Gloucester County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 34-286 and 34-287

Extracted standards

6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Non-glass facade material requirement50 pct

    At least 50 percent of the non-glass, face of all new commercial buildings shall consist of wood, stone or masonry materials.

  • Functional entry porch coverage50 pct

    A functional entry porch covering at least 50 percent of the horizontal length of the side of the building facing the road.

  • Art Deco, Art Nouveau, International Style, Art Moderne, Romanesque, Usonian, Tudor, French Revival, Bauhaus, Beaux-Arts, Egyptian Revival, Moorish Revival, Federal, Greek Revival, Classical Revival, Georgian.

  • Minimum roof overhang12 in

    The roof overhang at the eaves and gables must be at least 12 inches as measured along the underside of the slant of the roof.

  • Maximum roof pitch

    a pitch or slope no greater that 12 feet of rise for every 12 feet of span.

  • Minimum roof pitch

    The roofline must have a pitch or slope of no less than five feet of rise to 12 feet of span.

From the ordinance

The roofline must have a pitch or slope of no less than five feet of rise to 12 feet of span and a pitch or slope no greater that 12 feet of rise for every 12 feet of span. The roof overhang at the eaves and gables must be at least 12 inches... At least 50 percent of the non-glass, face of all new commercial buildings shall consist of wood, stone or masonry materials.
Sec. 34-286 and 34-287