Amelia County Unincorporated

All subdivisions shall be classified as either a minor subdivision or a major subdivision. Any and all divisions of a parent tract which result in all lots equal to or in excess of 15 acres are considered minor subdivisions, regardless of the number of divisions.

has no more than 300 gross square feet; and complies with applicable provisions of the Industrialized Building Safety Law and the Uniform Statewide Building Code. Placing the temporary family health care structure on a permanent foundation shall not be required or permitted.

Permits shall be required for all structures and building setbacks shall be 120% of the structure height from the property line or the minimum setbacks established for that zoning district, whichever is greater.

The land in the floodplain subject to a 1% or greater chance of being flooded in any given year as determined in § 325-22.3A of this article.

FP | Floodplain Overlay

Unless otherwise provided for in a specific section of this chapter, only one dwelling unit shall be permitted on any single parcel of land.

Prior to a building permit being issued for a residential, commercial or industrial use not serviced by the Amelia County Sanitary System, the Health Department must locate a perk site and design a septic system with a 100% reserve drainfield to minimize future problems due to septic system failures.

Of the two sides of a corner lot, the front shall be deemed to be the shortest of the two sides fronting on streets. The minimum side yard on the side facing the side street shall be 25 feet or more for both main and accessory buildings.

No such equipment shall be used for living, sleeping, or housekeeping purposes when parked or stored on a residential lot.

In the A-5, RP-5, RR-3, R-5, R-3, R-2, R-1, R-MHP and MHS Districts a special exception permit shall be required for any permitted use that exceeds two permitted uses per parcel. School, churches, and libraries are exempt from this requirement.

In the A-5, RP-5, RR-3, R-5, R-3, R-2, R-1, R-MHP and MHS Districts a special exception permit shall be required for any permitted use that exceeds two permitted uses per parcel. School, churches, and libraries are exempt from this requirement.

Buildings or structures shall be started, reconstructed, enlarged or altered only after a zoning permit has been obtained from the Zoning Administrator.

Buildings structurally altered or erected may be occupied or changed in use only after a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Building Official.

If, in any district established under this chapter, a use is not specifically permitted and an application is made by a property owner or owners to the Zoning Administrator for such use, the Administrator shall refer the application to the Planning Commission which shall make its recommendation to the governing body within 90 days.

Wherever there shall be plans in existence, approved by either the Virginia Department of Transportation or by the governing body, for the widening of any street or highway, the Planning Commission may recommend additional front yard setbacks for any new construction or for any structures altered or remodeled adjacent to the future planned right-of-way.

Parking spaces shall be at least 180 square feet with dimensions of either nine feet by 20 feet or 10 feet by 18 feet. Handicapped parking spaces shall conform to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements, 42, U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., as amended, of 13 feet by 19 feet. In parking lots, there shall be a minimum of one handicapped parking space for every 50 parking spaces. Distances between lanes of parking spaces shall be a minimum of 30 feet.

Should review of any proposal submitted for any zoning district create reasonable doubt as to its compatibility with the general area for which it is proposed or should review clearly demonstrate adverse impact on the general area for which it is proposed, additional zoning requirements may be imposed.

The regulations, restrictions and boundaries established in this chapter may, from time to time, be amended, supplemented, changed, modified, or repealed by the governing body...

It is the purpose of this section to provide a more flexible and adaptable zoning method to cope with situations found in districts through conditional zoning, whereby a zoning reclassification may be allowed subject to certain conditions proffered by the zoning applicant...

A parcel of land that has been rezoned at the request of the owner shall retain the rezoned status as long as the land use agrees with such status. In the event of a parcel being rezoned with no building activity taking place within one year of the rezoning, such parcel may revert to the previous zoning status at the pleasure of the governing body.