Dendron, Virginia · District

C-1

Commercial
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Dimensional standards

C-1 lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 75 ftRear 25 ftSide 0 ftMin width 200 ftMIN LOT AREA40,000 sq ftMIN FRONTAGE200 ftMAX HEIGHT45 ft / 2.5 stories
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Uses

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • A buffer yard is required on lots adjacent to residential and agricultural zoning districts (see section 5-400).

  • Landscaping requirement

    Any part of the lot or project area not used for buildings or other structures, parking, loading and accessways, shall be landscaped with grass, trees, shrubs, or pedestrian walks.

  • No exterior storage

    Permitted stores, shops, offices or businesses shall be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building and except for temporary display items as limited by these regulations there shall be no exterior storage of merchandise or materials unless these are enclosed within storage yard established and maintained in accordance with these regulations.

  • Stormwater drainage

    Provision shall be made for proper storm water drainage from parking and loading areas. Water shall not be permitted to drain from such areas onto adjacent property except into a natural watercourse or a drainage easement.

  • Warehousing not permitted

    No commercial warehousing, wholesaling, of jobbing or killing of animals or poultry shall be carried on and no merchandise shall be stored other than to be sold at retail on the premises, and provided further, that no more than 50 percent of the floor area of any building shall be used for the storage of merchandise.

From the ordinance

The purpose of this district is to provide primarily for low intensity retail shopping and personal service uses, developed either as a unit or in individual parcels, to satisfy those basic needs which occur daily or frequently and so require commercial facilities in close proximity to residences.
Sec. 3-701 to 3-705