B-1
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right8
Conditional / special use11
- Apartment house in existing structures only
- Apartment or dwelling located in the main business structure as a secondary use and lived in by an owner, caretaker, or tenant; or a single family detached dwelling if such dwelling was lawfully built prior to the date of the special use application
- Broadcasting station and facility
- Drive-in theater
- Office trailer - continuous operation
- Public range
- Small wind energy system with a tower height of greater than 60 feet to 100 feet
- Veterinary clinic/hospital and kennel with run out or animal run
- Generating, booster, or relay station (main)
- Indoor commercial firearm and/or archery range facility
- Mini-storage units
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit near party lot line15 ft
No accessory building which is within ten feet of any party lot line shall be more than 15 feet high.
- Dwelling heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. exception45 ft
The height limit for dwellings may be increased up to 45 feet and up to three stories provided each of the two side yards is ten feet, plus one foot or more for each additional foot of building height over 35 feet.
- Public building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. exception60 ft
A public or semi-public building such as a school, church, library, or hospital may be erected to a height of 60 feet provided that required front, side, and rear yards shall be increased one foot for each foot in height over 35 feet.
Other
- Entrance spacing on Virginia primary roads600 ft
The centerline of any entrance onto a Virginia primary road shall be 600 feet or more from the centerline of any adjacent entrance.
- Entrance spacing on U.S. Route 29900 ft
The centerline of any entrance onto U.S. Route 29 shall be 900 feet or more from the centerline of any adjacent entrance.
- Area approval for individual sewage disposal
None, except for permitted uses utilizing an individual sewage disposal system. The required area for any such use shall be approved by the Health Official.
Setback
- Front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. on street width
Buildings shall be located 45 feet or more from any street right-of-way which is 50 feet or greater in width or 70 feet or more from the center line of any street right-of-way less than 50 feet in width.
- Side and rear yards when adjacent to residential, agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. or conservation zone50 ft
None, except when permitted uses adjoins or is adjacent to a residential, agricultural or conservation zone, the minimum side and rear yards shall be 50 feet.
Signage
- Sign regulations
Signs shall conform to Article 12 of this ordinance.
From the ordinance
In the Business, General District, B-1, no building shall be erected or altered and no building or premises shall be used for any purpose except the following: ...