Northampton County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
§ 154.2.103, § 154.2.104
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Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
- Maximum density
- 0.1 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
- Lot area per dwelling unitLot area per dwelling unitLand required for each home — the same limit as du/acre, expressed per unit instead of per acre.
- 435,600 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (10 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
Height & bulk
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. density bonusDensity bonusExtra units allowed above the base cap in exchange for something — usually affordable homes.0.1 du/acdu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
one dwelling unit per ten acres
- Conventional density0.05 du/acdu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
one dwelling unit per 20 acres
Other
- Open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. bonus minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.30,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Lots no less than 30,000 square feet
- Conventional minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.43,560 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Lots no less than one acre
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. for density bonusDensity bonusExtra units allowed above the base cap in exchange for something — usually affordable homes.85 pct
at least 85% open space reserved
- Onsite water and sewage required
must be established ... that the lot can adequately be served by onsite water and sewage disposal systems
- Wetlands excluded from buildable area
In no case shall any wetlands be considered in the calculation of the buildable area
From the ordinance
The maximum residential density of conventional development in the A District shall be one dwelling unit per 20 acres of buildable area. ... open space density bonus option ... one dwelling unit per ten acres ... at least 85% open space.