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Hanover County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Section 26-66

All Hanover County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

Height & bulk

Maximum floor area ratioFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot.
50

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Buffer measurement

    All required buffers shall be measured from the ultimate right-of-way in accordance with the major thoroughfare plan. In instances in which the property does not have frontage on a designated Major Thoroughfare, the buffer shall be measured twenty-five feet (25') from the centerline of the road.

  • Buffer on residential lot prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

    No buffer shall be located on an individual residential building lot.

  • Buffer vegetation requirement

    All buffers shall retain healthy and mature vegetation where practical. Where necessary, the buffer shall also be supplemented with a combination of trees, shrubs, or berms.

  • Maximum berm heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3 ft

    If a berm is to be utilized it shall be a landscaped sculpted, non-linear undulating landform with an average height of three (3) feet.

  • Maximum buffer as common area50 pct

    The buffer shall not be used to provide more than fifty percent (50%) of the required common area, or more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the active recreation area.

  • Minimum buffer path width4 ft

    Pedestrian paths shall be provided within the required buffer along public roads. The paths shall be constructed of permanent materials... and shall be no less than four (4) feet in width.

  • Minimum major thoroughfare buffer width50 ft

    A buffer no less than fifty feet (50') in width shall be required along the frontage on any existing or planned road designated as a 'Major Thoroughfare' on the Hanover County Major Thoroughfare Plan.

  • Minimum buffer width for other roads25 ft

    A buffer no less than twenty-five feet (25') in width shall be required along the frontage of all other existing public roads.

From the ordinance

A buffer no less than fifty feet (50') in width shall be required along the frontage on any existing or planned road designated as a 'Major Thoroughfare' on the Hanover County Major Thoroughfare Plan; A buffer no less than twenty-five feet (25') in width shall be required along the frontage of all other existing public roads.
Section 26-66