Hamilton, Virginia · General provision

Section 7.6

Light IndustrialAll Hamilton districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA3 acMAX HEIGHT35 ftMAX IMPERVIOUS80%
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Uses

Permitted by right34

Conditional / special use9

Extracted standards

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

Fencing & walls

  • Fencing character

    All fencing shall have a uniform and durable character and shall be properly maintained, and in conformance with Article 9, Section 7. Fences.

Height

Other

  • Equipment screening

    Equipment shall be located in an area hidden from the general public view either within or outside the premises by means of fences, walls, or landscape planting.

  • Hours of operation

    Businesses adjoining residential properties are limited to hours of operation from 7 a.m.—9 p.m. Exceptions are only granted per special use permits.

  • fences, signs, landscaping, shrubbery, evergreens and trees in excess of three feet in height are not permitted within 15 feet from the corner of a lot at intersecting streets.

  • Refuse screening

    Refuse containers or refuse storage shall be located in an all-weather surface area and hidden from general public view from outside the premises by means of fences, walls, or landscape planting.

  • Single Family Dwellings for resident watchmen and caretakers employed on the premises.

  • Stormwater drainage

    Provision shall be made for proper storm water drainage from parking and loading areas. Water shall not be permitted to drain from such areas onto adjacent property except into a natural watercourse or a drainage easement. Provision shall be made for protection against erosion and sedimentation in accord with applicable town ordinances.

Setback

From the ordinance

Minimum lot size is 3 acres or greater as may be required by the applicable building and fire code regulations.
Section 7.6

Use details

{
  "dropped_conditions": {
    "permitted_uses": [
      "Hospital or clinic for small animals, dogs, cats, birds and the like, provided that such hospital or clinic and any treatment rooms, cages, pens or kennels, be maintained within a completely enclosed, soundproof building, and that such hospital or clinic be operated in such a way as not to produce objectionable noise or odors outside its walls",
      "Accessory buildings and uses, including but not limited to the following: a. Any accessory use permitted in the R-1 Residential District. b. Dwellings accessory to a farm of 10 acres or more. c. Retail and service facilities inside a principal building for the use of occupants thereof and occupants of other buildings in the industrial development. Retail and service facilities may include barber shops, beauty parlors, dining rooms, newsstands, restaurants, tobacco, drugs and sundries. d. Storage of supplies, merchandise, equipment or goods normally carried in stock, used or produced in connection with a permitted office, business, commercial or industrial use subject to applicable district regulations."
    ]
  }
}