Amherst, Virginia · District

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Industrial District
IndustrialLight IndustrialAll Amherst districts0

Dimensional standards

Housing

Two-family
by_right
Three-family
by_right
Four-plus family
by_right

Uses

Permitted by right45

Conditional / special use37

Extracted standards

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

Other

From the ordinance

An industrial use shall be permanently screened from adjoining residential district by a wall, fence, evergreen hedge and/or other suitable enclosure of minimum height of seven feet at the original elevation of the property line.
Sec. 24-234(d)

Use details

{
  "dropped_conditions": {
    "permitted_uses": [
      "Manufacturing, processing, fabricating, assembling, distributing or packaging of products, including, but not limited to, business equipment, die-cut paperboard and cardboard; glass products made of purchased glass; electrical lighting and wiring equipment; dairy products; baked and confectioners' goods; fruit and vegetable processing, canning and storage; electronic components; professional, scientific, engineering; laboratory, or research instruments; electronic computing instruments; iron and steel, musical instruments; toys; rubber and metal stamps; photographic equipment; drugs; fire extinguisher; sporting and athletic goods, lithographic and printing processes; radio and television receiving sets; appliances; watches; clocks; and optical goods",
      "Oil and gas exploration, extraction and production, provided the provisions of all applicable state laws and state rules are adhered to",
      "Packing and distribution plants for horticultural products, provided such plants are incidental to agricultural operation of the property on which such plants are located"
    ],
    "conditional_uses": [
      "Convenience stores; in the event that gasoline or fuel is sold together with any other uses allowed in this district there must be compliance with this chapter",
      "Radio and TV transmission towers (provided the tower is so located that its minimum distance from any lot line shall equal the maximum height of the tower above ground level)"
    ]
  }
}