Appomattox County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
9 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
1Commercial
4B-1 General Commercial District
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Permitted uses
- 78
B-2 Limited Commercial District
- Max height
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 31
Highway District
- Max height
- 24 ft
- Permitted uses
- 11
V-1 Village Center District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 50
Residential
3Low-Density Residential District
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 17
Medium-Density Residential District
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 19
High-Density Multifamily Residential District
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 18
General provisions
200 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Industrial use types may include, but not be limited to, the following uses, activities, or structures on the same site or lot: Parking for the principal use. Recreational facilities available only to the employees. Day-care facilities available only to the employees. Other uses and activities necessarily and customarily associated with the purpose and function of industrial use types, as determined by the Zoning Administrator. One accessory dwelling unit occupied by employees responsible for the security of the use. Construction office or trailer associated with active construction on a site. Said office or trailer must be removed from the premises within 30 days of issuance of the certificate of occupancy. Cafeterias and/or sandwich shops available only to the employees of the use type. Incidental retail sale of goods associated with the industrial use type, provided the square footage does not exceed 10% of the gross floor area or 3,000 square feet, whichever is less.
The minimum distance from any firing point measured in the direction of fire to the nearest property line shall not be less than 1,000 feet.
The minimum distance from any firing point measured in the direction of fire to the nearest property line shall not be less than 1,000 feet.
The minimum area for a campground shall be 10 contiguous acres. Each campsite shall be set back a minimum distance of 50 feet from the perimeter property line of the campground. The maximum density shall be 14 sites per gross acre.
The minimum area for a campground shall be 10 contiguous acres. ...
The maximum floor area permitted for a home occupation shall be 10% of the finished floor area of the dwelling unit. Storage of goods or products shall not exceed 5% of the finished floor area.
The maximum floor area permitted for a home occupation shall be 10% of the finished floor area of the dwelling unit. ...
Minimum tract size for any new or expanding park: five contiguous acres. Minimum frontage for any new or expanding park: 50 feet on a publicly owned and maintained street. Maximum density for any new or expanding park served by a community water and/or sewer system: seven dwelling units per gross acre.
Minimum tract size for any new or expanding park: five contiguous acres. ...
The keeping of domestic chickens shall be permitted only as an accessory use to an already existing principal residential use located on the same lot. Maximum number of chickens: 12 chicken hens. No roosters shall be allowed. Minimum lot area requirement: 1/2 acre (21,790 square feet).
The keeping of domestic chickens shall be permitted only as an accessory use to an already existing principal residential use located on the same lot. ...
Recreational vehicles placed on sites shall either: Be on the site for fewer than 180 consecutive days and be fully licensed and ready for highway use; or Meet the permit requirements for placement and the elevation and anchoring requirements for manufactured homes as contained in the Uniform Statewide Building Code.
Recreational vehicles placed on sites shall either: Be on the site for fewer than 180 consecutive days and be fully licensed and ready for highway use; or ...
All townhome or multifamily developments shall be served by public water and public sewer. The minimum separation between buildings shall be 25 feet. No more than 10 units in a group or block shall be allowed. Maximum gross density: 12 units per acre.
All townhome or multifamily developments shall be served by public water and public sewer. ...
No manufactured home constructed before July 1, 1976, shall be erected, installed, occupied or sold in Appomattox County, except as follows: (1) The manufactured home existing in the county prior to the effective date of this section. (2) A manufactured home, in existence prior to the effective date of this section, shall be allowed to remain subject to the provisions for nonconforming uses.
No manufactured home constructed before July 1, 1976, shall be erected, installed, occupied or sold in Appomattox County, except as follows: ...
Except as provided hereinafter, no sign shall be erected, installed, used, altered, painted, relocated, replaced, or reconstructed until a sign permit has been issued by the Zoning Administrator.
The purpose of this § 19.6-88 is to regulate the size, location, height, and construction of all signs for public observance; to protect the public health, safety, convenience, and general welfare; to facilitate the creation of a convenient, attractive, and harmonious community; to protect property values; and to further goals and objectives of the Community Development Plan.
A sign, including its supporting structure or brackets, shall be removed by the owner or lessee of the premises upon which the sign is located when the business it advertises is no longer on the premises.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.