Goochland County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 15-281.A
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Abandonment period24 months
Any routine storage facility that is not operated for a continuous period of 24 months will be considered abandoned
- Minimum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.5 ft
Facilities must be enclosed by fencing at least five feet high
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from residential use750 ft
Perimeter of the facility must be at least 750 feet from the nearest residential use.
- Maximum sign area16 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
a maximum of 16 square feet total
- Minimum sign area8 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Signs must be a minimum of 3 feet by 5 feet 4 inches (8 square feet)
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from wetlands and streams100 ft
Facility must be located at least 100 feet from any wetland or stream.
From the ordinance
Storage site cannot be located within a 100-year floodplain or within the dam break inundation zone of any state-regulated dam. Perimeter of the facility must be at least 750 feet from the nearest residential use. Facility must be located at least 100 feet from any wetland or stream. Facilities must be enclosed by fencing at least five feet high