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Spotsylvania County Unincorporated, Virginia · District

I-1

Industrial 1 (I-1) District
IndustrialLight IndustrialAll Spotsylvania County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

I-1 lot requirementsSTREETMin width 100 ftMIN LOT AREA40,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT75 ftMAX FAR1
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.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
40,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (0.92 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
100 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
75 ft
Maximum floor area ratioFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot.
1
Minimum landscaping
15%

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Two-family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Three-family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Four-plus family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

Uses

Permitted by right38

Conditional / special use22

Accessory1

  • Accessory uses as permitted by article 5, division 3

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of landscaped earthen berm8 ft

    The landscaped earthen berm must be at least eight feet (8') in height with side slopes not to exceed a 25% gradient.

  • Minimum restricted buffer for data centers adjacent to residential or sensitive uses300 ft

    Data Center development must establish a minimum 300' restricted buffer along its property lines adjacent to any residential use or zoned property, Hospital, Public School, Private School, Child Care Center, park, Place of Worship, or the Rappahannock River, but no principal Data Center structure may be less than 400' from any residential dwelling.

  • Generators must meet Tier 4 emissions standards

    All generators must meet or exceed the Tier 4 emissions standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

  • Use of groundwater or rain harvesting for industrial cooling prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

    Use of groundwater or rain harvesting for industrial cooling is prohibited.

  • Minimum number of access points2 count

    The Data Center development must include at least two (2) points of access. One (1) access may be limited to emergency access only.

  • Minimum buffer along public or private road frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.50 ft

    A minimum 50' wide buffer must be provided along the Data Center development's frontage on a public or private road.

  • Minimum distance of principal data center structure from residential dwelling400 ft

    No principal Data Center structure may be less than 400' from any residential dwelling.

  • Viewshed analysis required within 1000 ft of sensitive areas1,000 ft

    A viewshed analysis is required at the time of rezoning or site plan application for all proposed data centers within 1,000 ft. of agricultural or rural zoned properties, residentially zoned or developed properties, Historic Overlay Districts, sites listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register or National Register of Historic Places, or Rappahannock River.

  • Maximum percentage of gross floor area for secondary uses40 pct

    The gross floor area devoted to secondary uses as identified in section 23-6.21.3. shall not exceed forty (40) percent of the gross floor area of all principle uses or approved special uses in the development.

From the ordinance

Minimum lot area: 40,000 sq ft; max height 75 ft; FAR 1.0; open space 15%.
Sec. 23-6.21