Isle Of Wight County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
7 districts, grouped by category.
Industrial
3Industrial
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 57
General Industrial
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 53
General Industrial Conservation
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 40
Residential
4Suburban Estates District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Max density
- 2 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 16
Moderate Density Residential District
- Min lot
- 15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 3 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 15
High Density Residential District
- Min lot
- 12,000 sq ft (0.28 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 14 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 22
R-4 Residential District
- Min lot
- 30,000 sq ft (0.69 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 14 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 22
General provisions
395 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Uses that typically have regular drop-off and pick-up activities, including but not limited to, day care facilities, adult care facilities, hospitals, clinics, medical facilities, schools, and other uses as determined by the zoning administrator shall provide suitable site design and facilities for such activity.
No new parking areas shall hereafter be constructed or used unless landscaping is provided as required by article VIII. Where a parking area is altered or expanded to increase the size to twenty (20) or more vehicular parking spaces, interior landscaping for the entire parking area shall be provided.
Where a parking area is altered or expanded to increase the size to twenty (20) or more vehicular parking spaces, interior landscaping for the entire parking area shall be provided
All 'measured distances' shall be rounded to the nearest 'integral foot.'
An accessory building is no longer considered subordinate if it exceeds the size of the principal building.
A basement shall be counted as a story if its ceiling is over six (6) feet above the average level of the finished ground surface adjoining the exterior walls of such story, or if it is used for business or dwelling purposes.
measured fifteen (15) years from the date of installation
a group of not more than four (4) unrelated persons
without increasing the water surface elevation of that flood more than one (1) foot at any point
a space under a sloping roof, which has the line of intersection of roof decking and wall not more than three (3) feet above the top floor level, and in which space more than two-thirds (⅔) of the floor area is finished off for use other than storage.
A setback is meant from a street not a driveway.
measured at horizontal intervals of more than ten (10) feet
the cost of restoring the structure to its before damaged condition would equal or exceed fifty percent (50%) of the market value
the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the market value
The purpose of the use types is to establish a classification system for land uses... The zoning administrator shall have the authority to determine the appropriate use type.
Permitted uses... Conditional uses... Min lot area: 20,000 sqft. Min width: 100 ft. Max height: 35 ft or 3 stories. FAR: 0.50. Front setback: 35 ft. Side: 5 ft. Rear: 5 ft. Max lot coverage: 60%. Min OSR: 25%.
Min lot area: 20,000 sq ft. Width: 100 ft. Height: 35 ft/3 stories (up to 50 ft/5 stories with conditions). FAR: 0.50. Setbacks: front 35, side 5, rear 5. Coverage: 60%. OSR: 25%.
Isle of Wight County shall be divided into base zoning districts; special overlay districts, and planned development classifications.
Table of permissible uses
Table of permissible uses
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.