Dinwiddie County Unincorporated

Nonconforming uses may continue as long as existing or more restricted use continues; discontinuance for >2 years deemed abandoned; permits required within 60 days; repairs limited to 10% of value; restoration thresholds 50% and 75%; nonconforming lots may be used if setbacks met.

In order to carry out the provisions of this article and article XII following, there are hereby established certain zones which include all of the area and airspace of Dinwiddie County lying equal to and above the approach surfaces, transitional surfaces, horizontal surfaces, and conical surfaces as they apply to Dinwiddie County Airport.

No building or structure or exterior portion thereof, sign, or paving shall be constructed, altered, reconstructed, repaired, restored or demolished within any historic overlay district unless first approved by the ARB or, on appeal, the board of supervisors, as being architecturally compatible with the buildings, structures, sites, and general character of the historic overlay district.

The requirements specified in this article shall apply to all developments within the county, except that in areas zoned agricultural, they shall not apply to civic associations and agritourism activities.

The purposes of the cluster subdivision provisions are to provide design flexibility, to make efficient use of topography, and to develop residential communities with significant permanent reservations of open space that preserve the look and feel of a rural area while utilizing economies of scale and compact design forms.

The purposes of the cluster subdivision provisions are to provide design flexibility, to make efficient use of topography, and to develop residential communities with significant permanent reservations of open space...

The following development standards shall apply within the Route 1 and Route 460 entrance corridor districts: ...

The following development standards shall apply within the Route 1 and Route 460 entrance corridor districts: ...

The following development standards shall apply within the Dinwiddie Courthouse area entrance corridor district: ...

Definitions and general provisions including in-law suite restrictions, yard sale limits, junk yard, laydown yard, sawmill, off-street parking, and survey marker requirements.

The maximum permitted height of any freestanding sign shall be the higher of (i) ten feet above ground elevation or (ii) ten feet above street level of the highest public road that is within 100 feet of the sign.

The floor area of the in-law suite shall not exceed 50 percent of the finished, heated floor area of the principal residence or 1,000 square feet of floor space, whichever is less

A parcel of land containing no less than five acres which will be used for the temporary storage of manufactured finished products... Products stored, shall not exceed a height of 15 feet; Products shall not be stored within 200 feet of a state maintained road; Products shall not be stored within 25 feet of an adjacent property line

An all-weather surfaced area provided for vehicular parking outside the dedicated street right-of-way having an area of not less than 180 square feet, exclusive of driveways

A sawmill or planning mill lying at least 500 feet from a state highway for the processing of timber.

A yard sale may be held a maximum of two days within any two-month period on any single lot.

The use of any area of land lying within 100 feet of a state highway or the use of more than 200 square feet of land area in any location for the storage, keeping or abandonment of junk

Any lot or place encompassing a minimum of five acres which is exposed to the weather, upon which more than 50 but less than 500 motor vehicles of any kind, incapable of being operated, may be temporarily stored while awaiting dismantling.

Home occupations must be conducted in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local statutes and regulatory requirements, including but not limited to section 22-245 herein.

The floor area of any guest house shall not exceed 50 percent of the finished, heated floor area of the principal residence or 1,000 square feet of floor space, whichever is less