James City County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 24-368, 24-370, 24-371, 24-372, 24-374, 24-375, 24-377

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETSTREETFront 50 ftRear 20 ftSide 20 ftStreet side 50 ftMAX HEIGHT35 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE30%MAX FAR0.4
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 right31

Conditional / special use9

Prohibited1

  • Outdoor storage of materials, supplies and goods for sale

Extracted standards

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

Height

Other

Signage

  • Sign regulations

    outdoor signs on the properties within the district shall comply with the regulations for exterior signs in article II, division 3 of this chapter.

From the ordinance

In the Limited Business District, LB, all buildings or structures to be erected or land to be used shall be for one or more of the following uses... No area requirements... Structures shall be located 50 feet or more from any street right-of-way... The minimum side yard shall be 20 feet for each main structure. The minimum rear yard shall be 20 feet... Structures may be erected up to 35 feet in height... Building coverage shall not exceed 30 percent of the total lot area. The floor area ratio shall not exceed 40 percent of the total lot area... The outdoor storage of materials, supplies and goods for sale shall be prohibited
Sec. 24-368, 24-370, 24-371, 24-372, 24-374, 24-375, 24-377

Use details

{
  "dropped_conditions": {
    "permitted_uses": [
      "Retail and service stores, including the following stores: books, cabinets, cameras, candy, carpet, coin, department, dressmaking, electronics, florist, furniture, furrier, garden supply, gourmet foods, greeting card, hardware, health and beauty aids, home appliance, ice cream, jewelry, locksmith, music, optical goods, paint, pet, picture framing, plant supply, shoes, sporting goods, stamps, tailor, toys, travel bureau agencies, upholstery, variety, wearing apparel, and yard goods"
    ],
    "conditional_uses": [
      "Railroad facilities including tracks, bridges and switching stations. Spur lines which are to serve and are accessory to existing or proposed development adjacent to existing railroad rights-of-way and track and safety improvements in existing railroad rights-of-way, are permitted generally and shall not require a special use permit",
      "Transmission pipelines, public or private, including pumping stations and accessory storage, for natural gas, propane gas, petroleum products, chemicals, slurry coal and any other gases, liquids or solids. Extensions for private connections to existing pipelines, which are intended to serve an individual residential or commercial customer and which are accessory to existing or proposed development, are permitted generally and shall not require a special use permit",
      "Water facilities, public or private, and sewer facilities (public), including, but not limited to, treatment plants, pumping stations, storage facilities and transmission mains, wells and associated equipment such as pumps to be owned and operated by political jurisdictions. The following are permitted generally and shall not require a special use permit: (a) Private connections to existing mains that are intended to serve an individual customer and that are accessory to existing or proposed development, with no additional connections to be made to the line; and (b) Distribution lines and local facilities within a development, including pump stations"
    ]
  }
}