Amherst, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 24-478

Extracted standards

8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Confined livestock facilities with more than 100 animals regardless of sex, age or weight or more than 50 animal units or keeping more than two animal units per acre in all agricultural districts are subject to special use approval.

  • Confined livestock max animal units299 animal units

    In no event shall any one confined livestock operation be permitted to have more than 299 animal units in any agricultural district.

  • Confined livestock facilities of more than 50 animal units or keeping of more than two animal units per acre shall not be permitted in any residential, mixed use or industrial district.

  • Confined livestock separation from house1,500 ft

    1,500 feet from any house not located on the property owned by the applicant.

  • Confined livestock separation from public2,500 ft

    2,500 feet from a public place such as a college, school, courthouse, library or church.

  • Confined livestock separation from residential1,000 ft

    1,000 feet from a residential zoning district.

  • Confined livestock separation from road1,000 ft

    1,000 feet from a state-maintained road and not visible from a state-maintained road.

  • Confined livestock separation from stream1,000 ft

    1,000 feet from a perennial stream as indicated on the 7.5-minute USGS topographic survey maps.

From the ordinance

Confined livestock facilities with more than 100 animals regardless of sex, age or weight or more than 50 animal units or keeping more than two animal units per acre in all agricultural districts are subject to special use approval.
Sec. 24-478