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Surry, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 4-907

All Surry districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA3 ac
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.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
130,680 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (3 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Firing line from public road100 ft

    Firing line or points located at least 100 ft from any public road.

  • Firing point to adjacent property600 ft

    Distance to adjacent property from firing point not less than 600 ft, or earthen backstop 20 ft at 200 ft.

  • Minimum site area130,680 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

    Turkey shoot shall be on site of not less than three acres.

  • No discharge hours

    Use or discharge of firearms prohibited between 9:30 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.

  • Permit duration60 days

    Zoning permit valid for period not to exceed 60 consecutive days.

  • Shotguns only

    Shotguns only shall be used.

From the ordinance

Turkey shoot: min site 3 acres, firing line 100 ft from public road, 600 ft to adjacent property, shotguns only, no discharge 9:30pm-7am, permit 60 days.
Sec. 4-907