Goochland County Unincorporated, Virginia · District
A-1
Agricultural, General District
Dimensional standards
Lot
Housing
Servicing
- Applies near
- rural enhancement area
- Geographic extent
- A-1 districts are generally located in the western portion of the county and designated on the comprehensive planComprehensive planThe long-range policy document zoning is meant to implement; it is not itself binding law. as rural enhancement area.
Uses
Permitted by right24
- Agriculture
- Community garden
- Conservation area; wildlife preserve; woodland preserve
- Equestrian horse show
- Equestrian school of no more than five students; horse breeding; horse boarding stable
- Farm operation
- Forestry
- Greenhouse/nursery - production
- Horticulture
- Kennel-private
- Pick-your-own farm operation
- Sawmill, mobile
- Wetland mitigation bank
- Dwelling, manufactured home
- Dwelling, single-family detached
- Taxidermy
- Truck hauling operation not to exceed three trucks
- Assisted living facility; group home of eight or fewer
- Family day home, four children or fewer
- Fire and rescue station
- Government services
- Park and ride facility
- Park; playground; public recreational facility
- Utility distribution facility, public, and all accompanying appurtenances and structures
Conditional / special use42
- Agricultural processing
- Composting facility
- Farm and feed supply store
- Farm distribution hub
- Farm equipment sales and services
- Greenhouse/nursery - retail
- Kennel-commercial
- Livestock market
- Sawmill, commercial
- Dwelling, two-family
- Home-based business
- Automobile graveyard
- Automobile repair or service station (with major repair under cover)
- Automobile sales
- Cabinet making; furniture and upholstery shop
- Car wash
- Convenience store
- Gas station
- Golf course; golf driving range; miniature golf course; country club
- Gun range - Indoor or outdoor gun range; rifle range; skeet shooting range; similar range or course; gunsmith shop
- Hotel
- Machinery sales and service
- Office, professional; office, medical
- Restaurant
- Retail use
- Transfer station and convenience center
- Truck hauling operation, four or more trucks
- Vehicle repair
- Veterinary services; animal hospital; animal boarding; animal shelter
- Adult day care center
- Athletic field and other commercial recreation
- Campground; camp; day or boarding
- Cemetery, commercial
- Club, private
- Nursing home and assisted living facility
- Residential facility, children (therapeutic group home)
- Respite care, overnight
- School
- Energy storage facility
- Solar energy facility, principal
- Utility generating station, transmission substation; transmission line, other than normal distribution facility
- Water and wastewater treatment plant
Accessory17
- Production of agricultural products used in the manufacture of wine, cider, beer, or alcohol.
- Tasting room open to the public.
- Direct sale and shipment of product.
- Storage and warehousing of product.
- Sale of souvenir-type items, such as t-shirts, pint glasses, or bottle openers.
- Private personal gatherings by the property owner.
- Other activities which, under state law, are not subject to local regulation at farm wineries, or establishments with a
- Other events and activities which are considered usual and customary at such establishments and which do not have a subs
- Exhibits and museums related to farming or agricultural production.
- Facility tours.
- Agri-education activities.
- Hayrides.
- Picnics, self-provided or purchased on-site.
- Pick-your-own activities.
- Other uses determined by the zoning administrator.
- Other activities which, under state law, are not subject to local regulation at agricultural operations.
- Other events and activities which are considered usual and customary at agricultural operations and which do not have a
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lot
- Lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. exclusions
Minimum lot area is exclusive of road rights-of-way, ponds, lakes, and rivers.
Other
- Major subdivisions prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
The district allows minor subdivisions and family divisions, but not major subdivisions.
From the ordinance
This district is intended for agricultural and forestal uses, rural by-right residential development (2-acre minimum lot size), agriculture-based businesses, and rural economic development activities.
Use details
{
"dropped_conditions": {
"accessory_uses": [
"The winery, cidery, brewery, or distillery must have:"
]
}
}