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- ABC license on file
A copy of the current Virginia ABC license shall be kept on file with the Zoning Administrator.
- Buffer from residential property
The funeral home shall have a buffer between it and any residentially-zoned property abutting or directly across the street from the funeral home site, as specified in Table 72-55.4C of this chapter.
- Built as detached dependency
The structure housing a historic dependency lodging use shall have been built as a detached dependency (e.g., kitchen, laundry, servant quarters) to a residential use.
- Built as detached dependency
The structure housing a historic dependency lodging use shall have been built as a detached dependency (e.g., kitchen, laundry, servant quarters) to a residential use.
- Built before 18651,865 year
The detached dependency structure shall have been constructed prior to 1865.
- Built before 18651,865 year
The detached dependency structure shall have been constructed prior to 1865.
- By-rightBy rightPermitted outright: if the plans meet the written rules, permission cannot be withheld. uses in shopping center with 5+ tenants5 tenants
Financial institutions, drive-through uses, fast-food restaurants, and convenience stores shall be permitted by right when developed within the footprint of a shopping center building that includes at least five retail tenants.
- Valid certificate of occupancy for R-2 structure
The individual units must have a valid certificate of occupancy issued by the Building Official indicating that they have all required dwelling unit features specified for an R-2 structure, as defined in the International Building Code.
- Corner lot minimum area30,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
If the gasoline sales use is located on a corner lot, the lot shall have an area of at least 30,000 square feet and a frontage of at least 125 feet on each street side.
- Corner lot minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. per street125 ft
If the gasoline sales use is located on a corner lot, the lot shall have an area of at least 30,000 square feet and a frontage of at least 125 feet on each street side.
- Principal frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. on arterial street
The funeral home shall have its principal frontage, access, and orientation directly on an arterial street.
- Compliance with gasoline sales standards
If gasoline is sold on-site, the use shall also comply with the standards for a gasoline sales use in § 72-41.3, Gasoline sales.
- Handicapped access
The outdoor seating area shall provide handicapped access.
- Hours of operation
An adult entertainment establishment shall not open to the public for business before 11:00 a.m. Hours of operation shall not extend after midnight. Any video-viewing booth or arcade booth shall be constructed so that the viewing area is visible from a continuous main aisle. The viewing area shall not be obscured by any curtain, door, wall, or other enclosure.
- Lighting directed and shielded
Exterior lighting shall comply with the standards in § 72-58, Exterior lighting, and shall be directed and shielded so as to avoid glare on adjacent residential uses including residential uses across the body of water serving the marina.
- Lighting not visible from residential
All lights and lighting shall be designed and arranged so no source of light is directly visible from any residential district or existing residential use.
- Loading dock approval
The location of any loading dock is subject to approval by City Council or the Zoning Administrator, as appropriate.
- Location in or adjacent to C-D DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
The dependency shall be located on a lot in or adjacent to the C-D District.
- Manager resides on premises
The facility shall be managed by an individual who resides on the premises.
- Maximum access point width40 ft
Vehicular access points shall be no more than 40 feet wide.
- Maximum vehicular access points2 access points
The gasoline sales use shall have no more than two vehicular access points. Access points shall be located at least 75 feet from each other, at least 50 feet from any intersecting street right-of-ways, and at least 15 feet from any other lot line.
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. retail/grooming floor area25 pct
Accessory uses to a kennel or veterinary clinic may include retail sales and grooming services, as long as the accessory uses do not occupy more than 25% of the total gross floor area of the principal building.
- Maximum display pads per 100 ft frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.1 pad per 100 ft
The use shall not have more than one vehicle display pad for every 100 feet of street frontage. The vehicle display pad may be elevated up to two feet above adjacent displays or grade level.
- Maximum duration7 months
Seasonal events are limited to outdoor concerts and other recurring outdoor events taking place on a vacant lot for no more than seven months in a calendar year.
- Maximum guest rooms5 rooms
A maximum of five guest rooms shall be allowed, with not more than 10 occupants.
- Maximum kitchens1 kitchen
There shall be no more than one kitchen.
- Maximum occupants10 occupants
A maximum of five guest rooms shall be allowed, with not more than 10 occupants.
- Maximum vehicle storage days30 days
Vehicles that are repaired and are awaiting removal shall not be stored or parked for more than 30 consecutive days. In cases where a vehicle is abandoned by its lawful owner before or during the repair process, the vehicle may remain on site as long as is necessary after the thirty-day period, provided the owner or operator of the establishment demonstrates steps have been taken to remove the vehicle from the premises using the appropriate legal means.
- Minimum distance from intersecting street ROW50 ft
Access points shall be located at least 75 feet from each other, at least 50 feet from any intersecting street right-of-ways, and at least 15 feet from any other lot line.
- Minimum distance from other lot line15 ft
Access points shall be located at least 75 feet from each other, at least 50 feet from any intersecting street right-of-ways, and at least 15 feet from any other lot line.
- Minimum separation between access points75 ft
Access points shall be located at least 75 feet from each other, at least 50 feet from any intersecting street right-of-ways, and at least 15 feet from any other lot line.
- Minimum distance from other adult uses1,000 ft
An adult store or adult entertainment establishment shall be located at least 1,000 feet from any other adult store or adult entertainment establishment in existence on the date on which the adult entertainment establishment obtains its zoning permit.
- Minimum distance from protected uses600 ft
An adult store or adult entertainment establishment shall be located at least 600 feet from the following uses and zoning districts located within the City corporate limits or within a neighboring jurisdiction: any religious institution, primary or secondary school (public or private), public park, playground, athletic field or related use; community building; day-care center; single-family residence, duplex, attached single-family, multifamily residence or an R Residential Zoning District, a Planned Development-Residential District, or Planned Development Mixed-Use District.
- Minimum distance from residential zoning districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.500 ft
Tattoo parlors and body piercing establishments shall be located at least 500 feet from any residential zoning district.
- Minimum distance from single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. residential districts1,000 ft
Arenas and stadiums shall be located at least 1,000 feet from single-family residential zoning districts.
- Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. on collector street200 ft
Arenas and stadiums shall be located on a site or parcel that, at the primary point of access, has at least 200 feet of frontage on a collector street.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.1 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
No marina shall be established on a lot less than one acre in size.
- Minimum lot frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.200 ft
Each lot containing a marina shall have a minimum lot frontage of 200 linear feet.
- Minimum open run distance from lot line75 ft
Any open runs or pens used to house animals shall be located at least 75 feet from any lot line.
- Minimum off-street parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. per unit1 space per unit
Each lodging unit shall be served by at least one off-street parking space.
- Minimum site area for stadiums5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Stadiums shall be located on a site or parcel with an area of at least five acres.
- No access from interior residential street
All structures shall be located so as not to require access from an interior residential street.
- No vehicle displays in setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
No vehicle or equipment displays shall be located within a required setback or perimeter buffer.
- No dry stacking outside enclosed structures
Dry stacking of boats outside enclosed structures shall be prohibited.
- No front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. parking
The front yard of an inn shall not be used for parking. If parking cannot be provided on the site, it must be provided within 500 feet of the site.
- No obstruction of pedestrian movement
The outdoor seating area shall not obstruct the movement of pedestrians along sidewalks or through areas intended for public use.
- No other business in structure
Parking spaces may be rented for parking, but no other business of any kind shall be conducted in the structure, including repair service, washing, display, or storage of vehicles or other goods.
- No other materials between building and street
No other materials for sale shall be displayed between the principal structure and the street it faces.
- No outdoor storage
No outdoor storage is permitted; however, a brewery may temporarily store grain in a container in a cubic foot area in accordance with the following: (a) The storage shall be approved on a minor site plan. (b) The storage shall not be between the building and any public right-of-way. (c) The storage area shall be collocated with a loading dock where applicable.
- No vehicles as parts source
Vehicles shall not be parked or stored as a source of parts.
- No rooftop displays
No vehicles or other similar items shall be displayed on the top of a building.
- Noise and odor insulation
The animal care use shall be sufficiently insulated so no noise or odor can be detected off the premises.
- Non-corner lot minimum area15,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In all other cases, the lot shall have an area of at least 15,000 square feet and a lot width of at least 150 feet.
- Non-corner lot minimum width150 ft
In all other cases, the lot shall have an area of at least 15,000 square feet and a lot width of at least 150 feet.
- Not contiguous to R-2 or R-4
A commercial parking structure shall not be located contiguous to an R-2 or R-4 Zoning District.
- Outdoor events require minor site plan
No outdoor events are permitted on site without an approved minor site plan, which shall show the event date, time and location; frequency; improvements; outdoor amplification systems; food trucks; and maximum occupancy, in addition to other information required for an evaluation of the minor site plan.
- Outdoor seating hours in C-T DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.22 hour
Except in the PDC District, the outdoor portions of the restaurant shall not operate after 10:00 p.m. in the C-T District or after 12:00 midnight in all other districts, where allowed.
- Outdoor seating hours in other districts24 hour
Except in the PDC District, the outdoor portions of the restaurant shall not operate after 10:00 p.m. in the C-T District or after 12:00 midnight in all other districts, where allowed.
- Parking as principal use
Parking shall be the principal use of the parking structure, but retail sales and service and office establishments may be located on the ground floor of the structure.
- Parking requirements
The minimum parking requirements in Table 72-53.1C(2) shall be met, but the parking area does not have to meet the parking surface requirements of this chapter.
- PDC size condition for by-rightBy rightPermitted outright: if the plans meet the written rules, permission cannot be withheld.50 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
This use may be permitted by-right in a Planned Development-Mixed Use District that is 50 acres or larger; it shall require a special use permit in any Planned Development-Mixed Use District smaller than 50 acres.
- Previously used for commercial/office/retail
The detached dependency structure shall have been previously used for commercial, office, or retail purposes.
- Operated in principal building
Operated in a principal building and not in any accessory building or structure.
- Receptions require special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.
Receptions and other such functions, for compensation, shall require approval of a special use permit.
- Repair in enclosed building
Repair of all vehicles shall occur within an enclosed building. Temporary outdoor vehicle storage may be allowed in an outdoor storage area. To the maximum extent practicable, outdoor vehicle storage shall be located behind or to the side of the principal structure, and screened with a wooden fence or masonry wall, in accordance with § 72-56, Fences and walls.
- Safe stacking and circulation
The gasoline sales use shall be designed to ensure safe and adequate vehicle stacking, circulation, and turning movements.
- Screening/buffering if adjacent to residential
Screening and buffering requirements in § 72-55 are only applicable if the special event is located on a lot adjacent to residential uses.
- Signage oriented to arterial
On-premises signage shall be oriented toward the arterial street that provides access to the site.
- Stormwater management
All stormwater management standards in this chapter shall apply to special events.
- Street-oriented entrance required
The street elevation of the principal structure of an adult store or adult entertainment establishment shall have at least one street-oriented entrance, and contain the principal windows of the adult store or adult entertainment establishment.
- Trash container screening
Trash containers shall be fully screened by a wall that is constructed of the same material and is of the same color as the principal structure. Trash containers shall be located so as to minimize view from off-site areas.
- Enclosed trash storage
The use shall provide adequate, enclosed trash storage facilities on the site.
- Window display prohibition
No adult store or adult entertainment establishment shall display adult media, depictions of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, sexually oriented goods or depictions of sexually oriented goods, in its window, in a manner visible (by normal unaided vision) from the street, highway, public sidewalk, or the property of others. Window areas shall remain transparent and shall not be made opaque.
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Adult uses. An adult store or adult entertainment establishment shall be located at least 600 feet from the following uses...