Section 36.746

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• AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building definition

  Accessory building or structure means a building subordinate to and located on the same lot with a principal building, the use of which is clearly incidental to that of the principal building or to the use of the land, and which is not attached by any part of a common wall or roof to the principal building.

• Accessory dwelling unitAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. definition

  Accessory dwelling unit means a dwelling that exists as part of a principal dwelling or on the same lot as the principal dwelling and is subordinate in size to the principal dwelling. Accessory dwelling unit does not include alternative dwellings, motorhomes, travel trailers or other recreational vehicles.

• Adult store maximum floor area percentage15 pct

  Store, adult means an establishment that: offers for sale or rent items from any of the following categories: (a) adult media, (b) sexually oriented goods, or (c) goods marketed or presented in a context to suggest their use for specified sexual activities; and the combination of such items constitutes more than 15 percent of its stock in trade or occupies more than 15 percent of its gross public floor area; and where there is no on-site consumption of the goods, media or performances for sale or rent.

• Adult store maximum stock percentage15 pct

  Store, adult means an establishment that: offers for sale or rent items from any of the following categories: (a) adult media, (b) sexually oriented goods, or (c) goods marketed or presented in a context to suggest their use for specified sexual activities; and the combination of such items constitutes more than 15 percent of its stock in trade or occupies more than 15 percent of its gross public floor area; and where there is no on-site consumption of the goods, media or performances for sale or rent.

• Alley maximum width30 ft

  Alley means a public or private way less than 30 feet in width and affording a secondary means of access to abutting property.

• Alternative dwelling definition600 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Alternative dwelling means a structure or combination of structures, considered temporary or permanent, such as tents or yurts, intermodal shipping containers, or tiny houses which are dwelling units that contain less than 600 square feet in floor area, and similar structures intended to be located on a lot or premises for temporary (or permanent) residential occupancy.

• Place of assembly maximum persons without classification25 persons

  Assembly, place of means the use of land for a meeting place where persons gather together for purposes of attending civic, social, or private events on a regular or recurring basis including but not limited to, banquet facilities, conference centers, and event venues. A gathering of less than 25 persons shall not be considered a Place of Assembly provided the gathering is accessory and incidental to the principal use.

• Bed and breakfastBed and breakfastAn owner-occupied dwelling letting a limited number of guest rooms. maximum bedrooms5 bedrooms

  Bed and breakfast means a dwelling unit occupied by the owner composed of transient lodging provided within a single-family dwelling and/or one or more structures that are clearly subordinate and incidental to the single-family dwelling, having not more than five bedrooms wherein food service shall be limited to breakfast and light fare for guests of the Bed and Breakfast.

• Brewery minimum capacity1,000 barrels/year

  Brewery or distillery means the use of land, licensed by the commonwealth, where beer or spirits are manufactured for sale. Breweries have a capacity greater than 1,000 barrels a year and distilleries have a capacity greater than 5,000 gallons a year.

• Campground minimum sites3 sites

  Camp and campground means an area that provides recreational opportunities on a daily or overnight basis, upon which are located sites for three or more travel trailers, camping trailers, pickup truck campers, motor homes, tents, or other recreational vehicle for seasonal or temporary recreational occupancy.

• Central sewer minimum structures5 structures

  Central sewer system means a publicly or privately owned sewer system, approved by either the State Department of Health or the State Water Control Board, which serves five (5) or more structures and consists of collection and transmission lines or mains, pumping stations if necessary, and a sewage treatment and disposal facility.

• Central water minimum structures5 structures

  Central water system means a publicly or privately owned water system which meets State Department of Health requirements for an approved water supply, and which serves five (5) or more structures.

• Central water Type A maximum connections15 connections

  Central Water Supply and Distribution System (Type A) means a central water system serving not more than fifteen (15) connections in the case of residential consumers.

• Central water Type B minimum connections16 connections

  Central Water Supply and Distribution System (Type B) means a central water system serving the public, or more than twenty-five (25) individuals, or in the case of residential consumers, to more than fifteen (15) connections.

• Distillery minimum capacity5,000 gallons/year

  Brewery or distillery means the use of land, licensed by the commonwealth, where beer or spirits are manufactured for sale. Breweries have a capacity greater than 1,000 barrels a year and distilleries have a capacity greater than 5,000 gallons a year.

• Family definition

  Family means a person living alone, or any of the following groups living together as a single housekeeping unit: (1) any number of persons related by blood, marriage, adoption, guardianship, or duly-authorized custodial relationship; (2) up to four unrelated people; (3) two unrelated people and any children related to either of them; (4) residents of an assisted living facility or group home as allowed by the Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2291.

• Flashing sign maximum cycle period4 seconds

  For the purposes of this Ordinance, flashing will not be defined as occurring if the cyclical period between on-off phases of illumination exceeds four seconds.

• Half story maximum finished floor area66.67 pct

  Story, half means a space under a sloping roof, which has the line of intersection of roof decking and wall face not more than three (3) feet above the top floor level, and in which space not more than two-thirds (2/3) of the floor area is finished off for use.

• Half story maximum wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3 ft

  Story, half means a space under a sloping roof, which has the line of intersection of roof decking and wall face not more than three (3) feet above the top floor level, and in which space not more than two-thirds (2/3) of the floor area is finished off for use.

• Major street minimum vehicles per day500 vehicles/day

  Street, Major means a through street or road that carries a large volume of through traffic, or anticipated traffic exceeding five hundred (500) vehicles per day.

• Major subdivision minimum lots6 lots

  Major Subdivision: The division of any tract or parcel of land into six (6) or more lots;

• Manufactured dwelling minimum area320 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Dwelling, manufactured means a structure which: (1) Is transportable in one or more sections; (2) Is eight feet or more in width and 40 feet or more in length in the traveling mode, or is 320 or more square feet when erected on-site; (3) Is built on a permanent chassis; (4) Is designed to be used as a Dwelling Unit for one Family, with or without a permanent foundation, when connected to the required utilities; and (5) Includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems necessary for the structure.

• Manufactured dwelling minimum length40 ft

  Dwelling, manufactured means a structure which: (1) Is transportable in one or more sections; (2) Is eight feet or more in width and 40 feet or more in length in the traveling mode, or is 320 or more square feet when erected on-site; (3) Is built on a permanent chassis; (4) Is designed to be used as a Dwelling Unit for one Family, with or without a permanent foundation, when connected to the required utilities; and (5) Includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems necessary for the structure.

• Manufactured dwelling minimum width8 ft

  Dwelling, manufactured means a structure which: (1) Is transportable in one or more sections; (2) Is eight feet or more in width and 40 feet or more in length in the traveling mode, or is 320 or more square feet when erected on-site; (3) Is built on a permanent chassis; (4) Is designed to be used as a Dwelling Unit for one Family, with or without a permanent foundation, when connected to the required utilities; and (5) Includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems necessary for the structure.

• Minor subdivision maximum lots5 lots

  Minor Subdivision: The division of any tract or parcel of land into five (5) lots or less;

• MultifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. minimum units3 units

  Dwelling, multifamily means any building arranged or designed to be occupied by three or more dwelling units for permanent occupancy, regardless of the method of ownership.

• Mobile sawmill maximum days3 days

  Sawmill, mobile means a portable sawmill located on private property for no more than three days for the processing of timber cut only from that property or from property immediately contiguous and adjacent thereto, or incidental processing of timber transported from other property.

• Short-term rentalShort-term rentalA dwelling let to guests for brief stays — the zoning category behind Airbnb rules. maximum days30 days

  Short-term rental means a residential dwelling unit that is used or advertised for rent for transient occupancy in increments of fewer than 30 consecutive days.

• Minor sign illumination

  Sign, minor means a wall or freestanding sign not exceeding three (3) square foot in area, not exceeding four feet in height, and not illuminated.

• Minor sign maximum area3 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Sign, minor means a wall or freestanding sign not exceeding three (3) square foot in area, not exceeding four feet in height, and not illuminated.

• Minor sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft

  Sign, minor means a wall or freestanding sign not exceeding three (3) square foot in area, not exceeding four feet in height, and not illuminated.

• Projecting sign maximum projection15 in

  Sign, projecting means a sign other than a wall sign that is attached to or projects more than 15 inches from a building face or wall or from a structure whose primary purpose is other than the support of a sign.

• Wall sign maximum projection15 in

  Sign, wall means a sign that is in any manner affixed to any exterior wall of a building or structure and that projects not more than 15 inches from the building or structure wall, including signs affixed to architectural projections from a building provided the copy area of such signs remains on a parallel plane to the face of the building or to the face or faces of the architectural projection to which it is affixed.

• Single lot subdivision lots1 lots

  Single Lot Subdivision: The division of any tract or parcel of land into one (1) lot;

• Small cell antenna maximum volume6 cuft

  Small cell facility means a wireless facility that meets both of the following qualifications: (i) each antenna is located inside an enclosure of no more than six cubic feet in volume, or, in the case of an antenna that has exposed elements, the antenna and all of its exposed elements could fit within an imaginary enclosure of no more than six cubic feet; and (ii) all other wireless equipment associated with the facility has a cumulative volume of no more than 28 cubic feet, or such higher limit as is established by the Federal Communications Commission.

• Small cell equipment maximum volume28 cuft

  Small cell facility means a wireless facility that meets both of the following qualifications: (i) each antenna is located inside an enclosure of no more than six cubic feet in volume, or, in the case of an antenna that has exposed elements, the antenna and all of its exposed elements could fit within an imaginary enclosure of no more than six cubic feet; and (ii) all other wireless equipment associated with the facility has a cumulative volume of no more than 28 cubic feet, or such higher limit as is established by the Federal Communications Commission.

• Community solar maximum capacity2 MW

  Solar energy, community means a facility that generates electricity from sunlight that was not constructed by an investor-owned utility and that will be part of an investor-owned utility's community solar pilot program. A community solar energy facility does not exceed two megawatts (2 MW) alternating current, in accordance with the Code of Virginia, § 56-585.1:3.

• Medium-scale solar maximum area130,680 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Solar energy, medium-scale means a facility that generates electricity from sunlight primarily to reduce onsite consumption of utility power for commercial and industrial applications. Sites are between one to three acres with maximum capacity of 999 kW.

• Medium-scale solar maximum capacity999 kW

  Solar energy, medium-scale means a facility that generates electricity from sunlight primarily to reduce onsite consumption of utility power for commercial and industrial applications. Sites are between one to three acres with maximum capacity of 999 kW.

• Medium-scale solar minimum area43,560 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Solar energy, medium-scale means a facility that generates electricity from sunlight primarily to reduce onsite consumption of utility power for commercial and industrial applications. Sites are between one to three acres with maximum capacity of 999 kW.

• Multi-familyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. shared solar maximum capacity3 MW

  Solar energy, multi-family shared means a facility that generates electricity from sunlight that was not constructed by an investor-owned utility and that will be part of an investor-owned utility's multi-family shared solar pilot program. A multi-family shared solar energy facility does not exceed three megawatts (3 MW) alternating current at any single location or that does not exceed five megawatts (5 MW) alternating current at contiguous locations owned by the same entity or affiliated entities, serves at least three subscribers, is connected to the electric distribution grid serving the Commonwealth, and is located on a parcel of land on the premises of the multi-family utility customer or adjacent thereto, in accordance with the Code of Virginia, § 56-585.1:12.

• PPA solar maximum capacity3 MW

  Solar energy, Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) means a facility that generates electricity from sunlight that was not constructed by an investor-owned utility that will be part of an investor-owned utility's power purchase agreement solar pilot program. A facility has a capacity of no less than 50 kilowatts and no more than three megawatts (3 MW) alternating current, in accordance with the Code of Virginia, § 56-594.02.

• PPA solar minimum capacity50 kW

  Solar energy, Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) means a facility that generates electricity from sunlight that was not constructed by an investor-owned utility and that will be part of an investor-owned utility's power purchase agreement solar pilot program. A facility has a capacity of no less than 50 kilowatts and no more than three megawatts (3 MW) alternating current, in accordance with the Code of Virginia, § 56-594.02.

• Shared solar maximum capacity5 MW

  Solar energy, shared means a facility that generates electricity from sunlight that was not constructed by an investor-owned utility that will be part of an investor-owned utility's shared solar pilot program. A shared solar energy facility does not exceed five megawatts (5 MW) alternating current, serves at least three subscribers, has at least 40 percent of its capacity subscribed by customers with subscriptions of 25 kilowatts or less, is connected to the electric distribution grid serving the Commonwealth, and is located on a single parcel, in accordance with the Code of Virginia, § 56-594.3.

• Small-scale solar maximum capacity20 kW

  Solar energy, small-scale means a facility that either: (a) generates less than 20 kilowatts (kW) electricity from sunlight, consisting of one or more photovoltaic (PV) systems and other appurtenant structures and facilities within the boundaries of the site; or (b) utilizes sunlight as an energy source to heat or cool buildings, heat or cool water, or produce electrical or mechanical power by means of any combination of collecting, transferring, or converting solar-generated energy; and (c) meets at least one of the following criteria: has a disturbance zone equal to or less than one acre; is mounted on or over a building, parking lot, or other previously disturbed area; or utilizes integrated PV only.

• Small-scale solar maximum disturbance zone43,560 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Solar energy, small-scale means a facility that either: (a) generates less than 20 kilowatts (kW) electricity from sunlight, consisting of one or more photovoltaic (PV) systems and other appurtenant structures and facilities within the boundaries of the site; or (b) utilizes sunlight as an energy source to heat or cool buildings, heat or cool water, or produce electrical or mechanical power by means of any combination of collecting, transferring, or converting solar-generated energy; and (c) meets at least one of the following criteria: has a disturbance zone equal to or less than one acre; is mounted on or over a building, parking lot, or other previously disturbed area; or utilizes integrated PV only.

• Utility-scale solar minimum area87,120 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Solar energy, utility-scale means a facility that generates electricity from sunlight which will be used to provide electricity to a utility provider. Sites are generally over two acres and have a capacity more than one megawatt (1 MW).

• Utility-scale solar minimum capacity1 MW

  Solar energy, utility-scale means a facility that generates electricity from sunlight which will be used to provide electricity to a utility provider. Sites are generally over two acres and have a capacity more than one megawatt (1 MW).

• Specialty store maximum area2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Store, specialty means a small-scale (less than 2,500 square feet per business) retail use which offers for sale items of art or crafts, or which offers for sale items related to a specific theme, e.g., kitchen wares, pet care, etc.

• Private street minimum right-of-way width50 ft

  Street, Private means a street affording a means of private access to two (2) or more abutting properties, having a right-of-way of not less than fifty (50) feet in width.

• TownhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. minimum units3 units

  Dwelling, townhouse means a row of three or more dwelling units, each separated from one another by a continuous vertical wall without opening from basement floor to roof between units, which is commonly known as a firewall.