Fluvanna County Unincorporated

All development subject to site plan approval shall include the following required landscaping for parking lots consisting of five (5) spaces or more.

Screening shall be required in the following instances: 1. Commercial and industrial uses shall be screened from view adjacent properties in residential and agricultural zoning districts, except for commercial and industrial uses allowed by right in said districts. 2. Parking lots consisting of five (5) spaces or more shall be screened from view of public roads, rights-of-way, and adjacent properties.

All outdoor light fixtures except those exempted, or as otherwise specified in Article 15: Sign Regulations of this chapter, shall be fully shielded.

Regulation of utility scale solar generation facilities

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.

If the use is expected to attract 1,000 or more people at one time, a special entertainment permit shall be required in accordance with County Code section 7-1-3.

Any temporary organized gathering expected to attract 200 or more people at one time in open spaces outside an enclosed structure for which a charge is imposed for admission to the activity.

Associated facilities shall be subject to approval by the Zoning Administrator in accordance with safety guidelines issued by the National Rifle Association (NRA) or other recognized authority.

Rooftop arrays do not require zoning approval. Ground mounted arrays require zoning approval as accessory structures.

A fine arts studio exceeding the requirements for a home occupation shall require approval of a special use permit.

Manufactured homes used pursuant to this section shall comply with the Flood Protection subsection of this chapter found in Section 22-17-8A et seq.

The following types of signs are prohibited in all zoning districts: (a) Flashing signs; (b) Inflatable signs; (c) Moving signs; (e) Pennant signs; (f) Portable signs; (g) Roof signs; ...

The following types of signs ... are exempt from the sign permit requirements in all zoning districts: (a) Auction signs; (b) Banner signs; (c) Construction signs; (d) Directional signs; (e) Estate signs; (f) Public signs; (g) Real estate signs; (h) Temporary sale, announcement or merchandising signs; (i) Temporary signs; (j) Temporary directional signs; (k) Warning signs; and (l) Window signs.

Signs may be illuminated ... provided that the illumination is fully shielded and directed at the sign and not in a manner as to cause a traffic hazard. ... No light from any illuminated sign shall cause direct glare onto any adjoining piece of property, right-of-way, or building other than the building to which the sign applies to.

Signs shall be exempt from setback requirements in all zones, provided that no sign shall be located as to interfere with vehicular sight distances at intersections or to create a safety hazard. Signs shall not be located within any public right-of-way, unless approved by the Virginia Department of Transportation.

The sign area shall be measured as the area of the sign face which includes the advertising surface and any framing, trim, or molding. Two-sided sign faces shall be counted as a single sign face.

Signs shall not exceed six feet (6') in height, except as otherwise permitted by this article.

The following signs shall be permitted in the R-1, Residential, Limited; R-2, Residential, General; R-4, Residential, Limited; and MHP, Manufactured Home Park zoning districts: [table of sign types]

The following signs shall be permitted in the R-3, Residential, Planned Community; B-1, Business, General; B-C, Business, Convenience; PUD, Planned Unit Development; I-1, Industrial, Limited; and I-2, Industrial, General zoning districts: [table of sign types]

The following signs shall be permitted in the R-3, Residential, Planned Community; B-1, Business, General; B-C, Business, Convenience; PUD, Planned Unit Development; I-1, Industrial, Limited; and I-2, Industrial, General zoning districts: [table of sign types]