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Isle Of Wight County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 4-16001-4-16008

Manufactured HomeAll Isle Of Wight County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETFront 20 ftRear 20 ftSide 10 ftMin width 60 ftMIN LOT AREA6,000 sq ftMIN FRONTAGE60 ftMAX HEIGHT30 ft / 2 storiesMAX LOT COVERAGE35%MAX DENSITY6 du/acMIN OPEN SPACE40%
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.
6,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
60 ft
Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
60 ft

Density

Maximum density
6 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.

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

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
10 ft
Side, combinedSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
25 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
30 ft
Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
2
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
35%
Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
40%

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Two-family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
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

Permitted by right12

Conditional / special use3

Extracted standards

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

Other

Setback

  • Distance from common areas10 ft

    No part of any manufactured home shall be located within ten (10) feet of any common driveway, pedestrian walkway, vehicle parking area or other common area within the manufactured home development.

  • Distance from service building40 ft

    No manufactured home shall be located closer than forty (40) feet to any service building within the manufactured home development.

From the ordinance

Planned development manufactured home: min lot area 6,000 sq ft, max height 30 ft, max density 6 du/ac, max coverage 35%, min open space 40%.
Sec. 4-16001-4-16008