Lovettsville, Virginia · General provision
Sec 42-424, Sec 42-421, Sec 42-427
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- All lands within the jurisdiction of Lovettsville identified as areas of special flood hazard according to the FIRM or FIS.
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure size200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Appurtenant or accessory structure means an accessory structure not to exceed 200 square feet.
- Maximum lot size for varianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship.0.5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
While the granting of variances generally is limited to a lot size less than one-half acre...
- Substantial improvement threshold50 pct
Substantial improvement means any reconstruction... the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the start of construction.
From the ordinance
These provisions shall apply to all privately and publicly owned lands within the jurisdiction of Lovettsville and identified as areas of special flood hazard... Appurtenant or accessory structure means an accessory structure not to exceed 200 square feet. Variances shall be issued only... limited to a lot size less than one-half acre.