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Vinton Town Council
Regular Meeting
Council Chambers
311 South Pollard Street
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
AGENDA
Consideration of:
A. 6:00 p.m. - JOINT WORK SESSION WITH PLANNING COMMISSION
1. Discussion of the proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance – Anita
McMillan/Nathan McClung
2. Briefing on the proposed establishment of Outdoor Refreshment Areas (ORAs) in
the Town of Vinton – Nathan McClung
B. 7:00 P.M. - ROLL CALL AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A QUORUM
C. MOMENT OF SILENCE
D. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE U. S. FLAG
E. UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
F. REQUESTS TO POSTPONE, ADD TO OR CHANGE THE ORDER OF AGENDA
ITEMS
G. CONSENT AGENDA
1. Consider approval of minutes of Regular Meeting of January 4, 2022
2. Consider adoption of a Resolution appropriating funds in the amount of $393.30
received for scrap metal to the Public Works budget
H. AWARDS, INTRODUCTIONS, PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS
1. Vinton First Aid Crew Report – Chief Chris Sayre
2. Vinton Historical Society/History Museum Report – Randy Layman
I. CITIZENS’ COMMENTS AND PETITIONS - This section is reserved for comments and
questions for issues not listed on the agenda.
J. TOWN ATTORNEY
Bradley E. Grose, Mayor
Sabrina M. McCarty, Vice Mayor
Keith N. Liles, Council Member
Laurie J. Mullins, Council Member
Michael W. Stovall, Council Member
Vinton Municipal Building
311 South Pollard Street
Vinton, VA 24179
(540) 983-0607
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K. TOWN MANAGER
1. BRIEFINGS
2. ITEMS REQUIRING ACTION
a. Consider adoption of a Resolution appropriating funds in the amount of
$500.00 received from AMVETS to the Vinton War Memorial Operating
Supplies Account – Anne Cantrell
b. Consider adoption of a Resolution approving an annual payment of
$500.00 and authorizing the Town Manager to execute a Parking and
Maintenance Contribution Agreement between the Town and Thrasher
Memorial United Methodist Church – Town Manager
3. PROJECT UPDATES/COMMENTS
L. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS/COMMISSIONS/COMMITTEES
1. Western Virginia Regional Industrial Facility Authority
M. REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES
1. Finance Committee – Anne Cantrell
2. Public Works Committee – Bo Herndon
N. COUNCIL
O. MAYOR
P. ADJOURNMENT
NEXT COMMITTEE/TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS:
January 25, 2022 – 5:00-7:30 p.m. – Town of Vinton/Roanoke County/Western Virginia Water
Authority Public Information Open House, Vinton War Memorial
January 28, 2022 – 1:00-4:00 p.m. – Council Strategic Planning Retreat, Council Chambers
February 1, 2022 – 6:00 p.m. – Regular Council Meeting, Council Chambers
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efforts will be made to provide assistance or special arrangements to qualified individuals with
disabilities in order to participate in or attend Town Council meetings. Please call (540) 983-0607 at
least 48 hours prior to the meeting date so that proper arrangements may be made.
Meeting Date
January 18, 2022
Department
Planning and Zoning
Issue
Briefing on the adoption of the newly revised Zoning Ordinance and the repealing of the existing
Zoning Ordinance for the Town of Vinton.
Summary
In 2018, the Town of Vinton was awarded a technical assistance grant from the Office of Intermodal
Planning and Investment (OIPI). The purpose of this grant was to propose revisions to the Town codes
(zoning and subdivision) for the UDAs that have been identified in the Town. Relevant topics included
adequate water and sewer, connections to the transportation network, and regulations that allow for
Traditional Neighborhood Design (TND).
Over the past three years, expanding beyond the proposed changes identified during that grant cycle,
town staff and the Planning Commission have been in the process of conducting a complete and in-
depth revision of zoning ordinance. After extensive deliberative public feedback processes (both virtual
and in-person) and legal reviews, town staff find that the current draft of the revised Zoning Ordinance
is prepared for a final stage of review by the Commission and Town Council before its proposed
adoption.
Attachments
1. Factsheets on each major subject area
2. PowerPoint Presentation
Recommendations
No action required
Town Council
Agenda Summary
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Town of Vinton Planning and Zoning
Proposed Sign Ordinance Revisions
Main Goals of the Revisions:
• Amend regulations related to temporary signs to align with changes made by the US
Supreme Court ruling in Reed v. Town of Gilbert, and promote a greater balance between
effective business marketing and efficient enforcement strategies.
• Develop new methods of measuring sign area to facilitate the permitting process, while
preserving the major tenets set out in the purpose section of the signage ordinance.
• Promote contemporary sign types that allow for proactive business promotion and
economic growth, while restricting current and new sign types that affect public safety and
welfare.
• Develop a user-friendly ordinance with tables, graphics, and organized sections that will
facilitate the permitting process both for the applicant and Town staff.
Majors changes to highlight:
• Expanded definition lists
• New exemptions and prohibitions of certain sign types
• Temporary Sign Regulations
• New measuring methodology
• Illuminated Signs
• Obsolete sign removal
• Efficient organization and the use of graphics
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INTRODUCTION TO THE PROPOSED SIGN ORDINA NCE
Although almost every section of the current Sign Ordinance has revisions, much of the previous
regulations – types of permitted signs, sizes, etc. – were carried forward. However, there were
some topical areas for which this approach was not possible due to lack of clarity in the previous
provisions, such as those related to temporary signs, or the need to align the regulations with the
new legal requirements resulting from the Reed decision. For this reason, the proposed Sign
Ordinance amendment does include new regulations in these areas.
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PURPOSE, APPLICABILI TY, AND DEFINITIONS
PURPOSE
Addition:
(9) These regulations are not intended to and do not restrict, limit or control the content of any
sign message.
Justification: The primary results of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Reed case are
that local sign regulations must be content-neutral and that a sign code will be subject to “strict
scrutiny” judicial review if it applies different standards based on a sign’s content, purpose, or who
installs the sign. Given these changes, it is important to keep this overarching goal at the forefront
of the Town’s main purposes in regulating signage.
DEFINITIONS
Additions and Revisions:
Numerous new definitions of a sign, the various types of signs, and factors to be included in the
method of measuring the area of signs.
Justification: Numerous definitions were added for the first time to further define both current
and new sign types. Also, the actual methodology of measuring the area of signs was moved to its
own individual section to improve the ordinance’s navigability and provide greater details on the
different forms of measurement. Definitions were also added to assist in clarifying the specific
types of signs that are either exempted or prohibited by the sign ordinance.
EXEMPTED SIGNS, DISPLAYS AND DEVICES
Additions to the exempted sign list include:
• On-premises Direction signs
o Justification: The main purpose of these signs are more for functionality than
advertising. Given this, the recommendations allow for these signs to be installed
without a sign permit as long as they follow the stated regulations. The definition
section above also allows for the name of the establishment or its commercial logo
to be added to the sign face in addition to directional language.
o Signs of this type will still have to adhere to the following regulations:
“On-premises directional signs not exceeding four (4) square feet in sign
area, and four (4) feet in height for freestanding directional signs.
Directional signs shall be located at least three (3) feet from a street line or
other property line, with no more than one (1) sign per one-way curb cut
and two (2) directional signs per two-way curb cut.”
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On-premises Direction Sign Example
• Routine sign maintenance and the substitution of messages or parts of the signs
designed to be regularly changed.
o Justification: The addition of this provision falls in line with ensuring that these
regulations are content-neutral and for long-term maintenance to proceed without
disruptions.
• Uniform road signage (Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD))
o Justification: These signs are necessary and required for traffic control during
roadwork, utility work, etc.
• Wall graphics
o Justification: Murals and artwork fall into the realm of freedom of speech and
expression. Many localities across the nation are using murals and art installations
to attract greater commercial and social activity to their downtown areas.
• Window Covers
o Justification: This provision needed to be included due to the presiding rule that a
sign display area may not exceed 25% of the area of the total window and glass
door area. This recognizes the need for the interior of buildings that are vacant or
being developed to be shielded from public view for a temporary period of time.
• “Open” and “Closed” Signs
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o Justification: This provision allows organizations and businesses to use “open” or
“closed” signs up to four (4) square feet in size that can be either illuminated or
non-illuminated.
• Flags
o Justification: Flags have always been an exempted category, however these new
provisions assign a maximum number of flags per lot and restrict the height of a
flagpole depending on its zoning district. These provisions remain content-neutral
while ensuring that a situation isn’t created which could distract, confuse, mislead,
obstruct vision or create traffic hazards or other hazards to the community.
o Proposed regulations (included in a section outside the Article on sign
regulations):
Flags, no more than three (3) per lot.
On a lot developed with a single-family dwelling or two-family dwelling,
the height of a flagpole is limited to 30 feet. On a lot developed with a
principal use other than a single-family dwelling or two-family dwelling,
the height of a flagpole is limited to 60 feet.
Flagpoles, whether freestanding or attached to another structure, shall be
located no closer than five feet from any front lot line or street line and are
subject to the side and rear setback regulations for accessory structures.
The Town Council may approve an increase in flagpole height in
accordance with special use permit process.
GRAND OPENING EXEMPTION: ANIMATED SIGNS
New addition to the exempted sign type list for grand opening events:
• Animated signs are prohibited based on the current and proposed zoning ordinance.
• Proposed to allow the following:
o “Pennants, streamers, balloons, or other air or gas-filled devices (including one (1)
inflatable sign) shall be permitted only for promotion of a new business within the
RB, CB, GB, M-1, or M-2 districts, and shall be removed within 14 days after the
opening of such business.
o For an inflatable sign allowed during this time period, such sign shall be located
within 15 feet of a building or designated site entrance that provides access to the
use and in no case shall they be located within 15 feet of a street line or property
line.
PROHIBITED SIGNS
New additions to the prohibited sign list includes:
• Portable sign, as defined:
o Any sign designed and intended to be transported or movable. Such signs are not
attached to a building or anchored within the ground and are capable of being
moved easily from one location to another on its own chassis or by other means.
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Portable signs may not be illuminated or include audio equipment. No portable sign
may be converted to a permanent sign.
o Examples of common features include, but not limited to:
Signs with wheels or with wheels removed.
Signs with chassis or support constructed without wheels.
Signs designed to be transported by trailer, wheels or motorized vehicle.
Signs mounted on a motor vehicle for advertising purposes parked off the
public right-of-way, except when the motor vehicle is being used in the
normal, routine operations of the business.
o A-frame signs and freestanding temporary signs are not included in this category
of prohibition.
o Justification: Portable signs, as described above, have been shown to be more
distracting and hazardous to pedestrian and traffic safety, and are incompatible with
the surrounding commercial uses and graphic utilized in the Town of Vinton. Of
the nine (9) statements of purpose for these regulations, portable signs directly
conflict with five (5) of them. The design and build of these signs are typically of
lower quality, which is not cohesive with the current stock of high quality
businesses in the town. Continued use of these signs will degrade property values
overtime and not emphasize the assets of community appearance and high
environmental quality in promoting businesses, industry, and economic
development.
Example of A-Frame Sign Example of a Freestanding Temporary Sign
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Examples of Portable Signs
• Signs on vacant lots (except for lots that are for sale or lease)
o Justification: Placing a sign conflicts with the very definition of sign in the
ordinance. Vacant lots should have no product, activity, service, of business to
promote and off-premises signs are prohibited in the town, so there is no purpose
for signs on such properties.
• Mannequin signs
o Justification: Traffic and pedestrian safety hazard that have the same issues that
arise with portable signs, mentioned above.
TEMPORARY SIGNS
NON -RESIDENTIAL TEMPORARY SIGN RE GULATIONS
Current regulations and procedure:
• All temporary signs require a sign permit from the Planning & Zoning office.
• No sign shall be displayed for a period exceeding 21 days, nor shall the sign be displayed
on the lot more frequently than six (6) times per year. Customers must get a new permit
each time they are going to display a sign at the end of the 21 day cycle.
• The maximum square footage is based on the building frontage.
• The current language does not include a variety of sign types.
Proposed regulations and procedure
• Temporary signs do not require a sign permit as long as they meet the regulations in the
ordinance section.
• No time limit on the signage as long as the regulations are being complied with by the
property owner, business owner, or agent.
• Provisions are specific to certain activities, use types, and sign types.
• Active enforcement is required to ensure businesses are meeting the regulations.
• A-frame signs and window signs that meet the regulations are not included in the square
footage allowance for each property.
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Effective Business
Promotion
Efficient Code
Enforcement
Proposed maximum square footage and number:
• For non-residential uses located on a lot with frontage on a public right-of-way, building-
mounted and freestanding temporary signs are allowed, not to exceed 24 square feet in total
sign area per lot. If freestanding, no more than 2 such signs are allowed per lot with a
maximum height of 4 feet (except for feather signs).
Justification:
The current trend for many localities in the realm of sign regulations is to develop an
appropriate balance of effective business promotion and code enforcement. With temporary signs
being and continuing to be an effective form of advertising for many businesses, localities must
strive to permit this activity in a safe, effective, and transparent format. The current temporary sign
permitting process does not allow for either effective business promotion or efficient code
enforcement.
By giving businesses a clear set of guidelines governing the rules regarding temporary
signs, it will allow them to develop a marketing strategy that involves temporary signs on an annual
basis. The maximum square footage, maximum number, and sign types will give them plenty of
room to work with, while keeping the commercial corridors safe for travelers and aesthetically
pleasing. This will foster greater economic growth and define the image of Vinton for both
residents and visitors. Also, having a maximum of two (2) freestanding signs allowed per lot will
allow for illegal bandit or snipe signs to be more easily enforced. This will allow for our licensed
and legitimate businesses in the Town to not have to compete for advertising “space” for
companies that do not follow the sign regulations.
Example of what a business (or other non-residential establishment) owner could have on their
property at one time and remain complaint:
Total: 24 sq. ft.
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TEMPORARY SIGNS ON A LOT DEVELOPED WITH A RESIDENTIAL USE
Proposed Regulations:
• Temporary signs on any lot developed with a residential use cannot exceed 12 square feet
in total area and a height of 4 feet.
o Signs do not promote commercial products or services.
o Signs that do not comply with the requirements of this section shall be subject to
the permit requirements, sign area, setback and other provisions of this chapter. All
signs shall comply with general sign regulations per Sec. 6-45.
• Justification: These provisions allow the Town to make the necessary revisions to comply
with the changes to nationwide sign regulations caused by the recent Supreme Court ruling.
The square footage requirements and height requirements promotes governmental interests
related to public health and safety, while allowing residents to express their views and
beliefs through this medium.
SIGN MEASUREMENT RULES
Current methodology for defining sign area:
• “The area of the smallest individual rectangle, triangle or circle or combination of not more
than two contiguous rectangles, triangles or circles which will encompass all elements of
the sign which form an integral part of the display, including background, borders and
structural trim.”
Proposed methodology for defining sign area:
• “Sign area is the area within a single continuous rectilinear perimeter of not more than
eight (8) straight lines intersecting at right angles, which encloses the outer limits of all
words, representations, symbols, and/or pictorial elements, together with all material, color
and/or lighting forming an integral part of the display or used to differentiate the sign form
the background against which it placed.”
Example of Measuring Process
Justification:
The transition from measuring signs with simple geometric shapes to a single continuous
rectilinear perimeter will give contractors and businesses greater flexibility in designing their
signage by having a precise means of determining square footage. The precision of measuring will
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also ensure that businesses and other organizations are able to maximize their square footage
allowances based on their zoning district. The change will also allow the permitting process to be
facilitated as permit applicants are given more precise parameters to work within when irregular
shapes and logos are included in their sign designs and artwork. The new methodology will benefit
both staff and applicants through its straightforward and versatile processes.
WINDOW SIGN REGULATIONS
Proposed revisions:
• For non-residential uses where permitted, window and glass door signs are permitted as
follows:
o The total sign display area at a given establishment, including both permanent and
temporary window signs, does not cover more than 25 percent of the total window
and glass door area on the lot.
o Temporary window and glass door signs are not included in the total permanent
sign area calculation.
o Window signs are prohibited on a floor above the first floor of a building unless the
business advertised is only on the floor where the window sign is displayed.
NEW PROPOSED SIGN TYPE: ROOFTOP SCREENING WA LL SIGNS
• Intent. Allow for signs to be mounted onto rooftop screening walls of establishments in the
CB Central Business District in a way that does not distract, confuse, mislead, obstruct
vision or create traffic hazards or other hazards to the community.
• Applicability. This sign type shall only be allowed in the CB Central Business District.
They shall be permitted by right as long as they meet the following general standards:
o Only one (1) rooftop screening wall sign shall be allowed per lot;
o Such sign shall be counted towards the maximum sign allotment allowed for the
applicable use or premises;
o The sign must be mounted flat against the wall, and no part of the sign can extend
above or beyond the perimeter of the wall;
o The sign cannot be installed more than eight (8) feet above the building roof
supporting the screening wall measured from the top of the sign;
o Such sign shall not be illuminated through any means.
ILLUMINAT ED SIGNS
Additions:
• No receptacle or device housing a permitted light source which is attached to the sign itself
shall protrude more than 15 inches from the face of the sign or building to which it is
attached (no more than 60 inches for outdoor advertising signs). If ground lighting is used
to illuminate a sign, the receptacle or device should not protrude more than 12 inches.
• In no event shall the illumination of any sign resulting from any internal or external
artificial light source exceed 100 lumens
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o Justification: These distances and maximum lumen amount promote public safety
and reduce light pollution by ensuring that signs are not illuminated in a way that
residual glares go onto an adjoining piece of property or right of way. With the
recent changes to the noise ordinance, the possibility of nuisances caused by light
are equally as important to regulate.
NONCONFONFORMING SIG NS
Critical word change: “any casualty”
• “Restoration or removal of damaged signs. Any nonconforming sign damaged to the extent
that it represents a public hazard as determined by the building official or zoning
administrator, or any nonconforming sign damaged by any casualty to an extent exceeding
50 percent of its replacement cost, shall be removed or made to conform to the provisions
of this article. In the case of damage of 50 percent or less of the replacement cost of a
nonconforming sign damaged by any casualty, such sign may be restored as before the
damage, if such restoration is completed within six months of the damage.”
o Justification: The current verbiage is restricted to unlikely events that would not
allow for most reasonable circumstances in which the sign would be damaged in
such a way as to lose its nonconforming status.
OBSOLETE SIGNS .
Additions:
• The proposed adds a defined period of time for a use or an activity to be considered truly
vacant or obsolete: two (2) years.
o Justification: The procedure for painting out or removing sign faces for uses or
activities that no longer exist on a property are preserved, but an actual time limit
on what constitutes “cessation” will allow the Town to enforce this provision more
effectively.
ORGANI ZATION AND GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS
The entire sign ordinance will be reorganized in order to have the section ordered in such a way
that promote efficiency based on the user. A few sections were added or changed during the
revision process based on new rules and regulations.
The revised sign ordinance will include graphics and pictures for the public and applicants to
utilize when reviewing these provisions. Having visual aids will assist all parties involved in the
sign permitting process in determining the means of measuring sign height, sign area, and
distinguishing various sign types. Examples are included below:
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Example of Sign Height Measurement
Example of Maximum Temporary Sign Allotment for a Non-Residential Use
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Town of Vinton Planning and Zoning
Accessory Dwelling Unit Regulations
INTRODUCTIO N TO ACCESSORY DWELLING U NITS
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are independent housing units created within single-family
homes or on their lots. The names ascribed to these units come in different forms and have
popularly been called mother-in-law suites, accessory apartments, garden cottages, granny flats,
and over a dozen other names.1 In addition to the variability of their names, these units located on
the same lot as the principal single-family dwelling may take the form of an dwelling unit over a
garage, a tiny house (on a foundation) in the rear yard, or a basement dwelling unit. Appendix 1
includes images that give reputable examples for each of these categories. The potential benefits
of ADUs includes giving elderly populations the capability to age-in-place, potential secondary
income resources for homeowners, and long-term cost savings for public utilities through limiting
greater suburban sprawl. This report will cover various land use regulations and development
standards to research when developing a local ADU ordinance that is tailored to meet the needs
specific to our community.
ZONING DISTRICTS AND PERMITTED USAGE
The consultant’s recommendation of allowing ADUs in the R-2 district was qualified with a
number of benefits including supporting downtown businesses through new development
potential, and the process of allowing additional income through rent to expand the range of
housing types available in town. However, during the final UDA meeting in December 2018,
various questions were raised as to why these units would not be allowed in other residential zoning
districts as well. A minimal provision of a majority of zoning ordinances includes ADUs being
allowed to exist in zoning districts designed primarily to permit single-family dwellings on
individual lots. Under the zoning heading of the comparative diagram in Appendix 2, it is shown
that most localities allow ADUs in multiple residential zoning districts where single-family
dwellings are permitted by-right.
The consultant’s recommendation also poses the questions concerning whether or not these ADUs
should be allowed by-right or through the special use permitting process. For example, the City of
Roanoke requires a special exception for ADUs to exist in most of their residential zoning districts
which is authorized by the Board of Zoning Appeals. If these units are not allowed by-right, then
the Planning Commission will need to consider the time and resources required to accommodate
for the proposal of these developments, and determine which type of special use and/or permit
process to be utilized.
1 https://accessorydwellings.org/what-adus-are-and-why-people-build-them/
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
• Staff recommends that ADUs should be permitted by-right as an accessory use to detached
single-family dwelling.
o The residential zoning districts where this use type would be permitted include R-
LD, R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-B.
• Justification: An accessory dwelling unit is classified as an accessory use to a detached
single family dwelling and the minimum lot dimensions are equal to or greater across the
zoning districts that allow this principal use. Based on this research, Town staff recommend
permitting this use based primarily on the use classification rather than on the zoning
district. Given that the property owner will have to meet all the zoning and building code
requirements to proceed with this project, the special use permit process will add
burdensome steps to this process that will not be necessary. However, the Planning
Commission will decide whether or not to recommend a special use permit or not for these
types of uses.
Also, other localities have been shown to allow ADUs in commercial districts as well. The
major reason for the difference between the Town’s ordinance revisions and others is based
on semantics. The Town has, and intends to continue, to allow apartments in a mixed-use
format in specific commercial districts but we differentiate between these “apartments”
and ADUs.
OWNER OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENTS AND RENTABILITY
The first regulation to investigate when developing an ordinance for an ADU is whether or not the
property owner will need to reside on the premises for the entirety or only a portion of the calendar
year. Potential benefits of requiring owner to occupy the property at all times is that it incentivizes
greater maintenance standards and corrects behavior patterns that could be detrimental to a
neighborhood. Town staff recommends that owner occupancy be required in order for an ADU to
exist on a property.
Beyond owner occupancy, an important aspect that the Town will need to decide is whether these
ADUs will be able to be rented out or not. This decision will be grounded in structuring the main
purposes of these units as either family-based ventures that promote aging-in-place or a secondary
means of income for property owners. Other options that promote a combination of various factors
from each of these core groups could exist, but the means of enforcement and permitting become
complex and arduous.
RENTABILITY
• The property owner shall reside on-site, either in the principal dwelling or in the ADU,
during times that the unit is available for rent.
• The owner must reside on the premises, in either the principal dwelling or the accessory
dwelling unit, for at least nine (9) calendar months cumulatively in a calendar year. If an
owner will be in residence less than nine (9) months in any calendar year, then the Planning
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and Zoning Department must be informed and the owner will not be permitted to rent the
accessory dwelling unit during that year.
OFF-STREET PARKING R EQUIREMENTS
With more individuals living on a property, it is inevitable that more parking will be required to
accommodate for these new occupants. Most localities that allow ADUs only require one (1)
additional parking space, especially if the same requirement exists for the principal dwelling unit.
Requiring one (1) additional unobstructed parking space is also important in relation to public
safety by allowing for a safe form of vehicular egress. It also limits congestion by reducing the
number of vehicles utilizing on-street parking in a specific neighborhood.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
• One (1) additional unobstructed parking space shall be required for the accessory dwelling
unit.
ACCESSORY DWELLING U SE SIZE REQUIREMENTS
The two measurements related to the overall size requirements of an ADU include both minimum
and maximum square footage. The overall square footage can also be restricted in the form of a
percentage of the gross floor area of the principal dwelling. In 2000, the Public Policy Institute
research group of AARP surveyed over 1,600 planning agencies and consultants to develop a
model ordinance and standards for ADUs. In their report, they found that a common minimum size
requirement for an ADU is 300 square feet; a frequent maximum on number of bedrooms is two
(2); and the maximum size is in the range of 600 to 1,200 square feet, with 800 square feet
occurring most often as a maximum size.2 A good knowledge of the locality’s housing stock will
allow for the development of minimum and maximum standards that are reasonable for providing
adequate living standards while preserving the character of a neighborhood.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
• Staff does not recommend a restriction on the number of bedrooms.
o Evidence shows that many localities do not restrict the number of bedrooms in an
ADU. Utilizing square footage restrictions allow for greater flexibility across
different ADU types and building code requirements concerning what can be a
sleeping/dwelling area will remain in place for these structures or spaces.
• The minimum floor area of the ADU shall be three hundred (300) square feet.
o Justification: When analyzing requirements of other localities in our region and
surrounding regions, these maximums and minimums were found to be a recurring
average. The minimum standard promotes safety and livability, while the maximum
preserves the character of the neighborhood and the primary use of the single family
residence.
2 https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/housing/info-2015/accessory-dwelling-units-model-ordinance.html
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• Maximum floor area will be determined based on the type of ADU and the existing
conditions of the property (if applicable):
o Measurement procedures. For the purpose of determining the size of an accessory
dwelling unit, regardless of the definition in Article XI, gross floor area includes
the area of any basement or cellar having a structural headroom of seven feet or
more, but does not include a garage.
o For attached or internal ADUs, the floor area of the ADU shall not exceed the lesser
of eight hundred (800) square feet or forty (40) percent of the finished floor area of
a principal residential use to which it is associated, or
The entirety of the basement or cellar may be used, up to the size of the
basement or cellar as of the date of the adoption of this ordinance. Minimum
floor area requirement still applicable.
o For detached ADUs in separate freestanding structures, the floor area of the ADU
shall not exceed the lesser of six hundred (600) square feet or forty (40) percent of
the finished floor area of a principal residential use to which it is associated, or
The entirety of the second floor of an existing freestanding nondwelling
accessory structure, up to the size of the second floor area as of the date of
the adoption of this ordinance. Minimum floor area requirement still
applicable.
GENERAL AND DEVELOPM ENT STANDARDS
The following recommended general and developmental standards are included with the main
purpose of ensuring that ADUs remain accessory to the principal use of the property as a single-
family residence and preserve the major characteristics that define neighborhoods in the Town of
Vinton.
RECOMMENDED GENERAL STANDARDS
• An accessory dwelling unit (ADU) shall be accessory only to a single-family detached
dwelling, and shall be located on a lot that complies with the minimum area, dimensional,
and lot coverage standards of the zoning district in which it is located;
• Only one (1) ADU shall be allowed on any one (1) lot or parcel;
• Lots that are non-conforming with regard to minimum lot size are eligible for an accessory
apartment provided that no additions or changes to the footprint of the existing structure
occur. No freestanding structures can be used in the case of this non-conformity;
• An ADU shall have the same street address and mailbox as the principal single-family
detached dwelling;
• Not be subdivided or otherwise segregated in ownership from the principal single-family
detached dwelling.
• No commencement of use of an ADU shall occur until the property owner has an approved
zoning permit from the Town of Vinton and any building permits have been issued for
construction related to the accessory dwelling unit and the work completed and approved
by the Roanoke County Office of Building Safety.
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RECOMMENDED DEVELOPM ENT STANDARDS
• Detached accessory dwelling unit are those which are not attached to the primary residence.
o Front and secondary front yard setback requirements are the same as the primary
dwelling unit; and the rear and side setbacks, and separation from other structures
are five feet minimum. An ADU is not allowed in front of the primary dwelling
unit.
o A detached accessory dwelling unit may be located over a garage, workshop, studio
or similar structure or built as a free standing cottage.
o First floor areas may be used as garages, limited access and limited storage;
• All façades of an attached accessory dwelling shall have similar materials and architectural
treatment that are balanced with the main building design and exterior elevation.
• Exterior entrances to an accessory dwelling unit in a principal structure shall be located so
as to appear as a single family dwelling. The accessory dwelling unit entrance shall be
located on the side or in the rear of the single family residence.
• One (1) additional unobstructed parking space shall be required for the accessory dwelling
unit.
• An accessory building in which the accessory dwelling unit is located shall not be
separately metered for utilities (water, sanitary sewer, gas, electric, etc.) from the principal
single-family detached dwelling;
• Use the same driveway as the principal dwelling, unless it is accessed from a right-of-way
not used by the principal use (e.g., a rear alley or separate street access on a corner or
through-lot).
CONCLUSION
By 2035, older individuals are projected to outnumber children for the first time in U.S. history.3
Given this statistic and the rising costs of retirement communities and assisted-living facilities, the
concept of aging-in-place is becoming a more popular and cost effective option for many of our
nation’s elderly populations.
In addition to the factor of age, there are countless reasons why families may want to reside on the
same property including economic situations, cultural elements, physical and mental disabilities,
etc. ADU ordinances differ when it comes to these provisions with some requiring the occupant
of the ADU be a family member or caregiver and others having limited or no restrictions in this
area
Accessory dwelling units will continue to become popularized in communities across the nation
given the aging population and the financial constraints individuals and families are facing. Many
factors surround the zoning and development standards necessary for ADUs which can be tweaked
and tailored to meet the unique needs of a community. For example, the increasing rates renter-
occupied units within the Town of Vinton may require restrictions that disallow for this alternative
3 https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2018/cb18-41-population-projections.html
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form of leasing. However, it may also incentivize new ranges of housing types located within the
town and reduce the long-term demands of public water and sewer infrastructure projects.
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APPENDIX 1
ADU Over the Garage
Detached Small House in Backyard
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ADU in Basement
Photo Credits:
Image #1 and #3: accessorydwellings.org
Image #2: cityofestacada.org
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APPENDIX 2
Accessory Dwelling Unit Research
Comparative Diagram
Locality Occupancy Parking ADU Size Required Familial
Restrictions Zoning Special Use
Permit? Ability to Rent?
Blacksburg Y N 800 square feet
maximum N detached single-N homestay
Christiansburg Y Y None member or
caregiver
Districts allowing
detached single-
family residences
N N
Roanoke
County Y Y
50% of finished floor
area of principal
dwelling. Minimum of
N
Districts allowing
detached single-
family residences,
and C-1 and C-2
Y, only if the lot
standards
cannot be met.
Y
City of
Roanoke N N 80% of the gross floor N detached single-Y, except in RM-
2 Y
City of Salem Y N
percent of the floor
area of the principal
dwelling. Not less than
300 square feet or
more than 1,000
square feet of floor
Y, family
member of
caregiver
only
Districts allowing
detached single-
family residences
N N
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Town of Vinton Planning and Zoning
Proposed Homestay Regulations
INTRODUCTIO N TO HOMESTAYS
The use of short-term rental units (or homestays) is continuing to grow across the United States
and the world as individuals seek alternative options of lodging when traveling and vacationing.
The main draw of these lodging opportunities includes their affordability, uniqueness, locations,
and convenience. Unlike the typical hotel or bed and breakfast, these rental units are housed within
the homes, accessory dwelling units, etc. of individuals who can utilize these spaces for secondary
means of income. Despite the mass appeal of these online platforms and the convenience they
bring to guests and hosts alike, local governments must provide standards and regulations in order
to promote equity among businesses, protect public health and safety, and effectively provide
enforcement to preserve the residential character of their neighborhoods. As shown in Appendix
1 of this memorandum, the homestay ordinances from various localities differ in many ways as
they seek to tailor these regulations to match the demands and needs of their respective jurisdiction.
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
First and foremost, the capability and level of enforcement is a major function that a locality should
analyze for issuing any form of restriction within their ordinance. Some localities have an annual
registration requirement with the dual purpose of verifying the applicant’s credentials to have this
use and collect information for tax purposes. The registration process ensures that the dwelling
unit is located on the property that is the principal residence of the property owner. It also allows
localities to track the collection of a transient lodging tax from these property owners through
various physical and/or digital means. The lodging tax promotes fairness within this specific
industry by requiring these entities to not be exempted from the taxes that bed and breakfast
establishments, hotels, motels, etc. have to pay regularly in their operations.
RECOMMENDED REGISTRA TION REQUIREMENTS
• No host occupant shall operate a homestay or advertise a residential property for homestay
use without first registering and obtaining a permit for homestay with the town.
• The host occupant shall register with the department of finance to collect and remit the
town's transient lodging tax and other applicable fees and taxes as set forth in chapter 86,
taxation.
• The registration shall be valid from January 1st (or from whatever date the registration first
occurs) through December 31st of the calendar year, and shall be renewed annually.
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USE REGULATIONS
The use regulations attached to these homestays serve the purpose of ensuring that the residential
character of neighborhoods are preserved and the original intentions of these business ventures as
short-term rentals are upheld.
RECOMMENDED USE REGU LATIONS
• The dwelling shall be the principal residence of the host occupant.
o Justification: Some localities in the Commonwealth restrict the total number of
rental days in a calendar year due to their proximity to major entertainment venues,
collegiate institutions, etc. Although there are minimum and maximum day limits
placed on individual stays, staff do not find it practical to place a maximum number
on total number of rental days in a calendar year.
o Definition of principal residence: “Principal residence means a person's principal
home and domicile. If a person maintains more than one residence, their principal
residence, for the purpose of this Appendix, shall be the residence where they live
for more than half of the calendar year. However, if (1) the person owns another
dwelling unit that is not licensed for long term rental; (2) the person's spouse or
domestic partner has a different principal residence; (3) the person's driver's license,
voter registration or any dependent's school registration shows a different residence
address; or (4) the Roanoke County Assessor lists a mailing address from the
dwelling unit address, it shall be presumed that the dwelling unit in question is not
a principal residence. Provided, however, no presumption shall apply in any
criminal proceeding.”
• Rooms shall be rented only on a daily or weekly basis. Stays shall not exceed fourteen (14)
days. The minimum contract rental period for the guest party shall be 24 hours.
o Justification: Maintains the original purpose of these stays being short term and
does not allow a landlord-tenant relationship to be created.
• The maximum number of adult guests in a homestay unit is limited to six (6) and no more
than five (5) sleeping rooms can be utilized during any one stay.
• The principal guest of a homestay unit shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
• The name and telephone number of the host or the host's designee shall be conspicuously
posted within the homestay unit. The host shall answer calls twenty-four (24) hours a day,
seven (7) days a week for the duration of each short term rental to address any problems
associated with the homestay unit.
o Justification: Use regulations can also include limitations on the number of
occupants per visit and factors related to communication and accountability.
Accountability is of the utmost importance when contriving these regulations, as it
ensures that both hosts and guests are held responsible for the actions and potential
nuisances that occur on the property. In light of this, some jurisdictions have an age
limit and require the hosts to be available to address complaints and concerns of the
guest and/or locality on a 24/7 basis. The occupancy restrictions of these
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benchmarked localities range from 4 to 8 guests, which also addresses safety
concerns related to variable fire risks.
• The garbage and recycling collection schedule and guidelines shall be posted in a
prominent location inside the dwelling.
• No recreational vehicles, buses, watercraft, personal utility trailers, or recreational
equipment trailers shall be parked on the adjoining street or on the property in conjunction
with the homestay use.
• No outdoor signs in conjunction with the homestay shall be displayed on the property
o Justification: The regulation that most jurisdictions share includes the prohibition
of signage advertising the homestay unit on the property. This regulation coincides
with the current signage ordinance revisions.
SAFETY REGULATIONS
Although these dwelling units serve a purpose of lodging, not all residential properties are set up
in a way that promotes safety and welfare. In comparison to hotel establishments, these dwelling
units will pale in comparison to the building and fire code restrictions they must follow. However,
these regulations ensure a level of safety precautions and set the precedent for the protection of
life and property. Potential safety measures include requiring for an appropriate means of
ingress/egress in a unit, working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, fire extinguishers in the
kitchen, and more devices that help save lives in times of emergency.
RECOMMENDED SAFETY R EGULATIO NS
• There shall be a working fire extinguisher located in the kitchen.
• The unit shall have smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors meeting current
Underwriters Laboratory standards installed as follows:
o In all sleeping areas.
o In every room in the path of the means of egress from the sleeping area to the door
leading from the sleeping unit.
o In each story within the sleeping unit, including basements.
• Any sleeping area must have one (1) other adequate method of egress beyond the entrance
point.
• As part of the registration process, the host shall certify that the homestay unit meets the
requirements of this section. The registration forms shall also provide that, as part of the
registration, the host is agreeing to permit inspections of the home (at reasonable times and
after notice has been provided) to address complaints. The failure to permit such an
inspection is grounds for registration suspension.
REGISTRATION SUSPENSION AND CANCELLATION
The final section of a homestay ordinance is necessary for all regulations, which includes the level
and mechanism for penalties to be imposed on property owners who are noncompliant with these
provisions.
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RECOMMENDED PROVISIO NS FOR SUSPENSION
• A registration may be suspended or cancelled for the following reasons:
o Failure to collect and/or remit the transient occupancy tax.
o Three or more substantiated complaints within a 12-month period for violations of
the Vinton Town Code or the use regulations and safety regulations outlined in this
section.
o The failure of any homestay host to maintain his or her principal place of residence
or domicile at the dwelling unit used as a limited residential lodging.
• Before any suspension or cancellation can be effective, a duly designated officer of the
town shall give written notice to the homestay host. The notice of suspension or
cancellation issued under the provisions of this chapter shall contain:
o A description of the violations constituting the basis of the suspension or
cancellation;
o If applicable, a statement of acts necessary to correct the violation; and
o A statement that if no request for a hearing is made within ten (10) days from the
date of the notice, the registration will be suspended or cancelled;
• The notice shall be given to the host by delivering a copy of the notice in person. If the host
cannot be found, such notice shall be sent by:
o Certified mail or e-mail to the addresses in the registration form; and
o A copy of the notice shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises.
• If requested, a hearing shall be held before the town manager or the town manager's
designee. It is the burden of the host to demonstrate, by a preponderance of the evidence,
why the suspension or cancellation should not go into effect. The decision of the town
manager or designee may be appealed to the town council.
• It shall be unlawful to operate a homestay without registering as required by this article,
after a registration has been suspended or cancelled or in violation of any other requirement
of this article; the penalty shall be a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per
occurrence.
CONCLUSION
Homestay dwelling units will continue to be utilized by individuals across the country as it grows
in popularity and demand. Localities must be proactive in preparing a section of their ordinances
that addresses all the concerns and issues that may arise from these operations. If a locality has an
existing homestay ordinance and tax collection system that can be enforced and operated, they will
have the legal, operational, and political ability to effectively manage these new enterprises.
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APPENDIX 1
DEFINITIONS
Blacksburg, VA: Homestay means the accessory or secondary use of a residential dwelling unit or a portion thereof by a host to provide room or
space that is intended for short term transient rental purposes in exchange for a charge for the occupancy. The primary use of the homestay unit
shall remain residential. For each booking transaction, all applicable taxes must be collected and remitted to the town as required by chapter 22
by either the host or the associated hosting platform. Such accessory or secondary use shall not create a landlord/tenant relationship.
Christiansburg, VA: Homestay means an accessory use to a dwelling where the host occupant offers their primary residence or a portion thereof
to a guest party for short-term occupancy for compensation in accordance with Sec. 42-664.
Roanoke City, VA: Homestay: An establishment that offers for compensation a portion of any dwelling unit for overnight stays to guests, and not
meeting the definition of a bed and breakfast.
IMPORTANT FACTORS DI AGRAM
Regulations Blacksburg Christiansburg Roanoke City
Registration Requirements
Registration with the locality each calendar year. X X
Collection of transient lodging tax X X X
Primary residence of the property owner X X X
Use Regulations
Limitations on the total number of rental days in a year X
No signs advertising the homestay unit on property X X X
Exterior changes to the building must maintain the character of the building X
Restriction on additional services (food/beverage) provided by host X
Use of accessory structures for living accommodations
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X X X
No recreational vehicle, buses, or trailers parking in conjunction with use X X
Prominent posting of garbage guidelines for guests X X
Owner or leaseholder must occupy dwelling unit during stays X
Contact information of host posted with 24/7 availability required X
Each stay shall not exceed fourteen (14) days X
The principal guest must be at least eighteen (18) years of age X
No more than two (2) bedrooms for guests X
Occupancy restrictions include: 6 adults 4 total guests
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Town of Vinton Planning and Zoning
Proposed Off-Street Parking Revisions
RECOMMENDED REVISION S
The section of the ordinance that deals with Off-Street Parking should be selectively revised to
modernize and update the parking standards. Outdated ways of calculating parking by number of
employees or number of seats, for example, should be replaced by more universal parking
requirements by square footage. These standards will be modified in the existing chart that
distinguishes various use types. In addition, a maximum parking standard will be added for most
non-residential uses.
JUSTIFICATION OF CHA NGES
Many localities around the country are modernizing their parking standards to be more in line with
current parking needs. In particular, more and more localities are bringing their standards in line
with those recommended in the Institute of Transportation Engineers' Parking Generation Manual,
as well as other national standards and recent standards adopted by other local governments. These
standards show reductions in standards for many types of uses, which were formerly based on
suburban models which quite often had excess parking capacity. In addition, capping excess
parking at a maximum of 150% of the minimum parking requirement allows for right-sized
parking lots and precludes large expanses of unused parking that aggravate stormwater runoff
issues and are unsightly when viewed from the street. Many of these more modern parking
standards also follow basic principles of Traditional Neighborhood Design (TND) by making for
more compact, walkable and attractive communities.
MAXIMUM MOTOR VEHICLE PARKING
Additional Section:
• In order to minimize the adverse impacts caused by improving large areas with impervious
surfaces, including increased stormwater run-off, urban heat island effects, and nonpoint
source pollution, the total number of motor vehicle parking spaces serving a use identified
in the parking requirements table as requiring this maximum shall not exceed 150 percent
of the minimum parking standards shown in that same table, unless either of the following
apply:
o Any spaces in excess of 150 percent of the minimum number required are located
in a structured parking facility; or
o A landscape plan that provides additional pervious landscape surfaces and increases
stormwater filtration has been reviewed and approved by the Zoning Administrator.
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Example of Proposed Changes
Medical or dental
clinic
5 per doctor, plus 1
per employee
1 per 250 sq. ft.
Church, other place
of worship
1 per 4 seats in main
auditorium
1 per 50 sq. ft. of
assembly area
Restaurants 1 per 100 sq. ft. floor
area enclosed assembly
Y
bedrooms dwelling
N
OPTION: REDUCTION FO R ON -STREET PARKING
Proposed additional provision for the option to reduce the total number of required off-street
parking spaces:
• The total number of required off-street parking spaces for a non-residential use as set forth
in schedule of parking requirements may be reduced by one (1) space for every twenty (20)
feet of lot frontage on a street to the extent that on-street is permitted along the same
frontage. The Vinton Public Works Department shall determine if on-street parking is
permitted along the said frontage used for this reduction.
OPT ION: REDUCTION FOR PROXIMITY TO PUBLIC T RANSIT
Proposed additional provision for the option to reduce the total number of required off-street
parking spaces:
• Where a use is located within one thousand two hundred (1,200) feet of a public transit
route, the total number of required off-street parking spaces, unassigned to specific persons,
may be reduced to eighty (80) percent of that otherwise required as set forth in the schedule
of parking requirement. For the purpose of this provision, the distance shall be measured
from the public transit route to the property line of the use via a normal pedestrian route of
travel.
OPTION: OFF-SITE, OF F-STREET PARKING OPTIONS
Proposed additional provisions for the option to provide off-street parking spaces at an off-
site premises:
Required off-street parking spaces shall be located on the same lot or on a contiguous lot under
the same ownership as the use for which they are required, provided that spaces for any use in the
CB, GB, MUD, M-1, or M-2 district, where applicable, may be located off the premises in the
form of off-site, off-street parking, when all of the following conditions are met:
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1) The parking area within which such parking spaces are provided shall comply with the use
regulations and all other requirements of the district in which it is located;
2) All such parking spaces shall be located within 500 feet by normal pedestrian route of a
principal entrance to the building they serve. For the purpose of this requirement, the distance
from off-street parking spaces to the lot served shall be measured from the nearest parking
space to the principal entrance to the building on the lot of the use served;
3) Off-site, off-street parking shall be designated for the purpose of the off-site use it serves and
shall not be used to meet the minimum off-street parking requirements of another use, unless
the Zoning Administrator determines that the uses for which the off-street parking spaces are
designated do not constitute simultaneous use of the parking spaces;
4) The off-site, off-street parking area shall either be owned by the owner of one (1) of the uses
or leased for at least a 20-year term or through a permanent easement by the owner of the uses
being served;
5) No changes shall be made to the shared parking area which would reduce the parking provided
for the uses, unless the owner of one (1) of the uses makes other arrangements to provide
parking. No such changes shall be made without Zoning Administrator approval;
6) Handicap parking spaces cannot be shared, unless the uses that are to share the spaces are
adjacent to the handicap spaces and no inconvenience to the users of such spaces would be
created;
7) Any proposed change in the use of a structure that shares a parking area will require proof that
adequate parking is available. Should ownership or lease agreement terminate, the use for
which off-site parking was provided shall be considered nonconforming and any and all
approvals, including a special use permit, shall be subject to revocation. Continuation or
expansion of the use shall be prohibited unless the use is brought into compliance with the
parking regulations of this appendix.
MAINTENANCE OF PARKI NG AREAS
Proposed addition requiring maintenance:
• All parking and off-street loading areas, including those areas with pervious or semi-
pervious parking lot surfacing materials shall be subject to an on-going maintenance
program, and maintained in safe condition and good repair at all times so as not to
constitute a hazard to public safety or a visual or aesthetic nuisance to surrounding land.
All signage and pavement markings shall also be maintained.
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P ERVIOUS OR SEMI -PER VIOUS SURFACING
• The use of pervious or semi-pervious parking lot surfacing materials—including, but not
limited to—pervious asphalt and concrete, open joint pavers, and reinforced
grass/gravel/shell grids may be approved for off street parking and loading areas except on
industrial and other sites where there is reasonable expectation that petroleum and other
chemical products will be spilled, and provided such surfacing is subject to an on-going
maintenance program (e.g., sweeping, annual vacuuming). Any pervious or semi-pervious
surfacing used for aisles within or driveways to parking and loading areas shall be certified
by a design professional as capable of accommodating anticipated traffic loading stresses
and maintenance impacts or as approved by the Director of Public Works. Where possible,
such materials should be used in areas proximate to and in combination with onsite
stormwater control devices.
o Justification: This section was added to allow flexibility for those properties that
desire to include pervious paving materials for a more environmentally friendly
approach to development and potential credit toward stormwater management
requirements.
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Town of Vinton Planning and Zoning
Proposed Dimensional Revisions
INTRODUCTION TO THE REVISIONS
The following proposed changes involve revisions to the dimensional standards for lots in various
zoning districts in the Town of Vinton. The dimensional standards in question involve setback
distance, building height, and potential lot coverage requirements.
R-B RESIDENTIAL -BUSINESS FRONT YARD SETBACK REDUCTION
Suggested Changes:
• Reduce the front yard setbacks from 25 ft. to 15ft.
o Justification: Most of the R-B zoning is along Washington and Virginia Avenues.
There are a number of older homes converted or converting to commercial uses
with non-conforming front setbacks smaller than 25 ft. The reduced front setback
would bring many of these into conformance. The reduced setback also promotes
walkability. The 15 ft. front setbacks would allow development closer to the
sidewalks while still providing appropriate separation from traffic on the arterial
roadways.
Graph 1 shows that currently 49% of all the properties zoned R-B are not in compliance with the
25 feet setback requirements in a legal non-conforming way. Graph 2 show the percentage changes
in compliance that would take place if the setback requirements were reduced to 15 feet. The data
reveals this change would allow for 83% of the total properties zoned R-B to become compliant
with the new zoning regulations. The change would allow for a 32% increase in compliant R-B
properties and reduce legal non-conforming R-B properties to account for a mere 17% of the total.
Overall, implementing this recommendation allows for more properties to become compliant with
the zoning code and foster a pedestrian friendly environment for current and future developments
in R-B districts.
cb CEntral Business setback and building height
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PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
INCREASE BUILDING HE IGHT LIMIT
Revision:
• The first major recommendation is to increase the height limit in this district from 35 feet
to 45 feet or four (4) stories, whichever is less.
• Justification: The main justification for this increase would be to allow for greater density,
particularly in relation to future mixed-use development with dwelling units being located
above retail spaces. During the final UDA advisory committee meeting in December 2018,
it was recommended that we change the regulation to allow for four (4) stories in general,
rather than setting a specific maximum in feet. In preparation of this memorandum, sixty-
six (66) properties in the CB District were analyzed to calculate their building height (in
stories). Chart 1 shows the percentages of different building heights among these
properties. Overall, 55% of the buildings in the Downtown area are between 11 and 19 feet
in height. Presently, the tallest building in this district is only 36 feet in height, so these
revisions will not cause legal non-conformities. Current and future developments or
redevelopments will have the potential to incorporate a higher number of residential
dwellings in the upper floors in a mixed-use format if this height limit is increased.
3%
55%
33%
9%
Chart 1. Building Heights (ft.) in the CB District
0-10 ft. 11-19 ft. 20-29 ft. 30+ ft.
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ESTA BLISH A MAXIMUM FRONT YARD SETBACK DISTANCE
Revision:
• Revise the front yard setback requirement in the CB District to have a maximum of 15 ft.
• Justification: The establishment of a maximum front yard setback ensures that buildings
are not set back too far to incentivize walkability and keep storefronts closer to the sidewalk
where pedestrian traffic will flow.
This recommendation was presented by consultants in 2018 and originally included the front
setback requirements being described as a range, with a minimum and maximum yard requirement.
The reason for the minimum was to allow for a buffer for potential utility improvements and allow
for a minimal sidewalk to be located within the public right of way. Although the Town staff agrees
with the utilization of a front yard setback maximum in this district, they requested the Planning
Commission forfeit the recommendation of a minimum requirement. Our current zoning
regulations and other localities in the Commonwealth utilize a zero-foot minimum setback to
accommodate for the existing structures typically found in Downtown areas and foster a
pedestrian-oriented urban streetscape.
The data collected during this research phase shows the existing front yard setbacks of structures
located in the CB District in the Town of Vinton, which will allow for these regulations to be
tailored specifically for our present and future developmental standards. Table 1 shows the
frequency of front yard setback (in feet) amounts among the 66 properties in the CB District.
Presently, 34 of the properties currently have a zero-foot front yard setback which constitutes 52
percent of the total number of properties as indicated in Graph 2. With over half of the properties
having this setback characteristic, we should be attentive when preparing regulations for future
developments to follow. For example, if an existing block has a row of parcels with zero-foot front
yard setbacks, we should be weary of requiring a new infill development to have front yard setback
greater than zero. Of course, the nature of each block may vary in the CB District, so different
approaches should be taken when constructing these developmental standards.
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5 6 8
13
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
0 0-5 5-10 10-15 15+
Fr
e
q
u
e
n
c
y
Setback (ft.) Ranges
Table 1. Front Yard Setbacks (ft.) in CB District
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Town of Vinton Planning and Zoning
Proposed New and Revised Use Regulations
INTRODUCTION TO USE CLASSIFICATIONS
The following proposed new and revised use classifications include entirely new uses that were
previously not in the Zoning Ordinance, or revisions of the organization or supplemental
regulations associated with pre-existing uses. Each of the sections below will cover the new,
revised, or reorganized use classifications and its supplemental regulations, if applicable. In many
cases, a use will be permitted by right only in the case that all the supplemental regulations are
able to be met. These supplemental regulation ensure that particular uses do not impede the
promotion of the health, safety, and general welfare of the public and other objectives set out in
the Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2200.
MULTI -FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE R -3 DIS TRICT
Overview
Based on research of high density/multi-family zoning districts located within the Commonwealth,
it has been shown that most all localities permit the development of multi-family dwellings by-
right up to specifically set dwelling units per acre threshold (See Appendix 1). By using this
measure of dwelling units per acres, localities can ensure that a development’s size is compatible
with the intent or purpose of the zoning district, while still ensuring that there is not an undue
burden on public services or related causes of congestion/overcrowding of land.
Town staff are recommending that multi-family dwellings that are proposed to be 12 or fewer du
per acre be permitted by right in this zoning district. These developments would still have to follow
the existing supplemental regulations in the zoning district, and there would still be a set maximum
density even in the case of a special use permit request. The table below shows the proposed
classification categories:
Dwelling Units (du) per acre Permission Classification
12 or fewer du per acre By Right
Between 13 and 24 du per acre Special Use Permit (SUP)
ALTERNATIVE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Definitions
• Alternative Financial Institution. Check cashing establishment (as a primary use), motor
vehicle title lender, payday lender, or precious metals dealer, as defined in this Article.
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o Check cashing primary use. Person or establishment engaged in the business of
cashing checks, drafts or money orders for compensation, and registered with the
state corporation commission pursuant to Code of Virginia.
o Motor vehicle title lender. Establishment engaged in the business of lending money
secured by a non-purchase interest in a motor vehicle.
o Payday Lender. Establishment, other than a bank, credit union, or savings and loan,
engaged in the business of making short-maturity loans on the security of a check,
any form of assignment of an interest in the account of an individual at a depository
institution, or any form of assignment of income payable to an individual, other
than loans based on income tax refunds.
o Precious metals dealer. Any person or establishment defined as a dealer in the
Vinton Town Code Sec. 74-30 that is not accessory to a jewelry or coin store.
Permitted zoning districts include:
• General-Business (GB): By-right
• Central-Business (CB): Not permitted
MASSAGE PARLORS & MASSAGE CLINICS
Definitions
• Massage Parlor. Any establishment having a fixed place of business where massages are
administered or any establishment holding itself out through representations of its
employees or agents or in any advertising medium as a place where massages are
administered. This definition shall not be construed to include a hospital, nursing home,
medical clinic or the office of a duly licensed physician, surgeon, physical therapist,
chiropractor, osteopath, a massage therapist who is licensed by the Virginia Board of
Nursing, or a barber shop or beauty salon in which massages are administered only to the
scalp, face, the neck or the shoulders.
• Massage Clinic. An establishment where all active employees are massage therapists
certified by the Virginia Board of Nursing, as evidenced by the holding and continual
renewal of a license issued by the Board, carries out measures prescribed by doctors,
chiropractors, and other medical professionals.
Proposed Changes:
The proposal included is to ensure that licensed medical professionals who start businesses in the
Town of Vinton are protected and can continue to provide high quality services to the public
without disruptions from outside parties. Town staff are proposing that any establishment that
meets the definition of “massage parlor” be classified under the “adult use” category in the Zoning
Ordinance, which would require it to be located in the specifically permitted zoning districts and
meet the supplemental regulations stated within. Additionally, these uses would need to pay annual
license tax through a specific category designated in the Vinton Town Code.
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COUNSELING SERVICES
Proposed Change:
• Remove the special use requirement for “counseling services” and permit is by right as an
“office use” in R-B, GB, and CB.
Definition of “Office”
• Office. An establishment primarily engaged in providing professional, financial,
administrative, management, clerical or other services not involving the manufacture,
assembly or repair of goods, or the storage or direct transfer of goods to the customer on
the premises, except as may be incidental to a service provided on the premises. If the
establishment provides counseling, guidance, recuperative, or similar services for persons
requiring rehabilitation assistance as a result of mental illness, alcoholism, detention, or
similar conditions, this shall only occur for part of a 24-hour day.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FACILITY
Definition
• Research and Development Facility. An establishment which engages in research, or
research and development, of innovative ideas in technology-intensive fields. Examples
include research and development of communication systems, alternative energy sources,
transportation, geographic information systems, multi-media and video technology.
Development and construction of prototypes may be associated with this use. Excluded
from this use are any facilities which mass produce one (1) or more products directly for
the consumer market.
Permitted zoning districts include:
• General-Business (GB): By-right
• Central-Business (CB): By-right
Supplemental Regulations:
Standards in the GB and CB Districts.
(1) No exterior odor, dust, noise, or other objectionable impacts shall be produced as a
result of the use;
(2) Where appropriate to protect adjacent uses, hours of operation may be restricted.
PET DAYCARE FACILITY AND ANIMAL -RELATED FACILITIES
Definition
• Pet daycare facility. A facility where animals may be groomed, trained, exercised, and/or
socialized.
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Permitted zoning districts include:
• Animal hospital or veterinary clinic, with outside runs, play yards, pens, or training areas.
o General-Business (GB): Special Use Permit
• Pet shops, pet grooming, and pet daycare facility, completely enclosed
o Residential-Business (R-B): By-right
o General-Business (GB): By-right
o Central-Business (CB): By-right
• Pet shops, pet grooming, and pet daycare facility, with outside runs, play yards, pens, or
training areas.
o General-Business (GB): Special Use Permit
o M-1 and M-2 Industrial: By-right
Supplemental Regulations for completed enclosed facilities:
(a) Applicability. The supplemental regulations of this section shall apply to any animal
hospital, veterinary clinic, pet shop, pet grooming service, and/or pet day care facility that
is completely enclosed permitted by this appendix, by right or by special use permit.
(b) Standards in the GB, CB, and MUD Districts:
(1) All facilities shall be located within completely enclosed and air conditioned
buildings which are soundproof to the extent that sound produced by animals kept
or treated therein are not audible outside of the building.
(2) These supplemental regulations shall not prohibit the occasional use of outdoors
areas for supervised animal relief.
Supplemental Regulations for those with outdoor components:
(a) Applicability. The supplemental regulations of this section shall apply to any animal
hospital, veterinary clinic, pet shop, pet grooming service, and/or pet day care facility
with outdoor play yards, runs, pens, or training areas permitted by this appendix, by right
or by special use permit.
(b) Standards in the GB, M-1, and M-2 Districts:
(1) No facility may be established within 300 feet of a residentially zoned district (R-
LD, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-B).
(2) Outdoor play yards shall be screened from view so as not to be visible from any
public street or adjacent property.
(3) Any outdoor play yard shall only be used between dawn and dusk for supervised
exercise and training use. This shall not prohibit the occasional use of outdoor areas
for supervised animal relief outside of these hours.
(c) Measure of distance
(1) All distances specified in this division shall be measured from the property line of
one use to another. The distance between a property containing this type of facility
and a residentially zoned district shall be measured from the property line of the
use to the nearest point of the boundary line of the residentially zoned district.
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MOTOR VEHICLE OR TRAILER PAINTING AND BO DY REPAIR
Purpose of these revisions:
• The previous ordinance definition required that certain auto or truck general repair services
to attain a special use permit in the GB district due the definition including the following
activities:
o Installation or removal of engines
o Transmissions or other major body or mechanical parts
o Body repair
o Painting or storage of wrecked vehicles
• After further research, it has been found that many of these activities, except body repair,
painting, and storage, pose no more risk or potential danger to public health and safety than
many of the common functions of a typical auto service center. With this, a new use
category will be added that specifically includes the main functions of motor vehicle or
trailer painting and body repair. The provisions surrounding wrecked vehicles still stands
as this use is only permitted in an automobile graveyard or junkyard.
Definition
• 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 frame or painting of
motor vehicles. Mechanical service and engine repair may be performed as an ancillary
function of the body work.
Permitted zoning districts include:
• General-Business (GB): Special Use Permit
• M-1 and M-2 Industrial: By-right
BREWERIES, MICROBREWERIES, DISTILLERIES, AND
MICRODISTILLERIES
Definitions
• Brewery. An establishment primarily engaged in brewing ale, beer, malt liquors, and
nonalcoholic beer, with a capacity of greater than 315,000 gallons per year. A brewery may
include a restaurant or public tasting room as an accessory use.
• Micro-brewery. An establishment primarily engaged in brewing ale, beer, malt liquors, and
nonalcoholic beer, with a capacity of not more than 315,000 gallons per year. A micro-
brewery may include a restaurant or public tasting room as an accessory use.
• Distillery. An establishment primarily engaged in distilling and blending potable liquors,
including mixing them with other ingredients, with a capacity greater than 5,000 gallons
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of finished product per year. A distillery may include a restaurant or public tasting room
as an accessory use.
• Micro-distillery. An establishment primarily engaged in distilling and blending potable
liquors, including mixing them with other ingredients, with a capacity of not more than
5,000 gallons of finished product per year. A micro-distillery may include a restaurant or
public tasting room as an accessory use.
Permitted zoning districts include:
• Brewery
o M-1 and M-2 Industrial: By-Right
• Microbrewery
o General-Business (GB): By-Right
o Central-Business (CB): By-Right
• Distillery
o M-1 and M-2 Industrial: By-Right
• Microdistillery
o General-Business (GB): By-Right
o Central-Business (CB): By-Right
Supplemental regulations (equivalent to that of an eating and drinking establishment):
• No deck, patio, terrace or other outside area for the service or accommodation of patrons
shall be situated within 100 feet of any property in any residential or R-B district;
• Covered trash containers shall be provided in service areas, and screening shall be provided
around service areas in accordance with the requirements for screening set forth in Article
V, except at entrances and exits, to prevent refuse from blowing onto adjacent properties
or streets;
• No music or public address system shall be operated in a manner that sound produced is
audible beyond the boundaries of the premises.
RETAIL STORES AND SHOPS, BOUTIQUE
Purpose
Retail uses have never been permitted in any form in the R-B Residential-Business district in the
town. However, due to a recorded history of requests by citizens and business owners to permit a
form of retail in this zoning district, it is being proposed by staff to allow for smaller-scale,
specialty retail uses in this district that would not cause any more land use or traffic impacts than
any other use currently permitted by right.
Definition
Retail store or shop, boutique. A small-scale (less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square
feet) retail use which offers for sale items of art or crafts, clothing, prepackaged food and
beverages, gift bags, limited household supplies and hardware, or which offers for sale items
related to a specific theme, e.g., kitchen wares, pet care, Amish products, etc. “Boutique retail
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stores or shops” shall not include fuel pumps or the selling of fuel for motor vehicles. “Boutique
retail stores or shops” shall not include the selling of tobacco products, nicotine vapor products,
alcoholic beverages, or lottery tickets or shares. “Boutique retail stores and shops” shall not include
a use that offers the sale of antiques as its principal activity. An antique for the purposes of this
ordinance shall be a work of art, piece of furniture, decorative object, or the like, of or belonging
to the past, at least 30 years old.
Permitted zoning districts include:
• Residential-Business (R-B): By-Right
• General-Business (GB): By-Right
• Central-Business (CB): By-Right
RETAIL STORES AND SH OPS, LARGE FORMAT
Purpose
This was initially proposed by Town staff in 2008 and is a good general practice to require
legislative review and approval of very large and complex development projects in certain zoning
districts in a locality.
Definition
Retail store or shop, large format. Retail sales uses, including those uses classified more
specifically by these use type classifications, located in any newly constructed or enlarged building
containing greater than 30,000 square feet of floor area devoted to retail and related accessory use,
whether on a single lot or contiguous lots owned or operated as associated, integrated, or
cooperative business enterprises
Permitted zoning districts include:
• General-Business (GB): Special Use Permit
• Central-Business (CB): Special Use Permit
MIXED -USE BUILDING
Purpose
Mixed-use buildings have been permitted by right in the GB and CB districts for some time now,
however the floor area requirements disallowed the extent to which the residential component
could be utilized. The new supplemental regulations remove the provisions concerning the floor
area requirements to incentivize more mixed-use developments or redevelopments in the Town’s
commercial districts.
Revised supplemental regulations:
(a) Applicability. The supplemental regulations of this section shall apply to any mixed-use
building permitted by this appendix, by right or by special use permit.
(b) Standards in the GB and CB Districts.
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(1) Dwelling units shall be located above the first floor of the building or to the rear of
other permitted uses;
(2) Dwelling units shall be designed as an integral part of a building or group of
buildings, containing other permitted uses within the applicable zoning district.
DRIVE -UP FACILITIES
Purpose
The addition of supplemental regulations to drive-up facilities gives greater clarity to the standards
to meet which were previously housed in other sections of the zoning ordinance. The following
standards for drive-up facilities are intended to allow for such facilities in a manner that promotes
public safety and efficient operation by addressing their unique challenges, such as the siting of
the building, high volumes of traffic, vehicular access, and on-site circulation. A special use permit
is still required for drive-up facilities in conjunction with any use permitted in the Central-Business
(CB) district.
Supplemental Regulations:
(a) Purpose. The following standards for drive-up facilities are intended to allow for such
facilities in a manner that promotes public safety and efficient operation by addressing
their unique challenges, such as the siting of the building, high volumes of traffic,
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
traffic hazards from motor vehicles entering and existing the site;
(2) Promote safer and more efficient on-site vehicular and pedestrian circulation;
(3) Reduce conflicts between queued motor vehicles and traffic on adjacent streets; and
(4) Minimize the negative impacts drive-through facilities create on abutting
residential properties.
(b) Applicability. The supplemental regulations of this section shall apply to any drive-up
facilities permitted by this appendix, by right or by special use permit.
(c) Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following words and terms are defined
as set forth below:
(1) Access: A way or means of approach to provide motor vehicle or pedestrian
entrance to or exit from a property.
(2) Access connection: Any driveway, street, curb cut, turnout, or other means of
providing for the movement of motor vehicles to or from the street network.
(3) Stacking lane: An area of stacking spaces and driving lane provided for motor
vehicles waiting for drive-through service that is physically separated from other
motor vehicle and pedestrian circulation on the site.
(4) Stacking space: An area within a stacking lane for a motor vehicle waiting to order
or finish a drive-through transaction.
(d) Standards.
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(1) Drive-up facilities shall provide a minimum number of stacking spaces on site in
accordance with the standards below:
Use with Which Drive-up
Facility is Associated Stacking Spaces Required
per Stacking Lane
(2) Each stacking space shall be a minimum of twenty (20) feet in length and ten (10)
feet in width along straight portions. Stacking spaces and stacking lanes shall be a
minimum of twelve (12) feet in width along curved segments.
(3) The minimum distance to any access connection for the site from the centerline of
the final transaction window shall be forty (40) feet.
(4) Stacking lanes shall be clearly identified and delineated from traffic aisles and
parking areas by means of striping, curbing, landscaping, or the use of alternative
paving materials or raised medians.
(5) Entrances to stacking lanes shall be clearly marked and shall be located at a minimum
of forty (40) feet from the intersection with the street. The distance shall be
measured from the property line along the street to the beginning of the entrance.
The entrance into the drive-through lanes shall not conflict with general access to
the site.
(6) Stacking lanes shall be designed so that they do not interfere with circulation both
on site and on adjacent streets. Toward that purpose, stacking 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 traffic movement;
(C) Minimize conflicts between pedestrian and motor vehicular traffic with
physical and visual separation between the two; and
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(D) Do not interfere with required loading and trash storage areas, and loading
or trash operations shall not impede or impair motor vehicle movement. If
separate stacking is curbed, an emergency by-pass or exit shall be provided.
(7) Stacking lanes shall not enter or exit directly from or into a public right-of-way;
however, the Zoning Administrator may eliminate and/or allow the use of a public
alley standard based on specific conditions of the site.
(8) The intersection of stacking 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.
(9) Speakers shall be located at least fifty (50) feet from the property line of any
residentially zoned property.
(10) Menu boards, which shall not count toward freestanding sign allocations set forth
in Article V, shall be a maximum of fifty (50) square feet, with a maximum height
of eight (8) feet.
OUTDOOR DISPLAY USE
Definition
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 normally sold. 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 inventory
of a nursery or commercial greenhouse shall not be considered an "outdoor display area."
Supplemental Regulations:
• Such outdoor display area shall be located on the same lot as the principal use and shall be
customarily incidental to the principal use;
• Such outdoor display area shall be limited in square footage to fifteen (15) percent of the
area of the principal building;
• The maximum height of stacked displayed merchandise in such outdoor display area shall
be limited to six (6) feet;
• All outdoor display of merchandise shall be located immediately adjacent to the front or
side of the principal building, and not in drive aisles, loading zones, fire lanes, or parking
lots.
• Such outdoor display area shall be furnished with a surface material such as asphalt or
concrete; and
• Merchandise 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
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or egress, loading spaces or access thereto, public or private utilities, drainage systems, fire
lanes, alarms, hydrants, standpipes or other fire protection equipment, or emergency access
or egress.
• An obstruction-free area at least five feet wide shall be maintained through the entire length
of the display area or between it and adjacent parking areas so as to allow pedestrians and
handicapped persons to safely and conveniently travel between parking areas or drive aisles
to the building and along the front and side of the building, without having to detour around
the display area.
• Merchandise shall not encroach into required setbacks, buffer yards, or the public right-of-
way, except for vehicle display areas.
Permitted zoning districts include:
• R-B Residential-Business District: By Right
• General-Business (GB): By Right
• Central-Business (CB): By Right
OUTDOOR STORAGE USE
Definition
Outdoor storage. The keeping or storing, other than in a wholly enclosed building, of any goods,
items, materials, or merchandise for more than twenty-four (24) consecutive hours. "Outdoor
storage" shall be permitted only as an accessory 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
inventory of a nursery or commercial greenhouse shall not be considered "outdoor storage."
Supplemental Regulations:
• Outdoor storage areas shall not be located in any required yard, in any area included in the
calculation of required open space, or in any required off-street parking spaces, vehicular
or pedestrian access, or landscaped areas.
• Outdoor storage areas shall not be located closer to a public street than the primary building
façade on the lot.
• Outdoor storage areas shall be situated on an improved surface or on a gravel or similar
surface. The Zoning Administrator may require a development plan including satisfactory
specifications for a sub-base, and the size, tamping, and containment of gravel and
documentation that dust will not be generated in an amount in excess of that which would
be generated by a paved surface or permeable pavement system prior to approval.
• Storage of bulk material, including, but not limited to sand, gravel, mulch or soil shall be
contained on site to prevent material deposition into or upon public or private streets or
alleys, any adjacent properties, or storm drainage system or waterway. Such containment
shall be shown on a development plan submitted to the Zoning Administrator for approval
and shall be in place prior to commencement of the storage activity.
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• Areas devoted to outdoor storage of materials, supplies, equipment or outdoor servicing,
truck loading and unloading, trash collection or similar activity shall not be located within
any required yard, and shall be screened from all adjacent streets and properties by
buildings or by solid structural or vegetative screening material not less than six feet in
height. Structural and vegetative screening shall follow the standards for buffer yard
planting and screening set forth in the landscaping section of the Ordinance.
Permitted zoning districts include:
• General-Business (GB): Special Use Permit
• M-1 and M-2 Industrial: By-right
CONSOLIDATION OF USE CATEGORIES
The consolidation of numerous specific use categories under a single heading assists with
organization and allows uses that share the same foundational characteristics and classification to
share the same permissions in each respective zoning district. Below are examples of new use
categories that encompass numerous existing use classifications that are further expanded and
defined in the Article X, Definitions section.
USE CATEGORIZATION
Revisions
Use: Eating and drinking establishment
• Definition: Eating and Drinking 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, including the function of selling
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 musical instruments or recorded background music and a dance floor not to
exceed ten (10) percent of the seating area of the establishment.
Use: Amusement, commercial, indoor
• Definition: Amusement, commercial, indoor. An establishment primarily engaged in the
provision of four (4) or more 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,
foosball, pinball, video games, and other similar amusement or entertainment devices,
whether or not they are coin-operated. Typical uses include billiard and pool halls, video
arcades, and game rooms. "Indoor commercial amusement" establishments 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 Tables
in Article IV of this chapter.
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Use: Amusement, commercial, outdoor
• Definition: Amusement, commercial, outdoor. An establishment primarily engaged in the
provision of four (4) or more amusement or entertainment devices or games of skill or
scoring to the general public for a fee where any portion of the activity takes place outside
of a building, including miniature golf course, golf driving ranges, batting cages, 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 Tables in Article IV of this chapter.
Use: Recreation, commercial, outdoor
• Definition: Recreation, commercial, 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, sports complexes, 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 paintball 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 Tables in Article IV of this chapter.
Use: Recreation, commercial, indoor
• Definition: Recreation, commercial, indoor: The provision of recreation facilities which
are predominantly participatory uses, and which are located and conducted entirely within
a building. Typical uses include bingo halls, tennis or other racquet courts, swimming
pools, bowling alleys, ice skating or roller skating rinks, batting cages, paintball 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 Tables in Article IV of this chapter.
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Appendix 1
Multi-Family Dwelling Use Research
Town of Vinton Zoning Ordinance Updates
Locality Permissions Zoning District Maximum
Density
Reference
Town of Vinton
(pop. 8,231) Special Use Permit R-3 Residential District 24 du per acre
Roanoke County
(pop. 95,583)
By-right R-3 (Medium-density) 12 due per acre Article III, Sec. 30-45,
Sec. 30-46 By-right 24 du per acre
City of Roanoke
(pop. 99,920)
By-right for 10 or fewer
(SUP if more) RM-2 Residential Mixed Density 1 du per 1,000 sq.
ft. Chapter 36.2, Article
III, Div. 1 By-right RMF Residential Multifamily 1 du per 2, 2,500
sq. ft.
Town of
Blacksburg
(pop. 44,215)
By-right
27 du per acre
Article III, Div. 8
48 du per acre
Christiansburg By-right R-3 Multiple-Family Residential 10 du per acre Chapter 42, Article VI.
By-right RMF Residential Multi-Family
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Town of Vienna,
VA By-right RM-2 Multi-family, Low Density 1 due per 2,00 sq.
ft. Chapter 18, Article IX
VA By-right R-3 High Density Residential 12 du per acre Article VI, Sec. 605
Town of Culpepper,
VA
(pop. 17,557)
By right 12 du per acre Chapter 27, Article II,
Sec. 27-31 R3 – Residential High Density 24 du per acre
Town of
Warrenton, VA
(pop. 9,897)
By-right RMF Residential Multifamily
District
10 du per gross
acre Article III, Sec. 3-4.5
Town of Orange,
VA
(pop. 4,947)
By-right Traditional Residential – High
Density 30 du per acre Article V, Sec. 5-30
Purcellville, VA
(pop. 9,232) By-right R-15 Apartment residential district 15 du per acre Article 4, Sec. 1.2.64
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Town of Vinton Planning and Zoning
Proposed Landscape Ordinance
INT RODUCTION
This proposed new division introduces new landscaping standards to enhance the Town’s
aesthetic and environmental context in relation to stormwater management, reducing urban heat
island effects, and enhancing public health and safety. Screening and buffer yard requirements
have been in existence, however these revisions provide greater guidance on the standards,
installation methods, and use types that require such provisions. These provisions are intended to
be flexible and allow space for creativity during the design and construction phases of a new
development or redevelopment project.
DRAFT OF LANDSCAPING ORDINANCE
DIVISION 5 . – LANDSCAPING, SCR EENING, AND BUFFER Y ARD
REQUIREMENTS
Sec. 6-18 - Purpose.
(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide for landscape planting. Landscaping standards
are intended to:
(1) Promote public health, safety and resilience;
(2) Prevent soil erosion;
(3) Provide shade;
(4) Conserve natural resources;
(5) Enhance the overall appearance of development sites.
(6) Mitigate potential negative impacts from development on adjoining lands;
(7) Provide a transition between private lands and the public realm;
(8) Create an attractive edge along the street for motorists and pedestrians; and
(9) Improve stormwater infiltration in certain locations.
Sec. 6-19. - Applicability.
(a) Applicability. All of the following types of development shall comply with the standards in this
section:
(1) The requirements of this division apply to any development for which a site development
plan is required by Article VIII, Division 3, "Site Plan Review.”
(2) The Town Council shall also have the authority to apply any of these requirements as a
condition of a special use permit approved by the Council.
Sec. 6-20. – Enforcement procedures and penalties.
(a) All landscaping, buffering, and screening materials must be in place prior to issuance of a
certificate of zoning compliance. In situations where a building, structure, or property, must be occupied
or used prior to completion of landscaping requirements, the Town may issue a temporary or partial
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certificate of zoning compliance. A bond in the amount of forty (40) percent of the total cost of
landscaping shall be held until final zoning approval.
(b) Any violations shall be subject to Article VIII, Division 5, Section 8-41 of the Town of Vinton
Zoning Ordinance.
Sec. 6-21. – Landscaping plan.
(a) Landscaping Plan. A landscaping plan shall be submitted with an application for any development
subject to the requirements of this section. The plan shall depict how the proposed development complies
with the standards of this section.
(b) Landscaping Plan Preparation. A landscaping plan, when required through site plan review, shall
be prepared by a Virginia Licensed Landscape Architect, Virginia Certified Landscape Designer, or a
Certified Horticulturist or Arborist.
(c) Proposed planting chart shall be indicated on the landscaping plan. A landscape planting chart
showing the planting schedule, minimum size at planting, total canopy percentage, species, and total
canopy coverage for the site.
Sec. 6-22. – General standards for landscaping and screening.
(a) General Requirements.
(1) Acceptable vegetative ground cover consists of shrubs and ground cover including grass.
Using standards from recognized texts on the subject, the Zoning Administrator shall
decide the appropriateness of any such trees and ground cover.
(2) Species of trees shall not be planted if the roots cause damage to public utilities, the
branches are subject to a high incidence of breakage, or the fruit is considered a
nuisance or high maintenance, as determined by the Zoning Administrator.
(3) Landscaping within a sight distance triangle shall not include any evergreen tree and,
furthermore, shall not include shrubs or ground cover exceeding thirty (30) inches in
height above the graded ground level.
(4) When a determination 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.
(5) If the development of any portion of a lot includes the creation of a slope of two to one
(2:1), horizontal to vertical, or greater, such slope shall be planted with vegetative cover,
subject to determination of the Zoning Administrator that the methods of planting will hold
the soil in place and that the proposed vegetative cover and rate of planting will ensure
stabilization of the slope.
(6) Trees planted to meet any of the requirements below may also be used to meet any other
screening or landscaping requirement within this Article.
(b) Planting materials. Where landscaping is required by this division, the following standards shall
apply:
(1) Trees used to meet the requirements of this division shall be selected from the current list
of landscape trees approved and published by the Zoning Administrator. Such list shall
specify minimum height or minimum caliper at planting, the 20-year canopy of trees in
square feet, and the suitability of each species for parking areas, site canopy, or buffer
yards.
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(2) Existing vegetation which 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. Any existing vegetation to be preserved and incorporated
into the landscape must be adequately protected during construction to insure their
survival, as specified in the protection and preservation methods section below (Sec. 6-
23).
(3) All required landscaping materials shall meet the specifications and standards of the
AmericanHort, previously the American Nursery and Landscape Association. Native
plantings are encouraged when compatible with the surrounding land use. Every effort
should be made to incorporate healthy existing trees into the landscape and avoid the
use of highly invasive species.
(4) Where the planting of trees which have a height at twenty-year maturity which would
interfere with overhead utility lines, the Zoning Administrator may, as a part of
development plan approval, permit 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.
(c) Installation. The installation of required tree canopies, landscaping, buffering, and screening shall
meet the following requirements:
(1) Landscaping required by this ordinance shall be planted during an opportune planting
season, and shall be in place and in good condition prior to a final certificate of zoning
compliance being issued for the site.
(2) The planting of trees shall be done in accordance with either the standardized landscape
specifications jointly adopted by the Virginia Nursery and Landscape 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) Minimum tree and shrub size. New and existing tree and shrub types shall be defined by
the height, caliper, and diameter at breast height per the Table below, Minimum Tree and
Shrub Size.
Table 1. Minimum Size and Spacing Requirements
Height At Planting Final Height Requirements
12″ 2′ minimum
or deciduous) 24″ 6′ minimum 5′ on center
5′ 15′ minimum 15′ on center
8′ 50′ minimum 20′ on center
1½″ caliper 15′ minimum
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Large deciduous trees 2″ caliper 50′ minimum N/A
(4) Maintenance. After approval by the Zoning Administrator that all landscaping required by
this chapter is complete and in healthy condition, the property owner shall be responsible
for the ongoing protection and maintenance of all required landscaping in a manner 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 chapter and
the approved development plan, dead or damaged landscaping materials shall be
replaced by the property owner within six (6) months of notification by the Town
Sec. 6-23. – Protection and preservation methods.
(a) Vegetation designated for protection and/or preservation shall be enclosed in a protection zone
which establishes limits of construction disturbance to the root area of designated plant material.
All protection zones and measures shall be established to the satisfaction of the zoning
administrator. During construction, plastic or wood fencing shall be installed at the perimeter of all
protection zones.
(1) Vegetation of specimen quality, historic designation or cultural value: Provide
extraordinary measures to ensure complete protection/preservation.
(2) Type of material specified may vary due to site-specific determinants. Silt, erosion
control, or geotechnical fabric materials are not acceptable for use as vegetation
protection.
(b) Areas designated for protection and/or preservation shall not be violated throughout the entire
construction period by actions including, but not limited to:
(1) Placing, storing, or stockpiling backfill or construction related supplies.
(2) Felling trees into the designated area.
(3) Burning within or in close proximity.
(4) Modifying site topography in a manner which causes damage by collection/ponding or
flow characteristics of site drainage.
(5) Trenching or grading operations.
(6) Operating equipment or machinery.
(7) Parking of construction vehicles.
(8) Temporary or permanent paving or impervious surface installation.
(9) Temporary or permanent utility construction installation.
(10) Disposal of construction debris or chemical pollutants.
(c) Work or construction related activities within areas designated for protection and/or preservation
of existing vegetation shall be accomplished only with prior approval of the zoning administrator.
Sec. 6-24. – Canopy coverage requirements.
(a) Definition of tree canopy. For purposes of this section, "tree canopy" shall include all areas of
coverage by existing plant materials exceeding five (5) feet in height, and the extent of planted
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tree canopy at maturity shall be based on the "canopy at 20 years" as set forth in the current list
of landscape trees referenced above in Sec 6-22.
(b) Trees shall be provided within the limits of construction to the extent that at twenty years from the
date of planting, tree canopies or covers will provide at least the following minimums:
Table 2. Canopy Coverage Requirements by District
Zoning District Tree Canopy
R-LD 20%
R-1, R-2 20%
CB 20%
R-3 10%
GB, R-B, M-1, M-2 10%
PD, MUD Per Uses Above
(c) Existing trees or wooded areas which are to be preserved, at the applicants option may be
included to meet all or part of the canopy requirements, provided the site plan identifies such
trees and the trees meet the standards of size, health, placement, etc. set out in this section. The
Zoning Administrator shall evaluate the use of existing trees to ensure they have adequate health
and strength to allow such use.
(d) Existing trees designated to be included as part of these requirements shall be protected during
construction by fencing placed at a distance in feet equal to or greater than the diameter of the
tree in inches at the height of 4½ feet.
(e) This section does not replace, or negate full compliance with, the requirements of any other
section of this chapter. However, if the trees provided to satisfy the requirements of street yard
trees (Section 6-26), buffer yards (Section 6-28) and parking areas (Section 6-25) equal or
exceed the tree canopy required by this section, no further planting of trees or tree replacement is
required in order to comply with the requirements of this section.
Sec. 6-25. – Parking lot landscaping.
(a) The following provisions are intended to require that 5% of the entire parking lot, excluding the
access drive, is landscaped with trees and vegetative ground cover. The area of the parking lot is
the square foot area of the parking spaces and aisles and interior parking lot islands, excluding
access drives that do not contain either parallel or perpendicular parking spaces.
(b) Within the parking lot there shall be planted one tree per ten spaces, rounded down to the closest
whole number.
(c) Planter islands or peninsulas containing trees shall be located within the parking lot, such that
each island or planter is surrounded on at least 3 sides by parking lot or an access road to the
parking lot. Their minimum size shall be 162 square feet in area, or equal total area in irregular
shapes such that adequate space is provided for adequate tree canopy maturation and protection
of the landscaping materials planted therein.
(d) Planter islands may be combined or placed together such that more than one tree may be
provided in the combined planter island, so long as the total space equals a multiple of the
requirements above.
(e) Perimeter plantings may be used to satisfy this requirement in parking facilities less than forty-two
feet in width.
(f) Perimeter planting beds at least 10 feet in width shall be provided whenever a parking area is
immediately adjacent to a public right-of-way. If a question arises as to whether or not a parking
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area is immediately adjacent to a public right-of-way, the Zoning Administrator shall make the
determination.
(1) Plantings within this area shall include trees and vegetative ground cover.
(2) Berms may be used in addition to, but not instead of plantings.
Sec. 6-26. – Adjacent right-of-way/street side plantings.
(a) Where a new or expanded development, or reconfigured parking area is proposed adjacent to a
public street right-of-way, a planting strip shall be established between the parking areas and the
adjacent right-of-way. The planting strip shall have a minimum width of ten (10) feet.
(b) Within this planting strip a minimum of one (1) large deciduous tree shall be planted every thirty
(30) linear feet along the public street right-of-way. Small trees planted every twenty (20) linear
feet, may be used where an overhead power line or other obstruction is present.
(c) The trees shall be planted adjacent to the public right-of-way on the site being developed, or with
the concurrence of the developer and the Zoning Administrator, in the public right-of-way.
(d) The Zoning Administrator may reduce or eliminate this standard based on the size, street
frontage, existing vegetation, and specific conditions of the site.
Sec. 6-27. – Applicability of buffering and screening requirements.
(a) A buffer yard shall be required of any lot in any zoning district when the lot in that district abuts a
zoning district of lower intensity as shown on the table in Sec. 6-28.
(b) Changes in use that require site plan approval, or a change in use of an existing development
where an existing use is replaced with a new more intense use (e.g., from a residential use to an
institutional use, or from a commercial use to an industrial use), shall be subject to these buffering
and screening requirements to the maximum extent practicable.
Sec. 6-28. – Perimeter buffer standards.
(a) Buffer Yard Standards
(1) Location and depth. A buffer yard shall be provided in any case where a side or rear lot
line of a lot abuts or is situated across an alley from property located in a district of lower
intensity as shown on the following table. The buffer yard shall be provided on the lot in
the higher intensity district.
(2) Buffer yards containing specified screening and plantings shall be required between
zoning districts of different intensities as shown in Table 3. For each required buffer type,
the developer of the site shall choose which option to install. Buffer yards shall be
installed in the higher intensity zoning district.
(3) Required buffer yards shall be located such that they provide a visual and physical barrier
between abutting zoning districts of different intensities and shall buffer and screen all
exterior storage, service, refuse, maintenance, repair, processing, salvage, and other
similar areas. No use of the site may be extended beyond the required buffer yard.
(4) Required buffer yards shall not be located on any portion of any existing or dedicated
public or private street or right-of-way, shall not obstruct the visibility of traffic circulation,
and shall not interfere with the use of adjoining properties.
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Table 3. Type of Required Buffer Yard
Zoning District Abutting Zoning District
R-LD, R-1, R-2, or R-3 RB GB or CB
RB A N/A N/A
GB or CB B A N/A
M-1 or M-2 C C B
Note: Buffer yard types are defined in the table below.
Table 4. Buffer Yard Requirements
yard, one row of small small evergreen trees, one row
yard, one row of large evergreen
trees, one row of small
evergreen trees
large evergreen trees, one row
of small evergreen trees, and
one row large of evergreen
(5) The buffer yard shall be reserved solely for screening and plantings, except for
required pedestrian or vehicular access driveways to the property, passive
recreation areas, or pedestrian or bicycle trails, which can be accommodated in a
manner that preserve the intended screening function between abutting zoning
districts of different intensities. In no case shall any portion of a required buffer yard
be used for parking, service, refuse, storage, maintenance, or any other use that
impairs the intended buffer function.
(6) The property owner or lessee shall have the responsibility to continuously maintain
the required buffer yards, screening and plantings such that they continue to meet
the specified standards and intent of this section. All materials shall be properly
installed and of durable construction.
Sec. 6-29. – Standards for buffer yard planting and screening.
(a) Planting required by this section shall be provided in accordance with the following standards:
(1) Vegetative material shall consist of evergreen shrubs or evergreen trees of such species,
size, shape and spacing as will provide effective visual screening in accordance with the
requirements of this section.
(2) Where necessary to provide the required screening effect, the planting pattern shall be
staggered.
(3) Where required, all evergreen shrubs shall have a height of at least 24 inches at the time
of planting and an ultimate height of six feet or more. Some evergreen shrubs that meet
these standards are various types of hollies, yews, and junipers.
(4) Where required, each small evergreen tree shall have a height of at least five feet at time
of planting and an ultimate height of 15 feet or greater. Some small evergreen trees that
meet these standards are various types of pines, hollies, upright arborvitae and junipers.
(5) Where required, each large evergreen tree shall have a height of at least six to eight feet
at the time of planting and an ultimate height of 50 feet or greater. Some large evergreen
trees that meet these standards are various types of pines, firs and hemlocks.
(6) Existing evergreen trees and shrubs which meet the requirements of this section may be
counted as contributing to total planting requirements.
(7) All portions of buffer yard areas not containing plantings shall be seeded with lawn grass
of other approved vegetative ground cover.
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(b) Screening required by this section shall be provided in accordance with the following standards:
(1) Screening shall be visually opaque and shall be constructed of a durable material. It shall
be installed within the required buffer yard, and shall be continuously maintained.
(2) Acceptable screening materials shall include stockade fences, decorative masonry walls,
brick walls, earth berms, and/or evergreen vegetation. Alternate materials may be
approved, if in the opinion of the Zoning Administrator, their characteristic and design
meet the intent and standards of this section.
(3) Screening shall be provided, in addition to the requirements listed above, for:
(A) All articles or materials being stored, maintained, repaired, processed, erected,
fabricated, dismantled, or salvaged, such that the activity is not visible from
surrounding properties or roads.
(B) Refuse storage and loading areas such that these activities are not visible from
surrounding properties or roads.
(C) Rooftop and ground level mechanical equipment such that it is not visible from
surrounding properties or roads.
(D) All trash dumpsters or containers used for recycling shall be screened so that it is
not visible from surrounding properties or roads. At minimum, the dumpster or
container shall be screened on three (3) sides with architectural screening.
Screening shall be based upon the standards above and subject to the approval
of the Administrator.
(1) Four (4) foot tall architectural screening is acceptable when
household style trash containers are used in place of dumpsters.
Sec. 6-30. – Modifications.
(a) Screening, landscaping, and buffer yards required by this section shall be applied equally to all
similarly situated properties. Modifications to these standards may be granted in writing by the
administrator if the administrator finds any of the following circumstances exist on the proposed
building site, or surrounding properties:
(1) Natural land characteristics such as topography or existing vegetation on the proposed
building site would achieve the same intent of this section;
(2) Innovative landscaping or architectural design is employed on the building site to achieve
an equivalent screening or buffering effect.
(3) The required screening would be ineffective at maturity due to the proposed topography
of the site, and/or the location of the improvements on the site.
(4) The topography of adjacent and surrounding sites is such as to render required screening
ineffective at maturity.
(5) The size or character of the area or equipment to be screened is such that screening may
be ineffective in carrying out the intention of this section.
(b) When the acreage of a site is significantly larger than the area proposed for physical
improvements or active usage, buffer yards shall be reserved as required by the section.
However, to achieve the intent of this section, the administrator may approve an alternative
location and design for required screening and plantings.
(c) When property lines abut an adjacent jurisdiction, the administrator shall determine the specific
screening and buffering requirements along that property line(s) after consideration of the zoning
designation and/or land use of the adjacent property. Requirements shall not exceed those that
would be required for similarly situated/zoned property within the Town.
(d) When a site plan is submitted to modify or expand an existing building or site improvements, or
accommodate a change in land use, buffer yard and screening requirements shall only be applied
to those portions of the site that are directly affected by the proposed improvements, or change in
land use, as determined by the administrator.
(e) The areas of any required buffer yard shall not be required to exceed fifteen (15) percent of the
site proposed for development. In such cases, the administrator shall allow the width or location
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of certain buffer yards to be reduced or eliminated. The administrator shall require additional
landscaping and/or screening within the remaining buffer yards, or elsewhere on the site.
(f) No landscaping or screening shall be required which in the opinion of the administrator interferes
with traffic safety, or which violates the provisions that govern the establishment of sight triangles.
Sec. 6-31. – Credit toward other standards.
(a) Buffer yard areas and associated vegetation within such areas may be credited toward
compliance with the Canopy coverage requirements in Sec. 6-24, above.
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Town of Vinton Zoning
Ordinance Update
Joint Town Council & Planning Commission Work Session
January 18, 2022
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Timeline of Events
Grass
Trees
Maintained
Gardens
Woodlands
Excluding:
UDA Final Advisory
Committee Meeting
December 2018
Joint Meeting with
PC/TC
January 2019
2019 Work Sessions
with PC on Z.O.
Revisions
Mar., Apr., Jun.,
Oct., Nov., Dec.
Staff commence in‐
depth R&D phase
based on PC
feedback
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Timeline of Events
Grass
Trees
Maintained
Gardens
Woodlands
Excluding:
Online Public Survey
Campaign
July ‐August 2020
PC Work Session on
Survey Results
Nov. 2020
2nd Phase of ZO
Revisions
Nov. 2020 – July
2021
Final PC Work
Session before
Community Meeting
July 2021
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Timeline of Events
Grass
Trees
Maintained
Gardens
Woodlands
Excluding:
Legal Review of the
Entire Draft of ZO
Revisions
August 2021
In‐Person
Community Meeting
September 2021
Council/PC Work
Session
January 18, 2022
PC and Council
Public Hearings
TBD
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Introduction to Major Subject Areas
Major subject areas of focus include
•Signage Regulations
•Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
•Homestays (AirBnB, Vrbo, etc.)
•Off‐Street Parking Regulations
•Dimensional Regulations (setbacks, building height, etc.)
•Proposed New and Revised Use Regulations
•Landscaping, Buffering, and Screening Requirements
Grass
Maintained
Gardens
Woodlands
Excluding:
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Major Goals of the Revisions
•Amend regulations related to temporary signs to align with changes made by the US
Supreme Court ruling in Reed v. Town of Gilbert, and promote a greater balance between
effective business marketing and efficient enforcement strategies.
•Develop new methods of measuring sign area to facilitate the permitting process, while
preserving the major tenets set out in the purpose section of the signage ordinance.
•Promote contemporary sign types that allow for proactive business promotion and
economic growth, while restricting current and new sign types that affect public safety and
welfare.
•Develop a user-friendly ordinance with tables, graphics, and organized sections that will
facilitate the permitting process both for the applicant and Town staff.
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Section Revisions Overview:
•Expanded definition lists
•New exemptions and prohibitions of certain sign types
•Temporary Sign Regulations
•New sign types (both permanent and temporary)
•New measuring methodology
•Illuminated signs
•Obsolete sign removal
•Efficient organization and the use of graphics
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Purpose Statements: Addition of Content
Neutrality Language
Addition:
•“(9) These regulations are not intended to and do
not restrict, limit or control the content of any sign
message.”
Justification:The primary results of the recent U.S.
Supreme Court ruling in the Reed case are that local
sign regulations must be content-neutral and that a sign
code will be subject to “strict scrutiny” judicial review if it
applies different standards based on a sign’s content,
purpose, or who installs the sign. Given these changes, it
is important to keep this overarching goal at the
forefront of the Town’s main purposes in regulating
signage.
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Definitions Section
Additions and Revisions:
Numerous new definitions of a sign, the various types of signs, and factors to be
included in the method of measuring the area of signs.
Justification:Numerous definitions were added for the first time to further define
both current and new sign types. Also, the actual methodology of measuring
the area of signs was moved to its own individual section to improve the
ordinance’s navigability and provide greater details on the different forms of
measurement. Definitions were also added to assist in clarifying the specific
types of signs that are either exempted or prohibited by the sign ordinance.
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Exempted Signs, Displays, and Devices
Additions to the exempted sign list include:
•On-premises directional signs
•Routine sign maintenance and the substitution of
messages or parts of the signs designed to be regularly
changed.
•Uniform road signage - Manual of Uniform Traffic Control
Devices (MUTCD)
•Wall graphics
•Window Covers (vacant/under-construction storefronts)
•“Open” and “Closed” Signs
•Flags
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Flags and Flagpoles
Proposed regulations:
•On a lot developed with a single-family dwelling or two-family dwelling, the
height of a flagpole is limited to 30 feet. On a lot developed with a principal use
other than a single-family dwelling or two-family dwelling, the height of a
flagpole is limited to 60 feet.
•Flagpoles, whether freestanding or attached to another structure, shall be
located no closer than five feet from any front lot line or street line and are
subject to the side and rear setback regulations for accessory structures.
•Maximum of three (3) flags are permitted per lot.
•The Town Council may approve an increase in flagpole height in accordance
with special use permit process.
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Grand Opening Exemption (Animated Signs)
•Animated signs are prohibited based on the current and proposed
zoning ordinance.
•However, it is proposed to allow the following:
•Pennants, streamers, balloons, or other air or gas-filled devices
(including one (1) inflatable sign) shall be permitted only for
promotion of a new business within the RB, CB, GB, M-1, or M-2
districts, and shall be removed within 14 days after the opening
of such business.
•For an inflatable sign allowed during this time period, such sign
shall be located within 15 feet of a building or designated site
entrance that provides access to the use and in no case shall
they be located within 15 feet of a street line or property line.
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Prohibited Sign Additions: “Portable Signs:
Portable signs, as defined:
Any sign designed and intended to be transported
or movable. Such signs are not attached to a
building or anchored within the ground and are
capable of being moved easily from one location to
another on its own chassis or by other means.
Portable signs may not be illuminated or include
audio equipment. No portable sign may be
converted to a permanent sign.
A-frame signs and freestanding temporary signs are
not included in this category of prohibition.
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Prohibited Sign Additions: Signs on Vacant Lots
Signs on vacant lots
Except for lots that are for sale or lease.
Justification:Placing a sign conflicts with the very definition of sign in the
ordinance. Vacant lots should have no product, activity, service, of
business to promote and off-premises signs are prohibited in the town,
so there is no purpose for signs on such properties.
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Prohibited Sign Additions: Mannequin Signs
Addition:
“Signs placed on mannequins, costumed characters, or
similar objects, except in the interior of a building or a
window display.”
Justification:Traffic and pedestrian safety hazard that have
the same issues that arise with portable signs, mentioned
above.
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Proposed Temporary Sign Regulations: Procedures
Temporary signs will not require a sign permit as long as they meet the
regulations in the ordinance section.
No time limit on the signage as long as the regulations are being complied
with by the property owner, business owner, or agent.
Provisions are specific to certain activities, use types, and sign types.
Active enforcement is required to ensure businesses are meeting the
regulations.
A-frame signs and window signs that meet the regulations are not included in
the square footage allowance for each property.
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Proposed Temporary Sign Regulations: Maximum #
and Square Footage
For non-residential uses located on a lot
with frontage on a public right-of-way,
building-mounted and freestanding
temporary signs are allowed, not to
exceed 24 square feet in total sign area
per lot. If freestanding, no more than 2
such signs are allowed per lot with a
maximum height of 4 feet (except for
feather signs).
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Temporary Signs on a Lot Developed with a
Residential Use
Proposed regulations:
•Temporary signs on any lot developed with a residential
use cannot exceed 12 square feet in total area and a
height of 4 feet.
Justification:These provisions allow the Town to make the
necessary revisions to comply with the changes to
nationwide sign regulations caused by the recent Supreme
Court ruling. The square footage requirements and height
requirements promotes governmental interests related to
public health and safety, while allowing residents to express
their views and beliefs through this medium.
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New Sign Measure Rule: Eight (8) Line Rule
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Window Coverage Regulations
•For non-residential uses where permitted, window and glass door signs are
permitted as follows:
•The total sign display area at a given establishment, including both permanent
and temporary window signs, does not cover more than 25 percent of the
total window and glass door area on the lot.
•Temporary window and glass door signs are not included in the total
permanent sign area calculation.
•Window signs are prohibited on a floor above the first floor of a building unless
the business advertised is only on the floor where the window sign is displayed.
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New Sign Type: Rooftop Screening Wall Signs
•Intent. Allow for signs to be mounted onto rooftop screening walls of establishments in the
CB Central Business District in a way that does not distract, confuse, mislead, obstruct vision
or create traffic hazards or other hazards to the community.
•General Standards:
•Only one (1) rooftop screening wall sign shall be allowed per lot;
•Such sign shall be counted towards the maximum sign allotment allowed for the
applicable use or premises;
•The sign must be mounted flat against the wall, and no part of the sign can extend
above or beyond the perimeter of the wall;
•The sign cannot be installed more than eight (8) feet above the building roof
supporting the screening wall measured from the top of the sign;
•Such sign shall not be illuminated through any means.
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Nonconforming Signs, “casualty”
Key word change:
•“Restoration or removal of damaged signs.Any nonconforming sign damaged to the
extent that it represents a public hazard as determined by the building official or
zoning administrator, or any nonconforming sign damaged by any casualty to an
extent exceeding 50 percent of its replacement cost, shall be removed or made to
conform to the provisions of this article. In the case of damage of 50 percent or less of
the replacement cost of a nonconforming sign damaged by any casualty, such sign
may be restored as before the damage, if such restoration is completed within six
months of the damage.”
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Miscellaneous Signage Revisions
Revisions:
•Illuminated Signs
Additional language concerning the way lighting fixtures that illuminate
signs are attached and placed, and/or the intensity of the light level.
•Obsolete Signs
The proposed defined period of time for a use or an activity to be
considered truly vacant or obsolete:two (2) years.
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Organization and Use of Diagrams
Questions?
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Potential Benefits of ADUs
•Provide elderly populations the capability to age-in-place.
•Potential secondary income resources for homeowners.
•Long-term cost savings for public utilities through limiting greater suburban sprawl.
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Types of ADUs
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Permitted By-Right
•Staff recommends that ADUs should be permitted by-right as an accessory use to
detached single-family dwelling.
•ADUs will only be permitted in the R-LD, R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-B zoning districts.
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General Standards: Rentability
•The property owner shall reside on-site, either in the principal dwelling or in the ADU, during
times that the unit is available for rent.
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ADU Size Requirements
•Measurement procedures. For the purpose of determining the size of an ADU, gross floor area
includes the area of any basement or cellar having a structural headroom of seven feet or
more, but does not include a garage.
•The minimum floor area of the ADU shall be three hundred (300) square feet.
•For attached or internal ADUs, the floor area of the ADU shall not exceed the lesser of eight
hundred (800) square feet or forty (40) percent of the finished floor area of a principal
residential use to which it is associated, or
The entirety of the basement or cellar may be used, up to the size of the basement or cellar
as of the date of the adoption of this ordinance.
•For detached ADUs in separate freestanding structures, the floor area of the ADU shall not
exceed the lesser of six hundred (600) square feet or forty (40) percent of the finished floor area
of a principal residential use to which it is associated, or
The entirety of the second floor of an existing freestanding nondwelling accessory structure,
up to the size of the second floor area as of the date of the adoption of this ordinance.
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Town of Vinton, SFR Finished Floor Area Research
•Average finished square footage for SFR style housing in Vinton:1,420 s.f.
•So, for a lot with the average size SFR home (1,420 s.f.) located on it, the maximum size ADU
that could be developed on the property would be:
•For attached or internal ADUs, the maximum floor area would be 568 s.f.
•For a detached ADU, the maximum floor area would also be 568 s.f.
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General Standards
•The owner must reside on the premises, in either the principal dwelling or the accessory
dwelling unit. If an owner will not reside on the property in a way that constitutes their principal
residence, then the Planning and Zoning Department must be informed and the owner will not
be permitted to rent the accessory dwelling unit during that year.
•Only one (1) ADU shall be allowed on any one (1) lot or parcel.
•The parcel meets the minimum lot size requirement of the zoning district it is located in.
•An accessory structure shall be located behind the front building line of the principal structure
and comply with the minimum front yard setback for the underlying zoning district.
•An ADU inside or attached to the principal structure shall comply with all applicable zoning
requirements for a principal building.
•An ADU inside or attached to the principal structure shall comply with all applicable zoning
requirements for a principal building.
•A detached ADU in a separate freestanding structure shall comply with the applicable zoning
requirements of the underlying residential zoning district and the development standards
relating to accessory buildings.
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General Standards: Non-Conforming Lots
•Lots that are non-conforming with regard to minimum lot size are eligible for an accessory
apartment provided that no additions or changes to the footprint of the existing structure
occur. No freestanding structures can be used in the case of this non-conformity.
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Development Standards
•For, detached ADUs:
•Front and secondary front yard setback
requirements are the same as the primary
dwelling unit; and the rear and side setbacks,
and separation from other structures are five feet
minimum. An ADU is not allowed in front of the
primary dwelling unit.
•A detached accessory dwelling unit may be
located over a garage, workshop, studio or
similar structure or built as a free standing
cottage.
•First floor areas may be used as garages, limited
access and limited storage.
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Development Standards (cont.)
•All façades of an attached accessory dwelling shall have similar materials and
architectural treatment that are balanced with the main building design and exterior
elevation.
•Exterior entrances to an accessory dwelling unit in a principal structure shall be located so
as to appear as a single family dwelling. The accessory dwelling unit entrance shall be
located on the side or in the rear of the single family residence.
•One (1) additional unobstructed parking space shall be required for the accessory dwelling
unit.
•An accessory building in which the accessory dwelling unit is located shall not be
separately metered for utilities (water, sanitary sewer, gas, electric, etc.) from the principal
single-family detached dwelling.
•Use the same driveway as the principal dwelling, unless it is accessed from a right-of-way
not used by the principal use (e.g., a rear alley or separate street access on a corner or
through-lot).
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Homestay Definition
•“Homestay. The accessory or secondary use of a residential dwelling unit or a portion
thereof by a host to provide room or space that is intended for short term transient
rental purposes in exchange for a charge for the occupancy. The primary use of the
homestay unit shall remain residential. For each booking transaction, all applicable
taxes must be collected and remitted to the town as required by Chapter 86 by
either the host or the associated hosting platform. Such accessory or secondary use
shall not create a landlord/tenant relationship.”
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Registration Requirements
•No host occupant shall operate a homestay or advertise a residential property for
homestay use without first registering and obtaining a permit for homestay with the
town.
•The host occupant shall register with the department of finance to collect and remit
the town's transient lodging tax and other applicable fees and taxes as set forth in
chapter 86, taxation.
•The registration shall be valid from January 1st (or from whatever date the
registration first occurs) through December 31st of the calendar year, and shall be
renewed annually.
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Use Regulations
•The dwelling shall be the principal residence of the host occupant.
•Rooms shall be rented only on a daily or weekly basis. Stays shall not exceed fourteen (14)
days. The minimum contract rental period for the guest party shall be 24 hours.
•The maximum number of adult guests in a homestay unit is limited to six (6) and no more
than five (5) sleeping rooms can utilized during any one stay (building code implications).
•The principal guest of a homestay unit shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
•No outdoor signs in conjunction with the homestay shall be displayed on the property.
•No RVs, buses, watercraft, personal utility trailers, or recreational equipment trailers shall be
parked on the adjoining street or on the property in conjunction with the use.
•The garbage and recycling collection schedule and guidelines shall be posted in a
prominent location inside the dwelling.
•The name and telephone number of the host or the host's designee shall be conspicuously
posted within the homestay unit. The host shall answer calls twenty-four (24) hours a day,
seven (7) days a week for the duration of each short term rental to address any problems
associated with the homestay unit.
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Safety Regulations
•There shall be a working fire extinguisher located in the kitchen.
•The unit shall have smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors
meeting current Underwriters Laboratory standards installed as follows:
In all sleeping areas.
In every room in the path of the means of egress from the sleeping
area to the door leading from the sleeping unit.
In each story within the sleeping unit, including basements.
•Any sleeping area must have one (1) other adequate method of
egress beyond the entrance point.
•As part of the registration process, the host shall certify that the
homestay unit meets the requirements of this section. The registration
forms shall also provide that, as part of the registration, the host is
agreeing to permit inspections of the home (at reasonable times and
after notice has been provided) to address complaints. The failure to
permit such an inspection is grounds for registration suspension.
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Suspension, Cancellation, and Penalties
•A registration may be suspended or cancelled for the following reasons:
Failure to collect and/or remit the transient occupancy tax.
Three or more substantiated complaints within a 12-month period for violations of the
Vinton Town Code or the use regulations and safety regulations outlined in this section.
The failure of any homestay host to maintain his or her principal place of residence or
domicile at the dwelling unit used as a limited residential lodging.
•Before any suspension or cancellation can be effective, a duly designated officer of the town
shall give written notice to the homestay host. If requested, a hearing shall be held before the
town manager or the town manager's designee. It is the burden of the host to demonstrate,
by a preponderance of the evidence, why the suspension or cancellation should not go into
effect. The decision of the town manager or designee may be appealed to the town council.
•Penalty:It shall be unlawful to operate a homestay without registering as required by this
article, after a registration has been suspended or cancelled or in violation of any other
requirement of this article; the penalty shall be a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per
occurrence.
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Refinement of Parking Schedule (Uses)
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Maximum Motor Vehicle Parking
•In order to minimize the adverse impacts caused by improving large areas with impervious
surfaces, including increased stormwater run-off, urban heat island effects, and nonpoint
source pollution, the total number of motor vehicle parking spaces serving a use identified in
the parking requirements table as requiring this maximum shall not exceed 150 percent of the
minimum parking standards shown in that same table, unless either of the following apply:
Any spaces in excess of 150 percent of the minimum number required are located in a
structured parking facility; or
A landscape plan that provides additional pervious landscape surfaces and increases
stormwater filtration has been reviewed and approved by the Zoning Administrator.
•The use of pervious or semi-pervious parking lot surfacing materials—including, but not limited
to—pervious asphalt and concrete, open joint pavers, and reinforced grass/gravel/shell grids
may be approved for off street parking and loading areas except on industrial and other sites
where there is reasonable expectation that petroleum and other chemical products will be
spilled, and provided such surfacing is subject to an on-going maintenance program (e.g.,
sweeping, annual vacuuming).
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Maximum Motor Vehicle Parking: Scenarios
Scenario #1: Small Business Development
•New business with a minimum # of off-street parking spaces set at:11 parking spaces
•Maximum # of parking spaces= 11 * 1.5= 16.5 ->17 parking spaces
Scenario #2: Larger Shopping Center Development
•Shopping center with a minimum # of off-street parking spaces set at:200 parking spaces
•Maximum # of parking spaces= 200 * 1.5=300 parking spaces
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Reduction for On-Street Parking
•The total number of required off-street parking spaces for a non-residential use as set
forth in schedule of parking requirements may be reduced by one (1) space for every
twenty (20) feet of lot frontage on a street to the extent that on-street is permitted along
the same frontage. The Vinton Public Works Department shall determine if on-street
parking is permitted along the said frontage used for this reduction.
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Reduction for Proximity to Public Transit
•Where a use is located within one thousand two hundred (1,200) feet of a public transit
route, the total number of required off-street parking spaces, unassigned to specific
persons, may be reduced to eighty (80) percent of that otherwise required as set forth in
the schedule of parking requirement. For the purpose of this provision, the distance shall
be measured from the public transit route to the property line of the use via a normal
pedestrian route of travel.
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Off-Site, Off-Street Parking Arrangements
•Required off-street parking spaces shall be located on the same lot or on a contiguous lot
under the same ownership as the use for which they are required, provided that spaces for use
in the CB, GB, MUD, M-1, or M-2 district, where applicable, may be located off the premises in
the form of off-site, off-street parking, when all of the following conditions are met:
The parking area within which such parking spaces are provided shall comply with the use
regulations and all other requirements of the district in which it is located;
All such parking spaces shall be located within 500 feet by normal pedestrian route of a
principal entrance to the building they serve. For the purpose of this requirement, the
distance from off-street parking spaces to the lot served shall be measured from the
nearest parking space to the principal entrance to the building on the lot of the use
served;
Off-site, off-street parking shall be designated for the purpose of the off-site use it serves
and shall not be used to meet the minimum off-street parking requirements of another use,
unless the Zoning Administrator determines that the uses for which the off-street parking
spaces are designated do not constitute simultaneous use of the parking spaces;
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Off-Site, Off-Street Parking Arrangements (cont.)
The off-site, off-street parking area shall either be owned by the owner of one (1) of the
uses or leased for at least a 20-year term or through a permanent easement by the owner
of the uses being served;
No changes shall be made to the shared parking area which would reduce the parking
provided for the uses, unless the owner of one (1) of the uses makes other arrangements to
provide parking. No such changes shall be made without Zoning Administrator approval;
Handicap parking spaces cannot be shared, unless the uses that are to share the spaces
are adjacent to the handicap spaces and no inconvenience to the users of such spaces
would be created;
Any proposed change in the use of a structure that shares a parking area will require proof
that adequate parking is available. Should ownership or lease agreement terminate, the
use for which off-site parking was provided shall be considered nonconforming and any
and all approvals, including a special use permit, shall be subject to revocation.
Continuation or expansion of the use shall be prohibited unless the use is brought into
compliance with the parking regulations of this appendix.
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Maintenance of Parking Areas
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Dimensional Revisions
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R-B Residential-Business Front Yard Setback
Reduction
Suggested Change:
•Reduce the front yard setbacks from 25 feet to 15 feet
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CB Central Business: Increase Building Height Limit
Suggested Change:
•Increase the height limit in this district from 35 feet to 45 feet or four (4) stories, whichever is
less.
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CB Central Business: Establish a Maximum Front
Yard Setback
Suggested Addition:
•Establish the front yard setback requirement in the CB District to have a maximum of 15 feet.
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Multi-Family Development in the R-3 District
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Dwelling Units (du) per acre Permission Classification
12 or fewer du per acre By Right
Between 13 and 24 du per acre Special Use Permit (SUP)
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Alternative Financial Institutions
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•Check cashing primary use
•Motor vehicle title lender
•Payday lender
•Precious metals dealer
•Banks
•Credit unions
•Other financial firms, etc.
Alternative Financial Institutions Financial Institutions
Massage Parlors v. Massage Clinics
•Massage Parlor. Any establishment having a fixed place of businesswhere massages are administered or any establishment holding itselfout through representations of its employees or agents or in anyadvertising medium as a place where massages are administered.This definition shall not be construed to include a hospital, nursinghome, medical clinic or the office of a duly licensed physician,surgeon, physical therapist, chiropractor, osteopath, a massagetherapist who is licensed by the Virginia Board of Nursing, or a barbershop or beauty salon in which massages are administered only to thescalp, face, the neck or the shoulders.
•Massage Clinic.An establishment where all active employees aremassage therapists certified by the Virginia Board of Nursing, asevidenced by the holding and continual renewal of a license issuedby the Board, carries out measures prescribed by doctors,chiropractors, and other medical professionals.
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Adult Use
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Counseling Services
•Remove SUP stipulation for counseling services and permit it by right as an office use in R-
B, GB, and CB.
•Definition of “Office”
•“Office.An establishment primarily engaged in providing professional, financial,
administrative, management, clerical or other services not involving the manufacture,
assembly or repair of goods, or the storage or direct transfer of goods to the customer
on the premises, except as may be incidental to a service provided on the premises.
If the establishment provides counseling, guidance, recuperative, or similar services
for persons requiring rehabilitation assistance as a result of mental illness, alcoholism,
detention, or similar conditions, this shall only occur for part of a 24-hour day.”
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Research And Development Facility
•Research and Development Facility. An establishmentwhich engages in research, or research anddevelopment, of innovative ideas in technology-intensive fields. Examples include research anddevelopment of communication systems, alternativeenergy sources, transportation, geographicinformation systems, multi-media and videotechnology. Development and construction ofprototypes may be associated with this use. Excludedfrom this use are any facilities which mass produceone (1) or more products directly for the consumermarket.
•Permitted zoning districts include:
•General-Business (GB): By-right
•Central-Business (CB): By-right
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Pet Daycare Facility and Animal-related Facilities
•Supplemental Regulations for completed enclosed
facilities.
•Standards in the GB, CB, and MUD Districts:
•All facilities shall be located within completely
enclosed and air conditioned buildings which
are soundproof to the extent that sound
produced by animals kept or treated therein
are not audible outside of the building.
•These supplemental regulations shall not
prohibit the occasional use of outdoors areas
for supervised animal relief.
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Pet Daycare Facility and Animal-related Facilities
•Supplemental Regulations for those with outdoor
components.
•Standards in the GB, M-1, and M-2 Districts:
•No facility may be established within 300 feet of a
residentially zoned district (R-LD, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-B).
•Outdoor play yards shall be screened from view so as
not to be visible from any public street or adjacent
property.
•Any outdoor play yard shall only be used between
dawn and dusk for supervised exercise and training
use. This shall not prohibit the occasional use of
outdoor areas for supervised animal relief outside of
these hours.
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Motor Vehicle Or Trailer Painting And Body Repair
•The previous ordinance definition required that certain auto or truck general repair
services to attain a special use permit in the GB district due the definition including the
following activities:
•Installation or removal of engines
•Transmissions or other major body or mechanical parts
•Body repair
•Painting or storage of wrecked vehicles
•After further research, it has been found that many of these activities, except body
repair, painting, and storage, pose no more risk or potential danger to public health and
safety than many of the common functions of a typical auto service center. With this, a
new use category will be added that specifically includes the main functions of motor
vehicle or trailer painting and body repair. The provisions surrounding wrecked vehicles
still stands as this use is only permitted in an automobile graveyard or junkyard.
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Classification of Breweries, Distilleries, etc.
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Microbrewery Brewery
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Retail Stores and Shops, Boutique
Definition
•Retail store or shop, boutique.A small-scale (less than two thousand five hundred (2,500)
square feet) retail use which offers for sale items of art or crafts, clothing, prepackaged food
and beverages, gift bags, limited household supplies and hardware, or which offers for sale
items related to a specific theme, e.g., kitchen wares, pet care, Amish products, etc.
“Boutique retail stores or shops” shall not include fuel pumps or the selling of fuel for motor
vehicles. “Boutique retail stores or shops” shall not include the selling of tobacco products,
nicotine vapor products, alcoholic beverages, or lottery tickets or shares. “Boutique retail
stores and shops” shall not include a use that offers the sale of antiques as its principal activity.
An antique for the purposes of this ordinance shall be a work of art, piece of furniture,
decorative object, or the like, of or belonging to the past, at least 30 years old.
•Permitted zoning districts include:
•Residential-Business (R-B): By-Right
•General Business (GB): By-Right
•Central Business (CB): By-Right
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Retail Stores and Shops, Large Format
Purpose
•This was initially proposed by Town staff in 2008 and is a good general practice torequire legislative review and approval of very large and complex developmentprojects in certain zoning districts in a locality.
Definition
•Retail store or shop, large format.Retail sales uses, including those uses classifiedmore specifically by these use type classifications, located in any newly constructedor enlarged building containing greater than 30,000 square feet of floor areadevoted to retail and related accessory use, whether on a single lot or contiguouslots owned or operated as associated, integrated, or cooperative businessenterprises.
Permitted zoning districts include:
•General-Business (GB): Special Use Permit
•Central-Business (CB): Special Use Permit
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Drive-up Facilities: Expanded/Refined Regulations
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Accessory Use Categories: Outdoor Storage &
Display
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Outdoor Display Area Outdoor Storage Area
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Meeting Date
January 18, 2022
Department
Planning and Zoning
Issue
Briefing on the proposed establishment of Outdoor Refreshment Areas (ORAs) in the Town of Vinton.
Summary
On July 1, 2021, Virginia ABC replaced the application for Local Special Events (LSE) licenses with
Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (ORA) licenses. As with the LSE license, an ORA license may
be issued only to a locality, business improvement district or nonprofit organization and authorizes the
consumption of alcoholic beverages within public spaces of the ORA, any permanent retail on-premise
licensee that is located within the ORA and any business without a license so long as the business
owner agrees.
The locality must be part of the discussion of boundaries for the ORA. No more than 16 events of no
more than three days per year will be granted ORA licensees unless the locality adopts an ordinance
requesting an increase in frequency and duration. The ordinance must specify the size and boundaries
of the ORA, a public safety plan and any other considerations deemed necessary by ABC.
Attachments
1. Ordinance Draft
Recommendations
No action required
Town Council
Agenda Summary
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ORDINANCE NO.
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE VINTON TOWN COUNCIL, HELD ON
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY _____, 2022 AT 6:00 P.M., IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF
THE VINTON MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 311 SOUTH POLLARD STREET, VINTON,
VIRGINIA.
AN ORDINANCE amending Chapter 6, Amusements and Entertainments by adding a new
Article III, Outdoor Refreshment Areas (ORAs) to the Vinton Town Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Vinton that
Chapter 6, Amusements and Entertainments, Article III, Outdoor Refreshment Areas (ORAs) is
adopted and enacted as follows:
Chapter 6 – AMUSEMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENTS
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ARTICLE III. – OUTDOOR REFRESHMENT AREAS (ORAs)
Sec. 6-29. - 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:
Outdoor refreshment area means an area within a locality covering an area of up to one-half
square mile that features a combination of dining, entertainment, office, residential, or hotel
establishments located in a physically integrated outdoor setting that is or can be made pedestrian
friendly.
TNC partner means a person authorized by a transportation network company to use a TNC
partner vehicle to provide prearranged rides on an intrastate basis in the Commonwealth.
TNC partner vehicle means a personal vehicle authorized by a transportation network
company and used by a TNC partner to provide prearranged rides on an intrastate basis in the
Commonwealth.
Sec. 6-30. – Designation of outdoor refreshment areas (ORAs).
(a) The Town may designate up to three (3) outdoor refreshment areas within its jurisdictional
boundaries.
(b) The Town will post appropriate signage that demarcates for the public the boundaries of
the outdoor refreshment area.
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Sec. 6-31. – General regulations.
(a) Only alcoholic beverages purchased from permanent retail on-premises licensees located
within the designated outdoor refreshment area may be consumed within the outdoor
refreshment area, including sidewalks and the premises of businesses not licensed to sell
alcoholic beverages at retail, upon approval of such business. Additionally,
(1) Such alcoholic beverages shall only be contained in paper, plastic, or similar
disposable containers with a maximum capacity of no more than 16 fluid ounces that
clearly display the name or logo of the retail on-premises licensee from which the
alcoholic beverage was purchased.
(b) Alcoholic beverages may only be consumed within an outdoor refreshment area during the
hours of _______ p.m. and ________p.m.
(c) The consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited on the exterior premises of any (i)
church, synagogue, mosque, or other place of religious worship or (ii) public, private, or
parochial school or an institution of higher education located within the outdoor refreshment
area.
Sec. 6-32. – Public Safety Plan Adoption.
A public safety plan will be established for each outdoor refreshment area within the Town
prior to the adoption of this ordinance in order to promote to public safety, health, morals, public
convenience, and general prosperity. Such plan shall:
(a) Detail local strategies for managing pedestrian and motor vehicle traffic within the outdoor
refreshment area;
(b) Identify and designate at least one TNC partner vehicle pickup area within or near each
outdoor refreshment area to help facilitate efficient and safe travel to and from the outdoor
refreshment area;
(c) Incorporate local law-enforcement agencies to provide for the safety and welfare of
individuals and businesses located within the outdoor refreshment area; and
(d) Incorporate local law-enforcement agencies to provide for the safety and welfare of
individuals and businesses located within the outdoor refreshment area.
State Law reference— Authority of town to create outdoor refreshment areas, Code of Virginia,
§ 15.2-926.5.
This Ordinance adopted on motion made by Council Member ____________________ and
seconded by Council Member ____________________, with the following votes recorded:
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AYES:
NAYS:
APPROVED:
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Bradley E. Grose, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Susan N. Johnson, CMC, Town Clerk
Meeting Date
January 18, 2022
Department
Town Clerk
Issue
Consider approval of minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 4, 2022
Summary
None
Attachments
January 4, 2022 minutes
Recommendations
Motion to approve minutes
Town Council
Agenda Summary
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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF VINTON TOWN COUNCIL HELD AT 6:00 P.M.
ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2022, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE VINTON
MUNICIPAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 311 SOUTH POLLARD STREET, VINTON, VIRGINIA
MEMBERS PRESENT: Bradley E. Grose, Mayor
Sabrina McCarty, Vice Mayor
Keith N. Liles
MEMBERS ABSENT: Laurie J. Mullins
Michael W. Stovall
STAFF PRESENT: Pete Peters, Town Manager
Cody Sexton, Assistant Town Manager
Susan N. Johnson, Executive Assistant/Town Clerk
Jeremy Carroll, Town Attorney
Anne Cantrell, Finance Director/Treasurer
Fabricio Drumond, Police Chief
The Mayor called the regular meeting to
order at 6:00 p.m. The Town Clerk called the
roll with Council Member Liles,
McCarty and Mayor Grose present. Council
Member Mullins and Council Member Stovall
were absent.
Roll call
After a Moment of Silence, Council Member
Liles led the Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S.
Flag.
Under upcoming community events/
announcements, Vice Mayor McCarty
announced the following: January 5 – 1:00 p.m.
– Open Ice Skating with Railyard Dogs; January
7 & 8 – 7:30 p.m. - VT Hockey v. Ohio; January
15 – 2:00 p.m. –
Railyard Dogs and 7:30 p.m. –
ASU – Lancerlot. Council Mem
announced January 8-9 – tribute to Elvis –
Rosie’s.
Vice Mayor McCarty made a motion to
approve the Consent Agenda as presented; the
motion was seconded by Council Member Liles
members voting: Vote 3-0; Yeas (3) – Liles,
McCarty, Grose; Nays (0) – None; Absent (2) –
Mullins, Stovall.
Approved
December 7, 2021
Under awards, introductions, presentations
and proclamations, Chief Travis Griffith with the
Roanoke County Fire & Rescue gave an update
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Griffith first commented that the merger in 2019
of the Vinton Fire Department with the Roanoke
County Fire & Rescue was as flawless as any
merger could go and in the Fall of that year the
Station.
Chief Griffith next commented
build a new station in the Bonsack area. They
have been fortunate with the assistance of Town
Supervisors and County Administration that
even through COVID and the ups and downs of
the economy, they are not cutting but expanding
services. It is in the budget this year to purchase
the land and in the CIP for FY2023 to build the
station with the hope of staffing and beginning
services out of this new Station in 2024.
Chief Griffith next commented that they have
agreements. Once the agreements are
finalized, instead of trucks passing s
run calls, those stations will be running calls and
the County will also be running calls into the City
and Salem. Also, through an RFP process, the
department has hired a consultant to assist with
developing a strategic plan to include identifying
internal and external stakeholders and involving
community partners to
comprehensive three-five year plan. They will
begin meeting in February with a goal to get it
implemented and in place the first of July.
With regard to the Vinton Station,
were ran in 2020 and 2,855 calls were ran in
2021. Vinton is the second b
Roanoke County with Cave Springs being first.
In response to a question from Council Member
Liles on where they are looking to build the
Bonsack station, Chief Griffith commented
Kroger. Based on data analysis, from the Read
Mountain Station, they are reaching 72% of the
minutes. Moving down the 460 corridor around
Kroger or CVS will get them into the 98-100%
range, so it makes sense to put it where they can
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the Mayor expressed appreciation on behalf of
Council for the good report.
Anne Cantrell gave the presentation of
Certificate of Distinguished Budget Presentation
Award for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2021
awarded to the Treasurer/Finance Department
Ms. Cantrell commented this is the sixth award
that the Town has received and the first submittal
was her first year with the Town.
receive the award, our budget document has to
operations guide and a communications device.
Mayor, Council, Town Staff and the Town Clerk
for all of their work on the budget and making it
possible to receive this award. We received
excellent comments this year and look forward
to continuing the relatively new tradition.
The next item on the agenda was
consideration of public
Vinton’s FY 2021-
funding for eligible expenditures on multi-year
expenditures in the amount of $2,750,167.73.
The Mayor opened
p.m.
Anne Cantrell commented the primary purpose
of the Public Hearing is to appropriate funding for
years and for
repair, grant match and other small items such
Section 15.2-2507 of the 1950 Code of Virginia
requires any locality to hold a Public Hearing in
order to amend its budget when the amendment
exceeds 1% of total expenditures.
Public Hearing at 6:23 p.m.
Council Member Liles made a motion to adopt
the Resolution as presented
seconded by Vice Mayor McCarty and carried by
the following roll call
voting: Vote 3-0; Yeas (3) –
Grose; Nays (0) – None; Absent (2) – Mullins,
Public Hearing opened
Public Hearing closed
Adopted Resolution No. 2469 amending the
Town of Vinton’s FY 2021-
appropriate funding for eligible expenditures on
multi-year grants, paving, capital projects, and
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The next item on the agenda was a briefing
on a proposed Parking a
Contribution Agreement between the Town and
Thrasher Memorial United Methodist Church
maintenance of their parking lot since it is utilized
events. We also have an equitable relationship
Church for the use of their parking lot for various
Town sponsored festivals and events. It seemed
Thrasher. The Board of Directors has reviewed
and approved the draft agreement for use of the
parking lot as long as it does not interfere with
existing church activities. This matter will be
brought back to Council for their consideration at
the January 18, 2022 meeting.
The Town Manager gave updates on the
following: the analysis of Mountain View Road
for potential reconstruction is on-going; contract
has been signed for the 3rd
project with work to begin soon; design work is
being done for some on-going repairs to the
Garthright Bridge; the 1st
signal for 3rd Street should be coming in soon.
The Town Manager also commented that Phase
Accommodations Improvements is getting ready
to go out for bid. This is the section from 5th
Street to the Town limit, which is
million grant funded project. Staff will be
address will be in early March. Anne Cantrell,
Cody Sexton and the Town Clerk have already
been doing a lot of work on
documents.
The Mayor
planning ahead on such projects as the 3rd Street
pump station upgrade and the Garthright bridge
happens.
In response to a question from Council Member
rd
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Station would work, the Town Manager
commented there are four pumps and one will be
taken off-line at a time as they
pump. The new pumps will actually create more
efficiency and there is the potential that the two
new ones might suffice instead of having four.
Under reports from Council Committees,
Anne Cantrell first commented that the Finance
Committee met on December 6
Committee received the audit presentation from
Brown Edwards, which was given to Council at
their December 7, 2021 meeting. They reviewed
the October 31, 2021 Financial Statements, the
grant fund rollover that was approved earlier in
the meeting and the FY2023 Budget Calendar.
Ms. Cantrell next commented that the October
financial statement continues to show favorable
performance
but this is primarily because capital projects are
utilizing fund balance from last year. Revenues
currently out-performing budget include personal
property tax, business license, pari-mutuel tax,
meals tax, cigarette tax, War Memorial rentals,
recoveries and rebates and State sales tax. The
Utility fund also had a favorable billing revenue
balance of $130,000. The overall fund is short
anticipated use of fund balance.
As of October 31, 2021, cash on hand across all
investments on hand at $3.3 million. Restricted
cash funds were $4.7 million or about 36% of our
cash and investments on hand.
Vice Mayor McCarty made a motion to approve
the October 31, 2021
presented; the motion was seconded by Council
Member Liles and carried by the following vote,
with all members voting: Vote 3-0; Yeas (3) –
Liles, McCarty, Grose; Nays (0) – None; Absent
(2) – Mullins, Stovall.
Report
Council Members commented on the new
Christmas lights throughout the Town, the 2022
Town calendar and the success of the Employee
Holiday Luncheon and the Santa Crawl on
th
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The Mayor commented on the recent RND
Coffee ribbon cutting
they did during the recent snow event. He also
commented on the recent opening of the Rosie’s
expansion
families of Steve Lonker and Nick Peters.
Council Member Liles
Roanoke County Administrator and that he has
been a lot of help to the Town. The Mayor
commented that we are going to invite him to a
meeting to be recognized by Council.
adjourn the meeting; the motion was seconded
by Vice Mayor McCarty
following vote, with all members voting: Vote 3-
0; Yeas (3) – Liles, McCarty, Grose; Nays (0) –
None; Absent (2) – Mullins, Stovall. The meeting
APPROVED:
_______________________________
Bradley E. Grose, Mayor
ATTEST:
_________________________________
Susan N. Johnson, CMC, Town Clerk
Meeting Date
January 18, 2022
Department
Public Works
Issue
Consider adoption of a Resolution appropriating funds in the amount of $393.30 received for scrap
metal to the Public Works budget.
Summary
A check for $393.30 has been received from D. H. Griffin Wrecking Co., Inc. and deposited in
Revenue Account 200.1901.001 Recoveries and Rebates. The check for $393.30 is for scrap metal
from the Public Works Department.
It is necessary to appropriate the $393.30 to Public Works Administration Operating Budget Account
Number 200.1221.350, Maintenance and Repairs Building.
Attachments
Resolution
Recommendations
Motion to adopt Resolution
Town Council
Agenda Summary
RESOLUTION NO.
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE VINTON TOWN COUNCIL HELD ON
TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2022 AT 6:00 PM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE
VINTON MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 311 SOUTH POLLARD STREET, VINTON,
VIRGINIA
WHEREAS, the Town of Vinton had scrap metal from the Public Works Department through D.
H. Griffin Wrecking Co., Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the revenue received from the scrap metal has been received into the Revenue
Account 200.1901.001– Recoveries and Rebates in the amount of $393.30; and
WHEREAS, in order that the money can be used for building needs and repair work in the Public
Works Department, it is necessary for the Vinton Town Council to appropriate the
funds from the Revenue Account 200.1901.001 – Recoveries and Rebates to the
Public Works Administration Operating Budget Account Number 200.1221.350,
Maintenance and Repairs Building.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Vinton Town Council does hereby approve
the following transaction:
BUDGET ENTRY
GENERAL LEDGER:
200.25100 Appropriations $393.30
200.25000 Estimated Revenue $393.30
FROM
REVENUE:
200.1901.001 Recoveries and Rebates $393.30
TO
EXPENDITURE:
200.1221.350 Maintenance & Repair Building $393.30
This Resolution adopted on motion made by Council Member______ , seconded by Council
Member ___________________, with the following votes recorded:
AYES:
NAYS:
APPROVED:
Bradley E. Grose, Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________________________
Susan N. Johnson, CMC, Town Clerk
Meeting Date
January 18, 2022
Department
Administration
Issue
Vinton First Aid Crew Report
Summary
Chris Sayre, Chief of the Vinton First Aid Crew, will be at the meeting to give this report.
Attachments
None
Recommendations
No action required
Town Council
Agenda Summary
Meeting Date
January 18, 2022
Department
Administration
Issue
Vinton Historical Society/Vinton Museum Report
Summary
Randy Layman, President of the Vinton Historical Society, will be at the meeting to give this
report.
Attachments
None
Recommendations
No action required
Town Council
Agenda Summary
Meeting Date
January 18, 2022
Department
Vinton War Memorial
Issue
Consider adoption of a Resolution appropriating funds in the amount of $500.00 received from
AMVETS to the Vinton War Memorial Operating Supplies Account
Summary
AMVETS made a donation to the Vinton War Memorial in the amount of $500.00. The donation has
been received into the Donations for Veterans Monument Revenue Account and needs to be
appropriated to the Vinton War Memorial Operating Supplies Account.
The Finance Committee reviewed this request at their January 10, 2022 meeting and recommends
Council approval.
Attachments
Resolution
Recommendations
Motion to adopt Resolution
Town Council
Agenda Summary
RESOLUTION NO.
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE VINTON TOWN COUNCIL HELD ON TUESDAY,
JANUARY 18, 2022 AT 6:00 PM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE VINTON
MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 311 SOUTH POLLARD STREET, VINTON, VIRGINIA 24179.
WHEREAS, AMVETS made a donation to the Vinton War Memorial in the amount of $500.00;
and
WHEREAS, the donation has been received into the Donations for Veterans Monument Revenue
Account and needs to be appropriated to the Vinton War Memorial Operating
Supplies Account.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the Town of Vinton, Virginia
does herby approve the following transaction:
BUDGET ENTRY
GENERAL LEDGER
200.25100 Appropriations $500.00
200.25000 Estimated Revenue $500.00
FROM
REVENUE:
200.1899.027 Donations for Veterans Monum $500.00
TO
EXPENDITURE:
200.7103.551 Other Operating Supplies $500.00
This Resolution adopted on motion made by ____________________, seconded by
___________________ with the following votes recorded:
AYES:
NAYS:
APPROVED:
_______________________________
Bradley E. Grose, Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________________________
Susan N. Johnson, CMC, Town Clerk
Meeting Date
January 18, 2022
Department
Administration
Issue
Consider adoption of a Resolution approving an annual payment of $500.00 and authorizing the
Town Manager to execute a Parking and Maintenance Contribution Agreement between the Town
and Thrasher Memorial United Methodist Church
Summary
The Town has worked closely with Thrasher Memorial United Methodist Church to have their
parking lot available to the public for various Town sponsored festivals and special events. To
this end, the Town will provide a financial contribution to assist cost of resealing, restriping, and
maintaining the parking lot.
As proposed, the Town would contribute an annual payment of $500.00 to assist with said parking
lot maintenance.
Council was briefed on this matter at their January 4, 2022 meeting.
Attachments
Parking and Maintenance Agreement
Resolution
Recommendations
Motion to adopt Resolution
Town Council
Agenda Summary
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PARKING AND MAINTENANCE CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into this 1st day of January, 2022 (“Effective Date”), by
and between the TOWN OF VINTON (hereinafter, "TOWN"), 311 South Pollard Street, Vinton,
VA 24179 and the THRASHER MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, (hereinafter,
"CHURCH"), 707 E. Washington Avenue, Vinton, VA 24179.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the TOWN has requested permission for the public to use the CHURCH’s
parking lot located at 707 E. Washington Avenue in the Town of Vinton for public parking for
various TOWN sponsored Festivals and Special Events; and
WHEREAS, the CHURCH agreed to allow its private parking lot to be used for public
parking for the aforementioned purposes when the use does not conflict with other church
activities; and
WHEREAS, in consideration of this agreement with the CHURCH, the TOWN agreed to
contribute towards the annual maintenance and up-keep of the parking lot;
NOW, THEREFORE AND IN CONSIDERATION of the above, the parties memorialize
their agreement as follows:
1. PARKING.
CHURCH shall allow the general public to use its private parking lot at 707 E. Washington
Avenue in the Town of Vinton for parking associated with various TOWN sponsored
Festivals and Special Events. TOWN shall provide CHURCH with reasonable notice of
TOWN sponsored Festivals and Special Events where parking at the CHURCH will be
required. Within seven (7) days of receiving notice from the TOWN about TOWN
sponsored Festivals and Special Events, CHURCH shall advise TOWN if there is any
conflict with any CHURCH activity that would limit parking for any of those Festivals and
Special Events.
2. PARKING LOT MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCE.
TOWN agrees to pay CHURCH an annual fee of Five Hundred Dollars and No/100
($500.00) to assist with the cost of resealing, restriping, and maintaining the CHURCH
parking lot.
3. TERM OF AGREEMENT.
This Agreement will commence on the Effective Date listed above and shall continue for a
period of thirty (30) months thereafter (“Termination Date”). Unless either party gives the
other party written notice of termination as provided in Section 6, this Agreement shall
automatically renew thereafter for successive one-year renewal terms.
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4. INSURANCE.
TOWN shall carry public liability insurance for its sponsored activities and name the
CHURCH as additional insured.
5. ENTIRE AGREMENT.
This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties and may be changed
only by a written amendment, signed by both parties. This Agreement shall be governed
by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It shall not be assigned by Lessee without
the prior written approval of Lessor.
6. TERMINATION.
Either party may terminate this Agreement by giving the other party written notice at least
thirty (30) days prior to the Termination Date of this Agreement or prior to the expiration
of any subsequent renewal term.
7. NOTICES.
All notices pertaining to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be transmitted either
by personal hand delivery or through the U.S. Postal Service by certified mail, return
receipt requested. The addresses set forth above for the respective parties shall be the
places where notices shall be sent, unless written notice of a change of address is given.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed this
________ day of _______________, 2022.
TOWN OF VINTON THRASHER MEMORIAL UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
___________________________________ ___________________________________
By: Richard W. Peters, Jr. By
Its: Town Manager Its:________________________________
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
____________________________________
Town Attorney
RESOLUTION NO.
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE VINTON TOWN COUNCIL HELD ON TUESDAY,
JANUARY 18, 2022 AT 6:00 P.M., IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE VINTON
MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 311 SOUTH POLLARD STREET, VINTON, VIRGINIA.
WHEREAS, for many years, the Town of Vinton (“Town”) has worked closely with Thrasher
Memorial United Methodist Church (“Church”) to use the Church’s parking lot at
707 E. Washington Avenue for public parking for various Town sponsored
Festivals and Special Events; and
WHEREAS, because of the Town’s use of said parking lot, the Town will make a financial
contribution to assist with the cost of resealing, restriping, and maintaining the
parking lot; and
WHEREAS, the Town has agreed to pay the Church an annual fee to assist with said parking
lot maintenance in the amount of $500.00; and
WHEREAS, Town staff recommends that a Parking and Maintenance Contribution Agreement
be executed to formalize said agreement between the parties and that said
Agreement have an effective date of January 1, 2022.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Vinton Town Council does hereby approve
the payment of $500.00 to the Church and authorizes the Town Manager to execute the Parking
and Maintenance Contribution Agreement as presented to Council and approved as to form by
the Town Attorney.
This Resolution adopted on motion made by _______________________, seconded by
_______________________, with the following votes recorded:
AYES:
NAYS:
APPROVED:
______________________________
Bradley E. Grose, Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________________________
Susan N. Johnson, CMC, Town Clerk
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Meeting Date
January 18, 2022
Department
Council
Issue
Appointments to Boards/Commissions/Committees
Summary
Council needs to make appointments to the following:
Western Virginia Regional Industrial Facility Authority
Mayor Grose and Cody Sexton’s terms expire on February 3, 2022. Council needs to re-appoint
them to new four year terms beginning February 4, 2022 and ending February 3, 2026.
Attachments
None
Recommendations
Nominate and motion to appoint individuals
Town Council
Agenda Summary
Meeting Date
January 18, 2022
Department
Finance/Treasurer
Issue
Finance Committee
Summary
The Finance Committee met on January 10, 2022 and the following items were discussed at the
meeting:
• November 30, 2021 Financial Statements
• Scrap Metal Resolution
• AMVETS Donation Resolution
• SLAF Grant Resolution
• 2016 Write-Offs for Tax and Utility
Attachments
November 30, 2021 Financial Report Summary
Recommendations
Motion to approve November 2021 Financial Report
Town Council
Agenda Summary
Financial Report Summary
November 30, 2021
Budget Budget Posted Posted Balance YTD
General Fund 200
Revenues 8,032,258 2,197,198 568,879 2,680,853 483,654 122%
Expenditures 8,032,258 3,613,002 754,731 2,944,558 (668,445) 81%
Revenues over/(under) Expenditures (1,415,804) (185,852) (263,705)
Grant Fund 250
Revenues 384,800 397,744 3,928,587 4,210,675 3,812,932 1059%
Expenditures 384,800 393,344 17,382 126,510 (266,835) 32%
Revenues over/(under) Expenditures 4,399 3,911,205 4,084,165
Utility Fund 300
Revenues 4,513,595 1,630,639 123,987 1,728,513 97,874 106%
Expenditures 4,513,595 2,388,734 211,032 1,777,440 (611,294) 74%
Revenues over/(under) Expenditures (758,095) (87,045) (48,927)
Capital Fund 400
Revenues 835,000 1,387,298 45,833 229,167 (1,158,131) 17%
Expenditures 835,000 1,421,211 96 470,567 (950,644) 33%
Revenues over/(under) Expenditures (33,913) 45,737 (241,400)
Stormwater Fund 600
Revenues 414,328 172,568 34,527 172,637 69 100%
Expenditures 414,328 161,225 36,486 167,515 6,290 104%
Revenues over/(under) Expenditures 11,342 (1,959) 5,121
Total All Funds
Revenues 14,179,981 5,785,447 4,701,814 9,021,844 3,236,397 156%
Expenditures 14,179,981 7,977,517 1,019,727 5,486,590 (2,490,927) 69%
Revenues over/(under) Expenditures (2,192,070) 3,682,087 3,535,254
Meeting Date
January 18, 2022
Department
Public Works
Issue
Public Works Committee
Summary
The Public Works Committee met on January 12, 2022 and the following items were discussed at
the meeting:
• Signal Updates
• Hardy Road Street Light Update
• Meter Project Update
• Private Stormwater Infrastructure Repair (Shepherd)
• Mountain View Road Update
• CIP Budget Requests
Attachments
None
Recommendations
No action required
Town Council
Agenda Summary