King George County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Section 8-7-1 through 8-7-7
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- All new development within A-2, A-3, residential, and planned development districts
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Minimum percentage of required open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. that must be contiguous40 pct
Required open space must be compact with a minimum of 40% of the required open space contiguous
- Maximum percentage of open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. from natural features in non-agricultural districts50 pct
In all other districts, only 50% of the required open space shall be comprised of natural features.
- Maximum area for squares and plazas43,560 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
but no more than one acre, in area.
- Minimum area for squares and plazas200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A square or plaza must be at least 200 sq. ft.
- Maximum percentage of stormwater facility area counted as open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.75 pct
A maximum of 75% of the land area occupied by stormwater management facilities may be included as open space.
From the ordinance
Open space requirements for new development. Natural features max 50% of open space in non-agricultural districts. Stormwater facilities max 75% of area. Squares/plazas min 200 sq ft, max 1 acre. Required open space must be compact with min 40% contiguous.