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

Town of Coeburn’s own rules

• Certificate of occupancyRequired

  New or structurally altered buildings and changes of use inside Coeburn town

  • Issued by the zoning administrator within 10 days after completion in conformity with the ordinance.
  • Applied for coincident with the building permit application.
  • Agricultural uses associated with the conduct of a farm are excepted for vacant land.
  • Temporary certificate up to six months possible.

  “certificates of occupancy and compliance shall be applied for coincident with the application for a building permit and shall be issued within 10 days after the erection or structural alteration of such buildings shall have been completed in conformity with the provisions of these regulations.”

• Local zoningPresent

  All land inside Coeburn town limits

  • Ordinance text carries 2009 amendments; later amendments not checked.

  “the incorporated area of coeburn, virginia, is hereby divided into the following districts”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Coeburn town

  • Districts: R-1, R-2, C-1, C-2, C-3, I-1, P-1 plus floodplain overlay.

  “residential district r-1 manufactured housing district r-2 community business district c-1 travel business district c-2 historic business district c-3 industrial district i-1 public land district p-1 floodplain district (overlay district)”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Residential District R-1 inside Coeburn town

  • 20,000 sq ft with individual sewage disposal; 30,000 sq ft with individual water and sewerage; area approved by health official.
  • Minimum lot width at setback line 60 feet.

  minimum lot area, public water and sewer: 7500 sq ft

  “for lots containing or intended to contain a single permitted use served by public water and sewer, the minimum lot area shall be seventy-five hundred (7,500) square feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Manufactured Housing District R-2 inside Coeburn town

    “for lots containing or intended to contain a single permitted use served by public water and sewer, the minimum lot area shall be six thousand (6,000) square feet, with a minimum lot width of fifty (50) feet and a minimum lot depth of one hundred (100) feet.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Residential District R-1 inside Coeburn town

  • Side yard 10 ft and rear yard 25 ft for each main structure.

  front setback from street right-of-way 50 ft or wider: >= 25 ft

  “the minimum side yard for each main structure shall be ten (10) feet. each main structure shall have a minimum rear yard of twenty-five (25) feet.”

• Building heightSpecified

  Residential District R-1 inside Coeburn town

  • Up to 45 feet and 3 stories if side yards are 10 ft plus 1 ft per foot over 35 ft.
  • Exceptions for spires, towers, chimneys etc.

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

  “the height limit for structures may be increased up to forty-five (45) feet and up to three (3) stories provided each side yard is ten (10) feet, plus one (1) foot of side yard for each additional foot of building height over thirty-five (35) feet.”

• Accessory dwellingsLimited

  Accessory buildings inside Coeburn town

  • Accessory structures may not be used for housekeeping; R-1 separately permits two-family and multiple-family dwellings.

  “in residential district r-1, structures to be erected or land to be used shall be for one (1) or more of the following uses: (a) agriculture and home gardens. (b) apartments, with a special use permit. (c) boarding houses. (d) single-family dwellings; conventional, site-built, single unit construction or modular housing as defined. (e) two-family duplexes and multiple-family dwellings.”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision of land inside Coeburn town

  • Family subdivisions covered in Article IV; plat procedures in Article V.

  “article iv: family subdivisions 106 article v: procedures for submitting, approving and recording plats 108”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning permits inside Coeburn town

  • Application needs three copies of a scale drawing.
  • Building-permit process itself not located.

  “each application for a zoning permit shall be accompanied by three (3) copies of a scale drawing.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Coeburn or Wise County directly.

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