Fredericksburg City Zoning Code

Sec. 3.330

M-3: INDUSTRIAL PARK.

Intent

This zone is intended to allow heavier and more intense industrial uses in an area requiring large land area and which operations may produce objectionable qualities. However, such operations shall not exceed the degree of tolerance provided by pollution control authorities. Any uses permitted in this zone should not have a detrimental effect upon abutting properties or be injurious thereto.

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	Custom Manufacturing
Agricultural Sales and Service	Equipment Repair Services
Automotive Rentals	Equipment Sales
Automotive Repair Services	Exterminating Services
Automotive Sales	Financial Services
Automotive Washing	Food Sales
Building Maintenance Services	Funeral Services
Business Support Services	General Retail Sales
Business or Trade School	Horticulture
Communication Services	Local Utility Service
Construction Sales and Services	Maintenance and Service Facilities
Convenience Storage	Mobile Food Establishments, but not in any right-of-way or public easement
Convenience Store/Self Serve Gas	Research 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.

Basic Industry	Resource Extraction
Drive through facilities associated with any use	Restaurant-Drive In/Fast Food
General Warehousing and Distribution	Scrap and Salvage Services
Light Manufacturing	Stockyards
Limited Warehousing & Distribution	Transportation Terminal
Railroad Facilities

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-3" district shall be subject to the following site development regulations.

Feature	Regulation
Lot Size	Minimum Lot Area, 43,560 Square feet
Lot Width	Minimum Lot Width, 100 feet
Height	Maximum Building Height, 3 stories, 38 feet
Front Yard	Minimum Required Setback, 25 feet
Street Side Yard	Minimum Required Setback, 25 feet
Interior Side Yard	Minimum Required Setback, 10 feet*
Rear Yard	Minimum Required Setback, 10 feet*
Maximum Impervious Coverage	80%
Maximum Building Coverage	Percent of Lot Area, 50%
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

*25 feet when adjacent to Residential Uses outside subject district

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