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Surry County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 3-202, 3-205

AgriculturalAll Surry County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETFront 100 ftRear 50 ftSide 25 ftMAX HEIGHT35 ft / 2.5 stories
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.

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.
50 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
25 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft
Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
2.5

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right
Two-family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Three-family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Four-plus family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

Uses

Permitted by right32

Conditional / special use14

Extracted standards

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

Other

From the ordinance

All principal buildings: 2½ stories but not to exceed 35 feet. Front yard setbacks: 100 ft on existing public roads, 50 ft on new subdivision roads. Side yard: 25 ft existing, 20 ft new. Rear: 50 ft principal, 20 ft accessory. Accessory structures max 4% of lot area not to exceed 5,000 sq ft.
Sec. 3-202, 3-205