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Isle Of Wight County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 4-3003, 4-3006, 4-3007

RuralAll Isle Of Wight County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 60 ftRear 35 ftSide 15 ftMin width 150 ftMIN LOT AREA40,000 sq ftMIN FRONTAGE120 ftMAX HEIGHT35 ft / 3 storiesMAX DENSITY0.1 du/ac
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
40,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (0.92 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
150 ft
Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
120 ft

Density

Maximum density
0.1 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
Lot area per dwelling unitLot area per dwelling unitLand required for each home — the same limit as du/acre, expressed per unit instead of per acre.
435,600 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (10 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
60 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
35 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
15 ft
Side, combinedSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
35 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft
Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
3

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right
Two-family
conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.
Three-family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Four-plus family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

Uses

Conditional / special use32

Extracted standards

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

Environmental

  • Maximum environmentally sensitive area30 pct

    No lot shall be designed... more than thirty percent (30%) of the required minimum lot area is comprised of one or more of the environmentally sensitive areas

From the ordinance

Conditional uses... Minimum lot area: 40,000 sq ft. Max height: 35 ft or 3 stories. Front setback: 60 ft (ROW>50ft). Side: 15/35 ft. Rear: 35 ft.
Sec. 4-3003, 4-3006, 4-3007