Division 5 — FLOOD HAZARD VARIANCE PROCEDURES
Article VI
Danville Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-09 · Danville
Sections in this part
- 32-22 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.
- 32-23 D-1 TWO FAMILY DISTRICT.
- 32-24 M-30 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
- 32-25 M-25 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
- 32-26 M-20 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
- 32-27 M-13 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
- 32-28 M-8 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
- 32-29 M-35 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
- 32-37 A-2 GENERAL AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT.
- 32-38 A-4 AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE DISTRICT.
- 32-45 DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT. [ ]
32-36.2 Uses. ¶
- a. Uses Permitted . Uses permitted in the A-1 district shall be as follows:
Small farming, including horticulture, floriculture, nurseries and greenhouses, mushroom rooms, fur farms, poultry raising, animal breeding, raising of grainfed rodents, aviaries, apiaries, and similar agricultural uses;
A stand not exceeding two hundred (200) square feet for sale of agricultural products grown on the premises. The stand shall be set back at least twenty-five (25') feet from the front property line;
A detached single family dwelling on each lot and the accessory structures and uses normally auxiliary to it;
Publicly owned parks and playgrounds;
The keeping of livestock. No livestock shall be kept on any taxable unit of land less than one (1) acre, and no more than two (2) head of livestock may be maintained per acre on any taxable unit of land in the A-1 district. Barns, stables, and other buildings or structures used to house livestock shall not be located or maintained in the A-1 district nearer than one hundred (100) feet to the boundary line of any street or public road, nor nearer than fifty (50') feet to any side, front, or rear property line of the lot or parcel of land. Fenced pasture, paddocks, or other enclosed livestock areas shall not be located nearer than ten (10) feet to any front, side, or rear property line of the lot or parcel of land;
Foster home or family care home operated by a public agency, or by a private agency which has obtained State or local approval (license) for the proposed operation, where not more than six (6) minors reside on the premises with not more than two (2) supervisory persons.
- b. Uses With Land Use Permit .
In an A-1 district, a land use permit may allow the following uses.
Allowable uses are:
(a) Home occupations;
(b) Publicly owned parks and playgrounds;
(c) Dude ranches, riding academies and stables, and dog kennels;
(d) Publicly owned buildings and structures, except as provided in Articles I-III;
(e) Commercial radio and television receiving and transmitting facilities but not including broadcasting studios or business offices.
- Other allowable uses are:
(a) Hospitals, animal hospitals, eleemosynary and philanthropic institutions, and convalescent homes;
(b) Churches, religious institutions, and parochial and private schools, including nursery schools;
(c) Community buildings, clubs, and activities of a quasi-public, social, fraternal, or recreational character, such as: golf, tennis, and swimming clubs, and veterans and fraternal organizations not organized for monetary profit; these uses are allowed only where not organized for monetary profit;
(d) More than one (1) detached dwelling unit on a lot or parcel of land;
(e) Medical and dental offices and medical clinics.
32-36.3 Lots. ¶
a. Lot Area . No agricultural pursuit shall be permitted nor shall any structure or use herein permitted be erected, placed, or established on a lot smaller than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet in area.
b. Lot Width . No agricultural pursuit shall be permitted nor shall any structure or use herein permitted be erected, placed, or established on a lot less than one hundred twenty (120') feet in average width.
c. Lot Depth . No agricultural pursuit shall be permitted nor shall any structure or use herein permitted be erected, placed, or established on a lot less than one hundred twenty (120') feet deep.
32-36.4 Building Height. ¶
a. Building Height; Maximum . No structure or building herein permitted shall exceed two and one-half (2 1/2) stories or thirty-five (35') feet in height, whichever is greater.
32-36.5 Yards.
a. Yard; Side . There shall be an aggregate side yard width of at least thirty-five (35') feet. No side yards shall be less than fifteen (15') feet wide. These minima may be reduced to three (3') feet for an accessory building or structure if it is set back at least sixty-five (65') feet from the front property line. No barns, stables, apiaries, aviaries, or other buildings or structures used to house livestock, grainfed rodents, bees, birds, or poultry shall be located in this district nearer than fifty (50') feet to the boundary line of any residential land use district.
b. Yard; Setback . There shall be a setback (front yard) of at least twenty-five (25') feet for any structure in the A-1 district except on corner lots, where the principal frontage of the lot shall have a setback of at least twenty-five (25') feet and the other setback shall be at least twenty (20') feet.
c. Yard; Rear . Rear yard provisions for the A-1 district shall be the same as those for the R-6 district.
32-36.6 Land Use and Variance Permits. ¶
a. Land Use and Variance Permit; Granting . Land use permits for the special uses enumerated in paragraph b. of subsection 32-36.2 and variance permits to modify the provisions contained in paragraph a. of subsection 32-36.3 through paragraph c. of subsection 32-36.5 may be granted in accordance with Section 32-3.
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- Chapter I
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- Chapter IV
- Chapter V
- Part 1 — GENERAL
- Part 2 — CARDROOM LICENSES
- Part 3 — CARDROOM RESTRICTIONS
- Part 5 — SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, CHANGE AND VARIANCE
- Part 1
- Part 2
- Part 3
- Part 4
- Part 1
- Division 1 — FORM AND CONTENTS
- Division 2 — SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTS
- Division 3 — CHECKING
- Division 4 — APPROVAL
- Division 1
- Division 3
- Division 4
- Division 1 — INTRODUCTION
- Division 2 — SPECIFIC USES AND DEFINITIONS
- Division 3 — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- Division 4 — PARKING STANDARDS
- Division 5 — DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW PROCEDURES
- Division 1 — GENERAL
- Division 2 — REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS
- Division 3 — CREDIT; EXEMPTIONS
- Division 4 — DISPOSITION OF FEES AND LAND
- Division 5 — PROCEDURES
- Division 1 — GENERAL
- Division 3 — ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS
- Division 1 — NONRESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION
- Division 2 — RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION
- Division 1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Division 2 — APPLICATIONS
- Division 3 — ADMINISTRATION
- Division 4 — PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION
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▸ Division 5 — FLOOD HAZARD VARIANCE PROCEDURES
Overview- Article XVII — NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
- Article XVIII — USE AND LIMITS
- Article XIX — HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
- Article IV — DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY AND REVIEW PROCESS
- Article V
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▸ Article VI
Overview- 32-22 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.
- 32-23 D-1 TWO FAMILY DISTRICT.
- 32-24 M-30 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
- 32-25 M-25 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
- 32-26 M-20 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
- 32-27 M-13 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
- 32-28 M-8 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
- 32-29 M-35 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
- 32-37 A-2 GENERAL AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT.
- 32-38 A-4 AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE DISTRICT.
- 32-45 DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT. [ ]
- Division 2
- Division 5
- Division 2 — REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS
- Division 4
- Division 5
- Division 2
- Division 1
- Division 2