Amherst County Unincorporated

New construction and substantial improvements shall be constructed in accordance with the USBC and this ordinance, including being properly anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement.

Within any floodway area, no encroachments including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, or other development shall be permitted unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis...

Within districts permitting commercial, industrial and other uses, there are no minimum lot area and lot width requirements except as provided herein in special circumstances and/or as may be required by the board of supervisors, commission and/or board of appeals.

Within districts permitting utility, cemetery and/or storm-water facility lots, there are no minimum lot area and lot width requirements except as provided herein in special circumstances and/or as may be required by the board of supervisors, planning commission and/or board of appeals.

Area requirements in paragraphs 801.01 and 801.02 are subject to the approval of the health department, and in special circumstances larger lot areas may be required due to health department regulations.

There is no maximum lot coverage for commercial, industrial and other uses, except as provided herein in special circumstances and/or as may be required by the board of supervisors, commission and/or board of appeals.

The method determining the height of a building or sign is described in section 302.

No building shall be permitted within two hundred (200) feet of the boundary line of land within the P-1 Public Lands District, owned in conjunction with any current or designated future site of a lake or reservoir by the County of Amherst or the Amherst County Service Authority.

No minimum requirement except that no building or structure shall be erected within twenty-five (25) feet of a residential lot.

Route 130 Corridor. See Section 913 for setback requirements.

A detached accessory building shall not be closer than fifteen (15) feet to rear lot line. ... not more than two (2) stories in height, may be constructed on not more than thirty (30) percent of the rear yard.

A detached accessory building shall not be closer than fifteen (15) feet to rear lot line. Accessory building shall not be closer to a lot line than the setback line for side yards for the district in which the lot is located. ... A detached accessory building, not more than two (2) stories in height, may be constructed on not more than thirty (30) percent of the rear yard. No detached accessory building may be located in the front yard of a lot.

The building and service area ... shall not be within one hundred (100) feet of any residential lot ... minimum frontage of one hundred twenty (120) feet and a minimum area of twelve thousand (12,000) square feet. All buildings shall be set back forty (40) feet from the right-of-way line ... A minimum of four (4) off-street parking spaces are required with an additional off-street parking space for each automobile service bay.

The building and service area shall not be within one hundred (100) feet of any residential lot or any property containing a school, public playground, church, hospital, public library or institution for children or dependents. An automobile service station shall have a minimum frontage of one hundred twenty (120) feet and a minimum area of twelve thousand (12,000) square feet. All buildings shall be set back forty (40) feet from the right-of-way line... A minimum of four (4) off-street parking spaces are required with an additional off-street parking space for each automobile service bay.

Truck stops ... must meet the following special requirements: ... property line ... directly front on the right-of-way of a U.S. four-lane primary highway ... parking facilities ... for no less than three (3) combination tractor trailers ... motel units and restaurants shall be permitted within truck stops.

The property line of truck stops shall directly front on the right-of-way of a U.S. four-lane primary highway. ... Truck stops shall have parking facilities and adequate maneuvering space for no less than three (3) combination tractor trailers. ... Exterior lighting shall be arranged so that it is deflected away from adjacent properties.

Area of the campground shall be no less than three (3) acres. Density shall be no more than fifteen (15) sites per acre. Each campground site ... at least two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet ... minimum of one hundred (100) feet of frontage on a public street ... minimum of eight (8) percent of the gross site area ... for open spaces or recreation facilities.

Area of the campground shall be no less than three (3) acres. Density shall be no more than fifteen (15) sites per acre. Each campground site of space shall be at least two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet in area. ... No part of a travel trailer or other unit placed on a campground site shall be closer than twenty (20) feet to the adjacent site within the development. ... A minimum of eight (8) percent of the gross site area for the campground shall be set aside and developed as common use areas for open spaces or recreation facilities.

The home occupation within the main building shall not occupy more than forty (40) percent, or one thousand (1,000) square feet, whichever is smaller ... The home occupation located in an accessory building ... no larger than one-half (½) the area size of the main dwelling ... On-site signs advertising the home occupation shall not be permitted.

The home occupation within the main building shall not occupy more than forty (40) percent, or one thousand (1,000) square feet, whichever is smaller, of the floor area within the main building. The home occupation located in an accessory building to the main dwelling shall be no larger than one-half (½) the area size of the main dwelling... On-site signs advertising the home occupation shall not be permitted.