Spotsylvania County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 23-8.1.6
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Commercial expansion limit25 pct
Commercial structure nonconforming due to yards may enlarge up to 25% of gross floor area if enlargement conforms.
- Enlargement of nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. structure
Enlargement prohibited unless conforming, with exceptions.
- Government structure enlargement
Government-occupied structure may be enlarged.
- Industrial districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. expansion
In I-1/I-2 districts, expansion allowed if current standards met and nonconformity not increased.
Single-family detached dwelling nonconforming due to yards may be enlarged if enlargement conforms.
- Electrical transmission line reconstruction
Reconstruction allowed; height variation ±15%, location up to 60 ft, within easements.
From the ordinance
A nonconforming structure shall not be enlarged in any manner or undergo any structural alteration unless to make it a conforming structure, except as set forth in subsections (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) below.