
(C) Number of handicapped parking spaces required;
(D) Number of handicapped spaces provided by the plan;
(E) Number of off-street loading spaces required by Section 36.2-655;
(f) Number of on-site loading spaces provided by the plan;
(G) Number of employees to be situated on the premises, including peak shift periods, where applicable to
parking requi=nent
(H) Dimensional layout of all paved surfaces, with delineation of distances from property lines, including
parking areas, loading spaces, driveways, and related curbing, with the parl<ing space angles and
dimensions of typical parl<ing and loading spaces, maneuvering aisles, and driveway enttances and exits
noted;
(I) Statement certifYing that the sight distance at any proposed entrance conforms to American Association
of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASillO) guidelines for intersection sight distance
unless otherwise approved by the City Traffic Engineer;
(J) Type of parking lot pavement shown in typical section; and
(K) If applicable, details of pervious pavement system to be utilized to exceed maximum pennitted
off-street parl<ing pursuant to Section 36.2-653(c).
(5) Where any new curb cut is proposed, location of all enttances and streets within 400 feet of the proposed
development site:
(A) Tbis sketch may be separate from the site plan itself and may be shown at a smaller scale.
(B) In the area immediately adjacent to the proposed site, the site plan shall also include the street pavement
width, the existence of curb and gutter or ditches, and the existence of any median.
(6) Standard City of Roanoke Construction Procedure Notes and other necessary notes or data.
(T) General notes defining estimated amOWlt of material, such as dirt, rocks, stumps, or debris, to be removed
from the site.
(8) Standard flood statement, staring the flood zone in which the property is located and a declaration that no
portion of the subject property is located within the limits of a 100-year flood boundary as designated by
cw:rent FEMA maps.
(9) Plan scale.
(10) Erosion and Sediment Control Narrative, detailing project description, exisring site conditions, adjacent areas,
off-site areas, soils, critical areas, erosion and sediment control measures, pennanent stabilization, stormwater
runoff considerations, calculations for sediment basins, and other relevant information.
(11) Extent of area to be disturbed delineated by means of a solid line encompass.
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(12) Sediment basin and sediment ttaps, showing location, size, and all interior and outfall devices.
(13) Contour lines shown at two (2) foot intervals, showing existing and proposed elevations. One (1) foot
intervals may be required to provide clarification of site grading.
(14) Location of creeks, streams, waterways, pouds, springs, and similar features, with appropriate uames, if any,
and the delineation of any riparian buffers required pursuant to Section 36.2-335.
(15) Construction entrance and any related appurtenances, such as temporary pipes, with notation of type of
stone to be utilized.
(16) .All necessary erosion and sediment control measures required to control sediment and erosion on site.
(17) Vicinity map showing the location of the site in relation to surronnding features such as streets and major
thoroughfares, drawn to a scale of one (1) inch equals eight hnndred (800) feet, or comparable scale or size.
(18) North arrow.
(19) Abutting streets with proper name, suffix (such as NE., S.W.), and right-of-way width.
(20) Metes and bonnds description (bearings and distances) shown along all property lines.
(21) Stormwater management
(A) Specific information and details showing location and type of all proposed storm drains and stormwater
management (filttation) devices, such as pipes, retention ponds, riprap, diversion dikes, detention ponds,
rain gardens. infiltration trenches, or similar devices;
(B) Calculations for storm sewer systems of stonnwater rnnoffbased on fWloff to be anticipated from a ten
(10) year frequency storm or greater if conditions necessitate (provided under separate cover, not on
drawings);
(C) Calculations of pre-development and post-development and pond routing as required in Chapter 11.2,
Stormwater Management, of this Code (provided nnder separate cover, not on drawings); and
(D) Profile of all storm sewer systems on site and/or associated with site work.
(22) Location, design, and size (mcluding size and type of all pipes and inlets) of all existing and proposed utility
facilities (water lines, sewer lines, and storm drains) and related easements, and the location and type of refuse
storage facilities.
(23) Delineation of drop inlets, manholes, and similar facilities.
(24) Concrete curb, gutrer, and sidewalk delineated and noted by type, as required.
(25) Outdoor lighting plan as required by Section 36.2-624.
(26) Landscape Plan (see Section B-3, Appendix B).
(27) If constructing streets to be dedicated for public use, street plans and profiles showing the following shall be
required:
(A) Existing and proposed drains, sanirary sewers, sewer laterals extended to the property lines, water lines
and laterals, fire hydrants, and similar facilities;
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(B) Center line grade of the street, the size, depth, and slope of all required dnUns, and the size, location, and
depth of water mains;
(C) Cross-sections of the streets taken at each fifty (SO) foot station at street intersections or other points
required to properly establish the grade of the street may be required by the Agent to the Planning
Commission;
(D) Plan and profile of all sanitary sewer lines, water lines, or stonn sewers to be dedicated as public
improvements; and
(E) Existing and proposed contours along any proposed street to the point(s) at which it ties in with existing
street(s).
(28) Other infonnation as may be required by the Agent to the Planning Commission to detennine compliance
with this Chapter.
(e) If any development activity is projected to generate an increase in ttaffic of more than 100 vehicles per hour
during the peak ttaffic hour of any adjacent street or more than 1,000 vehicles per day, a Traffic Impact Study or
Statement, as approved by the City Traffic Engineer, shall be required. Projected trips shall be generated based
upon the methodology included in the latest version of the Institute of Transportation Engineers' (!TE) Trip
Generation Manual Prior to preparation of the Traffic Impact Study or Statement, the City Traffic Engineer must
approve the methodology and asswnptions proposed for the Study.
(I) If the development requires the installation of public improvements, such as street dedication, utilities, stoonwater
facilities, or erosion and sediment and control measures, anyone (1) or more of the documents set forth below
may be required. In all such instances of the need to submit anyone (1) or more of the agreements and/or
guarantees delineated below, the preparer of the comprehensive development plan shall submit a schedule of cost
estimates in unit quantities, with totals, for all proposed public improvements, erosion and sediment controls
practices, and stonnwater management measures, as part of the comprehensive development plan submittaL
(1) Development agreement between the developer and the City, guaranteeing the satisfactory instillment of the
improvement or erosion and sediment control measures;
(2) Perfonnance guarantee (bond, letter of credit, surety) in the amount of the cost estimated for the installation
of such improvements or erosion and sediment control measures; or
(3) Maintenance agreement between the developer and/or owners of the property and the City providing for
future maintenance of certain privately owned stonnwater management facilities.
B-3. Landscape Plan
(a) A landscape plan shall be drawn to scale of not less than one (1) inch equals fifty (SO) feet, or a scale as necessary
to establish compliance with this Chapter, and shall include dimensions and distances.
(b) In addition to the infonnation required for a comprehensive development plan, as set forth in Section B-2,
Appendix B, a landscape plan shall include the following additional infonnation:
(1) Sight distance triangles.
(2) ..Areas reserved for dedications and easements, including above groWld easements and ove:dJ.ead utility lines.
(3) Delineation of all portions of a lot which are not included in the calculation of impervious surfaces and a
schedule of all trees and other plant materials, including grass or other ground cover, required by Division 4,
Article 6, of this Chapter, noting the size, caliper, and scientific and common names consistent with the
regulations set forth in Section 36.2-642.
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(4) Delineation of any created slope of two (2) to one (1), horizontal to vertical, or greater, and schedule of
vegeOltive cover pursuant to Section 36.2-642(a)( 4).
(5) Planting and installation methods.
(6) Extent of preservation of existing landscape features and methods of protection:
(A) Delineation of existing trees of six (6) inch caliper or greater measnred at four and one-half (4-1/2) feet
above grade; existing ornamental trees of any sixe; existing trees within required yanls, along property
boundaries, or within twenty (20) feet of streams or other watercourses; and streams in their natural
condition;
(B) Delineation of existing trees and streams as set forth in subsection (A), above, and any other existing
vegeOltion, to be removed;
(C) Delineation of existing trees for which a tree preservation bonus is requested pursuant to Section
36.2-643(a)(3);
(D) Delineation of Tree Protection Areas for groups of trees and individual trees that will be retained on the
development sire, noted by location, sixe, and type;
(E) Protective features including trenching, landscape walls, tree wells, stonnwater managemen~ and Best
Management P:mctices stroctures; and
(F) Plans, cross sections, or illustrations and standard specifications depicting the manner in which the trees
of the Tree Protection Areas and existing vegeOltion and streams to remain shall be protected.
(I) Delineation of all landscaping, buffering, and screening, including location, sixe, and description of all
landscaping material by size, caliper, and scientific and common names consistent with the regulations set
forth in Section 36.2-642, for the following:
(A) Street yard trees, as required by Section 36.2-645;
(B) Buffer yards, as required by Section 36.2-647; and
(C) Facade planring, as required by Section 36.2-646.
(8) Delineation of screening of specific uses as required by Section 36.2-649, including location, size, and
description of screening materials.
(9) Delineation of all landscaping for parking areas as required by Section 36.2-648, including location, sixe, and
description of all landscaping marerial by sixe, caliper, and scientific and common names consistent with the
regulations set forth in Section 36.2-642, and including nOOltion of the following:
(A) Name, quantity, location, and spacing of trees, and the name, location, and spacing of shrubs, in
landscaping strips along the perimerel:S of parking areas as required by Section 36.2-648;
(B) Minimum tree canopy for parking areas as required by Section 36.2-648;
(C) Minimum tree canopy within the interior of parking areas as required by Section 36.2-648;
(D) Calculation of tree canopy within the interior of parking areas provided by the plan;
(E) Calculation of the cumulative tree canopy along the perimeters and within the interior of parking areas
provided by the plan; and
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(F) Dimensions of all planting islands or peninsulas and perimeter landscaping strips (width, length, and soil
depth).
(10) Ovetall tree canopy:
(A) l\finimum tree canopy required for the development site pursuant to Section 36.2-644;
(B) Calculation of total tree canopy on the site provided by the plan; and
(C) Location, size, and description of all trees used in the calculation of the tree canopy provided by the
plan, noting the size, caliper, and scientific and common names consistent with the regulations set forth
in Section 36.2-642
(11) If applicable, delineation of all landscaping, buffer yards, and screening as required by the supplemental
regulations set forth in Article 4 of this Chapter, including location, size, and description of all landscaping
material by size, caliper, scientific and common names consistent with the regulations set forth in Section
36.2-642, and location, size, and description of screening materials.
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Agreements
1ms Appendix provides agreements as may be required by this Chapter.
C-1 Off-Site Parking Agreement
Following is the Off-Site Parlcing Agreemenr as required by Section 36.2-652(g)( 4).
CITY OF ROANOKE
OFF-SITE PARKING AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this _ day of 20~ by and between
hereinafter referred to as the "Owner of the primary Pared(s)," and
. hereinafter referred to as the "Owner of the Secondary Pareel(s)," and the City of
Roanoke, VIrginia:
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Owner of the primary Pared(s) certifies that he/she/it is/are the record owner(s) of property
identified as Official Tax Pared(s) No. on the records of the Conunissioner of the Revenue of the City of
Roanoke, and being the same property acquired by the Owner of the Primary Parcel(s) by instrument recorded in the
Oerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Roanoke in Deed/Will Book ~ page ~ which property
is hereinafter referred to as the ''Primary Parcel(s)'"; and
WHEREAS, the Owner of the Secondary Parcel(s) certifies that he/she/it is/are the record owner(s) of property
identified as Official Tax Pared(s) No. on the records of the Conunissioner of the Revenue of the City of
Roanoke, and being the same property acquired by the Owner of the Secondary Parcel(s) by instrument recorded in
the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Roanoke in Deed/Will Book ~ page ~ which
property is hereinafter referred to as the "Secondary Pared(s)."
NOW, 1HEREFORE, for and in consideration of the approval of the City of a development plan for the Primary
Pared(s), and the mutual covenants herein, it is agreed by the parties that
Pursuant to the tenns of Section 36.2-652, Chapter 36.2, Zoning, of the Code of the City of Roanoke, off-street
parlcing space requirements for the proposed use of the Primary Pared(s), are being satisfied through provision of all or
a portion of such required parlcing spaces, numbering on the Secondary Pareel(s).
The permanent availability of such parking spaces and associated pedestrian access routes for use on the Secondary
Pared in conjunction with the uses conducted on the Primary Pared(s) has been established by execution of an
appropriate legal instrument, recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Roanoke in Deed Book
~page_.
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By the signature(s) on this statement, the Owner(s) of the Primary Parcel(s), do hereby acknowledge and agree that
should the parking spaces on the Secondary Parcel become unavailable for use at some rime as a result of a breach in
the recorded instrument, or for any other reason, that an equal nwnber of parking spaces shall be consttucted and
provided either on the Primary Parcel(s) or through another off-site arrangement. Failure to provide or construct such
replacement parking spaces within ninety (90) days, weather permitting, shall be deemed a violation of the City's
Zoning Ordinance and shall be punishable in accordance with the penalties provided therein.
The responsibility of complying with these parking requirements shall run with title to the Primary Parcel(s) and the
Secondary Parcel(s), and shall not be affected by ttansfer by lease or of ownership, as long as the use of the Primary
Parcel(s) necessitates provision of off-site parking spaces to satisfy the applicable parking standards specified by the
Zoning Ordinance. A recorded statement executed by the Owner(s) of the Primary Parcel, indicating that all or a
portion of such parking spaces are no longer required, shall be conclusive as to any release from the requirements of
this Agreement by the City.
WITNESS the following signatures and seals:
OWNER OF PRIMARY PARCEL(S)
By:
Title:
Clf signing for a corporation or a partnership)
OWNER OF SECONDARY P ARCEL(S)
By:
Title:
Qf signing for a corporation or a partnership)
CITY OF ROANOKE
By:
(title)
Approved as to fonn:
City Attorney
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
City of Roanoke, to-wit
I, a Notary Public for the Conunonwea1th of Virginia at large, do bereby
certify that . whose name as the Owner of the Primary Pan:el(s) is signed to the
foregoing agreement bearing the date of the _day of . 20~ has acknowledged the same before
me in the jurisdiction aforesaid.
Given under my hand the _ day of
20_.
Notary Public
My conunission expires:
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COMMONWEALlH OF VIRGINIA
City of Roanoke, to-wit
I, . a Notary Public for the Commonwealth of Virginia at large, do hereby
certify that whose ruune as the Owner of the Secondary Parcel(s) is signed to the
foregoing agreement bearing the date of the _day of 20~ has acknowledged the same before
me in the jurisdiction aforesaid.
Given under my hand the _ day of
20_.
Notary Public
My conunission expires:
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Tlle Roanoke Times
Roanoke, Virginia
Affidavit of Publication
The Roanoke Times
HAi<Y PARKER
CITY OF ROANOKE - CITY CLERK
MUNICIPAL BLDG RM 456
RO^NOKE VA 24011
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State of Virginia
Cit:.y of Roano:;:e
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l~ publisher of the Roanoke ~imes, a daily
newspaper published in Roanoke, in the State of
Virginia, do certify that the annexed n0tice was
published in said newspapers on the fo~lowing
dates:
City/County of Roanoke, Commonwealth/State of
Vir~ia. Sworn and subscribed before me this
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Pursuant to the provisions of 3315.2-2204 and 15.2-2285, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended ("Code of
Virginia"), the City Council of the City of Roanoke will hold public hearings on Monday, November 21. 2005, at 7:00 p.m.,
or as soon as the matters may be heard, in the Council Chamber, Fourth Floor, Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building, 215
Church Avenue, S. W., Roanoke, Virginia. in order to consider the following ordinances:
1) Repealing Chapter 36.1, Zonina, of the Code of the City of Roanoke (1979), as amended, and adopting a
new zoning ordinance for the City of Roanoke, new Chapter 36.2, Zonina, of the Code.
2) Rezoning all property in the City in order to implement new Chapter 36.2, Zonina, and Vision 2001-2020,
the City's Comprehensive Plan.
The zoning classification of every parcel in the City will change upon the adoption of a new zoning ordinance,
which contains a new classification system (a descriptive summary of which follows). This ad contains a large-scale map
of the City which shows the proposed new zoning classifications. While all property in the City will be assigned a new
zoning classification, existing land uses will be "grandfathered" as provided by law, and the current uses of most parcels
will not be affected by the provisions of the proposed Chapter 36.2, Zonina, unless and until the current use of the
property is changed or redeveloped. Pursuant to the provisions of 315.2-2297. Code of Virginia, conditions that have
previC','sly been proffered and accepted as part of a conditional rezoning will continue in effect. The public purposes for
which the proposed new zoning ordinance and zoning map have been drawn include all of those matters set forth in
315.2-2284, Code of Virginia.
Complete copies of the text of the proposed Chapter 36.2 and of the proposed zoning maps, which the Planning
Commission for the City of Roanoke has considered and recommended for adoption to the City Council for the City of
Roanoke, may be viewed at:
Department of Pianning Building and Economic Development
Room 166, Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue. S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia;
Roanokeva.gov - the official website of the City of Roanoke.
A descriptive summary of proposed Chapter 36.2, Zonina, follows:
Article 1. General Provisions
Sections 36.2 - 100 through 108
Contains: statements which incorporate the City's zoning map by reference; statements of general purpose and intent of
the zoning regulations and districts; description of the applicability of Chapter 36.2, Zonina, and exemptions from its
provisions; description of how the zoning ordinance coordinates with other regulations; ruies of interpretation and
construction, including general construction of language, determining the meaning of terms not defined, how distances
between uses and structures should be measured, and determining and establishing zoning district boundaries; and
conditions under which an owner acquires vested rights for a use or structure.
Article 2. Zoning Districts
Sections 36.2 - 200 through 205
Contains: statements of purpose and estabiishes base and overlay districts; description of the applicability of use
regulations and dimensional regulations, including density, lot area, lot frontage, yards (front, side, rear) and yards as
pertaining to corner and through lots; and application of maximum building and structure height requirements. If a use is
specifically identified in the Use Matrix, while a more general use category is also included, the regulations and
applicability of the specifically identified use govern. Land normally submerged under water will not be included in
computing the allowable number of dwelling units for any iot. No lot that existed prior to the adoption of Chapter 36.2 that
has no frontage on a public street may be further subdivided. unless adequate frontage on a public street is provided.
With certain exceptions, yards must be unoccupied and unobstructed from 30 inches above grade levclto the sky. Yard
requirements of certain zoning districts may preclude development or expansion of existing uses.
Article 3. Regulations for Specific Zoning Districts
Sections 36.2 - 300 through 340
. Division 1. Base Districts: Contains statements of purpose, permitted uses, and related development
standards, and sets forth dimensional standards.
District Description and Purpose Densitv (dwettin!! units/sQ. .It. of lot area)
RA Residential Agricultural District 1 dwelling unit/43,560 sq. .It. of lot area
Permits uses which provide for the continued use of agriculturally productive lands, and which prolect agricultural
lands by maintaining a low popuiation density and a rural character of development. A 101 must have at least
43,560 square feet and 150 feet of frontage. Front yard depth must be alleast 30 feet. side yard width at least 10
feet, and rear yard depth at least 50 feet. Structures are generally restricted to 45 feet in height. Impervious
surfaces cannot exceed 25% of the lot area. No livestock may be within 100 feet of any lot not located in an RA
District.
Residential Single Family Districts
R-12 Residential Single Family District 1 dwelling unit/12,000 sq. ft. of lot area
R-7 Residential Single Family District 1 dwelling unit/7,000 sq. .It. of lot area
R-5 Residential Single Family District 1 dwelling unit/5,000 sq. .It. of lot area
R-3 Residential Single Family District 1 dwelling unit/3,000 sq. ft. of lot area
Protect residential neighborhoods, provide a range of housing choices, and incorporate dimensional standards
and densities customary in urban and suburban neighborhoods. Depending on the specific residential single-
family district, a lot must have at least 3.000 - 12,000 square feet, 30 - 80 feet of frontage, 15 - 20 feet depth of
front yard (with certain exceptions for infill development), 4 - 8 feet width of side yard, 8 - 18 feet total for side
yards, and 15 - 30 feet depth of rear yard, and impervious surfaces cannot exceed 50 - 70% of the lot area.
Maximum front yard depths of 25 - 40 feet appiy in R-5 and R-3. Structures cannot exceed 35 feet in height.
Residential Mixed Density Districts
RM-1 Residential Mixed Density District:
Single-Family, Townhouse, Multifamily 1 dwelling unit/2,500 sq. ft. of lot area
Two-Family 1 dwelling unit/3,500 sq. .It. of lot area
RM-2 Residential Mixed Density District 1 dwelling unit/2,500 sq. .It. of lot area
Allow for a mix of single family detached, townhouse, two-family, and multifamily dwellings. A lot must have at
least 5,000 square feet anej 50 feet of frontage (RM-2 lot cannot exceed 25,000 square feet or 150 feet of
frontage). Front yard depths must be at least 10 feet and no more than 30 feet (with certain exceptions for infill
development), the minimum side yard width is 4 feet, side yards must total at least 8 feet, the minimum rear yard
is 15 feet, and impervious surfaces cannot exceed 60% (RM-1) and 70% (RM-2) of the lot area. Structures
cannot exceed 35 feet (RM-1) and 45 feet (RM-2) in height.
RMF Residential Multifamily District 1 dwelling unit/1,000 sq. .It. of lot area
Permits multifamily and townhouse dwellings. A lot must have at least 15,000 square feet and 100 feet of
frontage. Front yard depth must be at least 10 feet. side yard width at least 15 feet. and rear yard depth at least
15 feet. Structures cannot exceed 45 feet in height. with some exceptions up' to 60 feet in height. Impervious
surfaces cannot exceed 70% of the lot area. For multifamily dwellings, 100 square feet ef usable open space per
dwelling unit on the lot must be provided.
CN Commercial Neighborhood District 1 dwelling unit/1,800 sq. .It. of lot area
Encourages pedestrian-scaled retail, office, and service uses, with buildings located close to the street. A lot
must have at least 5,000 square feet and cannot exceed 20,000 square feet er have more than 200 feet of
frontage. Front yard depths cannot exceed 10 feet. Structures cannot exceed 45 feet in height. Impervious
surfaces of up to 100% of the lot area are permitted. In general, the maximum gross ground floor area of any new
structure is 15,000 square feet. Building transparency and pedestrian access requirements apply.
CG Commercial General District no density restrictions
Permits motor vehicle dependent uses that are generally developed as single use developments on individual lots
primarily along heavily traveled arterial streets. A lot must have at least 10,000 square feet and 100 feet of
frontage and cannot exceed 130,680 square feet of lot area. Front yard depths must be at least 10 feet and no
more than 30 feet, impervious surfaces cannot exceed 85% of the lot area, and the floor area ratio of all buildings
on a lot cannot exceed 5.0. Structures on lots which abut a residential district cannot exceed 45 feet in height.
Pedestrian access requirements apply.
CLS Commercial Large Site District no density restrictions
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Accommodates multiple buildings and uses that are large in scale and generally characterized by multiple tenants
or uses on a single zoning lot. A lot must have at ieast 90,000 square feet and 150 feet of frontage. Front yard
depth must be at least 20 feet, side yard width at least 25 feet, and rear yard depth at least 25 feet. The floor
area ratio of all buildings on a lot cannot exceed 5.0, and impervious surfaces cannot exceed 80% of the lot area.
Structures on lots which abut a residential district are restricted in height to 1 foot of height for 1 foot of setback
from the abutting residentially zoned lot. Pedestrian access requirements apply.
1-1 Light Industrial District no density restrictions
Provides for a range of wholesale. warehousing, distribution, repair and service, assembly or processing,
fabrication or manufacturing, accessory commercial and office uses, and intensive commercial uses. A lot must
have at least 10,000 square feet and 100 feet of frontage. The front yard depth cannot exceed 30 feet. The floor
area ratio of all buildings on a lot cannot exceed 2.0. Impervious surfaces cannot exceed 90% of the lot area.
Structures on lots which abut a residentiai district are restricted in height to 1 foot of height for 1 foot of setback
from the abutting residentially zoned lot.
1-2 Heavy Industrial District no density restrictions
Provides for a range of intensive industriai uses including manufacturing, assembly, fabrication, bulk storage, and
processing. and related support commercial uses. A lot must have at least 20,000 square feet and 100 feet of
frontage. Front yard depth must be at least 30 feet, and rear yard depth must be at least 30 feet. The floor area
ratio of all buildings on a lot cannot exceed 2.0, and impervious surfaces cannot exceed 90% of the lot area.
Structures on lots which abut a residential district are restricted in height to 1 foot of height for 1 foot of setback
from the abutting residentially zoned lot.
. Division 2. Special Purpose Districts: Contains statements of purpose, permitted uses, and related
development standards, and sets forth dimensional standards.
D Downtown District no density restrictions
Allows a wide variety of uses and intense development in the downtown including high density residential.
commercial, retail, government services, entertainment facilities, and live-work spaces. The front yard depth
cannot exceed 10 feet, with the exception if certain civic space available to the public is provided. The floor area
ratio of all buildings on a lot cannot exceed 15.0. Building transparency requirements apply.
MX Mixed Use District 1 dwelling unit/2,500 sq. ft. of lot area
Accommodates residential uses, office uses, and support services. A lot must have at least 5,000 square feet
and 50 feet of frontage. Front yard depths must be at least 10 feet, but no more than 30 feet, the width of a side
yard must be at least 5 feet, and rear yard depths must be at least 15 feet. Structures cannot exceed 45 feet in
height and the floor area ratio of all buildings on a iot cannot exceed 1.0. Impervious surfaces cannot exceed
70% of the lot area.
IN Institutional District no density restrictions
Provides standards for institutional developments of one principal use. A lot must have at least 100 feet of
frontage but cannot exceed 5 acres. Front yard depths are 20 - 40 feet when the district extends for the entire
block face; under other circumstances minimum and maximum front yard depths are determined based on
abutting zoning districts. Side yards must be at least 10 feet wide, and rear yards must be at least 1 0 feet deep.
Structures cannot exceed 40 feet in height, and impervious surfaces cannot exceed 80% of the lot area.
Pedestrian access requirements apply.
ROS Recreation and Open Space District no density restrictions
Recognizes active park and recreation lands and passive open spaces. Front yard depths must be at least 30
feet, side yards must be at least 30 feet wide, and rear yard depths must be at least 30 feet. Structures cannot
exceed 35 feet in height, and impervious surfaces cannot exceed 15% of the lot area.
AD Airport Development District no density restrictions
Permits uses dependent on or related to air transportation in areas in and around the Roanoke Regional Airport.
A lot must have at least 20,000 square feet and 100 feet of frontage. The floor area ratio of all buildings on a lot
cannot exceed 2.0. Impervious surfaces cannot exceed 70% of the lot area.
MXPUD Mixed Use Planned Unit Development District 1 dwelling unit/1 ,800 sq. ft. of lot area
Encourages mixed residential - commercial uses. Certain side and rear yards must be at least 30 feet deep, the
maximum cumulative impervious surface ratio is 80%, and a minimum of 300 square feet of usable open space
per dwelling unit must be provided. Certain height restrictions apply to structures when adjoining a residential
district. All utilities must be located underground.
INPUD Institutional Planned Unit Development District no density restrictions
Encourages development of institutional uses and mixed-use campus developments on sites of at least 2 acres.
The maximum cumulative floor area ratio of all buildings within the district is 10.0, certain height restrictions apply
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to structures when adjoining a residential district, the maximum cumulative impervious surface ratio is 80%, and
at least 300 square feet of usable open space per dwelling unit must be provided. All utilities must be located
underground.
IPUD Industrial Planned Unit Development District no density restrictions
Encourages large-scale office, research, commercial, and manufacturing facilities in separate structures on sites
of at least 5 acres. The maximum cumulative floor area ratio of all buildings within the district is 2.0, certain height
restrictions apply to structures when abutting a residential district, the maximum cumulative impervious surface
ratio is 80%. and usable open space must be provided at a minimum of 10% of the district area. All utilities must
be located underground.
. Division 3. Overlay Districts: Contains statements of purpose, applicability, procedures, development
standards, and design standards. The provisions of any overlay district serve as a supplement to the underlying
(base or special purpose) district on the Zoning Map. Where a conflict exists between the regulations of the
overlay district and those of the underlying base or special purpose district, the more restrictive provisions apply.
The H-1, Historic Downtown Overlay District, encourages the architectural compatibility of new construction
within the district, which is generally in downtown Roanoke, by requiring, subject to certain exceptions, a
certificate of appropriateness for the demolition, moving, erection, reconstruction, alteration or restoration, but not
the ordinary maintenance. of any structure. The demolition of a structure may not be adverse to the district or the
public interest, and demolition may not have an adverse effect on the character of the district.
The H-2, Historic Neighborhood Overlay District, encourages the architectural compatibility of new
construction within the district, which is generally in established residential neighborhoods in the City, by
requiring, subject to certain exceptions, a certificate of appropriateness for the erection of any new structure, or
the demolition, moving, reconstruction, aiteration or restoration of any existing structure. The demolition of a
structure may not be adverse to the district or the public interest, and demolition may not have an adverse effect
on the district.
The NO, Neighborhood Design Overlay District, promotes quality design of residential development within
designated rehabilitation and conservation areas. The mass and location on the lot of aft new dwellings. and
expansion of existing dwellings, is dependent upon conditions existing on adjoining lots. Additional specific
restrictions pertain to detached accessory buildings, attached garages or carports, roofs, entrances, windows,
siding, trim, and porches.
The F, Floodplain Overlay District, provides floodplain restrictions which comply with Federal Emergency
Management Agency regulations. The floodway, fiood-fringe and approximated floodplain are defined and
delineated. No land or use may be developed within the established fioodplain areas, and no structure can be
located, relocated, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, or structurally altered, except in full compliance with the
floodplain regulations. No use or development may adversely affect the capacity of channels or the floodway of
any watercourse. All manufactured homes and mobile homes to be placed in the flood-fringe must be placed on
a permanent foundation and anchored in accordance with the Building Code. No encroachments in the flood-
fringe, approximated floodplain, or floodway are permitted, uniess certain regulations are met. Only certain
limited uses are permitted in the floodway.
The AN, Airport Navigation Overlay District, requires clear space between aircraft and other objects, and
prevents interference with the landing, taking off, or maneuvering of aircraft, or with communication between
aircraft and flight related personnel, by regulating the height of structures, objects, and natural growth, lights,
electrical devices and uses near the Roanoke Regional Airport and within certain established approach zones.
No nonconforming use may be allowed to expand and become a greater hazard to air navigation. Whenever the
Zoning Administrator determines that a nonconforming structure has been abandoned or more than 50 percent
destroyed, physically deteriorated, or decayed, no permit may be granted that would enable such structure to be
rebuilt, reconstructed, or otherwise refurbished so as to exceed the applicable height limit or otherwise deviate
from the AN District regulations.
The RCC, River and Creek Corridors Overlay District, limits land uses that pose a danger to and degrade the
Roanoke River and its tributaries, minimizes clearing and land disturbance of natural features on lands adjacent
to those water resources, and implements erosion and sediment control measures to protect those water
resources. On properties that abut the banks of the Roanoke River and its tributaries, a 50 foot buffer area of
vegetation must be retained and maintained, if present, and where it does not exist, must be established and
maintained, subject to certain exceptions. Within buffer areas, indigenous vegetation must be preserved to the
maximum extent possible, no vegetation may be cleared or otherwise significantly disturbed, no grading or
excavation work may be performed, and no fill or other materials may be placed, subject to certain exceptions.
Within the required riparian buffer area, unvegetated areas must be vegetated with appropriate riparian. erosion
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controlling plant material. Runoff from new development or redevelopment must be directed toward areas
covered with vegetation for surface infiltration catch basins, avoiding channeling and preventing concentrated
flows of surface water. Piped storm sewers are permitted.
The Comprehensive Sign Overlay District provides opportunity for comprehensive signage plans for certain
developments in the CLS, MXPUD, INPUD, or AD Districts on sites of at least 5 acres. In a Comprehensive Sign
Overlay District, the overall sign area and height of signs cannot exceed the sign allocation or maximum sign
height of the applicable base zoning district.
. Division 4. Use Matrix: All lots in the City are subject to a new list of uses permitted by right, by special
exception or as an accessory use. Uses not identified in a district as allowed either by right, by special exception,
Or as an accessory use, are not allowed.
Article 4. Supplemental Regulations
Sections 36.2 - 400 through 432
Contains statements of purpose, applicability, definitions, dimensional standards, development standards, and design
standards intended to supplement the applicable zoning district regulations and the other development standards of the
zoning ordinance in a manner that specifically addresses development of certain defined land uses, facilities, and
structures. Supplemental regulations are applicable to new development, redeveiopment, or a change of use.
Supplemental regulations are set forth for accessory apartments, accessory uses, accessory structures, amateur radio
towers and antennas, dumpsters, detached garages and carports, outdoor recreation facility lighting, recycling collection
points, private stables, swimming pools and tennis courts, adult uses, bed and breakfast establishments, car washes,
commercial motor vehicle sales and service establishments, day care centers, drive through facilities, fences and walls,
gasoline stations, group care facilities, home occupations, junk yards, wrecker yards and recycling centers, mini-
warehouses. mixed-use buildings and live-work units, mobile homes, motor vehicle or trailer painting and body repair
establishments, motor vehicle repair or service establishments, motor vehicle sales and service establishments, outdoor
display areas, outdoor storage. parking of commercial motor vehicles, panel trucks, and certain recreational vehicles in
residential districts, parking structures, satellite dish antennas, commerciai stables, temporary uses, towing services,
townhouses and rowhouses, and wireless telecommunications facilities and broadcasting towers, which help ensure that
such uses are compatible with adjoining uses and surrounding neighborhoods.
Article 5. Procedures
Sections 36.2 - 500 through 571
Sets out the procedures for zoning permits, certificates of occupancy, certificates of appropriateness, zoning
amendments, development plans, special exceptions, variances. and appeals; and sets forth the procedures for the
enforcement of the Zoning Ordinance. No certificate of appropriateness in an H-1 or H-2 overlay district may be issued
unless the proposed construction is architecturally compatible with the structures or historic landmarks in the applicable
historic district. Also establishes procedures for the Board of Zoning Appeals to hear and decide applications for special
exceptions, variances from the terms of the Zoning Ordinance, and appeals from any order, requirement, decision. or
determination made by the Zoning Administrator in the administration or enforcement of the Zoning Ordinance, and
establishes enforcement procedures.
Article 6. Development Standards
Sections 36.2 - 600 through 675
. Division 1. Utilities: Requires that all utility service laterals and service lines associated with basic or
comprehensive development plans be located underground, with the exception that they may be located above
ground to the point of connection when routed directly to the rear of a structure by way of an alley or utility
easement where overhead distribution lines exist.
. Division 2. Outdoor Lighting: Controls light trespass, and prevents light glare by regulating the aiming angles,
mounting heights, and location of certain outdoor lighting so as not to present glare or light trespass on abutting
lots or public streets. The allowable height of such lighting generally is based on the zoning of the lot On which
the lighting is located and the distance from property lines, with established maximum heights. Aiming angles are
generally restricted to no greater than 45 degrees above straight down (halfway between straight down and
straight to the side), and in certain applications fully shielded fixtures are required.
. Division 3. General Development Standards: Provides that the provision and location of all pedestrian and
vehicular traffic related facilities, including sidewalks, curbs and gutters, frontage roads, and acceleration and
deceleration ianes. must be as required by the Agent to the Planning Commission, provided that the property's
development directly generates the need for such infrastructure and that the required infrastructure is in
proportion to the level of pedestrian and vehicular activity generated by the development.
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o Division 4. Landscaping and Screening: Incorporates landscaping, screening, and tree canopy preservation
requirements into the development process by establishing minimum requirements for the installation.
preservation and maintenance of certain planting and screening materials. Includes the following regulations:
o General landscaping and screening standards, including requirements for the vegetative cover of created
slopes of 2 to 1 or greater; standards for planting materials including an approved tree list with height and
caliper requirements for specific applications; screening standards; landscape plan requirements; installation,
approval and guarantee requirements; maintenance requirements; and modification of landscaping
requirements.
o Preservation of existing landscaping features, including general standards and specific requirements for tree
protection during construction.
o Overall tree canopy requirements on a development site (by zoning district).
o Conditions for provision of street yard trees for new development in all zoning districts.
o Provision of fac;:ade planting for new residential development.
o General requirements (by zoning district category) for buffer yards, extent of buffer yards (by zoning district
category), and location of buffer yards on a zoning lot.
o Parking area landscaping standards, including the provision of wheel stops and curbs; minimum dimensions
for planting areas and spatial requirements for deciduous trees; landscaping requirements along parking area
perimeters that front on a public street; interior parking area tree canopy requirements (based on square
footage of parking area and number of parking spaces provided); and a limitation on the use of anyone
species of trees.
o General standards for screening of dumpsters/refuse containers, mechanical equipment at grade and
mechanical equipment on roof.
o Division 5. Off-Street Parking and Loading: Sets forth off-street parking and loading requirements for
permitted and special exception uses in accordance with the intensity of such uses; provides location,
construction, and dimensional standards for motor vehicle parking areas, loading spaces, and driveways; and
provides alternatives and options for the provision of adequate levels of off-street parking. Includes regulations
and standards addressing:
o Minimum off-street parking requirements: Applicability; methods of calculation; reductions in parking
requirements for proximity to public transit, availability of on-street parking, shared parking, and first 4.000
square feet of net floor area of a non-residential use; and option for off-site parking.
o Maximum off-street parking requirements in all zoning districts, with exceptions for certain uses.
o Off-street parking area standards: General, construction, location, dimensional and driveway standards,
including surfacing requirements, curbing requirements, minimum setbacks from property lines, minimum
and maximum widths of driveways, total of permitted driveway entrances, the restriction of off-street
parking spaces between the right-of-way of a public street and the principal buildings in RM-1, RM-2,
RMF, CN, CG. MX, IN, and D Districts, with certain exceptions, and pedestrian access requirements for
certain uses in ihe CG and CLS Districts between off-street parking areas and public entrances of
buildings.
o Off-street loading standards: Minimum numbers and dimensional and location standards.
o Division 6. Signs: Permits the use of publicly visible signs subject to regulations addressing:
o General applicability, exemptions from regulations, and regulations pertaining to placement.
o Prohibition of certain types of signs and sign characteristics.
o Zoning permits for signs.
o Removal of abandoned nonconforming signs and their support structures.
o Standards to control the visibility of the point source of lights used to externally illuminate signs.
o Methods for calculation of sign area and number of on-premise signs.
o Dimensional standards for on-premise freestanding, building mounted, and upper story wall signs (by
zoning district), including total sign area, sign area per sign face, height, and setbacks.
o Types and numbers of on-premise signs permitted on a lot (by zoning district).
. Changeable copy signs and electronic reader boards, including the location, the requirement to be part of
a static sign display, and the limitation on size relative to the size of the static sign.
. Temporary on-premise signs, including standards for height, number, size, duration, location, and the
type of temporary on-premise signs permitted.
. Public service message boards, including the number, size, height, location, and operation of such signs.
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o Outdoor advertising signs including standards for sign area by zoning district, setbacks, interior angle of
sign faces, height, number of sign faces, spacing between outdoor advertising signs. location along
certain vehicular transportation corridors and streets in the City, and location with respect to residential
districts. public schools, public libraries, places of worship, museums, or public parks, to ensure
compatibility with the surrounding neighborhood and adjoining uses. The distances separating outdoor
advertising signs from each other, or separating any outdoor advertising sign from any boundary, is
measured from the nearest point on the proposed outdoor advertising sign to the nearest applicable point
of another outdoor advertising sign or boundary.
Article 7. Nonconforming Uses, Structures and Lots
Sections 36.2 - 700 through 709
Regulates nonconforming uses, structures, and lots to permit such nonconforming uses, structures, and lots to remain,
until removed, discontinued, abandoned, or changed to conform with the regulations of Chapter 36.2, to ensure that such
continuances are not indefinite and are gradualiy removed in favor of uses, structures, and lots that conform to Chapter
36.2 and the Official Zoning Map, and to provide that under certain circumstances, nonconforming uses. structures and
iots may change according to law and provisions of Chapter 36.2. Includes regulations and standards addressing:
o General applicability and definition of actual construction begun prior to adoption of Chapter 36.2.
o Standards for nonconforming lots.
o Standards for nonconforming structures, including circumstances under which a nonconforming structure
may be continued, moved. replaced. enlarged or altered. Any nonconforming structure which is damaged
or destroyed by any natural disaster, except flood, to an extent that exceeds 50% of its replacement value
at the time of the event may be rebuiit only in conformity with the regulations for the district in which it is
located.
o Standards for nonconforming uses, including circumstances under which a nonconforming use may be
moved, intensified, changed, expanded, replaced or restarted after being damaged, destroyed or ceased.
Should a structure in which such nonconforming use is located be enlarged, extended, reconstructed, or
structurally altered, except as otherwise permitted by Chapter 36.2, the use of such a structure thereafter
must conform to the regulations of the district in which it is located. If the structure in which a
nonconforming use is located is damaged or destroyed from fire' or other natural disaster, except for flood,
to an extent that exceeds 50% of the replacement value of improvements at the time of the event, the use
must conform to the district regulations of Chapter 36.2. Ordinary maintenance of a structure housing a
nonconforming use may occur, if the cubic content of the building is not increased.
o Standards and process for change of a nonconforming use to another use.
o Standards and definition of nonconforming characteristics of use.
o Certain existing uses which would require a special exception if they were new uses are deemed
conforming.
Article 8. Administrative Commissions, Boards, and Officials
Sections 36.2 - 800 through 840
Provides for definitions, establishment, membership, meetings, quorum, voting procedures, officers, agent and staff, rules
and records, and powers and duties of the City Planning Commission. Architectural Review Board, and Board of Zoning
Appeals; and establishes and authorizes the powers and duties of the Zoning Administrator.
Appendix A. Definitions
Provides for definitions of certain uses and terms used in Chapter 36.2.
Appendix B. Submittal Requirements
Outlines the materials and information that must be submitted in order to provide a compiete application for approval of
basic development plans, comprehensive development plans and landscape plans.
Appendix C. Agreements
Provides forms for agreements as may be required by Chapter 36.2, such as an off-site parking agreement.
Questions should be directed to the Department of Planning Building and Economic Development at 853-1730.
All parties in interest may appear on the above date and be heard on the questions.
. If you are a person with a disability who needs accommodations for these hearings, please contact the City
Clerk's Office (853-2541), before 12:00 noon on Thursday, November 17, 2005.
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GIVEN under my hand this 8th day of November, 2005.
Mary F. Parker. City Clerk.
Please publish in Roanoke Times on Tuesday, November 8 and Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Please bill:
Mary F. Parker. City Clerk
Fourth Floor, Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, S.W.
Roanoke, VA 24011
(540) 853-2541
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CITY OF ROANOKE
Office of the City Clerk
Mary F. Parker, CMC
City Clerk
Stephanie M. Moon, CMC
Deputy City Clerk
Sheila N. Hartman
Assistant City Clerk
December 8, 2005
File#51
Darlene L. Burcham
City Manager
Roanoke, Virginia
Richard A. Rife, Chair
City Planning Commission
1326 Grandin Road, S. W.
Roanoke, Virginia 24015
Dear Ms. Burcham and Mr. Rife:
I am attaching copy of Ordinance No. 37269-120505 adopting a new zoning map
entitled, "Official Zoning Map, City of Roanoke, Virginia," dated December 5, 2005,
as amended, as the official zoning map for the City of Roanoke.
The abovereferenced measure was adopted by the Council of the City of Roanoke at
a regular meeting which was held on Monday, December 5, 2005, and is in full force
and effect upon its passage.
Sincerely, 0
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Mary F.~er, CMC
City Clerk
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Darlene L. Burcham
Richard A. Rife, Chair
December 8, 2005
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pc: The Honorable Robert P. Doherty, Judge, Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit of
Virginia
The Honorable William D. Broadhurst, Judge, Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit of
Virginia
The Honorable Clifford R. Weckstein, Judge, Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit of
Virginia
The Honorable Charles N. Dorsey, Judge, Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit of
Virginia
The Honorable Jonathan M. Apgar, Chief Judge, Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit
of Virginia
The Honorable James R. Swanson, Judge, Twenty-Third Judicial Circuit of
Virginia
The Honorable Julian H. Raney, Jr., Chief Judge, General District Court
The Honorable Vincent A. Lilley, Judge, General District Court
The Honorable Francis W. Burkart, III, Judge, General District Court
The Honorable Jacqueline F. Ward Talevi, Judge, General District Court
The HonorableJohn B. Ferguson, ChiefJudge,Juvenile and Domestic Relations
District Court
The Honorable Joseph M. Clarke, II, Judge, Juvenile and Domestic Relations
District Court
The Honorable Philip Trompeter, Judge, Juvenile and Domestic Relations
District Court
The Honorable Joseph P. Bounds, Judge, Juvenile and Domestic Relations
District Court
Sheila N. Hartman, Assistant City Clerk, (For transmittal by electronic mail to
Municipal Code Corporation)
Municipal Code Corporation, P. O. Box 2235, Tallahassee, Florida 32316
Ronald S. Albright, Clerk, General District Court
David C. Wells, Clerk, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court
Kozuo Webb, Office of the Magistrate
Lora A. Wilson, Law Librarian
William M. Hackworth, City Attorney
Rolanda B. Russell, Assistant City Manager for Community Development
Susan S. Lower, Director, Real Estate Valuation
Steven J. Talevi, Assistant City Attorney
R. Brian Townsend, Director, Planning, Building and Economic Development
Martha P. Franklin, Secretary, City Planning Commission
Nancy C. Snodgrass, Zoning Administrator
Philip C. Schirmer, City Engineer
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December 15, 2005
File #51
The Honorable Brenda S. Hamilton
Clerk of Circuit Court
Roanoke, Virginia
Dear Ms. Hamilton:
Pursuant to Section 15.2-2234, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, I am
required to file a copy of the attached Official Zoning Map of the City of Roanoke,
Virginia, dated December 5, 2005, with the Circuit Court within 30 days of the
adoption of the zoning map. The zoning map was adopted by the Council of the
City of Roanoke at a regular meeting which was held on Monday, December 5,
2005, pursuant to Ordinance No. 37269-120505.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA,
The 5th day of December, 2005.
No. 37269-120505.
AN ORDINANCE adopting a new zoning map entitled, "Official Zoning Map, City of
Roanoke, Virginia," dated December 5, 2005, as amended, as the official zoning map for the City of
Roanoke; and dispensing with the second reading by title of this ordinance,
WHEREAS, on August 20, 2001, City Council adopted Vision 2001-2020 ("Comprehensive
Plan"), a new Comprehensive Plan for the City, which plan has necessitated a replacement of the
Official 1976 Zoning Map, City of Roanoke, Virginia, dated October 11, 1976, as the map and
boundaries have been amended from time to time, and a comprehensive revision of the City's zoning
regulations;
WHEREAS, the City conducted ten (10) stakeholder focus group sessions on June 25,
June 26, and August 1, 2002, with sign industry representatives, neighborhood group leaders, land
use attorneys, regional development leaders, business leaders, design and development professionals,
and governmental boards and commissions, to identify opportunities and issues relating to growth
and development in the City and to identify zoning regulations which needed to be amended or
adopted;
WHEREAS, the City conducted a housing issues roundtable on July 31,2002, to which
representatives of various groups interested in, and knowledgeable about, housing issues in the City
were invited, and a public forum on August 1, 2002, to which the general public was invited, to
identify additional opportunities and issues relating to growth and development in the City and to
identify zoning regulations which needed to be amended or adopted;
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WHEREAS, in July 2002, the City Manager appointed a Steering Committee consisting of
representatives from the stakeholder groups, City Council, the Planning Commission for the City of
Roanoke ("Planning Commission"), the Board of Zoning Appeals for the City of Roanoke, the
Architectural Review Board for the City of Roanoke, and City staff, to provide direction for the
development of the new zoning ordinance, to review and revise draft zoning regulations, and to
provide on-going feedback during the process;
WHEREAS, in February 2004, City staff released for public discussion a zoning map to
accompany the Steering Committee's draft zoning ordinance;
WHEREAS, on March 8, March 12, March 16, March 17, March 18, March 22, March 23,
March 25, March 29, March 30, April 1, April 5, April 6, April 13, April 28 and April 29, 2004, City
staff conducted six (6) public open houses and eleven (11) stakeholder focus group sessions with
sign industry representatives, neighborhood group leaders, land use attorneys, business leaders,
homebuilders, design and development professionals, and real estate industry representatives, to
elicit public comment pertaining to the proposed zoning map;
WHEREAS, to provide for public awareness of the open houses and the stakeholder focus
group sessions, the City (I) placed two (2) easels and flyers with calendars, indicating the dates,
times and locations ofthe open houses and sessions, in the lobby area ofthe Municipal Building and
in the Departments of Housing and Neighborhood Services and Planning, Building and Economic
Development, (2) posted open house schedules on the RVTV Message Board, (3) published two (2)
block advertisements in the Roanoke Times, advertising the open house schedules, (4) mailed an
explanation of the public comment process and how to participate in such process and provide input
to all neighborhood group leaders, (5) set up and staffed an information and comment table on
Citizen Appreciation Day on April 17 , 2004, at Valley View Mall, (6) conducted meetings with, and
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gave presentations to, neighborhood and civic organizations, including the Roanoke Neighborhood
Advocates, Downtown Roanoke, Inc., Williamson Road Area Business Association, the Roanoke
Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Roanoke Regional Homebuilders Association, Neighbors in
South Roanoke, Old Southwest, Inc., the Gilmer Neighborhood Steering Committee, and the
Gainsboro Steering Committee, and (7) posted on the City's web site a copy ofthe proposed zoning
map, which posting was viewed 1,117 times during the February 2004 to May 2004 period;
WHEREAS, from February 2,2004 until May 31,2004, the City documented more than
1,100 comments, including those on the proposed zoning map;
WHEREAS, in May 2005, City staff released and posted on the City's web site a revised
proposed zoning map;
WHEREAS, between December 2004, and July 2005, City staff continued to meet with
various civic and neighborhood organizations, including Old Southwest, Inc., Riverland Alert
Neighbors, Gilmer Neighborhood, the Greater Raleigh Court Civic League and the Williamson Road
Area Business Association, as well as individual property owners by request, regarding the proposed
zoning map, to oversee questions and to elicit additional public comment;
WHEREAS, public news releases, newspaper articles, status reports and communications
were disseminated by the City throughout the process to advise interested persons of the status of the
process;
WHEREAS, after due and timely public notice, including a legal advertisement consisting of
a special insert published on two dates, one week apart, in a newspaper of general circulation in the
City of Roanoke in which all interested persons were advised of the City's intent to adopt a new
zoning map, a copy of which was contained in the insert, the Planning Commission held a public
hearing on July 28, 2005, on the proposed zoning map;
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WHEREAS, in addition to the published legal advertisement described in the preceding
paragraph, the City sent by first-class mail to all owners of the approximately 44,000 parcels of real
estate in the City of Roanoke notice of (I) the City's intent to adopt a new zoning map; (2) the
proposed zoning of the owner's property under the proposed zoning map; and (3) the date, time and
place, of the Planning Commission's public hearing at which the proposed zoning map would be
considered;
WHEREAS, following the Planning Commission public hearing, the Planning Commission
held fifteen (15) work sessions during which it considered all comments received pertaining to the
proposed zoning map;
WHEREAS, the City Clerk for the City of Roanoke placed a notice on the public calendar in
her office for all Steering Committee meetings, all Planning Commission work sessions, and the
public hearing held on July 28,2005;
WHEREAS, on September 29, 2005, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended
to City Council the proposed zoning map;
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on the proposed zoning map by City Council at its
meeting on November 21,2005, after due and timely public notice thereof, which public notice
included a legal advertisement published on two dates, one week apart, by a newspaper of general
circulation in the City of Roanoke in which all interested persons were advised of the City's intent to
adopt a new zoning map as recommended by the Planning Commission, a copy of which was
contained in the insert, at which hearing all parties in interest and citizens were given an opportunity
to be heard;
WHEREAS, after such public hearing, City Council revised the zoning map as the same was
recommended by the Planning Commission;
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WHEREAS, this Council, after considering the proposed zoning map, as revised, is of the
opinion that the proposed zoning map, as revised, helps promote and provide for adequate light, air,
convenience of access; safety from flood, fire, crime and other dangers; reduce or prevent congestion
in the public streets; facilitate the creation of a convenient, attractive and harmonious community;
facilitate the provision of adequate police and fire protection, disaster evacuation, civil defense,
transportation, water, sewerage, flood protection, schools, parks, forests, playgrounds, recreational
facilities, airports and other public requirements; protect against destruction of, or encroachment
upon, historic areas; protect against overcrowding ofland, undue density of population in relation to
the community facilities existing or available, obstruction oflight and air, danger and congestion in
travel and transportation, and loss oflife, health, or property from fire, flood, panic or other dangers;
encourage economic development activities that provide desirable employment and enlarge the tax
base; provide for the preservation of agricultural and forestal lands and other lands of significance for
the protection of the natural environment, approach slopes and other safety areas oflicensed airports;
and promote the creation and preservation of affordable housing suitable for meeting the current and
future needs of the City, as well as a reasonable proportion of the current and future needs of the
planning district within which the City is situated; and
WHEREAS, this Council, after considering the proposed zoning map, as revised, is of the
opinion that the proposed zoning map, as revised, is consistent with Vision 2001- 2020, the City's
Comprehensive Plan, is required by the public necessity, convenience, general welfare, is good
zoning practice, and ought to be adopted in order to implement the Comprehensive Plan.
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Roanoke as follows:
I. The zoning map entitled, "Official Zoning Map, City of Roanoke, Virginia," dated
December 5, 2005, as amended, and attached to a letter dated December 5, 2005, to City Council
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from the City Manager, and filed with the City Clerk, is hereby adopted as the official zoning map
for the City of Roanoke.
2. Pursuant to section 15.2-2234 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, the City
Clerk is requested to file a copy of the Official Zoning Map, City of Roanoke, Virginia, dated
December 5,2005, as amended, in the Office ofthe Clerk of the Circuit Court within thirty (30) days
of the adoption of the zoning map.
3. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of the City Charter, the second reading of
this ordinance by title is hereby dispensed with.
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City Clerk.
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CITY OF ROANOKE
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building
215 Church Avenue, S.W., Room 364
Roanoke, Virginia 24011-1591
Telephone, (540) 853-2333
Fa" (540) 853-1138
City Web: www.roanokeva.gov
December 5, 2005
Honorable C. Nelson Harris, Mayor
Honorable Beverly T. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Vice Mayor
Honorable M. Rupert Cutler, Council Member
Honorable Alfred T. Dowe, Jr., Council Member
Honorable Sherman P. Lea, Council Member
Honorable Brenda L. McDaniel, Council Member
Honorable Brian J. Wishneff, Council Member
Mayor Harris and Members of City Council:
Subject: Revised Zoning Ordinance and
Official Zoning Map
Background:
City Council held its public hearing on Monday, November 21, 2005, on the
proposed zoning ordinance and accompanying zoning map, as recommended
by the Planning Commission. At the conclusion of the public hearing, the
matter was tabled to the December 5 City Council meeting and staff was
requested to review the public comments and provide a response to each issue
raised.
City Council was subsequently provided a list of issues, including staff positions
for review and consideration. Each City Council member has provided reactions
to the citizen comments and staff positions on those issues.
Considerations:
Based on the comments received, there was support for making the following
two changes to the Official Zoning Map:
(1) Designate the Hylton properties on Orange Avenue, N.E. (Tax Nos.
7130102,7130103, and 7130116) as CLS, Commercial-Large Site
District.
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December 5, 2005
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(2) Designate two properties (Tax Nos. 3130805 and 3130901) located at
the intersection of Liberty Road and Plantation Road to CG, Commercial-
General District. Note that Tax No. 3130805 is subject to proffered
conditions associated with a rezoning initiated by the owner, so it will
have a "CG - conditional" designation. As with other conditional
rezonings, the conditions will remain in effect, regardless of the new
zoning designation.
The following additional map changes as recommended by staff and supported
by the responses from City Council, include the following:
. Windsor Lake (Tax Map No. 5110104) remapped as ROS
. Sewell Lane, S.W. (Tax Map No. 1360137) remapped as ROS
. First Church of the Nazarene (Tax Map Nos. 4122 509, 4122 510,
4122511, 4122512, 4122514, and 4122515) remapped as IN
. Grandin Court Baptist Church (Tax Map Nos. 1561028, 1561301,
1561315, and 1561317) remapped as IN
. Loudon Avenue Christian Church (Tax Map No. 2112104) remapped a IN
. 2903 Peters Creek Road (Tax Map Nos. 6410105 and 6410106)
remapped as CLS, conditional
. Gilford Road, N.W. (Tax Map Nos. 6110414 and 6110436) remapped as
RM-2
. 1506 Edmund Road, N.E. (Tax Map Nos. 3210621, 3210622, 3210623,
3210624, and 3210625) remapped as RM-1
Also, responses indicated support for changes to the AD, Airport Development
District. Five uses permitted by special exception in the AD District have been
recommended for change to permitted by right, and other permitted uses in the
district have been added in response to the concerns about the AD district. The
AD purpose statement has been revised, the definition of financial institution
has been revised to include support services, and the definition of large-scale
general or professional offices has been changed to require a minimum of
10,000 square feet rather than 20,000. Specifically, the following uses have
been added to the list of permitted uses in the AD District:
. Financial institution
. Laboratory, dental, medical or optical
. Building supplies and materials, retail
. Building supplies and materials, wholesale
. Commercial printing establishment
. Mini-warehouse, subject to See. 36.2-415
. Educational facilities, Business school or non-industrial trade school
. Educational facilities, Industrial trade school
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December 5, 2005
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. Government offices or other government facilities
. Parking lot facility
The following additional changes are proposed:
. See. 36.2-41 O(b) - Maximum height of fences on residential corner lots
. Table 312-1 - Clarification of density application in RM-l
. See. 36.2-340, Use Matrix - Addition of Office, general or professional,
large scale as a permitted use in INPUD and MXPUD
. Table 668-1 - Permit electronic readerboards in CG District, limited to 22
square feet in sign area
. See. 36.2-662 - Revision of definition of "temporary sign" to allow
attachment to an existing freestanding sign structure
These changes to the text and map are reflected in the enclosed Zoning
Ordinance and Official Zoning Map, dated December 5, 2005.
Recommended Action:
Approve the Zoning Ordinance and Official Zoning Map, dated December 5,
2005.
R~ctfu IIY~SUbmi~ted,
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Darlene L. B~cham
City Manager
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c: Mary F. Parker, City Clerk
William M. Hackworth, City Attorney
Jesse A. Hall, Director of Finance
Rolanda B. Russell, Assistant City Manager for Community Development
Brian Townsend, Director of Planning, Building and Economic
Development
NOTICE
Attachments to the City Planning Commission reports for the new Zoning
Ordinance are too large to scan and may be reviewed at the Office of the
City Clerk, and the Department of Planning Building and Development,
215 Church Avenue, S.W., or online at www.roanokeva.govj "What's
New", "Zoning Ordinance Public Hearings I Draft Ordinance".