Surry County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 5-404
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. residence
- Applies within
- 100 ft
- Geographic extent
- Buffer yards required when commercial/industrial uses adjacent to single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. residences within 100 feet.
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Landscaping & trees
- Minimum caliper of buffer yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. trees1 in
Required large deciduous trees shall have a minimum caliper of one inch at the time of planting.
- Minimum ultimate heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of buffer yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. trees50 ft
These trees shall have an ultimate height of not less than 50 feet at maturity.
- Tree spacing in buffer yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.30 ft
One tree shall be planted for each 30 linear feet of buffer yard.
From the ordinance
A Type A buffer yard shall only be required for all commercial and industrial use types when a single-family residence is located on an adjacent lot within 100 feet of the property boundary. Required large deciduous trees shall have a minimum caliper of one inch at the time of planting. These trees shall have an ultimate height of not less than 50 feet at maturity. One tree shall be planted for each 30 linear feet of buffer yard.