James City County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 24-536.1 through 24-536.4

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA25 ac
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 right39

Conditional / special use8

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Prior to any rezoning, the applicant must demonstrate that any planning effort has ensured that a project has phased development to be concurrent with, and provide for, adequate road infrastructure, water, sewer, transit, fire stations, police and general government services, parks and recreation facilities, schools, and other facilities and service needs generated by the development.

  • Maximum non-primary workplace uses15 pct

    Not more than 15 percent of the developable land area within an economic opportunity area, as delineated on the master plan, shall be dedicated to non-primary workplace uses.

  • Maximum residential area10 pct

    Residential dwelling units are permitted in the urban/residential core area, as delineated on the master plan, which shall not exceed 10 percent of the total developable master planned economic opportunity area.

  • Transit plan

    A master plan that shows the proposed location of any bus, rapid transit or commuter/light rail stations, and documentation supporting the plan or infrastructure for construction of such facilities.

  • Urban/residential core

    The urban/residential core shall not exceed 15 percent of the total developable economic opportunity area, as designated on the Comprehensive Plan. If bus rapid transit or commuter/light rail stations are proposed, the urban/residential core must be within one-quarter mile of those stops.

From the ordinance

Economic opportunity districts shall be located on a single parcel of land, or separate parcels that are a part of an approved master plan, which shall total not less than 25 acres.
Sec. 24-536.1 through 24-536.4

Use details

{
  "dropped_conditions": {
    "permitted_uses": [
      "Retail and service stores, including the following stores: books, cabinet, candy, carpet, coin, department, dressmaking, florist, furniture, furrier, garden supply, greeting card, gunsmith (excluding shooting ranges), hardware, home appliance sales and service, ice cream, jewelry sales and service, locksmith, music and records, paint, pet, picture framing, plan supply, shoe, sporting goods, stamp, tailor, toys, travel bureau, upholstery, wearing apparel, and yard goods"
    ]
  }
}