Powhatan County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 83-432 (5)a
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum safety fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
Provide safety fences, up to the height of eight feet, as necessary to protect the general health, safety, and welfare.
- Minimum distance from residential districts500 ft
Be located at least 500 feet from existing child day care centers and residential zoning districts.
- Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. on arterial street200 ft
Be located on a site or parcel that, at the primary point of access, has at least 200 feet of frontage on an arterial street.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Be located on a site or parcel with an area of at least five acres.
From the ordinance
Outdoor arenas, amphitheaters, and stadiums shall: 1. Be located at least 500 feet from existing child day care centers and residential zoning districts. 2. Be located on a site or parcel with an area of at least five acres. 3. Be located on a site or parcel that, at the primary point of access, has at least 200 feet of frontage on an arterial street.