Amherst County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Section 921
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
The maximum height restrictions for residential and other uses shall conform to those of the underlying zoning district in Section 803.
Other
- Minimum acreage of development3 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
The minimum acreage for a single-family attached dwelling development shall be three (3) acres.
- Screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
Fencing or vegetation screening shall be provided to a height of six (6) feet.
- Underground utilities
All utilities shall be underground.
- Walk grade10 pct
Walk grades shall not exceed ten (10) percent.
- Common walk width4 ft
Common walks or trails, either paved or unpaved, of a width of at least four (4) feet shall be provided.
Parking
- Parking requirement
Off-street parking and loading spaces shall meet the requirements set forth in Sections 602 and 603 herein.
From the ordinance
The minimum acreage for a single-family attached dwelling development shall be three (3) acres. The maximum lot coverage shall be forty (40) percent.