Hanover County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Section 26-297

Dimensional standards

Extracted standards

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

Height

Lighting

  • Lighting compliance

    All on-site lighting shall comply with the requirements of division 6 of article 5.

Other

  • Aisle width when units on both sides30 ft

    aisles which have units (doors) on both sides shall be a minimum of thirty (30) feet wide

  • Aisle width when units on one side25 ft

    for aisles with units (doors) on one (1) side only, the aisle shall be a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet wide

  • Conversion review requirement

    Conversion of any self-storage facilities to any other uses shall require review for zoning compliance, including the issuance of a new certificate of occupancy.

  • Fire code compliance

    All storage shall be in compliance with the restrictions specified in the county fire code.

  • Landscaping requirement per perimeter

    per each twenty (20) linear feet of perimeter of the storage building, one (1) tree and two (2) shrubs shall be planted.

  • Screening requirement

    The property shall be screened according to county standards around the perimeter of the property with either a fence or plantings.

  • Site plan required

    A site plan shall be required regardless of square footage or location.

Parking

Use

  • Activity restriction

    Activity on-site other than storage of customers' goods and wares shall be prohibited.

From the ordinance

Parking requirements shall be based on the number of storage units provided and the square footage of the office area. ... The storage building shall be limited to three (3) stories (forty-five (45) feet) in height.
Section 26-297

Parking requirements

{
  "office_area": "1 space per 400 sq ft of office area (min 2 spaces)",
  "storage_units": "1 space per 50 storage units or fraction (min 2 spaces)"
}