§ 30-428.1. Permitted principal uses.

The following uses of buildings and premises shall be permitted in the RO-3 district:

(1)

Any principal use permitted in the R-1 district as set forth in Section 30-402.1;

(2)

Dwelling units;

(3)

Nursing homes, provided that a plan of development shall be required as set forth in Article X of this chapter;

(4)

Day nurseries licensed by and subject to the requirements of the Virginia Department of Social Services;

(5)

Tourist homes;

(6)

Parking decks and parking garages serving uses permitted in this district, provided that the following conditions shall apply:

a.

No portion of the ground floor of such structure located along a principal or priority street frontage shall be used for parking or related circulation of vehicles, but such portion shall be devoted to other permitted principal uses which shall have a depth of not less than 20 feet along the principal priority street frontage or to means of pedestrian or vehicle access, provided that vehicle access along such street frontage shall be permitted only when no other street or alley is available for adequate access. In the case of a portion of a story located along a principal street frontage having less than five feet of its height above the grade level of the building facade along the street frontage, the provisions of this paragraph prohibiting parking or related circulation of vehicles shall not apply, provided that parking spaces shall be completely screened from view from the street by structural material similar to the material of the building facade. Upper stories of such structure may be used for parking or related circulation of vehicles subject to the fenestration requirements set forth in section 30-428.10.

b.

Except as provided in paragraph (a) of this subsection, parking spaces contained therein shall be screened from view from abutting streets by structural material of not less than 45 percent opacity.

c.

A plan of development shall be required as set forth in Article X of this chapter.

(7)

Offices, including business, professional and administrative offices, medical and dental offices and clinics, and studios of writers, designers and artists engaged in the graphic arts; provided that no retailing, wholesaling or servicing of merchandise shall be permitted on the premises nor shall the storage or display of merchandise to be serviced or offered for sale elsewhere be permitted on the premises, and provided further that a plan of development shall be required as set forth in Article X of this chapter;

(8)

Lodges and similar meeting places;

(9)

Banks and savings and loan offices, including accessory automated teller machines accessible from the interior or exterior of buildings devoted to such uses;

(10)

Uses owned and operated by a governmental agency, but not including facilities intended for incarceration or alternative sentencing or facilities primarily for the care, treatment, or housing of persons who are currently using or are addicted to a controlled substance as defined in Code of Virginia, § 54.1-3401;

(11)

Wireless communication facilities, microwave relay facilities, and radio broadcast antennas, on alternative support structures, provided that a plan of development shall be required in accordance with the requirements of Article X of this chapter and in accordance with the additional requirements of sections 30-692.1 through 30-692.6;

(12)

Hotels, provided that the following conditions shall apply:

a.

No such use shall be located on a transitional site.

b.

A plan of development shall be required as set forth in Article X of this chapter.

(13)

Adult day care facilities;

(14)

Art galleries;

(15)

Libraries, museums, schools, parks and noncommercial recreational facilities, when such uses are owned and operated by a governmental agency or a nonprofit organization, and other uses required for the performance of a governmental function;

(16)

Short-term rental, subject to the requirements of Article VI, Division 14 of this chapter.

(Code 1993, § 32-428.1; Code 2004, § 114-428.1; Ord. No. 2004-180-167, § 1, 6-28-2004; Ord. No. 2006-43-63, § 1, 3-13-2006; Ord. No. 2007-338-2008-11, § 1, 1-14-2008; Ord. No. 2019-169, § 1, 7-22-2019; Ord. No. 2019-343, § 1, 1-13-2020 )

(Code 1993, § 32-428.1; Code 2004, § 114-428.1; Ord. No. 2004-180-167, § 1, 6-28-2004; Ord. No. 2006-43-63, § 1, 3-13-2006; Ord. No. 2007-338-2008-11, § 1, 1-14-2008; Ord. No. 2019-169, § 1, 7-22-2019; Ord. No. 2019-343, § 1, 1-13-2020 )