Fluvanna County Unincorporated

In Business District B-C, structures to be erected or land to be used shall be for one (1) or more of the following retail sales and/or service uses.

In Manufactured Home Park, District MHP, only one mobile or manufactured home and its accessory uses and structures shall be permitted on each minimum lot area.

Uses permitted by right: Manufactured homes... Minimum lot area 6000 sq ft... No manufactured home shall be placed less than 25 ft from any adjoining property line... Minimum frontage 60 ft with 30 ft street frontage... parking spaces at rate of at least 2 car spaces for each lot... No manufactured home shall exceed 14 ft in height... lot coverage shall not exceed 20%.

In the PUD district, all uses permitted by-right in the residential (R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4), business (B-1 and B-C) and limited industrial (I-1) zoning districts may be permitted as enumerated in the final PUD application package.

Planned unit developments (PUDs) are intended to promote the efficient use of land by allowing flexibility in design standards and variety in densities and land uses to preserve the rural areas of the County.

Dwelling, accessory: ... One accessory dwelling shall be permitted per property plus one additional accessory dwelling for each fifty (50) acres of contiguous property. Accessory dwelling units shall be subject to the setback requirements for primary structures.

Sign, auction: A temporary sign, not illuminated, advertising an auction to be conducted on the lot or premises upon which it is situated. Such signs shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet in area.

Sign, banner: A temporary sign, not exceeding thirty-two (32) square feet, made of fabric or other flexible material, suspended from a fixed structure, rope, wire, string, or cable. Banner signs are for the advertising of a special event, product, or group and are not to be displayed for a period of more than thirty (30) consecutive days, and not more than sixty (60) days total in a calendar year.

Sign, construction: A temporary sign that identifies an architect, engineer, contractor, subcontractor, or material supplier who participates in construction on the property on which the sign is located. Such signs shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in area and eight (8) feet in height, and may be erected once the land disturbance permit has been issued for the property and must be removed upon issuance of a final certificate of occupancy.

Sign, directional: A sign, not to exceed four (4) square feet, providing on-premise directions for pedestrian and vehicular traffic including, but not limited to, entrance/exit signs, parking areas, loading zones, and circulation direction.

Sign, electronic message: A monument sign or portion thereof in which the copy is composed of a series of lights that may be changed through electronic means. The total area of the electronic message display area for such signs shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the total area of the sign area permitted for that site.

Sign, estate: An on-premise sign that identifies the name, occupant, and/or street address of a private residence, property, or farm. Such signs shall not exceed nine (9) square feet.

Sign, real estate: A sign pertaining to the sale or lease of the premises on which the sign is located. Such signs shall not exceed nine (9) square feet.

Sign, temporary: ... Temporary signs shall be posted a reasonable time before such event, as defined herein, and shall be removed a reasonable time after, but in no event greater than ten days after such event, as defined herein. Temporary signs shall be of reasonable size and no larger than the largest permitted signs in the zoning district, unless otherwise specified in this Code.

Sign, temporary sale, announcement or merchandising: ... Only one such sign shall be permitted at a time per business. Such signs shall be treated as temporary signs, as defined herein and shall be of reasonable size and no larger than the largest permitted signs in the zoning district, unless otherwise specified in this Code.

Sign, temporary subdivision advertising: A sign erected on a parcel or at the entrance to a residential, commercial, or industrial subdivision that identifies the name of the development and advertises for sale lots within the development. Such signs shall be permitted for six (6) month increments, with a letter requesting renewal from the applicant for additional six (6) month increments and to be removed upon issuance of a permit for the placement of a permanent subdivision sign.

Sign, window: A permanent or temporary sign affixed to the interior or exterior of a window or door, or within three feet (3') of the interior of the window or door; provided that the display of goods available for purchase on the premises is not a window sign. Such signs shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the total area of the window or door on which it is located.

Small home industry: Small commercial, professional, or light industrial uses which do not in any way detract from adjacent agricultural or residential uses and while clearly excluding large scale industrial and commercial uses and that are located within the same parcel as the residence of the owner and within 500 feet of said residence.

Solar generation facility, minor scale: An on-site solar energy conversion system producing less than two MW of electricity. ... Rooftop arrays do not require zoning approval. Ground mounted arrays require zoning approval as accessory structures.

Solar generation facility, small scale: An on-site solar energy conversion system producing not more than 15 kW of electricity. ... Rooftop arrays do not require zoning approval. Ground mounted arrays require zoning approval as accessory structures.