Brunswick County Unincorporated, Virginia · District

A-1

Agricultural District

Dimensional standards

A-1 lot requirementsSTREETSTREETFront 200 ftRear 200 ftSide 200 ftStreet side 200 ftMIN LOT AREA15 ac
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

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Extracted standards

17 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

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  • Facility setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from water impoundments, rivers, streams5,280 ft

    No intensive livestock facility as defined may be located within one mile (5,280 feet) of any water impoundment which is utilized as a source of water for a public water system, nor within one mile (5,280 feet) of any river, nor within one mile (5,280 feet) of any stream which flows into such impoundment, or into such river.

  • Lagoon setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from water impoundments, rivers, streams5,280 ft

    No lagoon which serves an intensive livestock facility... shall be located within one mile (5,280 feet) of any water impoundment which is utilized as a source of water for a public water system, nor within one mile (5,280 feet) of any river, nor within one mile (5,280 feet) of any stream which flows into such impoundment, or into such river.

  • Minimum buffer width to screen facilities100 ft

    In siting the location of intensive animal facilities, a minimum of a 100-foot buffer shall be maintained to screen the facilities from public roads and any existing dwellings or public buildings located on properties adjoining the facility.

  • SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from existing dwellings (livestock/dairy)4,500 ft

    All intensive livestock and dairy facilities shall have a minimum setback distance of 4,500 feet from all existing dwellings not owned by the grower.

  • All poultry facilities shall have a minimum setback distance of 400 feet from all existing dwellings not owned by the grower.

  • SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from incorporated towns, residential/business/industrial districts, schools, colleges, recreation areas, airports, public buildings4,500 ft

    All intensive livestock, dairy or poultry facilities shall be set back at least 4,500 feet from incorporated towns; residential, business and industrial zoning districts; public and private schools; colleges; county, town and community owned recreation areas, airports, and any other such town, county, and community owned buildings and properties.

  • SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from other intensive livestock, dairy or poultry facilities5,280 ft

    All intensive livestock, dairy or poultry facilities shall be set back at least one mile (5,280 feet) from other intensive livestock, dairy or poultry facilities.

  • SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines and public roads (livestock/dairy)1,500 ft

    The setback for all intensive livestock and dairy facilities from property lines and public roadways shall be at least 1,500 feet.

  • SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines and public roads (poultry)200 ft

    The setback for all poultry facilities from property lines and public roadways shall be at least 200 feet.

  • All intensive livestock, dairy or poultry facilities shall be set back at least one mile (5,280 feet) from platted residential subdivisions; mobile home parks; churches; and wells, springs and other water intakes utilized as domestic or potable water sources.

  • Waste lagoon freeboard3 ft

    All waste lagoons shall be constructed to provide a minimum of three feet of freeboard.

  • Waste spray area setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from existing dwellings, wells, springs, water intakes1,000 ft

    Any land area sprayed with waste from an intensive livestock facility shall be located a minimum of 1,000 feet from any existing dwellings, wells, springs, and water intakes...

  • Waste spray area setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property boundaries500 ft

    Any land area sprayed with waste from an intensive livestock facility shall be located a minimum of 500 feet from the property boundaries...

  • Waste spray area setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from water impoundments, rivers, streams5,280 ft

    Any land area sprayed with waste from an intensive livestock facility shall be located a minimum of one mile (5,280 feet) from any water impoundment which is utilized as a source of water for a public water system or any river, or any stream which flows into such impoundment, or into such river.

  • Waste storage facility setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from water impoundments, rivers, streams5,280 ft

    No storage facility which serves an intensive livestock facility by storing animal waste for off-site treatment/disposition shall be located within one mile (5,280 feet) of any water impoundment... nor within one mile (5,280 feet) of any river, nor within one mile (5,280 feet) of any stream which flows into such impoundment, or into such river.

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From the ordinance

The development of intensive livestock, dairy and poultry facilities are permitted within any established agricultural district, A-1... The minimum size of the parcel... shall be 15 acres or greater... The setback for all poultry facilities from property lines and public roadways shall be at least 200 feet.
Article 17, Sec. 17-1, 17-3, 17-6