County Code Section 24.1

ARTICLE III. DISTRICTS

DIVISION 3. BUSINESS DISTRICTS

Sec. 24.1-333. GB-General business district.

(a) Statement of intent. The GB district is intended to provide opportunities for a broad range of commercial activities. Many of these uses are characterized by the need for large amounts of outdoor display and storage of goods or materials, significant parking and loading space requirements, a dependency on truck traffic, and, in general, an activity level and aesthetic character which set them apart from the types of uses permitted in the lower intensity commercial districts. The GB district is intended for application in areas designated for general commercial and tourist commercial development by the comprehensive plan but with specific attention to the suitability of such areas and their surroundings for accommodating the demands and impacts of high intensity commercial development.

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

GB-GENERAL 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	100'	45'	10'	10'	50'
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 and public sewer, refer to section 24.1-204. Performance standards and special use permit 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 front yards. In side and rear yards, outdoor storage shall be in a fully buffered area which meets all applicable setback requirements.

(2) Outdoor display of merchandise shall be limited to that merchandise which:

a. is in working order and ready for sale; and

b. is located in side or rear yards; or

c. if in front, can be accommodated in the area immediately adjoining the front of the principal building and extending not more than ten feet (10') from it except:

1. in the case of a permitted gasoline sales establishment, outdoor display can be accommodated on the pump islands;

2. in the case of permitted vehicle sales establishments, landscape nurseries and materially similar uses, outdoor display which does not encroach upon any required element on the site shall be permitted.

No such display shall encroach upon any required parking or loading area or vehicular circulation area. Outdoor displays of merchandise shall not cause injury or harm to or reduce the viability of any required landscaping.

(3) Other provisions of this ordinance notwithstanding, the use of trailers, as defined in section 24.1-104, for outdoor storage purposes in conjunction with a principal permitted use shall be permitted by special exception ap-proved by the board of supervisors subsequent to conducting a duly adver-tised public hearing. Such activity shall be subject to the following stan-dards and such others as the board may deem appropriate:

     a. the use of trailers/cargo units shall be clearly accessory and incidental to the principal use of the property;

     b. such trailer or cargo unit shall not be visible from any adjacent right-of-way and shall be screened from view from such rights-of-way and adjacent properties by a walled enclosure at least two (2) feet higher than the height of the tallest trailer/cargo unit with such wall being constructed of as an extension of the principal building;

     c. the exterior finish of the enclosure wall shall match and/or complement the faces of the principal building with which it is aligned.

   d. the wall shall incorporate articulations, pilasters, belt and/or header courses or other decorative treatments to break up any continuous linear expanse greater than twenty-five (25) feet in length.

    e. Landscaping shall be placed around the perimeter of the enclosure in accordance with the building perimeter landscaping requirements specified by this chapter.

(Ord. No. 05-13(R), 5/17/05)