Botetourt County Unincorporated

In considering whether to grant or impose conditions on a special exception permit, the following factors shall be given reasonable consideration...

Adult model studio: Any establishment open to the public where, for any form of consideration or gratuity, figure models who display specified anatomical areas are provided to be observed, sketched, drawn, painted, sculptured, photographed or similarly depicted by persons, other than the proprietor, paying such consideration or gratuity.

Loading space: not less than fifteen (15) feet wide, twenty-five (25) feet long and fourteen (14) feet high...

Sight distance triangle: An area of unobstructed sight distance along both approaches of an entrance. This area shall be defined as being fifteen (15) feet along both approaches...

Steep slope: Any land area in which the original grade of the land is equal to or greater than twenty-five (25) percent.

Temporary family health care structure: ... has no more than 300 gross square feet...

Use, temporary: A use or activity that occurs for a period of no more than thirty (30) consecutive days, such as fairs, carnivals and weddings.

Sign, double faced: A sign with two (2) faces parallel to each other and containing an identical message and not located more than twenty-four (24) inches from each other or being a V-shaped sign with the interior angle of the two (2) faces not exceeding ninety (90) degrees.

Sign, freestanding pole or pole-mounted: A sign that is mounted on one (1) or more freestanding poles or similar columnar supports with greater than thirty (30) inches of clearance from the ground to the bottom of the sign.

Sign, wall: Any sign attached to a wall or painted on or against a surface of a structure that is designed and used for human occupancy, which sign displays only one (1) advertising surface and which extends not more than eighteen (18) inches from the wall.

Sign, window: Any sign attached to or applied directly on to the inside or outside surface of a window or any sign visible from a public right-of-way through a window but no more than two (2) feet from the window surface.

Sign background: ... not meant to include the base, poles, pedestals, walls, or fences under three (3) feet, six (6) inches in height...

Sign, monument: A freestanding ground mounted sign built on grade and attached to a continuous structural base, which base shall be no less than half the width of the message portion of the sign...

Sign: ... A display of less than one (1) square foot in area not having commercial purpose is excluded from this definition.

Recreational vehicle: ... Four hundred (400) square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection...

Retail sales, large format: Any building used for retail or related purposes that exceed forty thousand (40,000) square feet in gross floor area...

Solar energy facility, minor-scale: An onsite solar energy conversion system with a plate production capacity not exceeding five (5) megawatts DC.

Solar energy facility, small-scale: An onsite solar energy conversion system with a plate production capacity not exceeding forty (40) kilowatts DC.

Solar energy facility, utility-scale: A solar energy conversion system with a plate production capacity of more than five (5) megawatts DC, to be sold to a utility.

Wind energy system, utility-scale: A wind energy system with a rated capacity of one (1) megawatt (MW) or greater...