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Goochland County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 16

- BUSINESS, GENERAL, DISTRICT B-1

Sec. 15-241.- Statement of intent.

This district is intended for general business activities such as retail, retail service, office, and office/warehouse, to which the public requires direct and frequent access. The manufacture, compounding, processing, or treatment of products is prohibited, unless it is clearly incidental and essential to a use permitted by right, and unless the products are customarily sold at retail on the premises. This district is typically designated on the comprehensive plan as commercial, flexible, office, or prime economic development areas.

Sec. 15-242. - Uses and structures permitted by right (P) or by conditional use permit (CUP).

Principal Uses and StructuresP or CUP
General - Commercial and office
 Adult business in accordance with Sec. 15-283.A CUP
Animal boarding; kennel-commercial, kennel-private CUP
Auction house P
Automobile repair CUP
Automobile sales or rental; motor vehicle, watercraft, motorcycle, and commercial and industrial truck sales; service of these vehicle types within an enclosed building CUP
Barber shop; beauty shop P
Bed and breakfast P
Bicycle sales and repair shop P
Carwash (primary or accessory use) CUP
Convenience store P
Dance school; music or martial arts instruction P
Drive-thru in accordance with Sec. 15-283.D P
Drycleaner; laundromat P
Farm equipment sales and services CUP
Financial institution; bank P
Funeral home P
Gas station P
Hotel; motel P
Medical clinic P
Office, professional; office, medical P
Packing and mailing services P
Personal services P
Pharmacy; drugstore P
Recreation vehicle, motor home, travel trailer, and camper sales CUP
Repair services such as computers, home appliance, and television repair P
Retail store P
Self-storage, mini-warehouse facility CUP
Shopping center in accordance with Section 15-283.G P
Studio and shop for artists, teachers, and other craftsman, with floor area not exceeding 3,000 square feet P
Temporary trailer in accordance with Sec. 15-287 P
Veterinary hospital CUP
Food/Beverage
 Bakery P
Bar; nightclub CUP
Brewpub P
Brewery; distillery P
Catering; meal delivery P
Farm stand; other food vendor P
Farmers market P
Restaurant, including drive-thrus in accordance with Sec. 15-283.D P
Recreation
 Club; lodge P
Golf course; golf driving range; miniature golf course; country club; similar recreation P
Gun club with indoor shooting range CUP
Recreation facility, indoor, including billiard, bowling alley, skating rink, swimming pool, tennis court, electronic video game room, bingo hall, archery range, and similar forms of public amusement CUP
Theater, indoor P
Theater, outdoor CUP
Public/Institutional
 Adult day care center CUP
Broadcasting studio CUP
Child care center in accordance with Sec. 15-283.C P
College; university P
Convention hall; conference center P
Fire and rescue station P
Government services P
Hospital CUP
Library P
Nursing home; assisted living facility P
Park and ride lot P
School CUP
Worship uses P
Light Industrial
 Lumber, building, fencing and landscaping supply and equipment, in accordance with Sec. 15-283.B P
Machinery sales and service P
Petroleum storage CUP
Plumbing and electrical supply (with storage under cover) P
Wholesale warehouse CUP
Utilities
 Gas transmission line; compressor station; measurement station; regulator station CUP
Small cell facility in accordance with Sec. 15-288.A P
Small cell facility in accordance with Sec. 15-288.A P
Solar energy facility, accessory, in accordance with Sec. 15-289.B P
Telecommunication tower; radio tower; both in accordance with Sec. 15-288.B CUP
Utility distribution facility, public, and all accompanying appurtenances and structures P
Utility generating station; transmission substation; transmission line, other than normal distribution facility CUP

 

(Ord. No. 5703, § 13, 5-2-23)

Sec. 15-243. - District standards.

Principal Structure
General Requirements
 Minimum lot area for those served by public water and sewer None
Minimum Yard Setbacks (measured from property line)
 Front yard 55 ft.
 Side yard
  Adjacent to a business, office, or industrial district 10 ft.
  Adjacent to any other district with landscaping in accordance with Sec. 15-375 30 ft.
  Corner lot 20 ft.
 Rear yard
  Adjacent to a business, office, or industrial district 10 ft.
  Adjacent to any other district with landscaping in accordance with Sec. 15-375 30 ft.
Maximum Height*
 Structures 35 ft.
 Maximum height for business structures may be increased up to 60 feet from grade provided that there are two side yards for each permitted use, and each side yard is 10 feet or more, plus one foot of side yard for each additional foot of building height over 35 feet.
* Exceptions to the height requirement include: Church spires, belfries, cupolas, monuments, water towers, chimneys, flues, flagpoles, television antennas and radio aerials. Parapet walls may rise up to six feet above the finished roof surface.

 

Accessory Structure
Minimum Yard Setbacks (measured from property line)
 Front Yard 55 ft.
 Side Yard 5 ft.
 Side Yard Corner Lot 20 ft.
 Rear Yard 5 ft.
Maximum Height*
 Accessory structure Less than main
building height
 Accessory structure within 10 ft. of lot line 15 ft.
* Exceptions to the height requirement include: Church spires, belfries, cupolas, monuments, water towers, chimneys, flues, flagpoles, television antennas and radio aerials. Parapet walls may rise up to six feet above the finished roof surface.

 

(Ord. No. 6160, § 2, 9-3-24)