Dinwiddie County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 22-340 to 22-351

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETSTREETStreet side 50 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.

Servicing

Applies near
Route 460
Geographic extent
All property abutting Route 460 within the county

Extracted standards

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

Lighting

  • Lighting glare minimization

    All exterior lighting shall be designed to minimize glare and light spillover onto adjacent properties and the public road. (Sec. 22-350(5))

Other

  • Certificate of approval required

    No person shall construct, alter, or expand any structure, or develop any land, within an entrance corridor district without first obtaining a certificate of approval from the design review board. (Sec. 22-346)

  • A landscaped buffer of at least 20 feet in width shall be provided along the public road frontage. (Sec. 22-350(3))

  • Underground utilities

    All utility lines shall be placed underground where feasible. (Sec. 22-350(7))

  • Unified architectural theme

    All buildings shall be designed with a unified architectural theme. Exterior building materials shall be of high quality and shall include brick, stone, wood, or other materials approved by the design review board. (Sec. 22-350(1))

Parking

  • Parking screening

    Parking areas shall be located to the side or rear of buildings where feasible. Parking areas shall be screened from the public road by landscaping or berms. (Sec. 22-350(4))

Signage

  • Sign compatibility

    Signs shall comply with the provisions of article VII of this chapter and shall be of a design compatible with the architectural theme of the development. (Sec. 22-350(6))

From the ordinance

Buildings shall be oriented to face the public road and shall be set back from the road in accordance with the underlying zoning district, but in no case less than 50 feet from the right-of-way line. (Sec. 22-350(2))
Sec. 22-340 to 22-351