Leesburg, Virginia · General provision

9.3.22 Research and Development and/or Production

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Applies near
residentially zoned property
Applies within
250 ft
Geographic extent
Within 250 feet of residentially zoned property

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Operations within enclosed building

    All operations, activities and storage shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building, except research requiring solar exposure and uses which by their nature must be conducted outside a building; or as otherwise approved for outdoor storage in accordance with use standards provided in Section 9.3.17.2 Outdoor Storage.

  • Compliance with hazardous materials codes

    The use, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials must all federal, state, and local codes.

  • No detectable adverse impacts at property boundary

    No vibration, odor, smoke, radiation, particulate matter or other adverse impacts that create significant negative impacts to adjacent land uses shall be detectable at the property boundary.

  • No outdoor activity between 7pm and 7am near residential

    No outdoor activity, including loading, unloading, maintenance, truck idling, or related activity shall occur between the hours of 7:00pm and 7:00am.

  • Accessory outdoor storage in the B-2, B-3, B-4 and I-1 Zoning Districts, no greater than 250 square feet, is permitted by-right subject to the use standards of Sec. 9.3.17.2 Outdoor Storage. Outdoor storage shall not be allowed in the B-1 Zoning District. Outdoor storage greater than 250 square feet in the B-2, B-3, B-4 and I-1 Zoning Districts is permissible with special exception approval per Sec. 3.4.

  • Screening near residential

    Fences, walls, and/or berms shall be used in combination with vegetative screening to interrupt the view of adjacent residential districts. Use of a decorative, opaque fence or wall with a minimum height of six (6) feet, or berms with a minimum height of four (4) feet with hedges, and/or shrubs within the buffer yard can reduce some of the required screening as determined by the Land Development Official.

From the ordinance

All operations, activities and storage shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building, except research requiring solar exposure and uses which by their nature must be conducted outside a building; or as otherwise approved for outdoor storage in accordance with use standards provided in Section 9.3.17.2 Outdoor Storage.
9.3.22 Research and Development and/or Production