Sec 70-511 to 70-516
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right9
Conditional / special use2
Accessory1
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Minimum side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. width adjacent to side street for corner lots50 ft
For corner lots, the minimum side yard width adjacent to the side street shall be 50 feet.
- Minimum rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. width for double-frontage lots50 ft
For double-frontage lots, the minimum rear yard width shall be 50 feet.
- Minimum rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. adjacent to commercial or industrial districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.50 ft
The minimum rear yard width adjacent to a commercial or industrial district shall be 50 feet.
- Screening required adjacent to agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them./residential
The side or rear yard shall be suitably fenced or landscaped, or both, to protect the adjacent property from any adverse impact.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from VDOT secondary road, private street, or subdivision street50 ft
The setback from any VDOT secondary road, private street, or subdivision street shall be 50 feet from the right-of-way.
- Minimum side or rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. adjacent to agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. or residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.100 ft
The minimum side or rear yard width adjacent to an agricultural or residential district shall be 100 feet.
Signage
- Sign area per linear foot of building frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. on improved lots1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. per linear ft
The total area of permanent signs on any improved lot shall not exceed one square foot of sign for each linear foot of building frontage.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of on-site pylon signs18 ft
The height of on-site pylon signs shall not exceed 18 feet.
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of off-site signs8 ft
The height of off-site signs shall not exceed eight feet.
- Sign area on unimproved lots32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The total area of permanent signs on any unimproved lot shall not exceed 32 square feet.
From the ordinance
In the limited industrial district, land may be used for the following uses and any customarily incidental accessory use, provided that no merchandise, materials, or equipment are stored outdoors: Automobile and equipment sales, service, storage or rental, Laboratory, Limited manufacturing and processing, Office / Office Building, Public utility, fire or rescue station, or maintenance facility, Signs, Wholesale distribution or warehouse, Vocational Training Facility, Outdoor Power Equipment Motorcycle. All-Terrain Vehicle. Watercraft Repair and Storage.