Essex County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Section 36.421
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Stacking heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit
Parts, materials, and equipment stored in a storage area shall not be stacked higher than the screening wall or fence
Other
- Landscaped buffer required
When fences and walls are adjacent to business or residential districts, a landscaped buffer must be provided to break visibility of the fence
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.10 ft
nor more than ten feet in height
- Minimum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
not less than six feet
- No sight triangle encroachment
No wall or fence screening a storage area shall encroach into a sight distance triangle
- Side or rear placement
Outdoor storage shall be on the side or rear of the principal structure and screened from view from any adjacent roadway
Setback
- Minimum distance from residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.50 ft
No outdoor storage shall be located within 50 feet of a residential district
From the ordinance
Storage areas shall be screened by a solid wall or fence, including solid entrance and exit gates, not less than six feet nor more than ten feet in height.