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Northampton County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

§ 154.2.119

All Northampton County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA5 ac
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
217,800 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (5 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)

Extracted standards

17 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Lighting

  • Lighting compliance

    Outdoor lighting shall comply with the standards set forth in § 154.2.112 General lighting standards

Noise

  • Noise compliance

    Noise generated by the event venue shall comply with the standards set forth in NCC Chapter 98: Noise Ordinance

Other

  • Building code compliance

    All permanent structures and buildings associated with the event venue shall be constructed in compliance with the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code requirements

  • Food service approval

    Food service associated with the event venue shall be approved by the Virginia Department of Health

  • No overnight accommodations

    No overnight accommodations shall be permitted as part of an event venue, but may be approved as a separate use on the property

  • Portable toilets approval

    If portable toilets are provided for temporary use, then they shall be approved by the Virginia Department of Health

  • Solid waste removal frequency7 days

    removed at least once every seven days by a licensed solid waste hauler

  • Special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. required

    This use shall only be permitted by special use permit in specified zoning district on parcels having a minimum lot size of five acres

  • Temporary structures compliance

    Temporary structures and buildings such as tents and stages are permitted and shall be constructed in compliance with the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code requirements

  • Traffic limits

    Traffic generated by the event venue shall not exceed conditions placed on the approval of the special use permit

  • Water supply and septic approval

    The event venue may be served by a water supply and septic system approved by the Virginia Department of Health

Parking

  • Parking requirements

    The number of required parking spaces and other parking performance standards established in § 154.2.205 Off-street Parking and Loading et seq. shall be documented on a site plan

Setback

Signage

  • Sign compliance

    Signs shall be placed in accordance with § 154.2.190 Signs et seq.

From the ordinance

All event venues shall comply with the minimum standards below: (1) This use shall only be permitted by special use permit in specified zoning district on parcels having a minimum lot size of five acres;
§ 154.2.119