Surry County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 3-401 through 3-405

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 25 ftRear 10 ftSide 10 ftMAX HEIGHT35 ft / 2.5 storiesMAX DENSITY3 du/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.

Uses

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Landscaping requirement

    Any part of the lot or project area not used for buildings or other structures, parking, loading and accessways, shall be landscaped with grass, trees, shrubs, or pedestrian walks.

  • Accessory structures shall not exceed four percent of the lot area not to exceed 5,000 square feet unless a special use permit is approved by the BZA.

  • No exterior storage

    Permitted stores, shops, offices or businesses shall be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building and except for temporary display items as limited by these regulations there shall be no exterior storage of merchandise or materials.

  • No warehousing

    No commercial warehousing, wholesaling, of jobbing or killing of animals or poultry shall be carried on and no merchandise shall be stored other than to be sold at retail on the premises.

  • Stormwater drainage

    Provision shall be made for proper storm water drainage from parking and loading areas.

  • Type A landscaped buffer for civic uses

    Unless otherwise specified in this ordinance or through conditions established by the board of zoning appeals or the board of supervisors, a Type A landscaped buffer shall be established and maintained adjacent to any other property zoned RVC, other than parcels used or zoned for commercial or industrial use.

  • Type B landscaped buffer for commercial and industrial uses

    Unless otherwise specified in this ordinance or through conditions established by the board of zoning appeals or the board of supervisors, a Type B landscaped buffer shall be established and maintained adjacent to any other property, other than parcels used or zoned for commercial or industrial use.

From the ordinance

The purpose of this district is to provide for residential, civic and commercial development in those crossroad communities around the county that are unincorporated and have historically served the surrounding rural areas.
Sec. 3-401 through 3-405