Ordinance chapter · New Kent County Unincorporated, Virginia

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New Kent County Unincorporated, VA Zoning Ordinance#

ARTICLE I — IN GENERAL#

ARTICLE II — GENERAL AREA, FRONTAGE, YARDS, HEIGHT, SETBACK, PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS#

ARTICLE III — RESERVED[^2]#

ARTICLE IV — RESERVED[^3]#

ARTICLE V — PLUM POINT AREA OVERLAY REGULATIONS[^4]#

ARTICLE VI — CONSERVATION, C-1[^5]#

ARTICLE VII — AGRICULTURAL, A-1[^6]#

ARTICLE VIII — INTENSIVE LIVESTOCK[^7]#

ARTICLE IX — SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, R-O, R-OA, R-1, R-1A[^8]#

ARTICLE X — GENERAL RESIDENTIAL, R-2, R-2A[^9]#

ARTICLE XI — MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, R-3[^10]#

ARTICLE XII — AREA, FRONTAGE, YARDS, HEIGHT, SETBACK AND BUILDING SIZE IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS1#

Footnotes:

Sec. 98-411. — Table of regulations.#R-1R-1AR-2

The following is a table of regulations for area, frontage, yards, height, and setbacks in residential districts:

District / Use Maximum Height (Stories) Maximum Height (Feet) Minimum Lot Area Total (sq. ft.) Minimum Lot Area Per Family (sq. ft.) Minimum Lot Width (ft.) Minimum Front Yard Depth (ft.) Least Yard (c) (ft.) Sum of Yards (ft.) Minimum Rear Yard Depth (ft.)
R-O District
Dwelling 35 35,000 35,000 175 50 (h) 20 50 35
Churches (i) 45 3 Ac. 400 50 40 80 80
Schools (i) 45 5 Ac. 400 50 40 80 80
Other permitted uses except as otherwise specified (i) 3 (a) 2 Ac. 200 50 40 80 80
R-OA District
Dwelling 35 20,000 (b) 20,000 100 (c) 35 (h) 15 35 35
Churches (i) 45 3 Ac. 400 50 40 80 50
Schools (i) 45 5 Ac. 400 50 40 80 80
Other permitted uses except as otherwise specified (i) 3 (a) 2 Ac. 200 50 40 80 50
R-1 District
Dwelling 35 20,000 (b) 20,000 100 (c) 35 (h) 15 35 35
Churches (i) 45 3 Ac. 400 50 40 80 50
Schools (i) 45 5 Ac. 400 50 40 80 50
Other permitted uses except as otherwise specified (i) 3 (a) 1 Ac. 150 50 40 80 50
R-1A District
Dwelling 35 20,000 (b) 20,000 100 (c) 35 (h) 15 35 35
Churches (i) 45 3 Ac. 400 50 40 80 50
Schools (i) 45 5 Ac. 400 50 40 80 50
Other permitted uses except as otherwise specified (i) 3 (a) 1 Ac. 150 50 40 80 50
R-2 District
One-family dwellings 35 20,000 (f) 20,000 80 35 (h) 10 25 25
Two-family dwellings 35 22,000 (g) 11,000 80 35 (h) 10 25 25
Churches (i) 45 3 Ac. 400 50 40 80 50
Schools (i) 45 5 Ac. 400 50 40 80 50
Other permitted uses (i) 3 (a) 1 Ac. 150 50 40 80 50
R-3 District
Two-family dwellings 35 22,000 (g) 11,000 80 35 (h) 10 25 25
Three-family dwellings 3 50 10 Ac. 3,000 450 50 30 (j) 60 (j) 50 (j)
Churches (i) 45 3 Ac. 400 50 40 80 50
Schools (i) 45 5 Ac. 400 50 40 80 50
Other permitted uses (i) 3 (a) 1 Ac. 150 50 40 80 50

(Ord. No. O-08-15, 5-18-2015)

Sec. 98-412. — Table of regulations' notes of explanation.#

(a) Public utility structures may be constructed to any necessary height, when located as far from all lot lines as the height of the structure.§

(b) For corner lots the minimum area shall be 27,000 square feet.§

(c) For corner lots the minimum width at the setback line shall be 125 feet.§ The front of the lot shall be the shortest of the two side lines adjacent to the street.

(d) The minimum width shall be greater than in subsection (c) where specified elsewhere in this chapter.

(e) Greater heights when required for a particular use may be authorized by the board of zoning appeals as a special exception.§

(f) For lots served by public water and sewer, the minimum lot area shall be 10,000 square feet.

(g) For lots served by public water and sewer systems, the minimum lot area shall be 12,000 square feet.

(h) On any street right-of-way which is less than 50 feet in width all buildings shall be set back 60 feet or more from the centerline of the street right-of-way.

(i) An approved site plan is required.§

(j) Yard requirements for multifamily housing are as follows:

(1) Buffers. A landscaped buffer area at least 25 feet in width shall be maintained surrounding all apartment and condominium developments, and no parking areas or structures shall be located within such 25-foot buffer area.§

(2) Side. The minimum side yard width for any structure shall be 30 feet. If a side yard abuts a residential or agricultural zoning district, the side yard shall be increased to a minimum of 75 feet.§

(3) Rear. Each structure shall have a rear yard of not less than 50 feet. If the rear yard abuts a residential or agricultural zoning district, the minimum rear yard shall be 75 feet.§

(4) Minimum yard area between buildings on same parcel. The minimum yard area between buildings located on the same parcel shall be measured horizontally in feet and shall be measured away from the front, side and rear of each building. No building as measured radially from any corner shall be closer to any other building corner than the combined distance of the yard requirements for each building. The combined distance of two side yards shall exclude any driveway or vehicular access, such driveway or vehicular access width being in addition to the combined yard width.§

(Code 1999, § 9-130; Ord. No. O-08-15, 5-18-2015)

ARTICLE XIII — MOBILE HOME PARKS, MHP[^12]#

ARTICLE XIV — BUSINESS DISTRICT[^13]#

ARTICLE XV — SPECIAL AREA DISTRICTS[^14]#

ARTICLE XVI — ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY DISTRICT[^15]#

ARTICLE XVII — INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT[^16]#

ARTICLE XVIII — PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS[^17]#

ARTICLE XIX — CONDITIONAL USES#

ARTICLE XX — CONDITIONAL ZONING[^18]#

ARTICLE XXI — NONCONFORMING USES#

ARTICLE XXII — SITE PLANS; PERFORMANCE STANDARDS#

ARTICLE XXIII — PARKING AND LOADING AREAS[^19]#

ARTICLE XXIV — SIGNS#

ARTICLE XXV — RESTRICTIONS ADJACENT TO AIRPORT#

ARTICLE XXVI — BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS[^20]#

ARTICLE XXVII — LANDSCAPING#

ARTICLE XXVIII — COMMERCE CORRIDOR OVERLAY REGULATIONS[^21]#

Footnotes#

  1. Note—See the editor's note to Art. V.