Hanover County Unincorporated

No place of public assembly, including but not limited to, schools, churches, hospitals, theaters, and assembly halls, shall be erected or otherwise located under an 'approach surface' as defined by the FAA and within ten thousand (10,000) feet of the end of an airport runway. This provision shall only apply to airports included within an APO Airport Protection Overlay District.

Where more than twenty-five (25) percent of the total floor area of any building in a commercial district is used for dwelling purposes in a building which may also contain nonresidential uses, the minimum height, area, and bulk requirements for residential development applicable in the district in which such building is located shall apply

an ornamental wall or fence not more than four (4) feet in height is permitted in any front yard ... Ornamental walls or fences not more than seven (7) feet in height are permitted in any side or rear yard. ... No sign, fence, column, wall, hedge, planting, or other obstruction to vision, extending to a height in excess of three (3) feet above the established street grade, shall be erected, planted, or maintained within the area of a corner lot

an ornamental wall or fence not more than four (4) feet in height is permitted in any front yard ... Ornamental walls or fences not more than seven (7) feet in height are permitted in any side or rear yard.

No sign, fence, column, wall, hedge, planting, or other obstruction to vision, extending to a height in excess of three (3) feet above the established street grade, shall be erected, planted, or maintained within the area of a corner lot that is included between the lines of the intersecting streets and a straight line connecting them at a point (1) twenty (20) feet distant from the intersection of the street lines, for residential uses, and (2) twenty-five (25) feet distant from the intersection of the street lines for non-residential uses.

An existing building or structure is structurally altered or enlarged, resulting in a cumulative increase in the required number of parking spaces of twenty (20) percent or more than previously approved.

The parking area shall be located no farther than one thousand (1,000) feet from a principal building entrance, as designated by the applicant on the site plan

Parking areas may be located in any required yard, but shall be separated from walkways, sidewalks, streets, or alleys by a wall, fence, curbing, or other approved protective device, or by a landscaped distance of at least five (5) feet

All dead-end aisles providing access to parking spaces shall provide an area for a vehicle to turn around at the terminus of the drive. The area described in subsection (g)(1) shall a. Be at least nine (9) feet in width and eighteen (18) feet in length

When off-street parking areas for ten (10) or more vehicles are located closer than fifty (50) feet to a lot in a residential district ... a continuous, visual screen shall be provided ... The screen shall have a minimum height of six (6) feet

No interior drive shall be less than twelve (12) feet wide for one-way traffic, nor less than eighteen (18) feet wide for two-way traffic.

Lots fronting on a publicly-maintained cul-de-sac or service road may have one point of access for every 200 feet of frontage.

Lots, other than those fronting on a publicly-maintained cul-de-sac or service road, shall have no more than one point of access to the public road for every 300 feet of frontage.

Any such private access drive shall be contained within a recorded cross-access easement ... sufficient in size to permit construction of a paved private access drive with a minimum pavement width of twenty-two (22) feet

For these uses, the minimum width of the aisle or access drive shall be twelve (12) feet; provided, if there exists alternative access to the tower, utility cabinet and pedestal, building, plant or station which can be used by emergency vehicles, the minimum width of the aisle or access drive shall be ten (10) feet.

The first stacking space shall be a minimum of eight-and-one-half (8.5) feet wide and eighteen (18) feet long; all other stacking spaces shall be a minimum of nine (9) feet wide and eighteen (18) feet long.

Service Spaces shall have a minimum width of twelve (12) feet and a minimum length of twenty-five (25) feet. Full Size Loading Spaces shall have a minimum width of twelve (12) feet and a minimum length of forty-five (45) feet.

Where a 'continuous visual screen' or 'screening' is specified, such screen may be comprised of either plant materials or structural materials, such as masonry or wood fencing. ... Plants shall be at least six (6) feet in height at time of planting, or if using smaller plants (minimum height three (3) feet) they may be installed on a berm so that the combination of the berm and plant equals a height six (6) feet. ... The following trees shall be planted at ten (10) feet on center with the rows six (6) feet apart (staggered, triangular spacing)

Where a 'masonry wall,' 'ornamental wall,' or 'fence' is specified, such structure shall be at least six (6) feet in height and shall be so constructed as to provide a permanent, year-round visual barrier from surrounding properties.

All screening shall comprise of evergreen plants, including broadleaf evergreens. Plants shall be at least six (6) feet in height at time of planting, or if using smaller plants (minimum height three (3) feet) they may be installed on a berm so that the combination of the berm and plant equals a height of six (6) feet.