§ 165-201.02, § 165-201.04
Extracted standards
16 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lot
- One dwelling per lot1 dwelling
Except where specifically allowed by this chapter, no more than one dwelling shall be allowed on a lot.
Other
- Accessory useAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
In no case shall the accessory use be placed within the front setback yard required for the primary use on the lot.
- Additional front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for road improvement
When improvement plans have been adopted for a road or street by the County, additional front setback distances shall be required to allow for the planned road improvement. The additional front setback distances provided on any lot shall be equal to 1/2 of the additional right-of-way width needed.
- Air conditioner extension3 ft
Air conditioners, heat pumps and similar mechanical equipment that are attached to the primary structure may extend three feet into any side or rear yard area but shall not be closer than five feet to any lot line.
- Architectural feature extension3 ft
Cornices, canopies, awnings, eaves, gutters or other similar overhanging features which are at least eight feet above the grade may extend three feet into any required yard setback area. Chimneys, sills, headers, belt courses and similar structural features may extend three feet into required yard setback areas.
- Corner lot front determination
On a lot with more than one side abutting a street, front setback yards shall be provided wherever the lot abuts a street. The front shall be deemed to be the shortest side with frontage on the street.
- Fence exemption from setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
Fences, freestanding walls and berms shall be exempt from the setback requirements.
Where the average front yard setback distance for adjacent lots is less than the minimum required front yard, the Zoning Administrator may allow a front yard setback distance less than normally required. The front setback distance shall be the average of the minimum front setback distances on developed lots on the same street or road within 200 feet.
Front yard setbacks shall be required wherever a lot abuts a road or street right-of-way.
- Handicap ramp encroachment
An unroofed handicap-accessible ramp shall be permitted to encroach into a required yard when there are no other reasonable alternatives.
- Retail petroleum pump setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.20 ft
Retail petroleum pumps and canopy supports shall be located at least 20 feet from any road right-of-way boundary. The canopies covering the petroleum pumps shall be no closer than five feet to any road right-of-way.
- Porch extension in RA and MH13 ft
In the RA and MH1 Zoning Districts, balconies, porches, stoops, decks, bay windows, steps and stairways which comprise less than 1/3 of the length of the wall of the primary structure may extend three feet into a required setback yard. In no case shall such features be closer than five feet to a lot line.
- Protective entrance canopy setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.20 ft
Protective entrance canopies and support columns which are attached to the primary structure may extend into the front yard setback areas for the following uses: funeral homes, schools, churches and places of worship, day-care facilities and libraries. In no case shall the canopy or its structure be located closer than 20 feet from a road right-of-way boundary.
The setback for structures is measured from the lot lines of the lots containing the structure. When a lot is adjacent to a road or street right-of-way, the setback shall be measured from the boundary of the right-of-way.
- Storage shed extension for townhousesTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot.10 ft
Storage sheds which are attached to townhouses that can only be accessed through an outer entrance and do not exceed 1/4 the width of the dwelling unit may extend 10 feet into a rear or perimeter setback area or the active portion of a required buffer area.
- Structural location survey requirement
A surveyor licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia shall establish the location of any primary structure that is located five feet or less from any minimum setback requirement. For accessory structures occupying 500 sq ft or greater, same requirement.
From the ordinance
No structure shall be placed in the front, side or rear yard setback areas specified by this chapter. ... Except where specifically allowed by this chapter, no more than one dwelling shall be allowed on a lot.