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Fredericksburg City Zoning Code

Sec. 3.310

M-1: LIGHT MANUFACTURING.

Intent

This zone is intended to provide for the development of industrial uses involving fabrication, manufacturing, assembly or processing of materials that are already in processed from, and warehousing. The uses permitted are restricted, limiting objectionable or obnoxious influences and activities, thereby permitting the location of such uses in reasonable proximity to other forms of land use without any detrimental effect.

Principal Permitted Uses

Buildings, structures and lands shall be used, and buildings and structures shall hereinafter be erected, altered or enlarged only for the following uses, plus such other 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 Funeral Services
Agricultural Sales and Service General Retail Sales
Arts and Crafts Horticulture
Automotive Rentals Hotel/Motel
Automotive Repair Services Hospital Services (Limited)
Automotive Sales Indoor Entertainment
Automotive Washing Indoor Sports and Recreation
Building Maintenance Services Kennels
Business Support Services Laundry Services
Business or Trade School Liquor Sales
Club or Lounge Local Utility Service
Cocktail Lounge Maintenance and Service Facilities
Commercial Off-Street Parking Medical Offices
Communication Services Mobile Food Establishments, but not in any right-of-way or public easement
Construction Sales and Services Outdoor Entertainment
Consumer Convenience Services Outdoor Sports and Recreation
Consumer Repair Services Pawn Shop Services
Convenience Storage Personal Improvement Services
Convenience Store/Self Serve Gas Personal Services
Custom Manufacturing Pet Services
Equipment Repair Services Professional Offices
Equipment Sales Religious Assembly
Exterminating Services Research Services
Financial Services Restaurant
Food Sales Service Station
Veterinary Services

 

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.

Campground Limited Warehousing & Distribution
Drive through facilities associated with any use Restaurant-Drive In/Fast Food
Light Manufacturing Transportation Terminal

 

Bed and Breakfast use is specifically prohibited.

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 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 "M-1" district shall be subject to the following site development regulations.

Feature Regulation
Lot Size Minimum Lot Area, 5,000 Square feet
Lot Width Minimum Lot Width, 50 feet
Height Maximum Building Height, 3 stories, 38 feet
Front Yard Minimum Required Setback, 10 feet
Street Side Yard Minimum Required Setback, 10 feet
Interior Side Yard Minimum Required Setback, 10 feet*
Rear Yard Minimum Required Setback, 10 feet*
Maximum Impervious Coverage 85%
Maximum Building Coverage Percent of Lot Area, 75%
Nonconforming Uses Section 6.100
Site Development Regulations Section 7.000
Special Yard Regulations Section 7.300
Fences, Walls and Visibility Section 7.530
Parking Section 7.800
Landscaping and Screening Regulations Section 7.900
Temporary/Accessory Building Section 8.000
Signs Sign Ordinance
Outdoor Amplified Sound Prohibited when adjacent to R-1, R-1-A, or R5

 

* 25 feet when adjacent to Residential Uses outside subject district

(Ord. No. 23-014, 9-16-2013; Ord. No. 25-004, 5-4-2015; Ord. No. 2019-11, § 4, 4-15-2019)