Essex County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Section 36.550
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum contiguous parallel flag lot stems2 count
the number of contiguous parallel narrow lot sections shall be limited to no more than two
- Maximum flag lots in minor subdivision1 count
single lot and minor subdivisions shall be limited to one such flag lot
- Maximum flag lots in major subdivision10 pct
In major subdivisions, flag lots shall comprise no more than 10 percent of the total lots in the subdivision
- Flag lot stem maximum length300 ft
The length of such stems shall be limited to no more than 300 feet.
- Flag lot stem minimum width50 ft
the stem that accesses the street or road shall be no less than 50 feet in width at any point
From the ordinance
The use of flag lots is prohibited except where safety or environmental factors prevent normal lot design... Where a flag lot is permitted, the stem that accesses the street or road shall be no less than 50 feet in width at any point. The length of such stems shall be limited to no more than 300 feet.