James City County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 24-644
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum reduction in setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line./yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for building location error1.5 ft
The encroachment does not exceed one and one half linear feet
- Conditions for varianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship. approval
The noncompliance was done in good faith, or through no fault of the property owner, or was the result of an error in the location of the building subsequent to the issuance of a building permit... To force compliance would cause undue hardship... not detrimental... character of district not changed... no unsafe condition... no increase in density or floor area ratio
From the ordinance
Notwithstanding any other provision of this ordinance, the zoning administrator shall have the authority... to approve a reduction in the minimum setback and yard requirements... The encroachment does not exceed one and one half linear feet...