Spotsylvania County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 23-5.1.6
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Parapet wall, cornice or similar projection extra heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3 ft
A parapet wall, cornice or similar projection may exceed the height limit established for a given zoning district by not more than three (3) feet.
- Maximum roof area for exempt structures25 pct
No such structure when located on a building roof shall occupy an area greater than twenty-five (25) percent of the total roof area.
From the ordinance
The height limitations of this chapter shall not apply to barns, silos, residential chimneys, spires, cupolas, gables, penthouses, scenery lofts, domes, equipment and/or flues, monuments, radio towers, television antenna or aerials, water towers, water tanks, transmission towers and cables, smokestacks, or other similar roof structures and mechanical appurtenances; provided, however: No such structure when located on a building roof shall occupy an area greater than twenty-five (25) percent of the total roof area. ... A parapet wall, cornice or similar projection may exceed the height limit established for a given zoning district by not more than three (3) feet.