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Shenandoah, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 50-117

MotorsportsAll Shenandoah districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaSide 25 ftMIN LOT AREA50 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.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
2,178,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (50 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
25 ft

Uses

Permitted by right1

Extracted standards

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

Lighting

  • Maximum lighting intensity at property line0.5 footcandles

    Lighting intensity at adjoining property lines shall not exceed 0.5 footcandles.

Noise

  • Maximum noise level90 dB(A)

    No recurrent or sustained noise generated from the operation of the motorsports facility shall exceed 90dB(A), when measured ¾ mile from the racetrack.

From the ordinance

All proposals for motorsports facilities shall meet the following minimum standards; however, stricter standards may be established as a condition of the issuance of special use permit: (1) A minimum lot size of 50 acres shall be provided. (2) All proposed structures and other developed or activity areas shall be located at least 25 feet from any adjoining property line. (3) All exterior lighting on the property shall be designed, located and arranged so as not to direct glare on adjoining streets or properties. Lighting intensity at adjoining property lines shall not exceed 0.5 footcandles. (4) No recurrent or sustained noise generated from the operation of the motorsports facility shall exceed 90dB(A), when measured ¾ mile from the racetrack.
Sec. 50-117