Isle Of Wight County Unincorporated

The following uses are specifically excluded from all districts: A. Unless otherwise expressly permitted, the use of a recreational vehicle as a temporary or permanent residence.

The following activities are prohibited in the RR, NC, SE, SR, UR, PD-R, PD-MH and residential areas zoned PD-MX districts: A. Parking of a commercial vehicle overnight shall be prohibited...

The following activities are prohibited in the RR, NC, SE, SR, UR, PD-R, PD-MH and residential areas zoned PD-MX districts: A. Parking of a commercial vehicle overnight shall be prohibited, unless otherwise expressly permitted by this ordinance.

A change in use of property occurs whenever the essential character or nature of the activity conducted on a lot is substantially altered... Where a nonresidential structure has remained unoccupied for more than two (2) years, any new use shall be deemed to be a change in use...

Portable on demand storage (POD) units shall be considered a temporary structure. They are permitted for use for a total of sixty (60) days, after which a zoning permit must be obtained... The operation of a drive-through facility associated with any use located outside the established boundaries of any development service district (DSD) shall require a conditional use permit.

Portable on demand storage (POD) units shall be considered a temporary structure. They are permitted for use for a total of sixty (60) days, after which a zoning permit must be obtained through the planning and zoning department.

The following activities, so long as they satisfy the general criteria set forth above, are specifically regarded as accessory uses to residential principal uses: A. Hobbies or recreational activities of a noncommercial nature. B. Yard sales or garage sales, so long as such sales are not conducted on the same lot more than three (3) days (whether consecutive or not) during any ninety-day period.

Yard sales or garage sales, so long as such sales are not conducted on the same lot more than three (3) days (whether consecutive or not) during any ninety-day period.

The square footage of an accessory building shall not exceed the square footage of the primary structure. Accessory buildings shall be prohibited in any required yard which adjoins a street... Accessory buildings shall be located at least five (5) feet from any required rear lot boundary lines...

The square footage of an accessory building shall not exceed the square footage of the primary structure.

No accessory use or structure shall be permitted on a lot unless the principal use or structure is in existence previously or until construction of the principal structure is initiated. Exceptions: A one-story tool and storage shed may be allowed on a vacant lot zoned RAC... A fence of no more than four (4) feet in height... may be allowed on a vacant lot in a residential zoning district.

No accessory use or structure shall be permitted on a lot unless the principal use or structure is in existence previously or until construction of the principal structure is initiated.

Church spires, belfries, cupolas, monuments, chimneys, utility transmission towers, water towers, fire towers, cooling towers, elevator penthouses, monuments or towers used in the manufacturing process, or other similar structures, may be permitted to exceed the height stipulated in the schedule of zone regulations by no more than twenty-five percent (25%) if attached to a building or to a maximum of one hundred (100) feet if freestanding...

Church spires, belfries, cupolas, monuments, chimneys, utility transmission towers, water towers, fire towers, cooling towers, elevator penthouses, monuments or towers used in the manufacturing process, or other similar structures, may be permitted to exceed the height stipulated in the schedule of zone regulations by no more than twenty-five percent (25%) if attached to a building or to a maximum of one hundred (100) feet if freestanding.

In any district, on any lot which fronts on a road having a right-of-way less than fifty (50) feet wide or of undetermined width, the required minimum front yard setback line shall be measured from a point twenty-five (25) feet from the center of such street right-of-way. Where existing buildings or structures occupy lots comprising at least fifty percent (50%) of the lots within a block, and the average front yard depth of the existing buildings or structures is less than that required by this ordinance, the average so established may be taken in lieu of that which is normally required, provided that in no case shall a front yard depth so determined be less than twenty (20) feet...

In any district, on any lot which fronts on a road having a right-of-way less than fifty (50) feet wide or of undetermined width, the required minimum front yard setback line shall be measured from a point twenty-five (25) feet from the center of such street right-of-way.

For each foot by which a nonconforming lot of record at the time of enactment of this ordinance is narrower than fifty (50) feet, and where the owner of record does not own any adjoining property, one and one-half (1½) inches may be deducted from the required minimum width of any side yard for building not exceeding two and one-half (2½) stories in height; provided, however, that no side yard shall be narrower at any point than three (3) feet in any case. In any zone where a side yard is required, the least width of each side yard shall be increased by one (1) inch for each foot by which the side wall of a building adjacent to a side yard exceeds fifty (50) feet in overall depth.

Unless otherwise provided for by this ordinance, fences or walls not more than six (6) feet in height may be located in any required side or rear yard in any district, other than a required yard adjacent to a street except as follows: a. On parcels zoned or occupied by a single-family or two-family residence, no fence or wall which creates a solid screen may exceed two and one-half (2½) feet in height in any required front yard, except that fences having a uniform open area of fifty percent (50%) or more may be erected to a maximum height of four (4) feet in such required yards.

fences or walls not more than six (6) feet in height may be located in any required side or rear yard in any district...

Covered, unenclosed porches, decks, landings, steps, terraces, patios or platforms, open on three (3) sides except for necessary supporting columns and customary architectural features, may be permitted in a required front yard provided that such structure shall not be more than eight (8) feet in width and shall not project more than three (3) feet into such yard.