§ 125-30.23
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Luray Caverns
- Applies within
- 26,400 ft
- Geographic extent
- No blasting within 5 miles of Luray Caverns (Tax Map numbers 42A9-A-2, 42A2-A-1, and 42A2-A-2). Quarry operations on the South Fork of the Shenandoah River and its tributaries receive additional consideration for water quality.
Uses
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Perimeter fencing required
Perimeter fencing is required for all areas of the quarry operation where topography does not already prevent unauthorized access to the operation.
Landscaping & trees
- Minimum greenbelt width200 ft
To ensure sufficient screening, a greenbelt area of a minimum of 200 feet shall be included within the setback and shall be landscaped with regionally native and noninvasive plant materials consisting of an evergreen and deciduous mix.
Noise
- Maximum peak overpressure (noise) from blast133 dB
The peak overpressure (noise) from any blast shall not exceed the limits established by state agency regulations, including 4 VAC 25-40-880, which is 133 decibels, as measured with a 2 Hz or lower flat response microphone at any inhabited building not owned or leased by the operator.
Other
- Blasting distance from Luray Caverns5 mi
No blasting, as part of quarry operations, shall occur within five miles of the parcels in which Luray Caverns is located, or specifically Tax Map numbers 42A9-A-2, 42A2-A-1, and 42A2-A-2.
- Blasting hours
The quarry operator will make every reasonable effort not to blast during periods of high wind, meaning winds of 20 miles per hour or over at its greatest gusts at the blast site, measured at a convenient point to be established by the Zoning Administrator, during periods of high humidity (28 millibars vapor pressure of absolute humidity), or other than between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays, except in the case of unavoidable emergency.
- Extraction and processing hours
Extraction and processing activities may be conducted between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays. Loading, unloading and sale of stone, sand, or gravel shall occur between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays and between the hours 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays. No quarrying activities shall be conducted on Sundays.
- Liability insurance required
The applicant shall provide proof of adequate liability insurance for a quarry operation.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from dwelling on adjacent property500 ft
No structure, processing machinery, or storage of stone, sand, or gravel shall be located closer than 500 feet to any dwelling on adjacent properties except as necessary for the creation and maintenance of berms.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from lot line300 ft
No structure, processing machinery, or storage of stone, sand, or gravel shall be located closer than 300 feet to any lot line except as necessary for the creation and maintenance of berms.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from residential zoned parcel1,000 ft
No structure, processing machinery, or storage of stone, sand, or gravel shall be located closer than 1,000 feet to any lot line of a parcel zoned Residential (R) or to any residence on an adjacent parcel at the time the application is submitted.
- Reclamation plan required
A plan for reclamation showing the property, in its entirety, returned to a state suitable for reuse for purposes permissible in the zoning district.
Signage
- No unauthorized access sign interval25 ft
A sign shall be posted every 25 feet which states 'NO UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS' in a minimum size of two-inch letters.
From the ordinance
No structure, processing machinery, or storage of stone, sand, or gravel shall be located closer than 300 feet to any lot line except as necessary for the creation and maintenance of berms... No structure, processing machinery, or storage of stone, sand, or gravel shall be located closer than 500 feet to any dwelling on adjacent properties... No structure, processing machinery, or storage of stone, sand, or gravel shall be located closer than 1,000 feet to any lot line of a parcel zoned Residential (R) or to any residence on an adjacent parcel at the time the application is submitted.