Powhatan County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 83-432(e)(6)h

Dimensional standards

Height & bulk

Minimum landscaping
2%

Extracted standards

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

Design

Grading

  • Areas dedicated to outdoor display/sales shall be generally level

    Areas dedicated to outdoor display/sales shall be generally level.

Other

  • Clearance area in front of primary building entrances10 ft

    Sheds shall be located to maintain a clearance area in front of any primary building entrances for a depth of at least ten feet, projected straight out from the width of entrance doors.

  • Obstruction-free area width5 ft

    An obstruction-free area at least five feet wide shall be maintained through the outdoor display/sales area or between it and adjacent parking areas and the sales office or any primary buildings on the lot, so as to allow pedestrians and handicapped persons to safely and conveniently travel between parking areas or drive aisles.

  • Sheds arranged in organized manner

    Sheds shall be arranged on the lot in an organized manner.

  • Perimeter landscaping strip or landscaped perimeter at least 2 ft wide2 ft

    Either a perimeter landscaping strip that adheres to standards set forth in section 83-461(d)(3) (Vehicular use area landscaping: Perimeter landscaping strips) shall be provided between the outdoor display/sales area and adjacent roadways, or the front and side areas surrounding sheds shall have a landscaped perimeter at least two feet in width containing landscaping, mulch, stone, or a decorative fence at least two feet in height.

Parking

  • Parking calculation includes permanent structures plus 25% of outdoor display/sales area25 pct

    The total area of permanent structures plus 25 percent of the total area of outdoor display/sales areas shall be used when calculating the required number of off-street parking spaces specified in section 83-455 (Off-street parking and loading).

Signage

  • No signage on shed facades visible from roadway

    No signage shall be affixed to the façades of sheds (or other structures within the outdoor display/sales area) visible from the roadway.

From the ordinance

Outdoor display and storage of sheds for sale: sheds arranged in organized manner; maintain clearance area in front of primary building entrances at least 10 ft deep; obstruction-free area at least 5 ft wide; areas generally level; total area of permanent structures plus 25% of outdoor display/sales areas used for parking calculation; sheds along frontage shall face roadway, no signage on facades, perimeter landscaping strip or landscaped perimeter at least 2 ft wide.
Sec. 83-432(e)(6)h