Amherst County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
906.01-906.02
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right1
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Minimum screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
Fencing or vegetative screening shall be provided to a height of six (6) feet...
- Minimum common walk width4 ft
Paved common walks of a width of at least four (4) feet shall be provided on at least one (1) side of all streets...
- Common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. percentage per unit per acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.1 pct
Provision shall be made for common open space such that one (1) percent of the gross area of the site shall be devoted to common open space for each dwelling unit per acre of density.
From the ordinance
All units shall be connected to water and sewerage systems approved by the health department... Provision shall be made for common open space such that one (1) percent of the gross area of the site shall be devoted to common open space for each dwelling unit per acre of density. ... Fencing or vegetative screening shall be provided to a height of six (6) feet...