Dinwiddie County Unincorporated

The general standards applicable to all home occupations are as follows: ...

The general standards applicable to all home occupations are as follows: (1) There shall be no limit on the number of home occupations permitted at one residence provided that the aggregate floor area occupied by all home occupations at the residence does not exceed the amount specified in subsection (c) below. (2) Outside storage of goods, products, equipment, or other materials associated with the home occupation shall be prohibited unless expressly permitted...

For purposes of this chapter, use of a temporary family health care unit (for purposes of this chapter, a 'unit') shall be considered a by-right accessory use on any lot zoned for a single-family detached dwelling if the unit and use meet the following criteria.

For purposes of this chapter, use of a temporary family health care unit (for purposes of this chapter, a 'unit') shall be considered a by-right accessory use on any lot zoned for a single-family detached dwelling if the unit and use meet the following criteria. ... Unit shall not exceed 300 gross square feet in area; Unit shall comply with setback requirements for primary structures in the district; Unit shall comply with height limitations for accessory structures in the district.

The county shall evaluate conditional use applications for large group homes as follows: ...

The county shall evaluate conditional use applications for large group homes as follows: (a) The county will evaluate whether the proposed use is compatible with the county zoning ordinance based on criteria such as parking, traffic, noise, utility use, and other typical zoning concerns. (b) If the county determines that the use is not compatible, the county will evaluate whether one or more reasonable accommodation(s) will make the use compatible.

the zoning administrator may require the applicant to pay for the cost of technical reviews that may be necessary to properly evaluate the impact of the proposed change in land use.

the following conditional uses and the zoning administrator determines that such studies are required for the proper consideration of the application: Veterinary hospital; communication tower; county-owned solid waste disposal facility; motels; airports; manufactured home park; sand, gravel and crushed stone operations; asphalt mixing plant, when located at a stone quarry site; concrete/cement mixing plant, when located at a stone quarry site; motor sports complex; agriculturally oriented ethanol plant; open pit mining; storage of explosives; propane bulk storage facility; general hospitals; wholesale business and storage warehouse; tractor trailer service station; melting, reprocessing, rolling, drawing, extruding, casting, and forging of ferrous and nonferrous metals; commercial and service facilities whose function(s) are solely oriented to the needs of the industries located in the industrial district; underground facilities for pipelines, electrical power and energy, distribution lines, telephone and telegraph.

A sign permit shall be required to erect, structurally alter, relocate, rearrange or replace any sign or advertising structure within the county, except otherwise provided herein.

No sign permit shall be required for any of the following signs, provided that they are not changeable copy signs, they are located on the parcel which is the subject of the sign, and that they comply with all other regulations of this article.

The following signs shall be prohibited in all districts:

The maximum permitted height of any freestanding sign shall be the higher of (i) ten feet above ground elevation or (ii) ten feet above street level of the highest public road that is within 100 feet of the sign, unless otherwise exempted in the Code of Dinwiddie County.

Billboard or outdoor advertising structures are permitted only in A-2, M-1, M-2, B-2, and B-3 zoning districts. They may have a maximum size of 300 square feet and must be spaced at least 1,000 feet apart.

Electronic message center signs shall be allowed by right in the B-1, B-2, B-3, M-1, M-2, PUD-C, and PMD Districts. Electronic message center signs shall be allowed by conditional use permit in the A-1 and A-2 Districts. Electronic message center signs shall be allowed by conditional use permit in the R-R, RR-1, R-1, R-1A, R-2, and PRD Districts only in conjunction with churches and other religious uses and community uses such as ruritan clubs, community centers, public parks, schools and recreation areas.

All signs, including these exempt from the permit requirements of this article, together with all of their supports, braces, connections, anchors, and electrical equipment shall be maintained in good structural condition at all times.

Farm operation manufactured home shall not exceed four manufactured homes per farm

Farm operation manufactured home shall not exceed four manufactured homes per farm... The head of the household who occupies each such manufactured home shall be gainfully employed full time on the farm operation.

Any sign erected or placed before the effective date of this article which does not conform to the provisions of this article, shall not be enlarged, structurally altered, reconstructed, or changed in any manner, except as otherwise provided.

agricultural production activities including, but not limited to, tillage, crop production, harvesting, raising and pasturing of animals shall be permitted uses as a matter of right

The minimum number of acres on which a new livestock, dairy, or poultry facility may be established shall be as follows: ...