Emporia, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 90-422

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Applies near
street, road, or right-of-way
Applies within
500 ft
Geographic extent
Junkyards must be at least 500 feet from any street, road, or other right-of-way.

Extracted standards

6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Landscaped buffer adjacent to certain districts

    When walls and fences are adjacent to commercial, residential, or planned development districts, a landscaped buffer shall be provided to break visibility of the fence.

  • Minimum distance from right-of-way500 ft

    Junkyards/salvage yards shall be setback at least 500 feet from any street, road, or other right-of-way.

  • No dangerous explosives, chemicals, gases, or radioactive substances

    Junkyards/salvage yards shall not involve collection or storage of any material containing, or contaminated with, dangerous explosives, chemicals, gases, or radioactive substances.

  • No encroachment into sight distance triangle

    No wall or fence screening shall encroach into a sight distance triangle.

  • No stacking above screening wall/fence

    Vehicles, parts, materials, and equipment stored shall not be stacked higher than the screening wall or fence.

  • Completely screened by a solid wall or fence, including solid entrance and exit gates, not less than six feet in height.

From the ordinance

Junkyards/salvage yards shall be: a. Setback at least 500 feet from any street, road, or other right-of-way. b. Completely screened by a solid wall or fence, including solid entrance and exit gates, not less than six feet in height.
Sec. 90-422