Galax, Virginia · General provision

§ 160-165

Extracted standards

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

Environmental

  • No dust, smoke, odor, noise, or glare at property line

    In the case of manufacturing, there shall not be discernible at any property line of the tract on which the use is located any dust, smoke, odor, noise or glare that results from the operation of the manufacturing use.

Other

  • Direct access to public road

    The proposed use must have direct access on a public road which can safely and adequately handle the automobile and truck traffic generated.

  • Conditions may be imposed

    The Planning Commission may impose specific conditions on the development and use of land as necessary to assure compliance with the standards set forth in Subsection E. Such conditions may include but are not limited to dimensional requirements for front, side and rear yards greater than those specified elsewhere in this chapter; screening by plantings or fences or other devices; landscaping for appearance; dedication of land for street purposes; the construction of turning lanes on public roads; the prohibition and/or regulation of signs; the requirement of additional parking spaces; and limiting hours of operation.

  • Privacy screening

    There is suitable provision for the protection of privacy on adjoining property which is now in residential use or which may develop in residential use under the provisions of this chapter. In this section, 'protection of privacy' shall mean effective screening against both visual intrusion and noise.

  • Quarry reclamation plan

    In the case of quarry and mining operations, where permitted as a conditional use, there must be a satisfactory plan for reclamation of the land and restoration of the natural landscape.

  • Sewage disposal with secondary treatment

    There is a satisfactory plan and method for sewage disposal. No effluent shall be discharged into any stream prior to having at least secondary treatment.

  • Storm drainage and erosion control

    Satisfactory storm drainage can be provided and there must be adequate safeguards to prevent soil erosion on the site and erosion and sedimentation on the neighboring downhill and downstream properties during and after development.

From the ordinance

A conditional use permit may be granted, provided that the Planning Commission finds that: the proposed use must have direct access on a public road; satisfactory storm drainage; satisfactory sewage disposal; protection of privacy; no dust, smoke, odor, noise or glare for manufacturing; reclamation for quarry.
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