Sec. 3-1101, 3-1102, 3-1103
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- James River
- Geographic extent
- Large contiguous areas of the county located in close proximity to high-capacity electric generation and transmission facilities, natural gas lines, and navigable waterways.
Uses
Permitted by right16
- Utility service/minor
- Business or trade school
- Educational facility
- Science and technology center
- Research, experimental, and technology center
- Construction office, temporary
- Office, general
- Contractor's yard
- Data warehouse center
- Energy storage facility
- Flex industrial
- Laboratory
- Outdoor storage, construction material (temporary)
- Renewable energy generation facility
- Warehousing and distribution
- Water storage tank
Conditional / special use7
Accessory1
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of any structure75 ft
The maximum height of any structure shall be 75 feet.
Lighting
- Exterior lighting minimal impact
Exterior lighting in the ET district must be established with minimal impact to neighboring properties and the regional skyline.
Other
- Minimum districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. size500 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Minimum district size: 500 acres of contiguous land.
There shall be no minimum setback requirements for development in the ET district; however, setback requirements shall be specifically established during the review and approval of the master plan.
- Screening required
all structures must be sufficiently screened, consistent with the master plan and to the administrator's satisfaction, such that structures will not create a material-adverse visual impact on neighboring properties, the James River, or historic sites
- Streets shall be public
Streets in the ET district shall be public in accordance with VDOT and county standards unless private streets are approved by the board of supervisors
From the ordinance
Minimum district size: 500 acres of contiguous land. The maximum height of any structure shall be 75 feet. There shall be no minimum setback requirements for development in the ET district