County Code Section 24.1

ARTICLE III. DISTRICTS

DIVISION 3. BUSINESS DISTRICTS

Sec. 24.1-332. LB-Limited business district.

(a) Statement of intent. The LB district is intended to provide opportunities for commercial activities having a relatively low external impact, which can be acceptable in proximity to residential areas. The activities envisioned for this district should be of a type that generally occur only during daylight hours, have relatively low external impacts in terms of noise, light, and activity levels, and can be designed to ensure their compatibility with surrounding land uses. The LB district is intended for application in areas designated for office/professional/research development by the comprehensive plan. Further, the LB district is considered an appropriate transitional district between residential and more intense commercial and industrial districts and, in that regard, the district may be appropriate in areas designated for general commercial and tourist commercial uses which are in a particularly sensitive location adjacent to or between residential uses. Accordingly, as set out in section 24.1-411, opportunities are provided for consideration by special use permit of certain types of senior housing which may be appropriate on certain properties as transitional uses.

(b) Dimensional standards. Each lot created or used shall be subject to the following dimensional standards:

LB - LIMITED BUSINESS DISTRICT

Use Classification	Minimum Lot Requirements		Minimum Yard Requirements			Maximum Building Height
	Area	Width	Front	Side	Rear
All Permitted & Special Uses	20,000 sf 1850m²	100' 30m	40' 12m	10' 3m	10' 3m	35' 10.5m
Minimum district size: none NOTE: These minimum lot requirements apply where both public water and public sewer are available. For lots not served by public water or public sewer, refer to section 24.1-204. Performance standards and special use permits requirements or conditions may increase yard and lot Requirements. See article IV.

(c) Special requirements.

(1) Outdoor storage of goods or materials shall not be permitted in any front or side yard areas. In rear yards, outdoor storage shall be allowed only in a fully buffered area which meets applicable setback requirements.

(2) Outdoor display of merchandise shall be permitted only within ten feet (10') [3m] of the building and merchandise displayed must be in working order and immediately available for sale.

(3) Loading operations shall be conducted within a building or, if outdoors, shall be conducted at the side or rear of buildings and screened from general public view from public rights-of-way or adjoining properties of equal or lower use intensity by landscaping, fencing, or similar arrangements.

(4) In recognition of the potentially sensitive locations where the LB district may be located, the zoning administrator may require the submission of supplementary material in order to be satisfied that negative external impacts will not spill over onto adjacent properties. These may include, without limitation, noise and lighting analyses, architectural renderings, and standard operations plans for the business to be conducted.