A-1
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right25
- agriculture
- agritourism
- cemetery
- commercial stable
- equine boarding facility
- equestrian center
- community facility
- conservation area
- nature preserve
- wildlife sanctuary
- family day home
- farm distillery
- farm winery
- limited brewery
- land application of biosolids
- park
- playground
- public recreation facility
- plant nursery
- public school
- religious institution
- place of worship
- single-family detached dwelling
- modular home
- manufactured home
Conditional / special use32
- agricultural enterprise
- agritourism
- airport
- aircraft landing strip
- assisted living facility
- nursing home
- bed and breakfast
- country inn
- banquet facility
- campground
- day care center
- nursery school
- dentist office
- doctor office
- veterinary office
- general store
- golf course
- health care facility
- kennel
- boarding facility
- manufactured home (temporary)
- mining
- excavation
- quarry
- production drilling
- private school
- public utility
- utility
- recreational facility (natural resources)
- private recreational facility
- residential professional
- utility power generation and storage facility
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building separation3 ft
Each accessory building or structure other than a deck, porch or patio shall be set apart from other buildings or structure at least 3 feet.
- Commercial hog/poultry confinement setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.150 ft
There shall be no building, structure or area of confinement for the commercial raising and/or housing of hogs and/or poultry, not free-ranging, within 150 feet of any property line.
- Dedicated well lot minimum area
There shall be no minimum lot area for dedicated well lots as long as all requirements of the Virginia Department of Health and the Culpeper County Water and Wastewater Standards are met.
- Family division minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.43,560 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum lot area shall be one acre for a family division lot.
- Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage. for parcels less than 5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.40 pct
Parcels less than five acres shall be permitted to have a maximum lot coverage of forty percent.
- Minor divisions only
Subdivision in the A-1 District shall be limited to Minor Divisions. Qualifying parent parcels may be divided into two parcels plus a residual parcel no more frequently than once every five years.
- Non-commercial hog/poultry confinement setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.50 ft
The area of confinement for non-commercial raising or keeping of hogs or poultry shall be located no closer than 50 feet to any side or rear property line and shall be located no closer to the road than any primary structure on the property.
- Primary highway setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.100 ft
No building or structure shall be located less than 100 feet from any primary highway right-of-way line.
- Tenant unit minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.15 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
One tenant unit on parcels containing a minimum of 15 acres.
- Tenant unit separation from principal structure30 ft
Tenant unit shall be at least 30 feet from the principal structure.
- Wayside stand setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.25 ft
Wayside stands may be located no closer than 25 feet from the street right-of-way or easement line.
From the ordinance
The following regulations shall apply in all A-1 Districts.