Surry, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 4-202, Sec. 4-109

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 25 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.

Uses

Prohibited2

  • manufactured home used for storage or other non-dwelling purpose (except accessory to a farm)
  • shipping container used for storage or other non-dwelling purpose

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Private stable standards

    Private stables in A-R, RVC, and R-1 districts shall comply with the following requirements: 1. Minimum lot size: Two acres. 2. On lots of less than ten acres, no more than one stable animal per acre shall be permitted. 3. Minimum setback for stables and riding arenas: 100 feet from all property lines. 4. Stables shall properly manage animal waste so as to not create a nuisance or health hazard to adjoining or nearby property owners.

  • In the R-1, R-2, and RVC districts it shall be permissible to store out-of-doors recreational vehicles and watercraft as an accessory use only in accordance with the following: 1. Such vehicles or watercraft shall be placed in the rear or side yards only, and shall be located at least five feet from all property lines. This provision shall not apply to recreational vehicles or watercraft stored within completely enclosed structures.

From the ordinance

Except as accessory to a farm, no manufactured home shall be used for storage or other non-dwelling purpose in a R-1, R-2 or RVC district. C. No shipping container shall be used for storage or other non-dwelling purposes in a R-1, R-2, or RVC district. In the R-1, R-2, and RVC districts it shall be permissible to store out-of-doors recreational vehicles and watercraft as an accessory use only in accordance with the following: 1. Such vehicles or watercraft shall be placed in the rear or side yards only, and shall be located at least five feet from all property lines.
Sec. 4-202, Sec. 4-109