zoneoptics
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.)

Uses

Conditional / special use1

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Hours of operation

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

  • Permit duration60 days

    A zoning permit shall be valid for a period not to exceed 60 consecutive days.

  • Shotguns only

    Shotguns only shall be used in a turkey shoot.

Setback

  • Firing line to adjacent property600 ft

    Distance to any adjacent property measured from firing point in direction of fire shall be not less than 600 feet, or an earthen backstop of 20 feet or greater shall be provided a minimum of 200 feet from the firing line.

  • Firing line from public road100 ft

    The firing line or points shall be located at least 100 feet from any public road.

From the ordinance

A turkey shoot shall be on a site of not less than three acres. Firing line at least 100 ft from public road, 600 ft to adjacent property, shotguns only, hours 7am-9:30pm, permit 60 days.
Sec. 4-907