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Appomattox County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

§ 19.6-82

All Appomattox County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA10 acMAX DENSITY14 du/acMIN OPEN SPACE15%
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
435,600 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (10 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)

Density

Maximum density
14 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.

Height & bulk

Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
15%

Uses

Prohibited2

  • sale, storage, use, or occupancy of any manufactured home except as provided
  • sale of recreational vehicles and storage of unoccupied units not in safe condition

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Minimum active recreation percentage of recreation area50 pct

    At least half of the required recreation area shall be for active recreation, such as swimming pools, ballfields, and play lots for small children.

  • Caretaker residence allowed

    One manufactured home, or single-family dwelling, established pursuant to this article may be located in a campground as a caretaker's residence.

  • Direct access to public street required

    The campground site shall have direct access to a publicly owned and maintained street.

  • Interior road width for one-way travel12 ft

    and 12 feet wide for one-way travel

  • Interior road width for two-way travel18 ft

    All interior roads shall be 18 feet wide for two-way travel

  • Maximum guest stay per year30 nights

    Guests may stay no more than 30 nights in any one calendar year.

  • Minimum recreation area percentage15 pct

    At least 15% of the campground area shall be developed and improved for recreational uses.

  • No campsite direct access to public street

    No campsite shall have direct access to a public street.

  • Primary access road paving required

    The primary access road shall be paved in accordance with the latest edition of the Virginia Department of Transportation's Subdivision Street Requirements Manual.

  • Retail sales for tenants allowed

    Retail sales for the convenience of campground tenants are permitted. Items are limited to food, concessions, recreational supplies, personal care items, and other items clearly supportive of campground tenants' needs.

  • Minimum RV campsite area2,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

    Each campsite designed for recreational vehicles shall have a minimum space of 2,000 square feet with a minimum width of 30 feet.

  • Minimum RV campsite width30 ft

    with a minimum width of 30 feet

  • Minimum tent campsite area500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

    Areas devoted solely for tent camping shall provide at least 500 square feet per campsite.

  • Maximum vacation cottage floor area percentage of site30 pct

    The maximum floor area of the cottage shall be 30% of the site area.

  • Minimum vacation cottage site area4,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

    Vacation cottages may be constructed within a campground, provided that a minimum land area of 4,000 square feet is designated for each cottage site.

Setback

From the ordinance

The minimum area for a campground shall be 10 contiguous acres. Each campsite shall be set back a minimum distance of 50 feet from the perimeter property line of the campground. The maximum density shall be 14 sites per gross acre.
§ 19.6-82