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.
A minimum of forty percent (40%) of the total area of the tract to be developed, excluding rights-of-way, must be established in open space.
Maximum building coverage: Thirty percent (30%). Maximum lot coverage: Sixty percent (60%). Minimum open space ratio (OSR): Thirty percent (30%)
Maximum building coverage: Thirty percent (30%). Maximum lot coverage: Sixty percent (60%). Minimum open space ratio (OSR): Thirty percent (30%).
There shall be no minimum lot area, width, frontage and setback requirements for any lot within a planned development mixed use district other than as specified in an approved master development plan.
No more than forty percent (40%) of the total land, which may be zoned planned development mixed use district shall be devoted to office, commercial and/or industrial uses.
Minimum area for creation of a PD-IP district is seventy-five (75) acres.
Minimum area for creation of a PD-IP district is seventy-five (75) acres. Floor area ratio of nonresidential: One-half (0.50) square foot per foot of net developable area.
Principle vehicular access for the general public shall be only from arterial and collector streets. Access points shall be designed to minimize traffic hazard and congestion. Vehicular access through residential neighborhoods shall be prohibited.
Max height 35 ft or 3 stories; agritourism min 2 acres, width 300 ft, setbacks 60/35/50; cluster max lot 10 acres, 70% open space.
All proposed residential subdivisions on properties zoned RAC, other than those expressly exempted in the Isle of Wight County Subdivision Ordinance, shall require rezoning to one (1) of the following zoning classifications prior to final approval of the subdivision plat
a tract of land containing one hundred (100) contiguous acres or greater zoned rural agricultural conservation will be allowed four (4) divisions. One (1) additional lot or dwelling unit will be permitted for every additional forty (40) acres encompassed by the overall tract.
Residential structures in the subdivision shall be located at least one hundred (100) feet from the existing county road right-of-way and screened from the right-of-way by an existing or planted landscaped buffer.
All residential structures should be set back at least one hundred (100) feet from all active farm operations.
The maximum lot size for any new lot created shall be ten (10) acres, unless otherwise approved by the board of supervisors or required by the county health department.
Lots shall be located to preserve seventy percent (70%) of the original tract size in order to maximize continued use of the residual parcel for agricultural and silvicultural purposes.
No lot shall be designed, approved or employed for the use in which an area more than thirty percent (30%) of the prescribed minimum lot area is comprised of one (1) or more of the environmentally sensitive areas
All buildings: Thirty-five (35) feet or three (3) stories, whichever is lesser. ... minimum front yard setback is sixty (60) feet from property line. ... Fifteen (15) feet (one (1) side); Thirty-five (35) feet (both sides). ... Thirty-five (35) feet.
Land used for agricultural use must consist of a minimum of five (5) unimproved, contiguous acres and must be utilized for the bona fide production of for sale crops, fruits, vegetables, ornamental plants and/or livestock;
The area for wine tasting and accessory food sales does not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the area of the main structure.
Special events shall be permitted up to twelve (12) times per year. ... attendance is allowed only by invitation or reservation for up to two hundred (200) persons.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.