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Claremont, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 4-715

All Claremont districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA1 ac
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.)

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Buffer yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. type

    When adjoining a R-1 or R-2 Residence District, a Type C buffer yard in accordance with section 5-400 shall be provided along the property line which adjoins the residential district.

  • Repair or removal timeline30 days

    Units not in usable condition shall be repaired or removed from the premises within 30 days.

  • Screen heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft

    Any unit not in usable condition shall be kept in a storage yard separated from the display area by a continuous visual screen with a maximum height of eight feet, such screen consisting of a compact evergreen hedge or foliage screening or louvered fence or wall of a continuous and uniform material, other than corrugated metal or similar materials.

  • Units must be in usable condition

    All units displayed for sale shall be in usable condition and no units shall be placed or stored in a required front yard.

  • Waste disposal

    All defective parts and all waste products, particularly gas, oils and anti-freeze shall be properly stored and disposed of in accordance with all applicable state and federal regulations.

From the ordinance

Minimum lot size = One acre. All units displayed for sale shall be in usable condition and no units shall be placed or stored in a required front yard.
Sec. 4-715