Covington, Virginia · General provision

Section 5-4.2, 5-4.4, 5-4.5, 5-5

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Applies near
residentially zoned districts and specified sensitive uses
Applies within
750 ft
Geographic extent
Within 750 feet of residentially zoned districts (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4) or any property occupied by a churchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached., place of worshipReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached., public library, public/private school, educational institution, public park, playground, playfield, lodging house, tourist home, child day care centerDay careSupervised care for children or adults during part of the day., hotel, or motel

Uses

Prohibited1

Extracted standards

5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Distance measured from property line to property line

    All distances specified in this division shall be measured from the property line of one use to another. The distance between an adult use and a residentially zoned district shall be measured from the property line of the use to the nearest point of the boundary line of the residentially zoned district.

  • Minimum distance from residential zones750 ft

    No adult use may be established within 750 feet of a residentially zoned district (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4)

  • Minimum distance from sensitive uses750 ft

    nor within 750 feet of any property occupied by a church or other place of worship, public library, public or private school, educational institution, public park, playground, playfield, lodging house, tourist home, child day care center, hotel, or motel

  • Adult merchandise not visible from outside

    Adult merchandise shall not be visible from any point outside of the establishment.

Signage

  • Signs shall not depict sexual activities or anatomical areas

    Signs or attention-getting devices for businesses shall not depict or describe specified sexual activities or sexual anatomical areas as defined herein.

From the ordinance

No adult use may be established within 750 feet of a residentially zoned district (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4), nor within 750 feet of any property occupied by a church or other place of worship...
Section 5-4.2, 5-4.4, 5-4.5, 5-5