Abingdon, Virginia · General provision
Section 5-3-1, 5-3-2, 5-3-3
Economic DevelopmentAll Abingdon districts0
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- East Main Street, West Main Street, Cummings Street, Russel Road
- Geographic extent
- Boundaries along East Main Street from OH DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. to Thompson Drive, West Main Street from OH DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. to Porterfield Highway, Cummings Street from Interstate 81 to OH DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2., and Russel Road (full length)
Uses
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Temporary structures allowed for contractors during development
temporary structures may be placed upon property within this District by contractors for their use during development and construction
- Retail floor area over 50,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. requires special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.50,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
any newly constructed building intended to be occupied with greater than 50,000 square feet of floor area devoted to retail use shall require a special use permit
From the ordinance
The boundaries of the EC District shall be the boundaries of the Office and Institutional District, business districts, and Limited Industrial Districts... Uses which are permitted in the underlying districts shall be permitted in the EC District. No temporary, mobile or modular structure, including portable storage containers, may be placed or used in this Zoning District...