Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- As depicted on the official Bristol, Virginia Enterprise Zone Overlay DistrictOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it. Map
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Expedited permitting
Assistance from the city in expediting any permitting process that may be required at the local level.
- Façade improvement grant8,000 dollars
Grants to cover 50 percent of the cost of making improvements to building facades, not to exceed $8,000.00 for any one grant.
- Job training grant500 dollars per employee
Total job training grant award will be capped at 50 percent of the cost not to exceed $500.00 per employee.
- Location assistance to business owners500 dollars per month
Total award of location assistance is not to exceed $500.00 monthly for six months.
- Rehabilitated real estate tax exemption
Exemption from city taxation of real estate located within the enterprise zone overlay district which has been substantially rehabilitated for commercial or industrial use, as allowed by Code of Virginia, § 58.1-3221. Structure must be at least 15 years old, increase assessed value by at least 50% and $50,000. Exemption runs for 10 years.
Use
- Underlying use governs
The permitted uses within the enterprise zone overlay district shall be governed by the underlying zoning district.
From the ordinance
The permitted uses within the enterprise zone overlay district shall be governed by the underlying zoning district.