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Prince George County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 90-1042(g)

All Prince George 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.)

Uses

Conditional / special use1

Extracted standards

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

Height

Noise

  • Maximum noise level at property line20 dBA

    The average noise generated from the battery energy storage systems ... shall not exceed a noise level of 20 dBA as measured at the outside wall the property line of any surrounding non-participating residence or occupied community building in the R-A and A Zoning Districts.

Other

  • Decommissioning plan and fund required

    The applicant shall submit a decommissioning plan ... and continuously maintain the fund or bond payable to the County of Prince George.

  • Security fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.7 ft

    Tier 2 battery energy storage systems, including all mechanical equipment, shall be enclosed by a seven-foot-high security type fence with a self-locking gate.

  • Screening and visibility minimization

    Tier 2 battery energy storage systems shall have views minimized from adjacent properties to the extent reasonably practicable using architectural features, earth berms, landscaping, or other screening methods.

  • SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines

    Tier 2 battery energy storage systems shall comply with the setback requirements of the underlying zoning district for principal structures or 100 feet, whichever is greatest.

  • Clearance of combustible vegetation20 ft

    Areas within 20 feet on each side of tier 2 battery energy storage systems shall be cleared of combustible vegetation and other combustible growth.

From the ordinance

Tier 2 battery energy storage systems are permitted through the issuance of a special exception by the board of supervisors within the M-1, M-2, M-3, A-1 and R-A zoning districts, and shall be subject to the special exception application process, the USBC, and the site plan application requirements set forth in this section.
Sec. 90-1042(g)