Hanover County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sections 26-54.1 through 26-54.6
Dimensional standards
Housing
Servicing
- Applies near
- Beaverdam, Hanover Courthouse, Montpelier
- Geographic extent
- Applies to three areas designated Rural Village: Beaverdam, Hanover Courthouse, and Montpelier
Uses
Permitted by right49
- single-family dwelling, detached
- animal hospital
- antiques store
- arts and craft store
- automobile parts sales
- bakery retail
- banks
- bicycle sales/repair
- catering
- clothing store
- consignment store
- convenience store
- copy/print
- dry cleaners
- electronics sales/repair
- exam prep
- fabric store
- farmers market
- fitness center
- flower shop
- food/beverage store
- furniture store
- gift store
- hardware store
- health equipment rental
- health supplement store
- hobby store
- home furnishing
- home hardware rental
- laundromat
- lawn/garden equipment
- musical instrument
- office supplies
- offices
- packaging/mailing
- paint/wallpaper
- party equipment rental
- personal service
- pet shop
- pharmacy
- restaurant
- carry-out restaurant
- fast food (no drive-through)
- restaurant with craft brewery
- shoe repair
- souvenir store
- sporting goods
- studios
- tailor
Conditional / special use41
- multiple-use structure (≤3 residential units)
- commercial uses >4,000 sqft
- hotel/motel (≤20 rooms)
- nursery
- greenhouse
- winery
- craft brewery
- reupholstery
- repair services
- sound recording
- statuary goods
- clinic
- camps
- educational institutions
- private clubs
- meeting hall
- public buildings
- utilities
- swimming/tennis club
- churches
- railroad rights-of-way
- taxidermy shop
- duplex
- private garage >4 autos
- home occupations in accessory building
- children's residential facilities
- assisted living
- convalescent homes
- accessory housing unit
- short-term rental non-owner-occupied
- riding academies
- agricultural uses
- adult day care
- archery ranges
- commercial dog kennels
- day nurseries
- nonaccessory tents
- outdoor displays
- outdoor festivals
- telecom towers >100 ft or >50 ft on scenic roads
- bed and breakfasts
Accessory17
- domestic storage
- private garage
- home occupation
- keeping small animals
- storage of recreational vehicles
- swimming pool
- signs
- temporary buildings
- accessory off-street parking
- office/construction trailer
- foster home
- telecommunications array
- family day home
- temporary family health care structure
- Tier 1 battery energy storage
- solar energy facility
- short-term rental owner-occupied
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- DuplexTwo-family dwellingTwo dwelling units in one building — a duplex. density with special exception2 du/acdu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
Duplex. With approval of a special exception, density may be increased to up to two (2) units per acre for this use.
- Multiple-use structure density with conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit3 du/acdu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
With approval of a conditional use permit, density may be increased to up to three (3) units per acre for this use.
Other
- Maximum commercial floor area for permitted uses4,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The following commercial uses are permitted, provided that the use occupies no more than four thousand (4,000) square feet.
- Maximum residential percentage in multiple-use structure50 pct
Multiple-use structure, with no more than three (3) residential units, provided no more than fifty (50) percent of the floor area within such structure may be used for residential purposes.
From the ordinance
The purpose of this district is to preserve and enhance historic villages... mix of small-scale institutional, commercial, and single-family residential uses.