The purpose of conservation district, RC, is to provide for
preservation of environmentally sensitive areas, resource extraction
activities, and public and commercial recreational activities.
(1)
Agricultural activity.
(2)
Silvicultural activity.
(3)
Construction office temporary.
(4)
Public sports/event center.
(5)
Public park or playground.
(6)
Stable, commercial.
(7)
Public utility, community.
(8)
Public utility, neighborhood.
(9)
Existing railroad lines, not including switching or storage yards,
or other station facilities.
Certain uses are allowed by conditional use permit, as follows:
(1)
Resource extraction in compliance with the requirement of mines and
mining of Code of Virginia, § 45.1-161.1 et seq.
(2)
Hotel.
(3)
Commercial outdoor entertainment/sports and recreation.
(4)
Marina and incidental uses such as retail sales and services.
(5)
Commercial outdoor swimming pool and tennis facility.
(6)
Communication tower.
(7)
Golf course.
(1)
Accessory uses, customarily incidental to a permitted principal use
or a conditional use, are allowed on the same lot.
(2)
Sign as permitted by article XXII of this ordinance.
(3)
Fences and walls as permitted in § 2.9 of this ordinance.
Additional provisions dealing with the location and size of accessory
structures are found in § 19.2(11).
(4)
Antenna and/or Satellite, when installed and maintained in accordance
with article XXIII.
(5)
Additional provisions dealing with the location and size of accessory
structures are found in § 19.2(11).
The minimum lot area shall be one acre.
[Amended by Ord. of 11-24-1997(3)]
All structures shall be set back at least 50 feet from the right-of-way
of the following streets: Clay Street, South Street, Armory Drive,
College Drive and Hunterdale Road. All structures shall be setback
at least 40 feet from the right-of-way of all other public streets.
Pursuant to subsection 19.2(5), for the purpose of calculating setbacks
no street shall be considered to have a right-of-way less than 50
feet wide.
The minimum lot frontage shall be 150 feet.
The minimum lot width shall be 150 feet.
The maximum height of structures shall not exceed 80 feet and
shall not exceed six stories.
Are as set forth in § 19.2(6), (7) and (8).
All provisions for the regulation of signs in this district
are found in article XXII.
All provisions for the regulation of parking in this district
are found in article XVIII.
Floodplain regulations that apply to certain properties within
the district are set forth in article XXI.
Certain properties within the district may also be located within
the aircraft approach zone. Applicable regulations are found in article
XX.
