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Fredericksburg City Zoning Code

Sec. 3.205

C-1.5: MEDIUM COMMERCIAL.

Intent

This zone represents an effort to provide a district between the Neighborhood Commercial District and the Commercial District. Uses have been selected from each of the various districts, with the intent that the proposed uses could function as a transition between highway commercial and residential neighborhoods, but could also provide a lower impact zone along other major roadways.

Principal Permitted Uses

Building, structures and lands shall be used, and buildings and structures shall hereinafter be erected, altered or enlarged only for the following uses as the City Council, by resolution, may deem to be similar to those uses listed and not obnoxious or detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare:

Administrative and Business Office
Arts and Crafts
Business Support Services
Communication Services
Consumer Repair Services
Convalescent Services
Cultural Services
Day Care Services
Financial Services
Guidance Services
Hospital Services (Limited)
Local Utility Services
Medical Offices
Personal Improvement Services
Personal Services
Pet Services
Professional Offices
Private Primary Educational Facilities
Private Secondary Educational Facilities
Religious Assembly
Restaurant—Limited
Retail Sales—Limited
Single Family Residential (Detached)—if structure was not used as other than residential in its most recent use
Group Residential
Multiple Family Residential
Short-term Rental, Unoccupied: (With a STR permit and adherence to Chapter 20, Article VII)
Short-term Rental, Accessory: (With a STR permit and adherence to Chapter 20, Article VII)
Short-term Rental, B&B: (With a STR permit and adherence to Chapter 20, Article VII)
Short-term Rental, Facility: (With a STR permit and adherence to Chapter 20, Article VII)
Corporate Housing: (With a STR permit and adherence to Chapter 20, Article VII)

 

Uses Permitted Subject to Conditional Use Permit

The following uses may be permitted subject to a Conditional Use Permit as provided for in section 5.400.

Automobile Washing
Building Maintenance Services
Business or Trade School
Club or Lodge
Cocktail Lounge
Convenience Storage
Consumer Convenience Services
Convenience Store/Self-Serve Gasoline
Custom Manufacturing
Food Sales
Drive through or Drive-in facilities associated with any use
General Retail Sales
Indoor Sports and Recreation
Kennels
Laundry Services
Liquor Sales
Mobile Food Establishments
Single Family Residential (Detached)—new construction or after cessation of use other than residential
Duplex Residential
Townhouse Residential
Condominium Residential (Section 7.610)

 

Property Development Standards

Except as hereinafter provided, no building or structure or part thereof shall be erected, altered or converted for any use permitted in this district unless it is in conformity with all the standards and regulations herein specified for lot area, lot width, lot depth, dwelling unit area, lot coverage, yards and building height. The following standards shall apply except in cases where a lot does not meet the standards herein required but was an official "lot of record" prior to the adoption of this ordinance. In such cases, the present dimension shall be maintained as a minimum standard until such time as the use is removed. The replacement shall meet the standards and regulations herein specified.

Site Development Regulations

Each site in the C-1.5 District shall be subject to the following site development regulations:

Feature Regulation
Lot Size Minimum Lot Area, 7,500 Square feet
Lot Width Minimum Lot Width, 70 feet
Height Maximum Building Height, 3 stories, 38 feet
Front Yard Minimum Required Setback, 20 feet
Street Side Yard Minimum Required Setback, 20 feet
Interior Side Yard Minimum Required Setback, 5 feet; or
10 feet when abutting residential zoning districts; or
15 feet for 2 story structures, when abutting residential zoning districts
Rear Yard Minimum Required Setback, 10 feet; or
15 feet when abutting residential zoning districts; or
25 feet for 2 or more stories, when abutting residential zoning districts
Maximum Impervious Coverage 75%
Maximum Building Coverage Percent of Lot Area, 60%
Residential Density Section 3.110
Nonconforming Uses Section 6.100
Site Development Regulations Sections 7.000 and 7.100
Yard Regulations Section 7.300
Height Regulations Section 7.510
Fences, Walls and Visibility Section 7.530
Parking Section 7.800
Landscaping and Screening Regulations Section 7.900
Temporary/Accessory Building Section 8.100
Signs Sign Ordinance
Outdoor Amplified Sound Prohibited when abutting R-1, R-1-A, and R-5

 

* 25 feet when adjacent to residential zoning district

(Ord. No. 2019-12, § 1, 4-15-2019; Ord. No. 2019-34, § 1, 12-16-2019; Ord. No. 2022-13, § 6(Exh. F), 3-21-2022; Ord. No. 2023-18, § 8E, 11-7-2023)