Essex County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Section 36.291
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Arbor/trellis max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.10 ft
Arbors and trellises not exceeding ten feet in height
- Awning/canopy max projection8 ft
Awnings or canopies provided they do not project more than eight feet from the existing building face.
- Bay window/eave max projection3 ft
Bay windows and overhanging eaves or gutters projecting no more than three feet into the yard.
- Flagpole max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.25 ft
Flagpoles not to exceed 25 feet in height.
- Heat pump/ACacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones. unit max projection into side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.5 ft
Heat pumps or central air conditioning units ... may project to a distance not to exceed 5 feet into a required side yard.
- Playground equipment minimum yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. width10 ft
Recreational playground equipment ... provided that such equipment does not reduce the width of the yard to less than ten feet.
- Ground level terrace/patio/deck max heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.30 in
Ground level terraces, patios or decks not over 30 inches high
From the ordinance
The following structures shall be permitted to encroach into any yard: fences, ground level terraces/patios/decks not over 30 inches high, awnings projecting no more than 8 feet, bay windows and eaves projecting no more than 3 feet, arbors and trellises not exceeding 10 feet, flagpoles not exceeding 25 feet, playground equipment not reducing yard width to less than 10 feet, heat pumps projecting up to 5 feet into side yard.