Henrico County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 24-4412
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Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maximum composting area100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Composting must be limited to vegetative matter produced on site, must be confined to an area not exceeding ten percent of the lot area or 100 square feet, whichever is smaller.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. of composting from residential lot60 ft
Composting must not be located within 60 feet of any residential lot.
- Maximum floor area of structures1,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Community gardens may include up to 1,500 total square feet of floor area combined among greenhouses, storage buildings, or other related structures.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. in other districts43,560 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
One acre within any other district.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. in residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.87,120 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Community gardens must only be located on lots having a minimum area of two acres within any Residential district.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. of retail sales from dwelling300 ft
Retail sales and display must not be located within 300 feet of any dwelling.
From the ordinance
Community gardens must only be located on lots having a minimum area of two acres within any Residential district and one acre within any other district. May include up to 1,500 sq ft of floor area. Retail sales not within 300 ft of dwelling. Composting limited to 10% lot area or 100 sq ft, not within 60 ft of residential lot.