§ 90-392. Uses and structures permitted by right.

In the B-1 general business district, structures may be erected or land may be used for one or more of the following uses:

(1)

Retail stores and shops.

(2)

Bakeries.

(3)

Dry cleaners.

(4)

Laundries.

(5)

Wearing apparel stores.

(6)

Drugstores.

(7)

Barbershops and beauty shops.

(8)

Auto and home appliance services.

(9)

Theaters and assembly halls.

(10)

Office buildings.

(11)

Churches.

(12)

Libraries.

(13)

Funeral homes.

(14)

Service stations with major repair facilities under cover.

(15)

Clubs and lodges.

(16)

Auto sales and service.

(17)

Lumber and building supply with storage facilities under cover.

(18)

Plumbing and electrical supply with storage facilities under cover.

(19)

Machinery sales and service.

(20)

Waterfront business activities; wholesale and retail marine interests, such as boat docks, piers, small boat docks, yacht club and servicing facilities for such; docks and areas for the receipt, storage and transshipment of waterborne commerce; seafood and shellfish receiving; packing and shipping plants; and recreational activities primarily conducted on or about a waterfront. All such uses shall be contiguous to a waterfront.

(21)

Public utilities.

(22)

Offstreet parking as required by this chapter.

(23)

Business signs.

(24)

General advertising signs.

(25)

Location signs.

(26)

Restaurants.

(27)

Shopping centers.

(28)

Volunteer fire or rescue squads.

(29)

Exhibits operated by nonprofit organizations.

(30)

Community centers.

(31)

Financial institutions.

(32)

Office buildings.

(33)

Wayside stands for display and sale of farm products.

(34)

Retail catalog sales offices.

(35)

Radio, television stations.

(36)

Home service establishments such as exterminators, plumbers, decorators.

(37)

Cemeteries.

(38)

Circuses, carnivals or similar temporary activities when organized or sponsored by nonprofit organizations.

(39)

Noncommercial fairgrounds.

(40)

Commercial greenhouses, nurseries.

(41)

Buildings or uses for federal, state, county or local governmental purposes.

(42)

Instructional and/or training facilities, including but not limited to dancing schools and dancing studios.

(43)

Farm supplies.

(44)

Public utility distribution facilities.

(45)

Mobile home and recreational vehicle sales, service and repair.

(46)

Agriculture.

(47)

Dwelling units when such use is reasonably and customarily a part of the business operation such as providing living quarters for a proprietor or manager and his family, as defined by the county zoning ordinance, not to exceed four people; or living quarters for a watchman or custodian of an establishment:

a.

The dwelling shall be attached to or located above the business;

b.

The dwelling use shall contain no more than 1,200 square feet, provided however, that the board of supervisors may authorize a greater size through the issuance of a special exception; and

c.

The residential unit shall not be used as a rental property.

(48)

Temporary outdoor Christmas tree sales and holiday items provided that:

a.

Sales shall not begin before November 15th and shall be restricted to retail sales of Christmas trees, wreaths, garlands and similar decorative horticultural materials and holiday craft items.

b.

Any portion of the sales area shall be located in accordance with the minimum side and rear yard setbacks required for the district.

c.

Sufficient area shall be set aside to provide a minimum of five temporary offstreet parking spaces. If the sales are conducted on the same lot with an existing use, the required minimum and most accessible parking spaces for the existing use shall not be used for Christmas tree sales.

d.

All Christmas tree products, parked vehicles, signs, trash, debris or other material associated with or resulting from the Christmas tree operation shall be removed no later than January 15.

(49)

Temporary outdoor Virginia legal fireworks sales provided that:

a.

Sales shall not begin before June 15 and shall be restricted to Virginia legal fireworks sales that meet the local fire code requirements.

b.

Any portion of the sales area shall be located in accordance with the minimum side and rear yard setbacks required for the district.

c.

Sufficient area shall be set aside to provide a minimum of five temporary offstreet parking spaces. If the sales are conducted on the same lot with an existing use, the required minimum and most accessible parking spaces for the existing use shall not be used for Virginia legal fireworks sales.

d.

All Virginia legal fireworks products, parked vehicles, signs, trash or debris or other material associated with or resulting from the Virginia legal fireworks sales shall be removed no later than July 15.

(50)

Mobile food units, subject to the provisions of section 90-1041.

(Code 1988, § 17-182; Ord. No. O-09-09, 11-12-2009; Ord. No. O-14-16, § 1, 7-22-2014; Ord. No. O-20-18, § 2, 8-11-2020)

(Code 1988, § 17-182; Ord. No. O-09-09, 11-12-2009; Ord. No. O-14-16, § 1, 7-22-2014; Ord. No. O-20-18, § 2, 8-11-2020)