Frederick County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
§ 165-204.36
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Adult retail hours
Hours of operation shall be limited to between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.
- Adult retail minimum distance2,500 ft
Such uses shall be located at least 2,500 feet from the property line of existing adult retail uses, schools, churches and places of worship, parks, day-care facilities and residential uses and districts.
- Adult retail shopping center prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Such uses shall not be permitted in shopping centers and/or multitenant buildings.
Signage
- Adult retail sign maximum area25 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Business signs shall not exceed a maximum of 25 square feet. No wall-mounted signs or window displays shall be permitted.
From the ordinance
Adult retail uses meeting the minimum requirements of this chapter, any conditions imposed by the Board of Supervisors, and with the following minimum conditions: A. Such uses shall be located at least 2,500 feet from the property line of existing adult retail uses, schools, churches and places of worship, parks, day-care facilities and residential uses and districts. B. Such uses shall not be permitted in shopping centers and/or multitenant buildings. C. All merchandise display areas shall be limited to enclosed structures and shall not be visible from the outside. D. Business signs shall not exceed a maximum of 25 square feet. No wall-mounted signs or window displays shall be permitted. E. Hours of operation shall be limited to between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.