Sec. 22-238
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Uses
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lot
- Minimum manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. lot size8,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum lot size for manufactured home lots shall be 8,500 square feet, with no lot line less than 85 feet in length.
- Minimum park size15 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
The minimum size of any manufactured home park shall be 15 acres.
Other
- Individual water and sewer connections
Each manufactured home lot shall be provided with individual water and sewer connections. All water and sewer lines shall be constructed with the approval of the Dinwiddie County Water Authority. Manufactured home parks will only be allowed in areas served by the Dinwiddie County Water Authority.
- Minimum distance between manufactured homesManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site.20 ft
Individual manufactured homes shall be situated so that there is a minimum of 20 feet between manufactured homes.
- Minimum patio size200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each manufactured home lot shall have a patio, the minimum size not less than 200 square feet, convenient to the entrance of the manufactured home.
- Recreational open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.10 pct
A minimum of ten percent of the gross land area of the manufactured home park shall be reserved for recreational and open space uses.
Board fence, evergreen hedge or screen shall be a minimum of eight feet in height or of sufficient density to screen the site from adjacent properties.
- Underground utilities
All utility lines shall be underground, including electrical wiring and telephone lines.
Parking
- Parking spaces per manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site.2 spaces
Parking shall be provided at the minimum rates of two paved spaces for each manufactured home space. Each parking space shall be ten feet by 20 feet.
Setback
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from highway or road50 ft
All manufactured home parks shall have a landscaped or wooded setback line of 50 feet from any highway or public road right-of-way or 75-foot setback from the centerline of any highway or public road, whichever distance is greater.
- Manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from internal street20 ft
Each manufactured home shall front on, but be set back 20 feet from, an internal manufactured home park street, road, or right-of-way.
- Open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. abutting adjoining property25 ft
Each manufactured home park shall have at least 25 feet of open space abutting all adjoining property and shall be contained within a board fence, evergreen hedge or screen which shall be a minimum of eight feet in height or of sufficient density to screen the site from adjacent properties.
From the ordinance
A manufactured home park shall require a conditional use permit issued by the board of supervisors. In addition, each manufactured home in a manufactured home park shall require a certificate of occupancy.