Front Royal, Virginia · District

C-1

Community Business District

Dimensional standards

C-1 lot requirementsSTREETSTREETFront 5 ftRear 15 ftSide 10 ftStreet side 15 ftMin width 75 ftMIN LOT AREA7,500 sq ftMAX HEIGHT45 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE75%MAX IMPERVIOUS90%MIN UNIT SIZE250 sq 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

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

Lighting

  • Lighting glare control

    Lighting facilities shall be arranged in a manner that will protect the public roadway and neighboring properties from direct glare, intrusion or hazardous interference. Parking lot and building lighting shall be directed so that the lighting does not extend beyond the property boundary.

Other

  • Flammable storage restriction

    No flammable or explosive liquids, solids or gases shall be stored in bulk above ground; provided, however, that tanks or drums of fuel directly connecting to energy devices, heating devices or appliances located on the same lot as the tanks or drums of fuel are excluded from this provision.

  • Landscaping requirement

    All sites and parking areas shall be landscaped in accordance with the provisions of Sections 148-46, 148-47 and 148-48.

  • Outdoor storage, outdoor display and/or outdoor sales shall be screened to obstruct view from any adjacent public street. A screen may consist of a building, solid masonry wall, uniformly painted solid board fence or landscaping. The height of the screening shall be six feet (6') unless an alternative height is approved by the Planning Commission.

  • Commercial development shall be permanently screened from adjoining and contiguous residential district by a wall, fence, evergreen hedge, and/or other suitable enclosure with a minimum height of six (6) feet.

  • Refuse area screening6 ft

    All outdoor refuse storage areas shall be located in a paved area and hidden from general public view, either from within or outside the lot, by means of fences or walls, and landscape planting. A solid wood or masonry fence at least six (6) feet in height shall be provided on three (3) sides, with a solid opaque gate on the fourth side.

From the ordinance

Subject to the standards and requirements set forth in this Chapter, except as prohibited or restricted by separate restrictions of record that may pertain to property within the C-1 District, the following uses of land and buildings are permitted by-right in the C-1 District: ...
Sections 175-39 through 175-44