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Fluvanna County Unincorporated, VA Zoning Ordinance | Zoneomics#
ARTICLE 1 — IN GENERAL#
ARTICLE 2 — DISTRICTS#
ARTICLE 3 — SOLAR, GENERAL, DISTRICT S-1#
ARTICLE 4 — AGRICULTURAL, GENERAL, DISTRICT A-1#
ARTICLE 5 — RESIDENTIAL, LIMITED, DISTRICT R-1#
ARTICLE 6 — RESIDENTIAL, GENERAL, DISTRICT R-2#
ARTICLE 7 — RESIDENTIAL, PLANNED COMMUNITY, DISTRICT R-3#
ARTICLE 8 — RESIDENTIAL, LIMITED, DISTRICT R-4#
ARTICLE 9 — BUSINESS, GENERAL, DISTRICT B-1#
ARTICLE 10 — BUSINESS, CONVENIENCE, DISTRICT B-C#
ARTICLE 11 — INDUSTRIAL, LIMITED, DISTRICT I-1#I-1
Sec. 22-11-1. — Statement of intent.#
The primary purpose of this district is to permit certain light industries. The limitations on (or provisions relating to) height of building, horsepower, heating, flammable liquids or explosives, controlling emission of fumes, odors and/or noise, landscaping, and the number of persons employed are imposed to protect and foster adjacent residential property while permitting certain light industries to locate near a labor supply.
Sec. 22-11-2. — Use regulations.#
In Industrial, Limited, I-1, structures to be erected or land to be used shall be for one or more of the following uses, together with ordinary and necessary accessory uses, and no others.
(Ord. 12-16-15)
Sec. 22-11-2.1. — Uses permitted by right.#
The following uses shall be permitted by right:
Civic Uses
- Public uses
Commercial Uses
- Automobile repair service establishments
- Automobile sales
- Car washes
- Communications service
- Corporate offices
- Financial institutions
- Flea markets
- Gas stations
- Landscaping materials supply
- Laundries
- Machinery sales and service
- Medical clinics
- Offices
- Parking facilities
- Professional schools
- Recreational vehicle sales
- Retail stores, general
- Retail stores, large-scale
- Retail stores, neighborhood convenience
- Retail stores, specialty
- Self-storage facilities
- Shooting ranges, indoor
- Transportation terminals
- Vehicle impound facilities
- Vending carts
- Veterinary offices
Industrial Uses
- Contractor's storage yards
- Data centers
- Lumberyards
- Machine shops
- Manufacturing, light
- Railroad facilities
- Research laboratories
- Sawmills, temporary
- Solid waste collection facilities
- Upholstery shops
- Wholesale warehouses
Miscellaneous Uses
- Accessory uses
- Mobile food unit
- Small scale solar generation facility
- Utilities, minor
- Wood storage, temporary
(Ord. 9-17-08; Ord. 10-21-09; Ord. 11-3-10; Ord. 11-20-12; Ord. of 09-15-2021 (1); Ord. of 08-17-2022 (1); Ord. of 09-17-2025(3), § 1)
Sec. 22-11-2.2. — Uses permitted by special use permit only.#
The following uses shall be permitted by special use permit only:
Commercial Uses
- Amusements, commercial
- Auction houses
- Manufactured home sales
- Outdoor entertainment
- Outdoor recreation facilities
- Restaurants, fast food
- Shooting ranges, outdoor
Industrial Uses
- Manufacturing, medium
- Sanitary landfills
- Sawmills, permanent
- Solid waste material recovery facilities
- Truck terminals
Miscellaneous Uses
- Aviation facilities
- Outdoor gatherings
- Minor scale solar generation facility
- Telecommunication facilities
- Utilities, major
- Utility scale solar generation facility
(Ord. 9-17-08; Ord. 10-21-09; Ord. 11-3-10; Ord. 11-20-12; Ord. of 09-15-2021 (1); Ord. of 03-20-2024 (2))
Sec. 22-11-3. — Requirements for permitted uses.#
(A) Before a zoning permit shall be issued or construction commenced on any permitted use in this district, or a permit issued for a new use, the applicant for the proposed use shall comply with the provisions of Article 23 of this chapter.
(B) Screening from adjacent business, residential and agricultural district shall be required.§
(C) Landscaping may be required within any established or required front setback area.§ The plans and execution must take into consideration traffic hazards.
Sec. 22-11-4. — Area regulations.#
None, except for permitted uses utilizing individual sewerage disposal system. The required area for any such use shall be approved by the administrator who may consult with the health official.§
Sec. 22-11-5. — Setback regulations.#
Buildings and accessory uses shall be located not less than 100 feet from any street right-of-way and all parking lots shall be located not less than 50 feet from any street right-of-way, except that:
(A) Buildings and accessory uses may be located less than 100 feet from a street right-of-way, provided that said street:
(1) Is an access road within a subdivision for business or industrial uses and serves properties that contain industrial zoning district classifications only;
(2) Is a cul-de-sac or an interior road; and
(B) All buildings, structures and parking lots shall be located not less than 25 feet from any street right-of-way.
The foregoing notwithstanding, the location of buildings and accessory uses shall at all times be located so as to provide safe and efficient access to, from and within the property, including sight distance, and turning, stacking and other traffic circulation features and facilities.
This shall be known as the "building setback line."
(Ord. 12-19-07; Ord. of 07-09-2019 (1))
Sec. 22-11-6. — Yard regulations.#
When permitted uses adjoin agricultural, residential, or business districts the minimum yard requirements shall be fifty feet (50').§ All parking lots shall be located not less than twenty-five feet (25') from any residential or agricultural district.§
Sec. 22-11-7. — Height regulations.#
Buildings may be erected up to forty-five feet (45') in height from grade, except that:
(A) A public or semi-public building may be erected to a height of sixty feet (60') from grade provided that required front, side and rear yard each shall be increased one foot (1') for each foot in height over forty-five feet (45').§
(B) Spires, belfries, cupolas, monuments, water towers, chimneys, flues, flagpoles, television antennae and radio aerials sixty feet (60') limit.§ Parapet walls may be up to four feet (4') feet above the height of the building on which the walls rest.§
Sec. 22-11-8. — Coverage regulations.#
Impervious surface may cover up to eighty percent (80%) of the area of the lot.
Sec. 22-11-9. — Off-street parking.#
Off-street parking shall conform with Article 26: Off-Street Parking and Loading Spaces of this chapter.
Sec. 22-11-10. — Sign regulations.#
Sign regulations shall conform with Article 15 of this chapter.
Sec. 22-11-11. — Sidewalks.#
Sidewalks that comply with the most recent VDOT specifications shall be required on both sides of all roadways, public and private.§
Exceptions approved by the Planning Commission for locating sidewalks along road frontage may be acceptable with the placement of a trail network or greenway on the property providing sufficient pedestrian circulation.
(Ord. 5-4-11)