Culpeper County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
5 districts, grouped by category.
Residential
4Residential District R-1
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 8
Residential District R-2
- Min lot
- 25,000 sq ft (0.57 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 3
Residential District R-3
- Min lot
- 15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Max density
- 8 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 6
Residential District R-4
- Min lot
- 217,800 sq ft (5 ac)
- Front setback
- 100 ft
- Max density
- 12 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 5
General provisions
253 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
the developer shall submit to the office of the Zoning Administrator seven (7) copies of an "as built" site plan. Such plan shall be prepared in accordance with the standards set forth below and shall be certified by a licensed professional engineer or licensed land surveyor registered in the State of Virginia.
all construction, alteration, change or remodeling associated with an existing use and encompassing less than 500 square feet of either gross floor area or disturbed area, shall be exempt from the requirements of this Article.
Changes in principal and accessory uses, with no additional increase in building square footage, to a use that has a greater parking requirement than the previous use shall require submission and approval of a parking tabulation
An administrative site plan, approved by the Zoning Administrator, shall be required for the following: a. Establishment of one single family detached dwelling, manufactured/mobile home or duplex dwelling...
A minor site plan may be submitted by the property owner or by an agent of the property owner in lieu of a full site plan in the following situations: a. Additions to existing buildings and structures or expansions of uses when such addition/expansion does not exceed 2,500 square feet or one-fifth (⅕) of the gross floor area of existing buildings, whichever is greater.
Unless so noted in either Section 20-2-1, 20-2-2, 20-2-3 or 20-2-4 above, prior to construction and/or establishment, the following uses, including modifications or alterations to existing uses, shall require full site plan approval.
action is taken by the Approving Authority on the site plan within sixty (60) days from acceptance by the County of a complete submission thereof
The Planning Department's decision on the administrative site plan shall be rendered within fifteen (15) days of official acceptance of the plan.
Any person who submits a Minor Site Plan for approval under the provisions set forth in this Article shall submit written proof of notification to all owners of property abutting and immediately across the street from the subject property.
For Full Site Plans, the Planning Department shall be responsible for all required notification. No notification shall be required for Administrative Site Plans.
The Approving Authority shall use and be guided by the following criteria, as applicable to the specific application, in their evaluation a site plan submission; and may impose conditions upon approval in order to ensure compliance with these criteria
Four (4) copies of a plan, which may be a non-engineered hand drawn sketch, with a sheet size not exceeding 11" x 17"
Ten (10) copies of a minor site plan, prepared by a licensed surveyor, engineer, or architect, at a scale of no less than 1 inch = 100 feet, with a sheet size not exceeding
Twenty (20) copies of a site plan, at a scale of no less than 1 inch = 50 feet, with a sheet size not exceeding 24″ × 36″
In furtherance of the purposes of this ordinance and to assure the public safety and general welfare, the Approving Authority shall require the following improvements, where appropriate
full site plans, minor site plans and administrative site plans approved after January 1, 1992 shall be valid for a period of five (5) years from the date of approval
A request for an extension shall be filed in writing with the Zoning Administrator a minimum of forty-five (45) days prior to the expiration date of the approved site plan
Prior to the issuance of a site development, construction or building permit for clearing and grading or for the installation of the physical improvements and facilities shown on an approved full site plan or minor site plan, the Zoning Administrator may require that there be executed by the owner or developer and submitted with the application for a site development, construction or building permit an agreement to construct such physical improvements as are shown on such approved plan.
requires an 85 foot setback from the state right-of-way line, on both sides of state route 29, beginning at the corporate limits of the Town of Culpeper and running to the Madison County line.
an 85 foot setback from the state right-of-way line, on both sides of state route 29, beginning at the corporate limits of the Town of Culpeper and running to the Madison County line.
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