Northampton County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
§ 154.2.146
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- All zoning districts
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of vision obstruction on corner lot in non-residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.3 ft
no planting, wall, fence, sign or display or any other obstruction to motorist's vision shall be planted, erected or maintained higher than three feet
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of vision obstruction on corner lot in residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.3 ft
no planting, wall, fence or other obstruction to motorist's vision shall be planted, erected or maintained higher than three feet
- Length of right-of-way legs for vision triangle in non-residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.10 ft
within a triangle comprised of two ten-foot right-of-way legs
- Length of right-of-way legs for vision triangle in residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.20 ft
within a triangle comprised of two 20-foot right-of-way legs
Other
- Distance from main building within which accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building is considered part of main10 ft
Accessory buildings located closer than ten feet to a main building shall be construed to be a part of the main building
From the ordinance
Accessory buildings located closer than ten feet to a main building shall be construed to be a part of the main building... On a corner lot in a residential district, no planting, wall, fence or other obstruction to motorist's vision shall be planted, erected or maintained higher than three feet above the adjoining edge of pavement within a triangle comprised of two 20-foot right-of-way legs... On a corner lot in any commercial or industrial district... higher than three feet... within a triangle comprised of two ten-foot right-of-way legs.