Accomack County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
2 districts, grouped by category.
General provisions
109 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 'VDD'
The regulations set forth in this part shall apply to the following features in all residential developments where such features are proposed to be dedicated or conveyed for public use or are to be held in common ownership by the persons residing in the development.
WALLOPS ISLAND SPACE TRANSIT OVERLAY CORRIDOR
No development shall be permitted in the Space Transit Corridor above the surface of the VDOT-maintained pavement. No vegetation shall be permitted to encroach within the Space Transit Corridor.
Not more than 25 percent of the floor area of the main building shall be devoted to such activity; ... one sign not to exceed eight square feet in size.
Home occupation criteria, manufactured home standards, seafood market limits, village green limits, pen thresholds, junk yard thresholds, mass drainfield loading rate.
No accessory dwelling may exceed 1,200 square feet in floor area.
Not more than 25 percent of the floor area of the main building shall be devoted to such activity; Not more than one person who does not reside on the premises shall be employed on the premises; There shall be no exterior evidence of the secondary use, other than one sign not to exceed eight square feet in size.
Category II manufactured homes shall be considered single-family dwellings, and shall not be subject to special use permits.
The floor area devoted to the sales of these accessory items shall not exceed 50 percent of the total sales area.
The floor area devoted to the sales of these accessory items shall not exceed 50 percent of the total sales area.
Dwelling, accessory means a subordinate dwelling unit located on the same lot occupied by the main dwelling unit, and is detached from the main dwelling unit. Accessory dwellings may be manufactured homes as defined herein. No accessory dwelling may exceed 1,200 square feet in floor area.
In order to qualify as a home occupation, an activity must be clearly incidental and subordinate to the use of the dwelling unit as a residence, and must meet all of the following criteria: (1) Not more than 25 percent of the floor area of the main building shall be devoted to such activity; (2) Not more than one person who does not reside on the premises shall be employed on the premises in the conduct of the activity; (3) There shall be no exterior evidence of the secondary use, other than one sign not to exceed eight square feet in size. (4) Traffic generated by the proposed use shall be no greater in volume than would normally be expected in the neighborhood, and any need for parking generated by the conduct of such home occupation shall be met off the street.
Dwelling, single-family means a structure arranged or designed to be occupied by one family, the structure having only one dwelling unit. Category II manufactured homes shall be considered single-family dwellings, and shall not be subject to special use permits.
Farm market: ... The floor area devoted to the sales of these accessory items shall not exceed 50 percent of the total sales area. Seafood market: ... The floor area devoted to the sales of these accessory items shall not exceed 50 percent of the total sales area.
The following uses shall be permitted subject to all the requirements of this chapter as a matter of right in industrial district "I": ...
Vacation cottages which meet the criteria set forth in sections 106-158, 106-159, and 106-160... The minimum lot area for a vacation cottage is four acres... structures shall not be erected closer than 200 feet to mean high water... No vacation cottage shall be erected closer than 30 feet to any property line... up to a height of 25 feet... maximum size of 1,200 square feet on the first floor...
The scale of plans shall be no less than one-inch equals 50 feet, unless otherwise approved by the zoning administrator. Each existing tract of land is entitled to one direct or indirect access point to the public roadway network provided that its location and design fulfill, as a minimum, the minimum corner clearance and minimum sight distance requirements of this chapter.
Whenever a development which requires a site development plan abuts US Route 13, the following conditions shall be met: ...
Whenever there shall be plans in existence, approved by either the state department of highways or by the governing body for the widening of any street or highway, the commission may require additional front yard setbacks for any new construction or for any structures altered or remodeled adjacent to the future-planned right-of-way, in order to preserve and protect the right-of-way for such proposed street or highway widening.
Source documents
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