Essex County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Section 36.404
Dimensional standards
Lot
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Decommissioning plan required
A decommissioning plan shall be submitted and approved prior to the issuance of any building permits for the use.
All solar panels and related equipment shall be enclosed by a fence or wall not less than six feet in height.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.871,200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum required area for the use shall be 20 acres.
- Property line setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.100 ft
All solar panels and related equipment shall be located a minimum of 100 feet from any property line.
- Residential setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.200 ft
All solar panels and related equipment shall be located a minimum of 200 feet from any residential district.
All solar panels and related equipment shall be located a minimum of 100 feet from any public road right-of-way.
From the ordinance
The minimum required area for the use shall be 20 acres.