Prince William County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 32-300.16

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA5,000 sq ft
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.

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Commercial deliveries per day1 per day

    Commercial deliveries and pickups of supplies associated with the use shall be limited to one per day and shall be made only during business hours.

  • Hours of operation

    Hours of operation, excluding tutoring, education or training, shall be limited to between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Hours of operation for tutoring, education or training shall be limited to between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

  • Maximum customers per day5 customers

    No more than five customers per day and no more than one customer at a time

  • Maximum non-family employees

    No more than one employee, who is not a family member residing in the dwelling unit shall be permitted for a dwelling on a lot which is less than 10,000 square feet. No more than two employees shall be permitted for a dwelling on a lot which is 10,000 square feet or larger.

  • Maximum floor area for use25 pct

    The area devoted to the home employment use shall not exceed 25 percent of the gross floor area of the dwelling unit.

  • Outside storage associated with the business shall be prohibited.

  • Pet grooming restrictions

    For pet grooming service, all animals shall be kept inside and no animals may be kept overnight or boarded.

Parking

  • Adequate parking

    Adequate parking shall be provided to accommodate the use.

Signage

From the ordinance

A home employment use shall be conducted as an accessory use entirely within a single-family detached dwelling unit... Minimum lot size: 5,000 square feet.
Sec. 32-300.16