Isle Of Wight County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 5-2000.B
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. on vacant residential lot4 ft
A fence of no more than four (4) feet in height subject to all other applicable supplementary use criteria in 5-2000.G may be allowed on a vacant lot in a residential zoning district.
Other
- Accessory useAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. requires principal use
No accessory use or structure shall be permitted on a lot unless the principal use or structure is in existence previously or until construction of the principal structure is initiated.
- Tool shed on vacant RAC lot max eave heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.10 ft
The building eave height is ten (10) feet or less.
- Tool shed on vacant RAC lot max size256 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A one-story tool and storage shed may be allowed on a vacant lot zoned RAC for on-site property maintenance provided that the building area does not exceed two hundred fifty-six (256) square feet.
From the ordinance
No accessory use or structure shall be permitted on a lot unless the principal use or structure is in existence previously or until construction of the principal structure is initiated.