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Elkton, Virginia · District

M-1

Light Industrial M-1
IndustrialLight IndustrialAll Elkton districts0

Dimensional standards

M-1 lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 25 ftRear 0 ftSide 0 ftMin frontage 50 ftMAX HEIGHT35 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.

Lot

Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
50 ft

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
25 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
0 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
0 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft
Minimum landscaping
3%

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 right131

Conditional / special use16

Accessory5

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Screening of existing automobile graveyards and junkyards

    Automobile graveyards and junkyards in existence at the time of the adoption of this chapter are to be considered as nonconforming uses. Such use shall be completely screened on all sides open to view from a public road within three years after the adoption of this chapter.

  • Landscaping in front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.3 ft

    Landscaping may be required within any established or required front setback area. The plans and execution must take into consideration traffic hazards. Landscaping may be permitted up to a height of three feet, and to within 50 feet from the corner of any intersecting streets.

  • Screening of permitted uses

    Sufficient area shall be provided to adequately screen permitted uses from adjacent business and residential districts.

Parking

From the ordinance

C. Area regulations. In this district the area regulations, maximum lot coverage, height regulations, and off-street parking shall comply with the requirements of the B-2 District.
§ 110-613