Essex County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Section 36.220
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Family subdivisions exempt from density restrictions
Family subdivisions are not subject to the density restrictions.
- Increased setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions./Chesapeake Bay compliance
Increased setbacks may be required for compliance with Floodplain or Chesapeake Bay regulations.
- Increased setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. to achieve required lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
Minimum setbacks shall be increased where necessary to obtain the required lot width at the front building line.
- Lot frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. on stub street terminus not counted
Lot frontage on the terminus of a stub street does not meet the requirements for road frontage unless a determination is made that extension of the stub street is not needed to serve future development.
From the ordinance
(a) In addition to the other requirements of this Ordinance, the requirements specified in this Article shall be considered the minimum required to promote the public health, safety, convenience, and general welfare. Unless otherwise specified, the standards of the Article are the minimum required. (b) Family subdivisions are not subject to the density restrictions. (c) The permitted density and division of land is allowed provided minimum lot sizes, dimensions, and setbacks can be met and provisions of Community Development Standards, Article VII of this Ordinance, including but not limited to, parking, landscaping, buffers, screening, and the Essex County Subdivision Article are satisfied. (d) Minimum requirements are also subject to the standards for specific uses in Use Performance Standards, Article VI, and any conditions of Conditional Use approval, if applicable. (e) State Health Official may require larger minimum lot area for permitted uses as needed to meet Department of Health requirements for individual wells and/or sewage disposal systems. (f) Lot frontage on the terminus of a stub street does not meet the requirements for road frontage unless a determination is made that extension of the stub street is not needed to serve future development. (g) Setbacks: (1) Increased setbacks may be required for compliance with Floodplain or Chesapeake Bay regulations. (2) Minimum setbacks shall be increased where necessary to obtain the required lot width at the front building line. (3) Non-residential structures shall meet minimum setbacks provided in this Ordinance. (h) Virginia Department of Transportation may require additional accesses for developments other than what is specified in this Article; the more restrictive requirement shall control.