Dinwiddie County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
13 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
2Commercial
3Business, Limited District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 15
Business, General District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 34
Shopping Center District
- Min lot
- 130,680 sq ft (3 ac)
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 3
Overlay
2Industrial
2Residential
4Residential, Limited District
- Min lot
- 65,340 sq ft (1.5 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 15
Residential, Limited, District R-1A
- Min lot
- 15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 13
Residential, General District
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 6 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 20
Residential, Rural District
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 13
General provisions
120 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
The following agritourism uses ... are permitted by-right: ...
An agritourism location may host public and private events by-right, if the following standards are met: ...
The site shall be a minimum of 2,000 square feet excluding vehicular access areas. Speculative structures are not permitted. Commercial advertising is not permitted on any component of the wireless telecommunication facility.
The site shall be a minimum of 2,000 square feet excluding vehicular access areas.
the county shall not require that a special exception, conditional use permit, or variance be obtained for any small cell facility installed by a wireless services provider or a wireless infrastructure provider on an existing structure... the installation, placement, maintenance, or replacement of micro-wireless facilities that are suspended on cables or lines that are strung between existing utility poles in compliance with national safety codes shall be exempt from county-imposed permitting requirements and fees.
The following uses require a site plan when they require a building permit or involve a land area greater than 2,500 square feet: (1) Nonresidential uses... (2) Any land use or development in multifamily residential, mobile home park, business, and industrial districts. (3) Any nonresidential land use permitted by right in any district. (4) Any land use or development for which a conditional use permit or special exception is required. (5) Planned unit developments.
Prior to the initiation of an application... the applicant shall produce satisfactory evidence that any delinquent real estate taxes, nuisance charges, stormwater management utility fees, and any other charges that constitute a lien on the subject property... have been paid.
Prior to the initiation of an application by the owner of the subject property, the owner's agent, or any entity in which the owner holds an ownership interest greater than 50 percent, for a special exception, conditional use permit, variance, rezoning or other land use permit, or prior to the issuance of final approval, the applicant shall produce satisfactory evidence that any delinquent real estate taxes, nuisance charges, stormwater management utility fees, and any other charges that constitute a lien on the subject property, that are owed to Dinwiddie County and have been properly assessed against the subject property have been paid.
No structure shall be erected, altered, or maintained, and no vegetation shall be allowed to grow to a height so as to penetrate any referenced surface... (Sec. 22-287)
No building or structure or exterior portion thereof, sign, or paving shall be constructed, altered, reconstructed, repaired, restored or demolished within any historic overlay district unless first approved by the ARB... (Sec. 22-303)
The minimum area for a cluster subdivision shall be 20 acres. (Sec. 22-330)
Buildings shall be oriented to face the public road and shall be set back from the road in accordance with the underlying zoning district, but in no case less than 50 feet from the right-of-way line. (Sec. 22-350(2))
Buildings shall be oriented to face the public road and shall be set back from the road in accordance with the underlying zoning district, but in no case less than 50 feet from the right-of-way line. (Sec. 22-350(2))
Buildings shall be oriented to face the public road and shall be set back from the road in accordance with the underlying zoning district, but in no case less than 30 feet from the right-of-way line. (Sec. 22-351(2))
Whenever any proposed building or structure is within five feet of the required setback or yard, the owner or developer shall set, at the time of footing inspection, survey markers locating the required setback or yard
All developments requiring approval of a site plan and/or construction plan shall provide minimum tree cover at ten years' maturity.
All parking lots of six or more spaces shall be provided with interior landscape areas containing not less than five percent of the total area of the parking spaces.
Buffers shall be provided as shown on the buffer width matrix in section 22-423. Landscaping shall be accomplished within required buffers as follows...
Minimum lot area five acres; setback 105 feet from centerline; side yards 35 feet, rear 75 feet.
The minimum lot area for permitted uses in residential district R-R shall be five acres or more.
Source documents
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