LYNCHBURG ZONING DISTRICTS SUMMARY

Zone / District Name / Typical Uses / Characteristics
R-C / Conservation / Wetland, park, steep slope, farm, single-family house / 10-acre lots
R-1 / Low Density Single-Family Residential / Single-family house, farm / 15,000 s.f. lots
R-2 / Low-Medium Density Single-Family Residential / Single-family house / 10,000 s.f. lots
R-3 / Medium Density Two-Family Residential / Single-family house, duplex / 8,000 s.f. lots
R-4 / Medium-High Density Multi-Family Residential / Apartments / 21.78 units per acre
R-5 / High Density Multi-Family Residential / Apartments / 29.04 units per acre
B-1 / Limited Business / Office, branch bank, group home
B-2 / Local Neighborhood Business / Bakery, florist, delicatessen, tailor / 2 acres max., 1 mile min. to nearest B-2
B-3 / Community Business / Shopping center, restaurant, supermarket
B-4 / Central Business / Hotel, government building, parking garage / Downtown only, no parking required
B-5 / General Business / Car dealer, body repair shop, car wash, kennel, warehouse / Access to arterial street required
B-6 / Riverfront Business / Mixed commercial/residential / Waterfront development
I-1 / Restricted Industrial / Light manufacturing, corp. offices, laboratory / Research park, aesthetic requirements
I-2 / Light Industrial / Warehouse, manufacturing, machine shop, freight
terminal
I-3 / Heavy Industrial / Manufacturing, truck body shop, construction yard

Special Districts:

Zone / District Name / Typical Uses / Characteristics
PUD / Planned Unit Development / Mixed residential types, some accessory commercial / Usual standards waived, site plan approval
CCD / Cluster Commercial Development / Mixed residential and commercial types / Usual standards waived, site plan approval
C / Conditional Zone / Regulated uses of all types / Proffered restrictions
CC / Commercial Corridor Overlay / Timberlake Road / Traffic safety and buffer requirements
SC / Scenic Corridor Overlay / Boonsboro Road, Lynchburg Expressway, Graves Mill Road / Buffer and aesthetic requirements
AS / Airport Safety Overlay / Regulate heights near airports / Height regulations
HD / Historic / Diamond, Federal, Court House, Garland & Daniel’s Hills; plus individual buildings / Exterior building & yard design standards, Certificate of Appropriateness required
FW / Floodway / Major Stream Corridors throughout city / Federal Emergency Management Agency restrictions
FF / Floodway Fringe / Major Stream Corridors throughout city / Federal Emergency Management Agency
restrictions
AFP / Approximated Flood Plain / Major Stream Corridors throughout city / Federal Emergency Management Agency restrictions

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