Powhatan County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 83-434(f)(5)b
Dimensional standards
Lot
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Minimum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
Be screened with an opaque fence or wall no less than eight feet in height in accordance with section 83-466, Fences and walls.
- Minimum site area3 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Be located on a parcel with an area of at least three acres.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines50 ft
Not be located within 50 feet of any property line (except that a freestanding office need only comply with generally applicable yard requirements).
From the ordinance
Junkyards and salvage yards shall: Be located on a parcel with an area of at least three acres; Not be located within 50 feet of any property line (except that a freestanding office need only comply with generally applicable yard requirements); and Be screened with an opaque fence or wall no less than eight feet in height in accordance with section 83-466, Fences and walls.