Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Troutville, Virginia

Town of Troutville’s own rules

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  Zoning certificate of occupancy for buildings and land use inside Troutville town

  • Issued by the zoning administrator within 10 days after erection or structural alteration conforms to the zoning chapter
  • This is the zoning-code certificate; Virginia USBC certificate of occupancy not researched

  “a certificate of occupancy either for the whole or a part of a building shall be applied for simultaneously with the application for a zoning permit.”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Troutville town limits (Botetourt County)

  • Town code is dated as adopted 11-10-1992 with amendments noted

  “town of troutville zoning code [history: adopted by the town council of the town of troutville 11-10-1992. amendments noted where applicable.]”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Troutville town zoning districts

  • Zoning map is on file at the town clerk's office

  districts: A-1, R-1, R-2, R-3, B-1, B-2, M-1

  “the incorporated areas of the town of troutville, virginia, are hereby divided into seven districts as follows: agricultural a-1 residential r-1 residential r-2 residential r-3 business (local) b-1 business (general) b-2 industrial m-1”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Residential District R-1 (main single-family district) inside Troutville town

  • 20,000 sq ft lots subject to health department approval
  • Minimum lot width 75 feet at the setback line

  minimum lot area with water and sewer: >= 15000 square feet · minimum lot area otherwise: >= 20000 square feet (subject to health department approval)

  “lots served by both water and sewer systems shall have a minimum area of 15,000 square feet. all others shall have the minimum area of 20,000 square feet subject to the approval of the health department.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Agricultural District A-1 inside Troutville town

    “the minimum lot area for permitted uses shall be one acre or more.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Agricultural District A-1 inside Troutville town

  • Side yard 25 ft minimum (total of two 50 ft); rear yard 50 ft (Section 240-7)
  • Corner lot side street yard 35 ft

  front setback from street right-of-way 50 ft or wider: >= 50 feet

  “structures shall be located 50 feet or more from any street right-of-way which is 50 feet or greater in width or 100 feet or more from the center line of any street right-of-way less than 50 feet in width”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Residential District R-1 inside Troutville town

    “structures shall be located 35 feet or more from any street right-of-way which is 50 feet or greater in width or 60 feet or more from the center line of any street right-of-way less than 50 feet in width.”

• Building heightSpecified

  Agricultural District A-1 inside Troutville town

  • Dwellings up to 45 ft / three stories with wider side yards; public/semipublic buildings up to 60 ft with increased yards; spires, chimneys, antennas etc. exempt

  maximum building height: <= 35 feet (dwellings up to 45 ft with larger side yards)

  “buildings may be erected up to 35 feet in height, except that: a. the height limit for dwellings may be increased up to 45 feet and up to three stories, provided that there are two side yards for each permitted use, each of which is 15 feet or more”

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Residential District R-1 inside Troutville town

  • Only Class B manufactured homes, by conditional use permit from town council, temporarily for reconstruction/replacement of a dwelling lost to fire, flood or act of God or disaster relief
  • Manufactured home parks prohibited in R-1

  “manufactured homes are prohibited, except that class b manufactured homes may be permitted upon issuance of a conditional use permit by the town council for temporary use for the period of reconstruction or replacement of an uninhabitable dwelling lost or destroyed by fire, flood, or act of god or used temporarily as housing relief by victims of a federally declared disaster.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Limited — Residential District R-2 inside Troutville town

    “manufactured homes may be allowed upon issuance of a conditional use permit by the town council.”

• Building in a floodplainRequired

  Floodplain areas inside Troutville town

  • Must comply with all applicable codes including Virginia USBC and Chapter 190 subdivision
  • Zoning administrator reviews sites to assure they are reasonably safe from flooding

  “all uses, activities, and development occurring within any floodplain areas shall be undertaken only upon the issuance of a zoning permit by the zoning administrator.”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning permits inside Troutville town

  • Application needs three copies of a scale drawing; commission may request review of an approved permit

  “buildings or structures shall be started, reconstructed, enlarged or altered only after a zoning permit has been obtained from the administrator.”

Still unanswered

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• Building permit — Building permits inside Troutville town
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Troutville town
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Troutville town
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Troutville town
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Troutville town

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.