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Front Royal, Virginia · District

I-2

Industrial Employment District
IndustrialHeavy IndustrialAll Front Royal districts0

Dimensional standards

I-2 lot requirementsSTREETMin width 80 ftMIN LOT AREA20,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT75 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE50%MAX IMPERVIOUS75%
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.
20,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (0.46 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.
80 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
75 ft
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
50%
Maximum impervious coverageImpervious coverageThe share of a lot covered by anything water cannot soak through — roofs, drives, patios.
75%

Uses

Permitted by right27

Conditional / special use20

Accessory1

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Glare screening

    Direct illumination from any source shall be screened from adjoining properties.

  • Maximum temperature increase on adjacent property10 deg F

    Heat from an industrial use shall not at any time cause a temperature increase in the air on any adjacent property in excess of ten degrees Fahrenheit (10° F.).

  • Junkyard screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft

    Automobile graveyards and junkyards... shall completely screen... by a solid masonry wall, a uniformly-colored solid fence or dense evergreen plantings at least six (6) feet in height at the time of planting.

  • Noise limit

    No industrial activity shall generate noise that tends to have an annoying or disruptive effect upon uses located beyond the property boundary.

  • Odor emission limit

    No continuous, frequent or repetitive emission of odors or odor-causing substances of such intensity and character as to be detrimental to the health and welfare of the public or neighboring landowners.

  • Outdoor storage screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft

    The height of the screening shall be six feet (6') unless an alternative height is approved by the Planning Commission.

  • Vibration limit

    No continuous, frequent or repetitive vibrations shall be produced which are discernible to a person of normal sensitivities, without instruments, on land that is not zoned for industrial uses.

From the ordinance

The I-2 Industrial Employment District is designed to enable the establishment of industrial and employment uses... Minimum lot size 20,000 sq ft, max height 75 ft, max coverage 50%.
175-64 through 175-73

Parking requirements

{
  "other": "see Section 175-104",
  "automobile garages": "2 spaces per service bay or 2 per 360 sq ft, min 3 spaces",
  "industrial office component": "1 space per 300 sq ft of office area",
  "industrial/manufacturing/distribution": "1 space per employee + 1 per vehicle on site + 1 per delivery/loading bay"
}

Use details

{
  "dropped_conditions": {
    "permitted_uses": [
      "Such other uses as determined similar"
    ]
  }
}