Sussex County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 34-247, 34-248, 34-249, 34-250, 34-251, 34-252, 34-253, 34-255
Rural ResidentialAll Sussex County Unincorporated districts0
Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
- Maximum density
- 0.5 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
- Lot area per dwelling unitLot area per dwelling unitLand required for each home — the same limit as du/acre, expressed per unit instead of per acre.
- 87,120 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (2 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
- Maximum units
- 1
Height & bulk
Uses
Permitted by right12
- Agricultural uses on lots of at least five acres involving the tilling of the soil, the raising of crops, horticulture, forestry and gardening, but does not include the raising of livestock or poultry
- Detached single-family dwelling on an individual lot
- Public schools
- Church and church bulletin board
- Wildlife preserve, conservation area
- Parks and playgrounds
- Home occupations (office and child care)
- Country general store with business sign
- Mobile home or travel trailer as temporary use during the period of construction of a commercial, industrial or public structure of development, public facility or public utility
- Aquaculture
- Manufactured houses/modular units at least 19 feet in width and placed in a manner which renders the unit no longer transportable
- Maintaining of horses and ponies, but not to include raising of livestock
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. near property line1 story
No accessory building which is within 20 feet of any property line shall be more than one story high.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.35 ft
An accessory structure may be erected up to a height of 35 feet when located at least 150 feet from the main building and at least 100 feet from any property line.
- Corner lot side street setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.35 ft
The minimum side yard on the side facing the side street shall be 35 feet for both main and accessory buildings.
From the ordinance
The following uses and structures are permitted in the R-R district... In the R-R district, buildings may be erected up to 35 feet or two stories... The minimum lot area for permitted uses shall be two acres (87,120 square feet)... structures shall be located 100 feet or more from any street right-of-way... The permitted density in the R-R district shall not be more than one dwelling per lot.
Use details
{
"dropped_conditions": {
"accessory_uses": [
"Accessory uses/structures, provided there is an existing principal use/structure already located on the subject property"
],
"permitted_uses": [
"If owned and operated by the county public utility generating, booster or relay stations, transformer substations, transmission lines and towers, television and radio towers and structures not necessary to house electronic apparatus, pipes, meters and other facilities from the provision and maintenance of public utilities, including railroads and facilities, water and sewage installations"
],
"conditional_uses": [
"If owned privately, or if owned by a public entity other than the county, public utility generating, booster or relay stations, transformer substations, transmission lines and towers, television and radio towers and structures not necessary to house electronic apparatus, pipes, meters and other facilities for the provision and maintenance of public utilities, including railroads and facilities, and water and sewage installations"
]
}
}