6-1-1. Retail stores and shops (It shall be unlawful to place any encumbrance on the sidewalks of the town that fails to leave 42½ inches of clear, unencumbered sidewalk).

[Note: The town is responsible for assuring that streets and sidewalks are kept clear. Accidents occurring within public rights-of-way may result in legal action against the town. Prohibiting merchandise and displays within the public rights-of-way is an attempt to reduce liability.]

6-1-2. Medical or dental clinics and laboratories.

6-1-3. Professional offices as defined (subsection 17-3-68).

6-1-4. Business schools.

6-1-5. Music instruction and dance.

6-1-6. Wholesale merchandising brokers, excluding wholesale storage. Storage shall be within a fully enclosed building.

6-1-7. Personal service establishments as defined (subsection 17-3-67.1).

6-1-8. Nursing homes.

6-1-9. General hospitals.

6-1-10. Funeral homes.

6-1-11. Hotels and motels.

6-1-12. Churches.

6-1-13. Libraries.

6-1-14. Clubs and lodges.

6-1-15. Parking lots.

6-1-16. Public utilities.

6-1-17. Carwashes.

6-1-18. Gasoline service stations (with repairs within a completely enclosed building).

6-1-19. Cemeteries.

6-1-20. Banks and credit unions.

6-1-21. Real estate offices.

6-1-22. Insurance offices.

6-1-23. Satellite dish antenna: Private noncommercial radio and television satellite dish antennas may be permitted to be constructed to a height not in excess of 20 feet only when installed at ground level, provided that such antenna shall be located behind the setback line of the main structure. All towers, antennas, guy anchorages or similar devices shall be at least three feet from any property line, except on the side yard facing the side street the setback requirement shall be 25 feet. The installation of a ground or roof-mounted satellite dish antenna shall be permitted in accordance with the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.

6-1-24. Farmers markets.

6-1-25. Auto, truck, and similar rolling stock sales and service (under cover) to require the following:

a.

If the use is within 50 feet of a residential district, the use must be screened according to section 10-6 of this ordinance. The planning commission reserves unto itself the right to alter screening requirements where (a) natural land characteristics would achieve the same intent of section 10-6, or (b) innovative landscape or architectural design is employed to achieve an equivalent buffering and screening effect.

b.

A paved lot for all parking areas (minimum prime and double seal asphalt treatment).

c.

No activity or display within a five-foot area of any property line.

d.

Ten thousand square feet minimum land area for the use.

e.

One hundred feet minimum road frontage for the use.

f.

Permanently affixed lighting, if the use is to be lighted.

g.

A permanent structure meeting the requirements of the statewide building code is required for use. (Trailers are not permitted as a sales office or for any type storage.)

h.

If a new garage, workshop, or repair building is to be constructed for the use, no motor vehicle entrance to the building will be within 25 feet of an existing right-of-way.

6-1-26. Nursery (see "child care center" definition, subsection 17-3-15).

6-1-27. Miniature golf course, driving range.

6-1-28. Restaurants and catering establishments.

6-1-29. Indoor theaters and assembly halls.

6-1-30. Outdoor craft/food sales.

6-1-31. Laundromats.

6-1-32. Residential uses are permitted within space which satisfies all of the following criteria: there is at least one floor of finished space below the floor utilized for residential purposes; all residential uses are subject to requirements within the Rental Inspection District [see section 18-78], which will aid in the assurances that life safety issues are addressed in the Historic Overlay District in buildings that were commercial and now may be retrofitted for residential usage [see section 18-75]; all residential parking shall be located behind buildings with entrances from the side or rear [see section 23-51]. Residential uses are subject to provisions of the Virginia State Building Code and Fire Code.

6-1-33. Building supply (with storage within a completely enclosed area).

6-1-34. Recycling collection centers.

6-1-35. Greenhouses, garden centers.

6-1-36. Sports and fitness complex (see subsection 17-3-82.1).

6-1-37. Miniwarehouses, self-service storage facilities.

6-1-38. Municipal, county, state, federal buildings.

(Ord. No. 05-06, 5-9-2006; Ord. No. 2020-02, 6-9-2020)

For the purposes of this ordinance, the town council reserves unto itself the right to grant or refuse special exceptions as provided by Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2286(A)(3).

6-2-1. Public billiard parlors and pool rooms, bowling alleys, dancehalls, video game arcades and similar forms of public amusement and flea markets. In approving any such applications after a recommendation from the planning commission and a public hearing, the governing body may establish such special requirements and regulations for the protection of adjacent property, set hours of operation and make requirements as they may deem necessary in the public interest.

6-2-2. Veterinary hospitals, kennels.

Off-street parking shall conform to article 9 of this ordinance.

6-4-1. On any lot with a business or industrial use, one sign permanently attached to the ground is permitted for each street where the lot has frontage, and such sign shall not exceed 100 square feet and 35 feet in height.

6-4-2. Wall signs are permitted with a maximum combined surface of 400 square feet. No sign structure shall be attached to a structure in such a manner as to obstruct any window, door, or stairway.

6-4-3. Signs may be illuminated provided that any lighting which is of such intensity or brilliance as to cause glare or to impair the vision of the driver of any motor vehicle, shall be so effectively shielded to prevent beams or rays of light from being directed at any portion of the traveled way of any public street. No flashing or moving sign is permitted.

6-4-4. Signs may be erected to within two feet of the property line except for signs which may be erected in accordance with supplemental sign regulations, see subsection 10-4-4.5.

6-4-5. Horizontal and vertical projecting signs are permitted. A horizontal projecting sign is a sign which is greater in width than in height. A vertical projecting sign is a sign which is greater in height than in width. Projecting signs shall be limited in areas [as] follows: horizontal projecting signs, 50 square feet each side; vertical projecting signs, 100 square feet each side.

Horizontal sign [is] a sign greater in width than height.

Vertical sign [is] a sign greater in height than width.

6-4-6. Temporary signs shall have a combined surface area not exceeding 50 square feet. A temporary sign does not permit the location of a portable trailer mounted sign which are prohibited in this ordinance.

6-4-7. Reserved for future use.

6-4-8. On any lot where the premises are for sale or rent, no more than two real estate signs with aggregate surface area not exceeding 20 square feet in area and not referring to any other premises. Real estate signs shall be limited to ten feet in height.

6-4-9. On any lot with a sports complex, one sign permanently attached to the ground not to exceed 120 square feet in area and fifty (35) [sic] feet in height.

6-4-10. See section 10-4 for supplemental sign regulations.

None. However, area regulations may be imposed by the health official and zoning administrator if a private water and or sewer system is utilized.

Structures shall be located 30 feet or more from street right-of-way on all dual-lane divided highways.

Structures shall be located 20 feet from other primary street right-of-way which is 50 feet or greater in width or 45 feet from the centerline of any street right-of-way less than 50 feet in width. However, no building to be constructed on an in fill lot (see subsection 17-3-49.1) will be required to [be] set back from the street a distance greater than the setback line presently observed by any adjoining building that is within 50 feet of the proposed structure's side lot line at the setback.

In event of a planned road improvement (see section 13-6), the planning commission shall establish a greater setback of sufficient distance to minimize disruption to any structure and/or its use.

6-7-1. For permitted uses, the minimum side yard or rear yard adjoining or adjacent to a residential district shall comply with subsection 10-6-4.

6-7-2. On a corner lot, a fence, wall, hedge or other planting or structure that will materially obstruct vision so as to create a traffic hazard shall be prohibited by the zoning administrator. (See subsection 10-1-1).

6-8-1. Buildings may be erected up to 50 feet in height from grade subject to building code compliance. Any variance in height shall be subject to approval of the board of zoning appeals. Any variance will not be granted until due consideration is given to fire safety and fire flow capabilities of the community.

6-8-2. Church spires, belfries, cupolas, monuments, cooling towers[,] municipal water towers, chimneys, flues, flagpoles, television antennas, radio aerials, active solar collectors and wind generators are exempt. Parapet walls may be up to four feet above the height of the building on which the walls rest.

6-9-1. 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, detailed site plans indicating compliance with the substantive provisions of this ordinance (article 12) and in sufficient detail to show the operations and processes of the use shall be submitted to the zoning administrator for study. The administrator may refer these plans to the planning commission for their recommendation.

6-9-2. Buffering and screening shall be in conformance with section 10-6.