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Surry, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 4-717

All Surry districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETFront 100 ftRear 100 ftSide 100 ftMIN LOT AREA5 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.
217,800 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (5 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
100 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
100 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
100 ft

Uses

Conditional / special use1

From the ordinance

Minimum lot size when handling large animals = Five acres. Minimum lot size when handling small animals (companion pets) = Three acres. All buildings, structures, pens, or open kennels shall be located at least 100 feet from any lot line.
Sec. 4-717