Article 27 - Existing Structures Use Permit

The height restrictions of the district in which the building site lies shall prevail except where the provisions of Article 9 of this Ordinance apply.

All parking, loading, access and service areas and pedestrian and vehicular corridors shall be adequately illuminated at night if necessitated by the applicant's operation. Such lighting, including sign lights, shall be arranged so as to protect the highway and adjoining property from direct glare or hazardous interference of any kind.

The proposed use shall be buffered so as to provide a harmonious transition from the proposed use to surrounding uses.

Pedestrian walkways and entranceways shall provide direct access from existing and designated new parking areas to the building and shall connect with any existing pedestrian walkways.

Permits issued pursuant to this Article shall remain in effect until such time as the use for which the permit was granted is altered in any manner from the use as stated in the application for permit; or the approved use ceases to operate for a period of one year.

Use of any existing structure shall be contained wholly within said structure, including any additions or alterations thereto, as shown on the site plan submitted with the application.

Vehicular access points to the site and any street improvements, including widening and directional turning lanes if necessary, shall be provided in compliance with the standards set forth by the Virginia Department of Transportation.

All front, rear and side yard requirements of the district in which the site lies shall be met when building new structures or adding on to the existing structure.

When space is not available or when available space in inappropriate because of physical site characteristics or improvements, the applicant shall demonstrate that the required off-street parking spaces are available within a walking distance of eight hundred (800) feet.

The total number of parking spaces to be provided shall be determined in accordance with Article 10-3-4 of this Ordinance. The total number of the required parking spaces shall be located on the premises.

No sign or other structure shall be erected unless it fully complies with those requirements of Article 11 of this Chapter for the least intense district in which the proposed use would be permitted by right.