Sec. 160-12

Other

• Attic headroom7 ft

  Floor area means the sum of the gross horizontal areas of the total number of floors of a building measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls or from the center line of walls separating two buildings, but not including any attic space providing headroom of less than seven feet

• Automobile graveyard vehicles3 count

  Automobile graveyard means any lot or place which is exposed to the weather upon which more than three motor vehicles of any kind, not displaying current Commonwealth of Virginia inspection certification, are placed, located, or found.

• Bed-and-breakfast persons10 count

  Bed-and-breakfast/inn means a building or part thereof other than a hotel, motel, lodging house, or restaurant, where meals and/or lodging are provided for compensation for three to ten unrelated persons

• Boardinghouse persons10 count

  Boardinghouse (rooming house) means a building or part thereof other than a hotel, motel, bed-and-breakfast, or restaurant, where meals and/or lodging are provided for compensation for three to ten unrelated persons

• Planted buffer strip heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.7 ft

  Buffer strip, planted means a strip of land running adjacent to and along a property line, which shall be planted with evergreen shrubbery at least seven feet in height from the ground.

• Child-care center children6 count

  Child-care center or nursery means facilities or programs for the noneducational care of six or more children away from their own home for any part of a 24-hour day, for compensation or otherwise.

• Communication facility heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.50 ft

  Communication facility means facilities with requisite towers or antenna of over 50 feet in height for telephone, television or radio transmission of a commercial or public serving nature.

• Cottage industry workers5 count

  Cottage industry means a small, nonpolluting business or industry employing fewer than five workers.

• Development dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.3 count

  Development means a tract of land developed or to be developed as a unit under single ownership or unified control which is to contain three or more residential dwelling units.

• Dump heap distance1,000 ft

  Dump heap (trash pile) means any area lying within 1,000 feet of a state highway, a residence, or a food-handling establishment where trash, garbage, or other waste or scrap material is dumped or deposited.

• Family day-care home children10 count

  Family day-care home means any private family home providing care, protection, and guidance to not more than ten children during only part of the day.

• Feedlot animals per acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.5 count

  Feedlot means any parcel of land upon which the mechanical or hand feeding of five or more livestock animals per acre is performed for a period exceeding 30 days.

• Feedlot duration30 days

  Feedlot means any parcel of land upon which the mechanical or hand feeding of five or more livestock animals per acre is performed for a period exceeding 30 days.

• Half story floor area percentage66.7 pct

  Story, half means a space under a sloping roof, which has the line of intersection of roof decking and wall face not more than three feet above the top floor level and in which space not more than two thirds of the floor area is finished off for use.

• Half story wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3 ft

  Story, half means a space under a sloping roof, which has the line of intersection of roof decking and wall face not more than three feet above the top floor level and in which space not more than two thirds of the floor area is finished off for use.

• Home for adults persons3 count

  Home for adults means any facility, other than a nursing home, providing part-time or full-time care to three or more aged, infirm, or disabled adults.

• Home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. employees2 count

  up to two employees other than immediate members of the family residing on the premises may be employed on the premises

• Home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. floor area percentage50 pct

  the activities are conducted within the dwelling or accessory buildings and shall not equal in size more than 50 percent of the total floor area of the primary residence

• Inoperative vehicle days60 days

  any vehicle that is not covered from public view and not in operating condition for 60 days, or longer, or is partially or totally dismantled shall be considered an inoperative motor vehicle.

• Major street vehicles per day500 count

  Street, major means a heavily traveled thoroughfare or highway that carries a large volume of through traffic, or anticipated traffic exceeding 500 vehicles per day.

• Major subdivision lots6 count

  Subdivision, major means a subdivision shall be considered major if it consists of six or more lots or any subdivision of land requiring construction of a new street or the extension of an existing street.

• Manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. area320 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Manufactured home means a structure constructed to federal regulation, which is transportable in one or more sections; is eight body feet or more in width and 40 body feet or more in length in the traveling mode, or is 320 or more square feet when erected on site

• Manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. length40 ft

  Manufactured home means a structure constructed to federal regulation, which is transportable in one or more sections; is eight body feet or more in width and 40 body feet or more in length in the traveling mode, or is 320 or more square feet when erected on site

• Manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. park duration30 days

  Manufactured home park means any development in which space is leased providing for three or more mobile homes intended for residential use for a period of time longer than 30 days

• Manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. park spaces3 count

  Manufactured home park means any development in which space is leased providing for three or more mobile homes intended for residential use for a period of time longer than 30 days

• Single-wide manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. width14 ft

  Manufactured home, single-wide means the same as a manufactured home comprised of a single unit, and not exceeding 14 feet in width.

• Manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. subdivision spaces3 count

  Manufactured home subdivision means any area designated to accommodate three or more mobile homes intended for residential use on lots owned by the mobile home owner.

• Manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. width8 ft

  Manufactured home means a structure constructed to federal regulation, which is transportable in one or more sections; is eight body feet or more in width and 40 body feet or more in length in the traveling mode, or is 320 or more square feet when erected on site

• Minimum dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. size600 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Each unit must be at least 600 square feet in size, or meet the minimum dwelling unit square footage for a specific zoning district.

• Minor subdivision lots5 count

  Subdivision, minor means a subdivision shall be considered minor if it consists of no more than five lots and it does not require the construction of a new street or the extension of an existing street.

• Monument sign base heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.1 ft

  Sign, monument means a freestanding sign where the base of the sign structure is on the ground or a maximum of 12 inches above the adjacent grade.

• Monument sign width ratio1.2

  The width of the top of the sign structure can be no more than 120 percent of the width of the base.

• Nursing homeNursing homeA residential facility providing continuous medical and personal care. persons2 count

  Nursing home means any facility or any identifiable component of any facility in which the primary function is the provision, on a continuing basis, of nursing services and health-related services for the treatment and inpatient care of two or more unrelated individuals

• Overhang projection limit2 ft

  No such construction shall project into any required yard more than two feet, and no such projection shall have a vertical surface the area of which is more than 25 percent of the total area obtained by multiplying the mean height of the structure by the length of the structure along the side in question.

• Overhang vertical surface percentage25 pct

  No such construction shall project into any required yard more than two feet, and no such projection shall have a vertical surface the area of which is more than 25 percent of the total area obtained by multiplying the mean height of the structure by the length of the structure along the side in question.

• Parking space dimensions

  Parking space means an area consisting of a minimum of ten feet by 20 feet.

• Pen area200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Enclosed pasture or range with an area in excess of 200 square feet shall not be regarded as a pen.

• Shopping center establishments3 count

  Shopping center means a development consisting of three or more commercial establishments planned, developed, owned and managed as a unit

• Temporary sign display duration60 days

  Sign, temporary means any sign, banner, pennant, valance, or advertising display with professional made lettering constructed of cloth, canvas, light fabric, or other materials with or without frames intended to be displayed for a period of not more than 60 consecutive days.

• Tourist home persons14 count

  Tourist home means a dwelling where only lodging is provided for compensation for up to 14 persons

• Travel trailer length40 ft

  Travel trailer/recreational trailer means a vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis, designed to be used as a temporary occupancy for travel, recreation, or vacation; being of any length, provided its overall length does not exceed 40 feet.