Goochland County Unincorporated, VA Zoning Ordinance#

ARTICLE 19 - INDUSTRIAL, GENERAL, DISTRICT M-2#

Sec. 15-271. - Statement of intent.#

This district is intended for heavy commercial and industrial operations, which may create some nuisance, and which are not properly associated with nor particularly compatible with residential, institutional, and neighborhood commercial service establishments. This district encourages the construction of and the continued use of the land for heavy commercial and industrial purposes. This district generally corresponds to areas on the comprehensive plan designated for industrial, prime economic development and flexible.

Sec. 15-272. - Uses and structures permitted by right (P) or by conditional use permit (CUP).#

Principal Uses and Structures	P or CUP
Airport	CUP
Any principal permitted use or structure in the Industrial, Limited (M-1) District	P
Asphalt mixing plant and/or concrete mixing plant	CUP
Building materials sales yard, plumbing supply storage	P
Car wash	CUP
Composting facility	CUP
Construction equipment storage yard or plant, or rental of equipment commonly used for construction	P
Debris landfill	CUP
Distribution center	P
Energy storage facility	CUP
Junk storage (screened)	P
Manufacture, assembly, or fabrication, heavy	P
Material recovery facility	CUP
Meat processing facility, limited, on property 5 acres or more, in accordance with Sec. 15-283.H	CUP
Petroleum storage	P
Public assembly uses with an occupancy greater than 1,500 located within an industrial park served by public water and sewer; public assembly uses of any size located within an industrial park not served by public water and sewer.	CUP
Sale, service, or rental of automobiles, trucks, trailers, tractors, machinery, heavy equipment and tools in accordance with Sec. 15-286.E	P
Sand and gravel pit; quarry; mining; all in accordance with Sec. 15-283.F	CUP
Sawmill, commercial	P
Solar energy facility, accessory, in accordance with Sec. 15-289.B	P
Solar energy facility, supplementary, in accordance with Sec. 15-289.C	CUP
Telecommunication tower; radio tower; both in accordance with Sec. 15-288.B	CUP
Truck terminal	P
Wildlife preserve; conservation area; woodland preserve; game preserve; arboretum	P
Wind turbine, small, in accordance with Sec. 15-289.A	CUP

(Ord. No. 3875, § 2, 2-2-21; Ord. No. 4108, § 2, 6-1-21; Ord. No. 5542, § 2, 12-6-22; Ord. No. 5703, § 16, 5-2-23)

Sec. 15-273. - District standards.#

Principal Structure#

General Requirements

Requirement	Standard
Minimum lot area if individual sewerage systems	None
Maximum impervious surface coverage	70%
Minimum frontage for corner lot	100 ft.

Yard Requirements (setbacks are measured from property line)

Yard Type	Requirement	Setback
Front yard	Routes 6, 250, 45, and 522	100 ft.
Front yard	Secondary roads	75 ft.
Front yard	Local/Project roads	20 ft.
Front yard	Corner lot	100 ft.
Side yard	Adjoining or adjacent to B-1, B-N, M-1, or M-2	10 ft.
Side yard	Adjoining or adjacent to any other district with landscaping in accordance with Section 15-375	30 ft.
Side yard	Corner lot	20 ft.
Rear yard	Adjoining or adjacent to B-N, B-1, B-3, M-1, or M-2	10 ft.
Rear yard	Adjoining or adjacent to any other district with landscaping in accordance with Section 15-375	30 ft.

Maximum Height*

Structure Type	Maximum Height
Structures without fire sprinkler system	60 ft.
Structures with a fire sprinkler system, if the building is at least 500 ft. from any zoning district other than M-1, M-2, or MPUD.	80 ft.
Structures that exceed the above limits or do not meet the above requirements	Conditional Use Permit

* Exceptions to the height requirement include: church spires, belfries, cupolas, monuments, water towers, chimneys, flues, flagpoles, television antennas and radio aerials. Parapet walls may rise up to six feet above the finished roof surface.

Accessory Structure#