Buena Vista, Virginia · General provision

Section 617

Dimensional standards

Uses

Permitted by right35

Conditional / special use6

  • Bakeries
  • Business and professional offices not affiliated with an institution, including, but not limited to, medical offices, tax preparation, real estate, engineers, architects
  • Campgrounds or recreational vehicle parks
  • Restaurants, cafes, and other eating establishments not affiliated with an institution
  • Laundries, dry cleaning shops, and clothes dyeing establishments
  • Athletic playing fields, golf courses, driving ranges, outdoor theaters, or similar outdoor recreation or performance uses which have artificial lighting directed onto the area of play or recreation

Extracted standards

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

Lighting

  • Outdoor lighting requirements24 ft

    Outdoor lighting shall be designed to limit light trespass or light pollution to the greatest extent feasible. Fixtures shall be full cutoff type or otherwise limit the amount of light escaping upward. Photosensor or motion sensor lighting should be used where possible. Light poles shall not exceed 24 feet in height.

From the ordinance

Buildings may be no more than three stories tall, up to a maximum height of 40 feet, unless a conditional use permit for additional height is granted.
Section 617

Use details

{
  "dropped_conditions": {
    "accessory_uses": [
      "Home occupations provided the requirements of article 7, section 705 are met",
      "Temporary office or storage building for use during construction, which shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of the construction work"
    ],
    "permitted_uses": [
      "Family care homes, foster homes or group homes serving the mentally retarded, developmentally disabled or others, rest homes, homes for adults, or nursing homes, provided that licensing requirements are met"
    ],
    "conditional_uses": [
      "Commercial radio, television, and communication towers along with related buildings and equipment provided the requirements of article 13 are met",
      "Existing structures to include towers, power towers, water tanks, telephone poles, commercial buildings and rooftops, may be used to affix commercial radio, television, and communication antennas provided the requirements of article 13 are met"
    ]
  }
}