§ 154.2.003 DEFINITIONS
Extracted standards
40 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Environmental
- Substantial alteration disturbance area threshold2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
SUBSTANTIAL ALTERATION. As referenced in the Chesapeake/Atlantic Preservation District, the expansion or modification of a building or development that would result in a disturbance of land exceeding an area of 2,500 square feet.
Other
- Maximum Class A substation voltage150 kV
UTILITIES, PUBLIC, CLASS A. ... electric substations that are screened by trees or shrubs that are at least eight feet in height, operate at a voltage of less than 150 kilovolts
- Maximum collector street right-of-way80 ft
STREET (COLLECTOR). A street that carries or is anticipated to carry a volume of through traffic exceeding 400 vehicles per day, the right-of-way of which shall not be less than 50 feet nor more than 80 feet depending upon existing or anticipated traffic volume.
- Maximum large scale wind turbine capacity100 kW
WIND TURBINE, LARGE SCALE. A wind turbine with a rated capacity of greater than 100 kW but less than one MW
- Maximum mobile homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. park area10 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
MOBILE HOME PARK. Any area of five to ten acres designed to accommodate mobile homes intended for residential use
- Maximum pavilion area3,200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
PAVILION. A permanent, open-sided shelter designed for commercial or recreational use only, but not for habitation; not to exceed 3,200 square feet in area.
- Maximum primary street right-of-way160 ft
STREET (PRIMARY). A street or highway anticipated to carry a volume of traffic exceeding 3,000 vehicles per day, designed and maintained as a part of the Virginia Primary System, the right-of-way of which shall not be less than 80 feet or more than 160 feet.
- Maximum residential facility residents8 persons
RESIDENTIAL FACILITY. (a) A group home or other residential facility ... in which no more than eight individuals with mental illness, intellectual disability, or developmental disabilities reside
- Maximum recreational vehicle area400 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE (RV). A vehicle which is: ... (b) Four hundred square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection
- Maximum shared senior housing occupants6 persons
SHARED SENIOR HOUSING. A residential building with 24-hour on-site management, with separate sleeping quarters for up to six persons, 62 years of age or over
- Maximum temporary family health care structure area300 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
TEMPORARY FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUCTURE. ... The structure shall be no larger than 300 gross square feet and shall comply with all applicable building codes
- Maximum townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. units5 units
TOWNHOUSE, ROWHOUSE, OR SIDE-BY-SIDE DWELLING. A specific arrangement of three to five attached dwelling units
- Maximum travel trailer length29 ft
TRAILER, TRAVEL AND RECREATION. A mobile unit less than 29 feet in length and less than 4,500 pounds in weight which is designed for temporary human habitation.
- Maximum travel trailer weight4,500 lbs
TRAILER, TRAVEL AND RECREATION. A mobile unit less than 29 feet in length and less than 4,500 pounds in weight which is designed for temporary human habitation.
- Minimum age for shared senior housing62 years
SHARED SENIOR HOUSING. A residential building with 24-hour on-site management, with separate sleeping quarters for up to six persons, 62 years of age or over
- Minimum arterial street right-of-way100 ft
STREET (ARTERIAL). A highway utilized primarily as a supplement to, and as an extension of, the interstate highway system, defined in the Virginia State Highway Commission Standards as an arterial highway. A minimum right-of-way of 100 feet is required.
- Minimum Class A substation screening heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
UTILITIES, PUBLIC, CLASS A. ... electric substations that are screened by trees or shrubs that are at least eight feet in height
- Minimum Class B substation voltage150 kV
UTILITIES, PUBLIC, CLASS B. ... electric stations or switching facilities with voltage in excess of 150 kilovolts
- Minimum collector street right-of-way50 ft
STREET (COLLECTOR). A street that carries or is anticipated to carry a volume of through traffic exceeding 400 vehicles per day, the right-of-way of which shall not be less than 50 feet nor more than 80 feet depending upon existing or anticipated traffic volume.
- Minimum loading space heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.14 ft
LOADING SPACE. Any off-street space available for the loading or unloading of goods, not less than 15 feet wide, 25 feet long and 14 feet high
- Minimum loading space length25 ft
LOADING SPACE. Any off-street space available for the loading or unloading of goods, not less than 15 feet wide, 25 feet long and 14 feet high
- Minimum loading space width15 ft
LOADING SPACE. Any off-street space available for the loading or unloading of goods, not less than 15 feet wide, 25 feet long and 14 feet high
- Minimum manufactured dwelling area320 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
MANUFACTURED DWELLING. A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which in the traveling mode is eight body feet or more in width and 40 body feet or more in length, or when erected on site, is 320 square feet or more
- Minimum manufactured dwelling length40 ft
MANUFACTURED DWELLING. A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which in the traveling mode is eight body feet or more in width and 40 body feet or more in length
- Minimum manufactured dwelling width8 ft
MANUFACTURED DWELLING. A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which in the traveling mode is eight body feet or more in width and 40 body feet or more in length
- Minimum mobile homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. park area5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
MOBILE HOME PARK. Any area of five to ten acres designed to accommodate mobile homes intended for residential use
- Minimum primary street right-of-way80 ft
STREET (PRIMARY). A street or highway anticipated to carry a volume of traffic exceeding 3,000 vehicles per day, designed and maintained as a part of the Virginia Primary System, the right-of-way of which shall not be less than 80 feet or more than 160 feet.
- Minimum private street right-of-way50 ft
STREET (PRIVATE). A street which affords principal means of access to abutting property and encompassed by a right-of-way dedicated to public use and maintained by a private corporation or adjacent landowners within the platted subdivision, constructed to standards adopted by the county. The right-of-way shall not be less than 50 feet.
- Minimum public street right-of-way50 ft
STREET (PUBLIC). A street which affords principal means of access to abutting property and encompassed by a right-of-way dedicated to public use and maintained by the Commonwealth as a part of the state primary or secondary road system. The right-of-way shall not be less than 50 feet.
- Minimum townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. units3 units
TOWNHOUSE, ROWHOUSE, OR SIDE-BY-SIDE DWELLING. A specific arrangement of three to five attached dwelling units
- Minimum utility scale wind turbine capacity1 MW
WIND TURBINE, UTILITY SCALE. A wind turbine with a rated capacity of one MW or greater.
- Maximum shrub heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.20 ft
SHRUB. Woody vegetation usually greater than three feet but less than 20 feet tall
- Minimum shrub heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3 ft
SHRUB. Woody vegetation usually greater than three feet but less than 20 feet tall
- Minimum understory tree heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.20 ft
UNDERSTORY TREE. Any and all trees in the intermediate stratum of vegetation between canopy trees and shrubs, usually over 20 feet tall at maturity.
Parking
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. space area180 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
PARKING SPACE. A space of sufficient size and shape to park one standard size automobile and containing not less than 180 square feet of area.
Signage
- Maximum directional sign area4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
SIGN, DIRECTIONAL. A sign, one end of which is pointed, on which an arrow is painted or otherwise indicates the direction to which attention is called, not illuminated, four square feet or less in area
- Maximum home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. sign area4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
SIGN, HOME OCCUPATION. A sign not exceeding four square feet in area directing attention to a service available on the premises
- Maximum minor sign area2.5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
SIGN, MINOR. A wall or freestanding sign not exceeding two and one-half square foot in area, not exceeding four feet in height, and not illuminated.
- Maximum minor sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
SIGN, MINOR. A wall or freestanding sign not exceeding two and one-half square foot in area, not exceeding four feet in height, and not illuminated.
- Maximum projecting sign distance from wall6 ft
SIGN, PROJECTING. A business sign erected, projecting perpendicularly to the building wall surface to which it is attached, no part of which is more than six feet from the wall surface of the building on which such sign is erected.
From the ordinance
PARKING SPACE. A space of sufficient size and shape to park one standard size automobile and containing not less than 180 square feet of area.