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Dinwiddie County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 22-274(a)(1)

All Dinwiddie County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA2,000 sq 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.
2,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

Extracted standards

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

Design

  • Stealth techniques required

    Stealth techniques shall be utilized to the maximum extent feasible to minimize the visual impact of wireless telecommunication facilities.

Fencing & walls

Height

Landscaping & trees

  • Minimum landscaped buffer width15 ft

    The standard buffer shall consist of a mix of native trees and shrubs planted in a landscaped area at least 15 feet wide outside the perimeter of the compound.

  • Minimum tree diameter to preserve8 in

    All living and diseased-free trees eight inches or larger in diameter, measured four and one-half feet from the base shall be preserved and protected during construction of wireless telecommunication facilities, except where clearing is required to accommodate the proposed facilities and vehicular access.

Lighting

  • Artificial lighting allowed

    Antenna support structures shall not be artificially lighted, unless required by the FAA or other applicable authority.

Other

  • Abandonment period12 months

    At such time that any component of the wireless telecommunication facility ceases to be operated for a continuous period of 12 months, it shall be considered abandoned, and the owner of such facility shall remove same within 90 days of receipt of notice from the department of planning of the removal requirement.

  • Annual safety inspection required

    The owner of each antenna support structure shall have a safety inspection conducted annually by a registered professional engineer licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia and a copy of the inspection report shall be filed with the department of planning by March 30.

  • Commercial advertising prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

    Commercial advertising is not permitted on any component of the wireless telecommunication facility.

  • Fall zone contained on property

    The fall zone of any antenna support structure shall be entirely contained within the subject property, unless an easement or other legally enforceable arrangement is provided to ensure that the fall zone remains clear of habitable structures and public rights-of-way.

  • Maintenance required

    The owner of a wireless telecommunication facility shall maintain the facility in good condition and shall keep the facility free of trash, debris, and graffiti.

  • Minimum number of antenna positions3 providers

    All new antenna support structures shall be designed to accommodate at least three wireless service providers, unless the applicant demonstrates that such design is not technically feasible or would be unduly burdensome.

  • Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines (percent of heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.)110 pct

    All antenna support structures shall be setback 110 percent of the height of the structure from all property lines.

  • Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. to nearest residential structure400 ft

    All antenna support structures must be setback 200 percent of the height of the structure to the nearest residential structure, and in no case less than 400 feet.

  • No interference with public safety communications

    Wireless telecommunication facilities shall be designed and installed so as not to interfere with the Dinwiddie County Public Safety Communications System.

  • Removal bond required

    The applicant shall post a bond, equivalent to the cost of removal of the antenna support structure with the director of planning.

  • Speculative structures prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

    Speculative structures are not permitted. Applications to construct new antenna support structures will not be considered unless evidence is presented of a legally binding commitment by at least one wireless service provider agreeing to install his equipment on the proposed structure upon its construction for a minimum period of one year.

Signage

From the ordinance

The site shall be a minimum of 2,000 square feet excluding vehicular access areas.
Sec. 22-274(a)(1)