Zoning Ordinance
- Zoning Ordinance Documents
- Zoning Ordinance Amendments
The March 12, 2009 Update of the Zoning Ordinance
The Zoning Ordinance regulates the use of land in the City based on a property's zoning designation. The Ordinance also provides minimum standards of development for site improvments such as: parking, landscaping, signage, etc. The following index gives general headings for information contained in each article.
- TOC : Table of Contents for Zoning Ordinances
- Abstract : Information about Zoning Ordinance
- Article 1 : Definitions
- Article 2 : Districts
- Article 3 : Low Density Residential District LR
- Article 4 : Medium Density Residential District MR
- Article 5 : High Density Residential District HR
- Article 5.1 : Limited High Density Residential District HR-1
- Article 6 : Residential Office District RO-1
- Article 7 : Residential Business District RB-1
- Article 8 : Highway Commercial District B-2
- Article 9 : Central Business District B-1
- Article 10 : Commercial Industrial District CM-1
- Article 11 : Limited Industrial District M-1
- Article 12 : Intensive Industrial District M-2
- Article 13 : Planned Development PUD & PC
- Article 14 : Historic Winchester District HW
- Article 14.1 : Floodplain Districts FP
- Article 14.2 : Corridor Enhancement District CE
- Article 15 : Health Services District HS
- Article 15.1 : Medical Center District MC
- Article 16 : Higher Education District HE-1
- Article 16.1 : Education, Institution and Public Use District EIP
- Article 17 : Nonconforming Uses
- Article 18 : General Provisions
- Article 19 : Site Plan Requirements
- Article 20 : Board of Zoning Appeals
- Article 21 : Violation and Penalty
- Article 22 : Amendments
- Article 23 : Administration and Interpretation
- Ordinance Binder : Complete Ordinance
The Zoning Ordinance is a fluid document that is refined and amended by City Council to keep pace with, and set standards for, new issues and forms of development as they may arise. The following index gives general headings for each amendment to the Ordinance since its March 12, 2009 update.
| Amended Article(s) | Case Numbers |
Title |
|---|---|---|
| 18-6-6.1 | TA-08-09 | AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS FROM OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS |
| 8 and 19 | TA-08-13 | AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RE-ENACTING ARTICLES 8 AND 19 OF THE WINCHESTER ZONING ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO PROVISIONS FOR UPPER-STORY HOUSING IN THE HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL, B-2 DISTRICT |
| 5, 7, 8, 9 and 13 | TA-08-12 | AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLES 5, 7, 8, 9, AND 13 OF THE WINCHESTER ZONING ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO DENSITY ADJUSTMENTS FOR MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS WITH LEED® FOR HOMES CERTIFICATION |
| 19 | TA-09-01 | AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 19 OF THE |
| 20 | TA-09-66 | AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 20 OF THE WINCHESTER ZONING ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS |
| 18 | TA-09-89 | AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RE-ENACTING ARTICLE 18 OF THE WINCHESTER ZONING ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO MINIMUM REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING |













