Ashland, Virginia · District

M-1

Limited Industrial District
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Dimensional standards

M-1 lot requirementsSTREETSTREETbuildable areaFront 35 ftRear 20 ftSide 20 ftStreet side 20 ftMin width 150 ftMIN LOT AREA1 acMIN FRONTAGE150 ftMAX HEIGHT100 ft
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.

Uses

Extracted standards

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

Height

Noise

  • No permanent exterior amplification

    No permanent exterior amplification devices or sound systems shall be used.

Other

  • CUP required for outdoor storage over 50%

    A Conditional Use Permit is required for any outdoor storage that exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the size of the property.

  • CUP for distribution center expansion

    any expansions or structural alterations to a grandfathered distribution center shall require a conditional use permit.

  • CUP for certain food processing

    If processing involves meat, fish, yeast, or the refining of fats, then a conditional use permit is required.

  • CUP for used heavy equipment

    If used products only, then a conditional use permit is required.

  • Testing of jet engines or rockets is not permitted.

  • Landscape plan required

    A landscape plan shall be required and landscaping, trees, buffers and screening shall be provided in accordance with the applicable provisions of ATC article XXIII of this chapter.

  • CUP for leather tanning

    If processing involves leather and hide tanning and finishing, then a conditional use permit is required.

  • No chain link fencing from view

    No chain link fencing shall be installed from view of the public right-of-way or from adjacent residential property.

  • Office trailer limitations

    Office trailers will be allowed while a permanent office is being constructed. Business may be conducted from this location for a period not to exceed twelve (12) months from the date of occupancy; an extension for a period not exceeding twelve (12) months may be approved by town council. If the building is completed before the twelve-month period expires, the occupants of this office trailer must move into the building within two (2) weeks of completion.

  • Outdoor display requirements

    Outdoor display shall be for the sale and display of seasonal or temporary merchandise as an incidental part of retail activities regularly conducted from a permanent building, provided that such merchandise is displayed in an orderly manner within sidewalk or courtyard areas located immediately adjacent to or upon the same lot or parcel as the primary use. A clear path of no less than 5 feet shall be maintained to ensure pedestrian and/or safety personnel access along sidewalks and areas of ingress/egress from structures. Any fencing visible from the public right of way shall be wooden, vinyl, or have an appearance similar to iron ornamental fencing, but may be fabricated from non-iron materials and no chain link fencing shall be installed from view of the public right-of-way.

  • Outdoor paper mills are not permitted.

  • Outdoor storage screening

    Outdoor storage of materials shall not be located in any front yard and must be fully screened from view of public right-of-way or adjacent residentially zoned property. Screening materials to be used shall be wood, vinyl, vegetation or other types of materials defined as screening in the Development Guidelines Handbook. No chain link fencing shall be installed from view of the public right-of-way or from adjacent residential property.

  • Public water and sewer required

    All uses shall be constructed on properties served by public water and sewer systems.

  • CUP for punch press over 20 tons

    If operation includes the use of a punch press over twenty (20) tons rated capacity, then a condition use permit is required.

  • when a use is abutting a residential district, there shall be a rear yard of not less than one hundred (100) feet with a vegetative buffer per Section 21-236.

  • Repair and servicing must be within enclosed building

    Repair and servicing of all equipment, vehicles, or other items shall take place within an enclosed building or structure, unless specified in Section 21-119.

  • when a use is abutting a residential district, there shall be a side yard of not less than fifty (50) feet with a vegetative buffer per Section 21-236.

  • Site plan required

    A site plan shall be required as set forth in ATC article XVII of this chapter.

  • CUP for heavy transportation equipment

    If products are equipment, heavy (over 12,000 lbs), then a conditional use permit is required.

  • CUP for truck terminal expansion

    any expansions to a grandfathered truck terminal shall require a conditional use permit.

Parking

  • Parking lot connectivity

    Parking areas shall be designed to connect to similar adjoining parcel(s) via a stub-out to the property line(s) with the objective of providing internal vehicular and pedestrian access between neighboring commercial parcels. The Zoning Administrator may waive the connection requirement upon finding that such connection is found to be impractical due to the existence of security concerns of business operation, or sensitive environmental features such as wetlands, floodplain, or forested area, that would be encumbered by the required connection of parking areas.

From the ordinance

The intent of this district is to provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for certain types of manufacturing uses, relatively free from offense, in modern landscaped buildings
Article XIII, Sec 21-118