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Claremont, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 4-711

All Claremont districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA1 acMAX HEIGHT10 ft
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.
43,560 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (1 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
10 ft

Extracted standards

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

Fencing & walls

  • Fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft

    When adjoining properties are used or zoned for residential purposes: a. Nonstreet-facing property lines shall be improved with a solid, vinyl or wooden fence, or masonry wall along the entire length (except for approved access crossings) a minimum of six feet in height, and interior to a Type C buffer yard in accordance with section 5-400. b. Street-facing property lines shall require a wooden fence or masonry wall along the entire length (except for approved access crossings) a minimum of six feet in height; said improvements are to be located outside any public right-of-way and interior to any required setback.

Other

  • Driveway width (both sides)30 ft

    All interior driveways shall be at least 26 feet wide when cubicles open onto one side only and at least 30 feet wide when cubicles open onto both sides to accommodate loading and unloading at individual cubicles.

  • Driveway width (one side)26 ft

    All interior driveways shall be at least 26 feet wide when cubicles open onto one side only and at least 30 feet wide when cubicles open onto both sides to accommodate loading and unloading at individual cubicles.

  • Maximum stall area400 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

    All storage spaces shall be contained in individual enclosed stalls containing no more than 400 square feet each and no greater than ten feet in height.

  • Outdoor storage restrictions

    Outdoor storage areas shall be used for the storage of motor vehicles, trailers, and recreational vehicles only. All outdoor storage areas shall be screened from adjoining properties by a Type B buffer yard in accordance with section 5-400.

  • ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. activities

    The following uses shall be prohibited: a. Auctions by tenants, commercial wholesale or retail sales, or miscellaneous or garage sales. b. The servicing, repair or fabrication of motor vehicles, boats, trailers, lawn mowers, appliances or other similar equipment. c. The operation of power tools, spray-painting equipment, table saws, lathes, compressors, welding equipment, kilns, or other similar equipment. d. The establishment of a transfer and storage business. e. The storage or transfer of toxic, flammable, or otherwise hazardous chemicals or similar substances, highly combustible, explosive or hazardous materials regulated by local, state, or federal law. f. Residential uses (other than a resident manager's apartment).

From the ordinance

The minimum lot size shall be one acre. All storage spaces shall be contained in individual enclosed stalls containing no more than 400 square feet each and no greater than ten feet in height.
Sec. 4-711