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New Kent County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XVI

ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY DISTRICT15


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Editor's note— Ord. No. O-08-12, adopted July 9, 2012, renumbered art. XV as XVI as set out herein. Formerly, Ord. No. O-15-08(R2), adopted Jan. 12, 2009, repealed art. XV and enacted a new article. The former art. XV, §§ 98-581—98-591, pertained to the B-3 research, engineering and office district and derived from Code 1999, §§ 9-196—9-206; and Ord. No. ZO-04-01, adopted July 9, 2001. Ord. No. O-15-08(R2) also repealed the former art. XVI, §§ 98-621—98-631, which pertained to the M-1 warehousing and limited industrial district and derived from Code 1999, §§ 9-211—9-221; Ord. No. O-8-99, §§ 9-211, 9-213, 9-214, adopted Sept. 13, 1999; Ord. No. O-9-99, §§ 9-213, 9-214, adopted Sept. 13, 1999.

Cross reference— Businesses, ch. 14.


Sec. 98-581.- Intent of district.

The economic opportunity district is intended to provide opportunities to create mixed-use commercial and employment centers that will provide employment for county residents and a positive fiscal impact to the community while balancing flexibility of uses with performance standards that will ensure an attractive, well-planned environment.

(Ord. No. O-15-08(R2), 1-12-2009; Ord. No. O-36-21, 12-13-2021)

Sec. 98-582. - 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 economic opportunity district requires approval of a site plan or plan of development.

(Ord. No. O-15-08(R2), 1-12-2009; Ord. No. O-36-21, 12-13-2021)

Sec. 98-583. - Dimensional requirements.

Economic Opportunity District
Standard Requirement
Minimum Lot Area
  With public water and public sewer 20,000 sq ft
  Without public water or sewer 1 acre
Minimum Lot Width 150 feet
Minimum Front Setback
  All parking to rear 30 feet
  Parking in front 70 feet
  Buffer between parking and street 30 feet
Minimum Rear Yard
  Principal structures 20 feet
  Accessory structures, parking and drive aisles 10 feet
Minimum Side Yard
  Principal structures 20 feet
  Accessory structures, parking and drive aisles 10 feet
  Shared parking facility None
Maximum Height
  Commercial Structures 75 feet
  Residential Structures 50 feet
  Research and Development and Warehouses 75 feet
  Hotels and Hospitals 75 feet

 

(Ord. No. O-15-08(R2), 1-12-2009; Ord. No. O-36-21, 12-13-2021)

Sec. 98-584. - Special standards for economic opportunity development.

(a)

Building exteriors that face a public street shall not consist of barren, unfinished, or uncoated materials.

(b)

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.

(c)

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; Ord. No. O-36-21, 12-13-2021)