Sussex County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 34-275, 34-276, 34-277, 34-278, 34-279, 34-280, 34-281
Residential EstateAll Sussex County Unincorporated districts0
Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
- Maximum density
- 1 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.
- 43,560 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (1 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
- Maximum units
- 1
Height & bulk
Uses
Permitted by right7
- Detached single-family dwellings on individual lots
- Public schools, parks, playgrounds, athletic fields and other related facilities
- Church and church bulletin board
- Home gardens (noncommercial)
- Home occupations (office and child care)
- Maintaining horse and ponies, but not to include raising of livestock
- Manufactured houses/modular units at least 19 feet in width and placed in a manner which renders the unit no longer transportable
Conditional / special use3
Accessory1
- Accessory uses/structures provided there is an existing principal use/structure already located on the subject property
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-E residential estate district... In the R-E district, buildings may be erected up to 35 feet or two stories... The minimum lot area for permitted uses shall be one acre (43,560 square feet)... structures shall be located 75 feet or more from any street right-of-way... The minimum frontage for permitted uses located on a public road in the R-E district shall be 150 feet at the setback line.
Use details
{
"dropped_conditions": {
"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 for 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"
]
}
}