Henrico County Unincorporated

The purpose of the LI-PD, Light Industrial Planned Development District is to encourage unified, high-quality, mixed-use development that encourages light industrial employment centers to be located near residential and commercial uses...

A nonconforming use may be continued but may not be expanded, enlarged, or changed to a more intense use.

A nonconforming structure may be continued, but must not be moved, enlarged, reconstructed, or substituted except as provided in this division.

Any nonconforming lot in the A-1, Agricultural District, or any of the Residential zoning districts may be developed for a single-family dwelling if it meets the following requirements.

A nonconforming sign must not be enlarged and any feature of a nonconforming sign, such as illumination, must not be increased.

For any commercial site of two acres or less, where a proposed building addition or change of use would increase the degree of nonconformity and full compliance with the requirements of this Ordinance is precluded by the area of the lot, the layout of existing development, or the presence of significant wetlands, floodplains, watercourses, or other environmental constraints, the applicant must comply with the requirements of this section to the maximum extent practicable as determined by the Planning Director.

This article establishes procedures by which the County seeks to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance and to obtain corrections for Ordinance violations.

A CPTED Plan must be reviewed and approved by the Planning Director for uses including businesses open between midnight and 6am, ATMs, billiard parlors, gambling, gun shops, pawn shops, vaping shops, video game rooms, and visitor accommodations.

This Ordinance applies to the use and development of all lands within the County, unless expressly exempted by a specific division or section of this Ordinance.

If the Planning Director determines land is not included definitely within any of the districts on the Zoning Districts Map, the land will be deemed to be in the C-1 Conservation District.

If any use, structure, lot, sign, or site feature legally existed immediately prior to September 1, 2021, but does not fully comply with the standards of this Ordinance or any amendment thereto, the use, structure, lot, sign, or site feature is considered nonconforming under this Ordinance and must comply with the requirements in Article 6: Nonconformities.

A pre-application conference between the applicant and Planning Department staff must be held before submittal of applications for rezoning, conditional zoning, planned development, or provisional use permit.

A motion, resolution, or application for a map amendment must be acted upon and a decision made within a reasonable time, which must not exceed 12 months from the date of the resolution initiating the amendment, or from the acceptance of the completed application, as applicable.

An application for conditional zoning must be acted upon and a decision made within a reasonable time, which must not exceed 12 months from the date of acceptance of the completed application unless the application is withdrawn or the applicant requests or consents to action beyond such period.

An application for planned development must be acted upon and a decision made within a reasonable time, which must not exceed 12 months from the date of acceptance of the completed application, unless the application is withdrawn or the applicant requests or consents to action beyond such period.

In the case of a provisional use permit for a residential project, the duration of the permit must be at least three years. Initial approval of a provisional use permit for a solar array or energy storage project must provide a minimum of three years to commence the project.

If the Planning Commission does not make a recommendation on the application within 100 days after the first meeting of the Planning Commission after the application has been referred to the Planning Commission, excluding any delay caused by a deferral granted upon the applicant's request, the application will be deemed to be recommended for approval, unless the application is withdrawn.

In the case of a provisional use permit for a residential project, the duration of the permit must be at least three years. Initial approval of a provisional use permit for a solar array or energy storage project must provide a minimum of three years to commence the project. If the use allowed by the provisional use permit is discontinued for a period greater than two years, the permit will become null and void.

In the case of a conditional use permit for a residential project, the duration of the permit must be at least three years. In the case of a temporary use not otherwise permitted in the district, the expiration date for the conditional use permit must not be extended or renewed beyond 24 months.

In the case of a conditional use permit for a residential project, the duration of the permit must be at least three years. The BZA must make a decision on the application within 90 days of the submittal of a complete application. In the case of a temporary use not otherwise permitted in the district, the expiration date for the conditional use permit must not be extended or renewed beyond 24 months.