The primary purpose of this district is to establish an area as defined by the Comprehensive Plan where the principal use of land is for heavy commercial and industrial operations, which may create some nuisance, and which are not properly associated with, nor particularly compatible with, residential, institutional, and neighborhood commercial service establishments. The specific intent of this district is to:

(A)

Encourage the construction of and the continued use of the land for heavy commercial and industrial purposes;

(B)

Prohibit residential and neighborhood commercial use of the land and to prohibit any other use which would substantially interfere with the development, continuation or expansion of commercial and industrial uses in the district;

(C)

To encourage the discontinuance of existing uses that would not be permitted as new uses under the provisions of this ordinance.

The following uses shall be permitted by right:

Civic Uses

Public uses

Commercial Uses

Corporate offices

Machinery sales and service

Transportation terminals

Vehicle impound facilities

Industrial Uses

Contractor's storage yards

Data centers

Lumberyards

Machine shops

Manufacturing, light

Manufacturing, medium

Railroad facilities

Research laboratories

Sawmills, permanent

Sawmills, temporary

Solid waste collection facilities

Truck terminals

Upholstery shops

Wholesale warehouses

Miscellaneous Uses

Accessory uses

Mobile food unit

Small scale solar generation facility

Utilities, major

Utilities, minor

Wood storage, temporary

(Ord. 9-17-08; Ord. 10-21-09; Ord. 11-3-10; Ord. of 09-15-2021 (1); Ord. of 08-17-2022 (1); Ord. of 09-17-2025(3), § 1)

The following uses shall be permitted by special use permit only:

Commercial Uses

Manufactured home sales

Medical clinics

Offices

Shooting ranges, indoor

Shooting ranges, outdoor

Industrial Uses

Manufacturing, heavy

Petroleum distribution facilities

Resource extraction

Salvage and scrap yards

Sanitary landfills

Slaughterhouses

Solid waste material recovery facilities

Miscellaneous Uses

Aviation facilities

Minor scale solar generation facility

Telecommunication facilities

Utility scale solar generation facility

(Ord. 9-17-08; Ord. 10-21-09; Ord. 11-3-10; Ord. of 09-15-2021 (1); Ord. of 03-20-2024 (2))

(A)

Before a zoning permit shall be issued or construction commenced on any permitted use in this district, or a permit issued for a new use, the applicant for the proposed use shall comply with the provisions of Article 23 of this chapter.

(B)

Screening from adjacent business, residential and agricultural district shall be required.

(C)

Landscaping may be required within any established or required front setback area. The plans and execution must take into consideration traffic hazards.

For permitted uses utilizing individual sewage disposal systems, the required area for any such use shall be approved by the health official. The administrator may require a greater area if considered necessary.

Buildings shall be located not less than 200 feet from any street right-of-way, except that:

(A)

Buildings and accessory uses may be located less than 200 feet from a street right-of-way, provided that said street:

(1)

Is an access road within a subdivision for business or industrial uses and serves properties that contain industrial zoning district classifications only;

(2)

Is a cul-de-sac or an interior road; and

(B)

All buildings, structures and parking lots shall be located not less than 25 feet from any street right-of-way.

The foregoing notwithstanding, the location of buildings and accessory uses shall at all times be located so as to provide safe and efficient access to, from and within the property, including sight distance, and turning, stacking and other traffic circulation features and facilities.

This shall be known as the "setback line."

(Ord. of 07-09-2019 (1))

When permitted uses adjoin I-1 or I-2 districts, there shall be no minimum side yard requirement except as otherwise required by law. When permitted uses adjoin A-1, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, PRD, PUD, B-1 and C-1 districts the minimum yard requirements shall be fifty feet (50'). The foregoing notwithstanding, there shall be no minimum side yard requirement for any property adjacent to a property owned by the Virginia Department of Corrections.

(Ord. 6-21-17)

Buildings may be erected up to seventy feet (70') in height from grade, except that:

(A)

Spires, belfries, cupolas, monuments, water towers, chimneys, flues, flagpoles, television antennae, and radio aerials are exempt. Parapet walls may be up to four feet (4') above the height of the building on which the walls rest.

(B)

Any structure seeking to exceed a height of 70 feet must obtain a special use permit for that height exemption.

(Ord. 6-21-17)

Buildings or groups of buildings with their accessory buildings may cover up to sixty percent (60%) of the area of the lot. Additional coverage may be permitted by the governing body.

Off-street parking shall conform with Article 26: Off-Street Parking and Loading Spaces of this chapter.

(Ord. 12-16-15).

Sign regulations shall conform with Article 15 of this chapter.

Sidewalks that comply with the most recent VDOT specifications shall be required on both sides of all roadways, public and private.

Exceptions approved by the Planning Commission for locating sidewalks along road frontage may be acceptable with the placement of a trail network or greenway on the property providing sufficient pedestrian circulation.

(Ord. 5-4-11)