Page County Unincorporated, Virginia · District

I-1

Industrial District

Dimensional standards

I-1 lot requirementsSTREETSTREETFront 300 ftRear 300 ftSide 300 ftStreet side 300 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

Conditional / special use1

Extracted standards

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

Noise

  • Peak overpressure limit133 dB

    The peak overpressure (noise) from any blast shall not exceed the limits established by state agency regulations, including 4 VAC 25-40-880, which is 133 decibels.

Other

  • No structure, processing machinery, or storage of stone, sand, or gravel shall be located closer than 500 feet to any dwelling on adjacent properties except as necessary for the creation and maintenance of berms.

  • Blasting restriction near Luray Caverns5 miles

    No blasting, as part of quarry operations, shall occur within five miles of the parcels in which Luray Caverns is located.

  • Extraction and processing hours

    Extraction and processing activities may be conducted between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays. Extraction and processing activities outside of these hours shall be considered as a condition of the SUP.

  • Greenbelt width200 ft

    To ensure sufficient screening, a greenbelt area of a minimum of 200 feet shall be included within the setback and shall be landscaped with regionally native and noninvasive plant materials consisting of an evergreen and deciduous mix.

  • Loading and sale hours

    Loading, unloading and sale of stone, sand, or gravel shall occur between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays and between the hours 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays. No quarrying activities shall be conducted on Sundays.

  • No structure, processing machinery, or storage of stone, sand, or gravel shall be located closer than 300 feet to any lot line except as necessary for the creation and maintenance of berms.

  • Perimeter fencing

    Perimeter fencing is required for all areas of the quarry operation where topography does not already prevent unauthorized access to the operation. A sign shall be posted every 25 feet which states 'NO UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS' in a minimum size of two-inch letters.

  • No structure, processing machinery, or storage of stone, sand, or gravel shall be located closer than 1,000 feet to any lot line of a parcel zoned Residential (R) or to any residence on an adjacent parcel at the time the application is submitted.

  • Trees shall be a minimum of six feet in height at time of planting and in staggered rows of 10 feet on center.

  • Vibration limit

    Blasting vibrations shall not exceed the limits established by state agency regulations, including 4 VAC 25-40-880.

From the ordinance

Quarry operations are only permitted in the Agricultural (A-1) District, Woodland-Conservation (W-C) District, and Industrial (I-1) District. A special use permit is required.
§ 125-30.23