New Kent County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIV
BUSINESS DISTRICT13
Editor's note— Ord. No. O-08-12, adopted July 9, 2012, renumbered art. XIII as XIV as set out herein. Formerly, Ord. No. O-15-08, adopted Jan. 12, 2009, repealed said art. XIII and enacted a new article. The former art. XIII, §§ 98-501—98-511, pertained to the B-1 business general district and derived from Code 1999, ch. 9, art. III, div. 10; Code 1999, §§ 9-168—9-177; Ord. No. O-05-00, § 9-170, adopted Aug. 7, 2000; and Ord. No. ZO-06-01, adopted Sept. 6, 2001.
Cross reference— Businesses, ch. 14.
Sec. 98-501.- Intent of district.
The business district is intended to provide opportunities for larger-scale retail, office and service uses located along major thoroughfares and designed to serve the motoring public.
(Ord. No. O-15-08(R2), 1-12-2009)
Sec. 98-502. - Uses.
Uses permitted as a matter of right or only by conditional use permit are shown in the Table of Land Uses in section 98-62. All uses shall be established using the performance standards applicable to that use as found in sections 98-871, 98-872, and 98-873. All development and redevelopment in the business district requires approval of a site plan or plan of development.
(Ord. No. O-15-08(R2), 1-12-2009)
Sec. 98-503. - Dimensional requirements.
(Ord. No. O-15-08(R2), 1-12-2009)
Sec. 98-504. - Special standards for business development.
(1)
Building exteriors that face a public street shall not consist of barren, unfinished, or uncoated materials.
(2)
Outside display of goods and materials for sale is permitted. Outside display shall not encroach into the public right-of-way, required landscaping or required parking.
(3)
Outside storage is permitted behind the principal structure provided such storage is screened from view of public streets and adjacent properties by means of opaque fencing, vegetative screening or a combination thereof.
(Ord. No. O-15-08(R2), 1-12-2009)