{
 "jurisdiction": "Roanoke, VA",
 "state": "VA",
 "counties": [
  "Roanoke city"
 ],
 "url": "https://ruralvacantland.com/zoning/va/roanoke/",
 "publisher": "Rural Vacant Land (ruralvacantland.com)",
 "use": "drive-thru restaurant",
 "last_read": "2026-11-14",
 "summary": "We have not confirmed any zoning district in Roanoke, VA where a drive-thru restaurant is allowed by right. It needs a conditional or special use approval in: CG(c): Commercial-General Conditional, CG: Commercial-General, D(c): Downtown Conditional, D: Downtown. It is not allowed in 21 districts: MXPUD(c): Mixed Use Planned Unit Dev Conditional, MXPUD: Mixed Use Planned Unit Dev, R-3(c): Res Single-Family Conditional, R-3: Res Single-Family, R-5(c): Res Single-Family Conditional, R-5: Res Single-Family, R-7(c): Res Single-Family Conditional, R-7: Res Single-Family, R-12(c): Res Single-Family Conditional, R-12: Res Single-Family, RA(c): Res-Agricultural Conditional, RA: Res-Agricultural, RM-1(c): Res Mixed Density Conditional, RM-1: Res Mixed Density, RM-2(c): Res Mixed Density Conditional, RM-2: Res Mixed Density, RMF(c): Res Multifamily Conditional, RMF(c): Residential Conditional, RMF: Res Multifamily, ROS(c): Recreation and Open Space Conditional, ROS: Recreation and Open Space. 21 districts are not confirmed yet.",
 "status_meaning": {
  "by_right": "Allowed by right",
  "conditional": "Needs a conditional or special use approval",
  "prohibited": "Not allowed",
  "unclear": "Not confirmed yet"
 },
 "zoning_layer": {
  "url": "https://gis03.roanokeva.gov/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Zoning/FeatureServer/0",
  "district_field": "ZONING_DESCRIPTION"
 },
 "districts": [
  {
   "district": "AD(c): Airport Dev Conditional",
   "name": "",
   "status": "unclear",
   "quote": "",
   "code_section": "Secs. 36.2-315/322",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "AD: Airport Dev",
   "name": "",
   "status": "unclear",
   "quote": "",
   "code_section": "Secs. 36.2-315/322",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "CG(c): Commercial-General Conditional",
   "name": "",
   "status": "conditional",
   "quote": "special exception to allow a drive-through facility",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-315 (2024 amendment P->S)",
   "conditions": "Stacking 5/lane, 40 ft window to access, speakers 50 ft from residential (36.2-409); BZA special exception criteria 36.2-560(c).",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "CG: Commercial-General",
   "name": "",
   "status": "conditional",
   "quote": "special exception to allow a drive-through facility",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-315 (2024 amendment P->S)",
   "conditions": "Stacking 5/lane, 40 ft window to access, speakers 50 ft from residential (36.2-409); BZA special exception criteria 36.2-560(c).",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "CLS(c): Commercial-Large Site Conditional",
   "name": "",
   "status": "unclear",
   "quote": "",
   "code_section": "Secs. 36.2-315/322",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "CLS: Commercial-Large Site",
   "name": "",
   "status": "unclear",
   "quote": "",
   "code_section": "Secs. 36.2-315/322",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "CN(c): Commercial-Neighborhood Conditional",
   "name": "",
   "status": "unclear",
   "quote": "",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-315",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "CN: Commercial-Neighborhood",
   "name": "",
   "status": "unclear",
   "quote": "",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-315",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "D(c): Downtown Conditional",
   "name": "",
   "status": "conditional",
   "quote": "A special exception is required for the drive through facility use in the Downtown zoning district",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-315",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "D: Downtown",
   "name": "",
   "status": "conditional",
   "quote": "A special exception is required for the drive through facility use in the Downtown zoning district",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-315",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "I-1(c): Light Industrial Conditional",
   "name": "",
   "status": "unclear",
   "quote": "",
   "code_section": "Secs. 36.2-315/322",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "I-1: Light Industrial",
   "name": "",
   "status": "unclear",
   "quote": "",
   "code_section": "Secs. 36.2-315/322",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "I-2(c): Heavy Industrial Conditional",
   "name": "",
   "status": "unclear",
   "quote": "",
   "code_section": "Secs. 36.2-315/322",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "I-2: Heavy Industrial",
   "name": "",
   "status": "unclear",
   "quote": "",
   "code_section": "Secs. 36.2-315/322",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "IN(c): Institutional Conditional",
   "name": "",
   "status": "unclear",
   "quote": "",
   "code_section": "Secs. 36.2-315/322",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "IN: Institutional",
   "name": "",
   "status": "unclear",
   "quote": "",
   "code_section": "Secs. 36.2-315/322",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "INPUD(c): Institutional Planned Unit Dev Conditional",
   "name": "",
   "status": "unclear",
   "quote": "",
   "code_section": "Secs. 36.2-315/322",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "INPUD: Institutional Planned Unit Dev",
   "name": "",
   "status": "unclear",
   "quote": "",
   "code_section": "Secs. 36.2-315/322",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "IPUD(c): Industrial Planned Unit Dev Conditional",
   "name": "",
   "status": "unclear",
   "quote": "",
   "code_section": "Secs. 36.2-315/322",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "IPUD: Industrial Planned Unit Dev",
   "name": "",
   "status": "unclear",
   "quote": "",
   "code_section": "Secs. 36.2-315/322",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "MX(c): Mixed Use Conditional",
   "name": "",
   "status": "unclear",
   "quote": "",
   "code_section": "Secs. 36.2-315/322",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "MX: Mixed Use",
   "name": "",
   "status": "unclear",
   "quote": "",
   "code_section": "Secs. 36.2-315/322",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "MXPUD(c): Mixed Use Planned Unit Dev Conditional",
   "name": "",
   "status": "prohibited",
   "quote": "No drive-through row in residential use table",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-311",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "MXPUD: Mixed Use Planned Unit Dev",
   "name": "",
   "status": "prohibited",
   "quote": "No drive-through row in residential use table",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-311",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "R-3(c): Res Single-Family Conditional",
   "name": "",
   "status": "prohibited",
   "quote": "No drive-through row in residential use table",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-311",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "R-3: Res Single-Family",
   "name": "",
   "status": "prohibited",
   "quote": "No drive-through row in residential use table",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-311",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "R-5(c): Res Single-Family Conditional",
   "name": "",
   "status": "prohibited",
   "quote": "No drive-through row in residential use table",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-311",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "R-5: Res Single-Family",
   "name": "",
   "status": "prohibited",
   "quote": "No drive-through row in residential use table",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-311",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "R-7(c): Res Single-Family Conditional",
   "name": "",
   "status": "prohibited",
   "quote": "No drive-through row in residential use table",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-311",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "R-7: Res Single-Family",
   "name": "",
   "status": "prohibited",
   "quote": "No drive-through row in residential use table",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-311",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "R-12(c): Res Single-Family Conditional",
   "name": "",
   "status": "prohibited",
   "quote": "No drive-through row in residential use table",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-311",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "R-12: Res Single-Family",
   "name": "",
   "status": "prohibited",
   "quote": "No drive-through row in residential use table",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-311",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "RA(c): Res-Agricultural Conditional",
   "name": "",
   "status": "prohibited",
   "quote": "No drive-through row in residential use table",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-311",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "RA: Res-Agricultural",
   "name": "",
   "status": "prohibited",
   "quote": "No drive-through row in residential use table",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-311",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "RM-1(c): Res Mixed Density Conditional",
   "name": "",
   "status": "prohibited",
   "quote": "No drive-through row in residential use table",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-311",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "RM-1: Res Mixed Density",
   "name": "",
   "status": "prohibited",
   "quote": "No drive-through row in residential use table",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-311",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "RM-2(c): Res Mixed Density Conditional",
   "name": "",
   "status": "prohibited",
   "quote": "No drive-through row in residential use table",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-311",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "RM-2: Res Mixed Density",
   "name": "",
   "status": "prohibited",
   "quote": "No drive-through row in residential use table",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-311",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "RMF(c): Res Multifamily Conditional",
   "name": "",
   "status": "prohibited",
   "quote": "No drive-through row in residential use table",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-311",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "RMF(c): Residential Conditional",
   "name": "",
   "status": "prohibited",
   "quote": "No drive-through row in residential use table",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-311",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "RMF: Res Multifamily",
   "name": "",
   "status": "prohibited",
   "quote": "No drive-through row in residential use table",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-311",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "ROS(c): Recreation and Open Space Conditional",
   "name": "",
   "status": "prohibited",
   "quote": "No drive-through row in residential use table",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-311",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "ROS: Recreation and Open Space",
   "name": "",
   "status": "prohibited",
   "quote": "No drive-through row in residential use table",
   "code_section": "Sec. 36.2-311",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "UC(c): Urban Center Conditional",
   "name": "",
   "status": "unclear",
   "quote": "",
   "code_section": "Secs. 36.2-315/322",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "UF(c): Urban Flex Conditional",
   "name": "",
   "status": "unclear",
   "quote": "",
   "code_section": "Secs. 36.2-315/322",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  },
  {
   "district": "UF: Urban Flex",
   "name": "",
   "status": "unclear",
   "quote": "",
   "code_section": "Secs. 36.2-315/322",
   "conditions": "",
   "source_url": "https://www.zoneomics.com/code/roanoke-VA/chapter_3",
   "read_on": "2026-11-14"
  }
 ],
 "profile": null,
 "fees": null,
 "note": "Summary of the public zoning code with links to each source. Not legal advice; confirm with the planning office."
}