SPECIAL EXCEPTION | DISTRICT(S) IN WHICH USE MAY BE PERMITTED | REQUIREMENT DESIGNATION |
Airport or heliport | I1 & I2, R4 | b6(Heliport),bl2 (Airport),g, h2, i1, (Airport), i2 (Heliport), jl,kl,l2,n2,u,v,w,y |
Cemetery or crematory | I1 & I2 | bl0,c2,kl,p,q,rl, v,w,y |
Clinic or medical health center | R3, R4, B1, B2, B4,CBD, I1 & I2, BPO | bl,c3,h4,jl,k3,l1, rl,v,w,y |
Fire station or police station | All, except DRPO, B3 | bl,cl,hl,j1,k6, l1,s,y |
Hospital | All, except DRPO, B3 | b7,c6,g,h5,jl,k9, 12,m5,nl,p,s,t,v,y |
Industrial park | I1, I2 | al,bl0,c7,d3,g,h3, j2,kl0,12,m6,n2, o,p,q,rl,s,t,v,w,y |
Junk yard | I2 | cl,e,hl,i4,kll,15, m2,n3,rl,v,w,y |
Kindergarten or day nursery | All except RI, R2, B3, B4 & I2, II | b3,c8,f3,hl,i3, jl,kl2,p,r1,v,y |
Medication-Assisted Treatment Program Facility | I1 & I2 | b4, g, i7, k1, l5, o, p, u1 |
Mineral extraction | I1 & I2 | c9,e,hl,i5,jl,n3, rl,s,t,v,w,y |
Mobile home park | R4, B2, I1 & I2, CBD | b8,c6,d2,g,hl,jl, kl3,12,o,p,q,rl, s,ul,v,w,y |
Outdoor theater | All except R1,R2,R3, R4,B1,B2, B3, BPO,CBD, DRPO | c6,i6,kll,p,rl,s, t,v,w,y |
Outdoor commercial recreational enterprise | All except R1, R2, R3, B3, DRPO | c4,dl,hl,il,j3, kl4,12,nl,p,r2, s,t,v,w,y |
Two-family dwelling | R2, DRPO | To meet require- ments of two-family dwelling in an R3 |
Penal or correctional institution | B2, I1, & I2, CBD | bl3,cl0,e,g,kl5, 15,n3,p,r1,y |
Power transmission line | All | P |
Practice golf-driving range | All except R1,R2, R3 & R4, DRPO, B3 | c6,i7,j3,kl6,12, rl,v,y |
Private recreational development | All except RI, R2, R3, DRPO, B3 | c4,g,hl,j3,k2,12, rl,v,w,y |
Public camp | B2,I1 & I2, CBD | b7,c6,d1,h1,j3, kl7,12,rl,ul,v,w,y |
Public or commercial sanitary fill or refuse dump | I2 | b11,c11,e,i9,j5 rl,ul,v,w,y |
Public or commercial sewage or garbage disposal plant | I2, I1 | b11,c11,e,k19,r1 u1,v,w,y |
Public or employee parking areas | All except R1, R2, R3, B3 | b2,p,rl,s,t,v,x,y,z |
Public utility substation or exchange | All | el,g,j4,kl8,rl,v,y |
Radio or television tower | All | kl9,rl,v |
Railroad right-of-way and uses essential to railroad operation | All | hl,k20,rl,v |
Shelter (Land-use) | I2, I1 | e, g, i2, l5, o, p |
Shopping center (neighborhood) | B4 | a2,b6,g,j1,k23, 12,m3,n1,o,p,s,t, u1,v,y |
Tourist home | All except R1, R2, R3, & B3 | b1,cl,f1,h1,k26, rl,v,y |
(Ord. 22-2. Passed 1-20-22.)
If the nature of the special exception involves more than one of those listed, the applicant may apply for a building permit for the special exception which most closely relates to the primary use, provided that the requirements of all the related uses will be met.
Use of # symbol in the figure indicates that the requirements of the district apply to the special exception where located.
Requirement. Designation. | REQUIREMENT |
a. | Classification of Use Permitted |
1. | Light industrial |
2. | Local business |
b. | Minimum Lot Area |
1. | # |
2. | 1500 sq. ft. |
3. | 110 sq. ft. per child |
4. | 25,000 sq. ft. |
5. | 20,000 sq. ft. plus 5,000 sq. ft. per horse over four horses |
6. | One acre |
7. | 5 acres |
8. | 5 acres including 2500 sq. ft. per mobile home stand |
9. | 6 acres |
10. | 20 acres |
11. | 40 acres |
12. | 80 acres |
13. | 320 acres |
14. | Two times requirements for single-family dwelling |
c. | Minimum Yards (Feet) | ||
Front | Side (each) | Rear | |
1. | # | # | # |
2. | # | 50 | 50 |
3. | # | 10 | 30 |
4. | # | 40 | 40 |
5. | # | -- | -- |
6. | 100 | 40 | 40 |
7. | 100 | Abutting residential = 75 Abutting other use = 35 | |
8. | # | 20 | # |
9. | 150 | 150 | 150 |
10. | 100 | 100 | 100 |
11. | 300 | 300 | 300 |
d.
Building Setback from Center Line of Interior Road
1.
40
(Feet)
2.
50
3.
85
Requirement.
Designation.
REQUIREMENT
e.
Use Permitted Not Closer Than 300 Feet To A Residential Use
f.
Minimum Gross Floor Area of Principal Building(s)
(Square Feet)
(Square Feet)
1.
#
2.
Over 1000
3.
Determine by number of children to be accommodated
4.
400
5.
Two times single-family dwelling
6.
672
g.
Plan of Landscape Development To Be Submitted With Application
h.
Maximum Height of Structure (Feet)
1.
#
2.
As required by appropriate state or federal agency
3.
Same as Light Industrial
i.
Fence
1.
6-foot wire mesh where accessible to the public
2.
6-foot wire mesh when located at ground level
3.
4-foot wire mesh around play area
4.
Solid wall or solid painted fence 8 feet high
5.
4-foot wire mesh abutting residential use
6.
Painted board fence 8 feet high
7.
Adequate to protect abutting use
8.
6-foot wire mesh
9.
6-foot solid painted for refuse dump
10.
6-foot wire mesh abutting residential use
Requirement. Designation. | REQUIREMENT |
j. | Screen Planting Where Abutting Residential Use (Tight screen, effective at all times) |
1. | 6-foot height by 6-foot width |
2. | 25 feet abutting residential district or use |
3. | 8-foot height by 6-foot width |
4. | Adequate to screen power substation from street view |
5. | 6 feet high along streets for refuse dump |
k. | Parking Spaces |
1. | 1 per 2 employees plus 1 per 4 seats in waiting room |
2. | 1 per 2 customers or members |
3. | 1 per 2 employees plus 3 per doctor |
4. | 1 per 3 employees plus 1 per 6 students |
5. | 30 |
6. | 1 per 3 employees per shift |
7. | 1 per 3 employees plus 1 per 125 square feet of sales area |
8. | 1 additional |
9. | 1 per 4 beds plus 1 per doctor plus 1 per 3 employees plus 1 per hospital vehicle |
10. | 1 per 2 employees on largest shift |
11. | 1 per 2 employees |
12. | 1 per 2 employees plus 1 per 5 children to be accommodated |
13. | 1 per 2 employees plus 1 per mobile home stand |
14. | 1 per 3 employees plus 1 per 500 square feet of use area |
15. | 1 per 3 employees plus 1 per 10 inmates at estimated capacity |
16. | 1 per 3 employees plus 1 per driving tee |
17. | 1 per camp site and 1 per cabin |
18. | Telephone exchange - 1 per employee |
19. | 1 per employee per shift |
20. | 1 per 2 employees where headquartered |
21. | 1 per 5000 square feet |
22. | One |
23. | 1 per 60 square feet of sales area |
24. | 3 per 4 employees plus 1 per 4 seats |
25. | 1 per 2 employees plus 4 for customers |
26. | 1 per employee plus 1 per sleeping accommodation |
27. | Two |
28. | 1 per employee plus 1 for each 6 seats in main auditorium |
l. | Distance of Parking Area From Residential Use (Feet) |
1. | 10 |
2. | 25 |
3. | 50 |
4. | 100 |
5. | 300 |
m.
Number of Loading and Unloading Berths
(Shall Not Face on Bordering Highway)
1.
1
2.
2
3.
Per development plan
4.
15,000 square feet - 1; Over 15, 000 feet - 2
5.
Up to 200 beds - 1 200 to 500 beds - 2 over 500 beds - 3
6.
Per Section 1331.08
n.
Distance of Loading and Unloading Berth From Residential Use (Feet)
1.
50
2.
100
3.
300
o.
Plat Approved by the Commission to be Submitted with Application
p.
Development Plan to be Submitted with Application
q.
Covenant by Owners to Perpetuate Maintenance and Approve Future Improvements
r.
Maximum Number of Principal entrances from Major Thoroughfare
1.
1
2.
2
s.
Acceptable Relationship to Major Thoroughfare
t.
Thoroughfares Must Be Adequate to Carry Additional Traffic Engendered By Use
u.
Other Authority Approval Required
1.
State Department of Health
2.
Aeronautics Commission of West Virginia
v.
Outdoor Advertising Signs and Outdoor Artificial Lighting Shall be Approved by the Commission
w.
Disposal of Liquid and Other Wastes Shall Meet the Approval of the State Department of Health
x.
No Sales, Dead Storage, Repair Work or Dismantling on the Lot
y.
No Parking in the Front Yard, Except as Provided in Section 1327.03
z.
Except for Approved Exits and Entrances, a Masonry Wall 4 Feet in Height and 6 Inches Thick Erected at Required Front Line of Building and May be Required Along Boundaries of Parking Area as Determined by the Commission for the Protection of Residentially Zoned or Used Property.