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• Maximum number of new equipment cabinets4 count

  installation of more than the standard number of new equipment cabinets for the technology involved, but not to exceed four (4) cabinets

• Maximum excavation distance from site30 ft

  excavation or deployment of transmission equipment outside of the current site by more than thirty (30) feet in any direction

• Maximum ground cabinet size increase10 pct

  ground cabinets that are more than ten (10) percent larger in height or overall volume than any other ground cabinets associated with the structure

• Maximum laundry floor area for personal service3,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  not including offices of physicians, dentists, and veterinarians, or dry cleaning plants or laundries containing more than three thousand (3,000) square feet of net floor area

• Maximum micro-brewery beer production15,000 barrels/year

  Beer production capacity shall not to exceed fifteen thousand (15,000) barrels per year.

• Maximum micro-brewery spirit production20,000 gallons/year

  Production of distilled spirits, wine, or alcoholic cider shall not exceed twenty thousand (20,000) gallons per year.

• Maximum micro wireless antenna length11 in

  any exterior antenna no longer than eleven (11) inches.

• Maximum micro wireless facility heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 in

  twelve (12) inches in height

• Maximum micro wireless facility length24 in

  Micro wireless facility means a wireless facility that is not larger in dimension than twenty-four (24) inches in length

• Maximum micro wireless facility width15 in

  fifteen (15) inches in width

• Maximum monument sign base heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3 ft

  Sign, monument means a permanent, freestanding sign mounted on a base or other supports and where the bottom of the sign face is located within three (3) feet or less of ground level.

• Maximum outdoor live entertainment attendees1,500 count

  Live entertainment, outdoor shall be limited to no more than one thousand five hundred (1,500) attendees

• Maximum parking lot landscaping as percentage of open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.25 pct

  the area required for interior parking lot landscaping shall not comprise more than twenty-five (25) percent of the total required open space

• Maximum repair service floor area5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Repair service establishment means any establishment containing no more than five thousand (5,000) square feet of net floor area

• Maximum repair service vehicles3 count

  Repair service establishments shall not include the use of more than three (3) vehicles other than passenger cars.

• Maximum seasonal wayside stand floor area250 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  be on one (1) ground floor which shall not exceed two hundred fifty (250) square feet.

• Maximum slope for open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.15 pct

  slopes greater than fifteen (15) percent shall not comprise more than fifty (50) percent of the total required open space

• Maximum small cell antenna volume6 cuft

  each antenna is located inside an enclosure of no more than six (6) cubic feet in volume

• Maximum small cell equipment volume28 cuft

  all other wireless equipment associated with the facility has a cumulative volume of no more than twenty-eight (28) cubic feet

• Maximum structure appurtenance protrusion6 ft

  adding an appurtenance to the body of the structure that would protrude from the edge of the structure by more than six (6) feet

• Maximum temporary sign display period60 days

  Sign, temporary means any sign, valance, or advertising display constructed of plastic, cardboard, wallboard or other materials with or without frames intended to be displayed for a period of not more than sixty (60) consecutive days.

• Maximum temporary wireless facility duration90 days

  erected for ninety (90) consecutive days or less within a 365-day period.

• Maximum temporary wireless facility heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.130 ft

  Temporary wireless facility is a support structure or antenna less than one hundred thirty (130) feet in height

• Maximum tenant sign area1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Sign, tenant means a permanent, building-mounted sign, not exceeding one (1) square foot in size.

• Maximum tower appurtenance protrusion20 ft

  adding an appurtenance to the body of the tower that would protrude from the edge of tower more than twenty (20) feet

• Maximum tower heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. increase without substantial change10 pct

  it increases the height of the tower by more than ten (10) percent

• Maximum utility easement width25 ft

  easements, or strips of property owned in fee simple not more than twenty-five (25) feet in width

• Maximum wayside stand floor area400 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Structures shall not exceed four hundred (400) square feet in gross floor area.

• Maximum wayside stand sign area10 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  a wayside stand may have one (1) building-mounted sign, mounted flush against the stand, which does not exceed ten (10) square feet in area

• Maximum wetlands/floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions./slope as percentage of open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.50 pct

  the area within wetlands, resource protection areas, floodplains and slopes greater than fifteen (15) percent shall not comprise more than fifty (50) percent of the total required open space

• Minimum animals for kennelKennelBoarding or breeding animals above the number kept as household pets. definition5 count

  Kennel means any establishment in which five (5) or more canines, felines, or hybrids of either are kept

• Minimum building setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street line15 ft

  in no instance shall a building be erected closer than fifteen (15) feet from the nearest street line.

• Minimum land disturbance area for regulation2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Land disturbance activity as defined in chapter 8, erosion and sediment control, Spotsylvania County Code, including the disturbance of land areas two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet in size or more.

• Minimum large scale vehicle sales area2 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.

  Vehicle sale, rental, and ancillary service establishment, large scale means any use of two (2) acres or greater of land

• Minimum linear trail site plan disturbance2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Site plan, linear trail is a plan for land disturbance of equal to or greater than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet exclusively for trail construction.

• Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. for lots over 5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.200 ft

  In the case of a lot which has an area in excess of five (5) acres, the width may be measured at any point where the minimum lot width is at least two hundred (200) feet

• Minimum major site plan disturbance10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Site plan, major is a plan for development, redevelopment, or accessory structures where the land disturbance is equal to or greater than ten thousand (10,000) square feet.

• Minimum manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. park area15 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.

  Manufactured home park means any area of fifteen (15) acres or more

• Minimum minor site plan disturbance2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Site plan, minor is a plan for development, redevelopment, or accessory structures where the land disturbance is equal to or greater than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet but less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet

• Minimum privacy fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft

  Yard, privacy means a small area contiguous to a building and enclosed on at least two (2) sides with either a wall or fence of six (6) feet minimum height.

• Minimum rear lot line length for yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. calculation10 ft

  If a rear lot line is less than ten (10) feet in length, or if the lot comes to a point at the rear, the rear lot line shall be deemed to be a ten-foot line parallel to the front lot line

• Minimum sign area for definition1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  A display of less than one (1) square foot in area is excluded from this definition.

• Minimum wayside stand closed period3 months

  The stand shall be closed at least three (3) months of the year.

• Minimum wayside stand lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.2 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.

  Shall be permitted only on a lot containing at least two (2) acres.