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.
The percentage cited below of the total area of environmentally sensitive areas shall be removed from the total acreage of a parcel or area in order to derive the net developable area
Confined animal feeding operations shall require a conditional use permit.
Type I home occupations are allowed in the following zoning districts: VC, NC, SE, SR, UR, PD-R, PD-MH, and PD-MX. The maximum floor area devoted to home occupations shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the finished floor area of the dwelling unit.
Type II home occupations are allowed in the following zoning districts: RAC and RR. Storage of goods or products shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the finished floor area devoted to the home occupation. One (1) person who is not a permanent resident of the dwelling may be engaged or employed in the home occupation.
A private kennel shall be located fifty (50) feet from any property zoned other than RAC or RR.
A manufactured home, Class A may be permanently located on a lot or parcel as permitted by the underlying district, except in planned development manufactured home parks. The manufactured home has a width of nineteen (19) or more feet; the pitch of the home's roof has a minimum vertical rise of one (1) foot for each five (5) feet of horizontal run...
A manufactured home, Class B may be permanently located on a lot or parcel as permitted by the underlying zoning district, except in planned development manufactured home parks. The manufactured home is constructed on a permanent footing that meets the requirements of the building code. Skirting may be permitted around the perimeter of the foundation.
The minimum lot size for a primary residence with a family member manufactured home shall be one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the minimum square footage required by the underlying zoning district. Only one (1) family member manufactured home is allowed per parcel.
A manufactured home, Class B may be allowed as a temporary residence during the construction, repair, or renovation of a permanent residential structure on a single lot or parcel. All permits for temporary residences, while repairing a permanent residence shall expire within one (1) year after the date of issuance. All permits issued for temporary residence while constructing a new replacement residence shall expire within two (2) years after the date of issuance.
Multifamily and congregate housing uses are permitted as indicated in the zoning district regulations. Maximum density: Fourteen (14) dwelling units per acre. Lot coverage: The maximum lot coverage shall be sixty (60) percent of the total tract area. Minimum frontage: One hundred (100) feet in continuous frontage. Minimum lot depth: One hundred (100) feet.
Townhouses are permitted as indicated in zoning district(s) regulation(s). Maximum density: Fourteen (14) dwelling units per acre. Each parcel utilized for townhouse development shall have a minimum frontage of at least one hundred (100) feet upon a public street and shall have a minimum depth of not less than one hundred (100) feet. The maximum lot coverage shall be sixty (60) percent of the total tract area. Individual townhouse lots shall contain no less than one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet. The front yard of a townhouse lot which fronts on a public or private street shall be twenty (20) feet. Side yards shall be required only for end unit lots of a townhouse structure and shall be ten (10) feet in width. A rear yard of twenty (20) feet shall be provided for each townhouse lot. Individual townhouse units shall contain at least nine hundred (900) square feet of livable floor area.
Chickens shall be permitted in the following zoning districts: Rural residential (RR), village center (VC), neighborhood conservation (NC), suburban estate (SE), suburban residential (SR), and only in conjunction with an occupied single-family residence. The maximum number of chickens permitted on a residential property shall be six (6). No roosters shall be permitted.
Agricultural crop service towers and antennas may be allowed subject to the following provisions: The maximum height allowed shall be no greater than two hundred (200) feet... Towers shall either maintain a galvanized steel finish or... be painted a neutral color... Towers shall not be artificially lighted, unless required by the FAA...
The maximum height allowed shall be no greater than two hundred (200) feet pursuant to Section 15.2-2293.1 of the Code of Virginia.
All commercial feedlots, including commercial poultry houses, dairy barns, and other uses or structures involving the concentrated handling or confinement of animals or fowl erected after the effective date of this ordinance, shall be set back a minimum distance of eighty (80) feet from all public or private streets and at least one thousand (1,000) feet from any of the following: Rural residential (RR), neighborhood conservation (NC), suburban estate (SE), suburban residential (SR), urban residential (UR), limited commercial (LC), general commercial (GC), planned development residential (PD-R), planned development manufactured home park (PD-MH), planned development commercial park (PD-CP), or planned development mixed-use (PD-MX) zoning district boundary lines.
All commercial feedlots, including commercial poultry houses, dairy barns, and other uses or structures involving the concentrated handling or confinement of animals or fowl erected after the effective date of this ordinance, shall be set back a minimum distance of eighty (80) feet from all public or private streets and at least one thousand (1,000) feet from any of the following: Rural residential (RR), neighborhood conservation (NC), suburban estate (SE), suburban residential (SR), urban residential (UR), limited commercial (LC), general commercial (GC), planned development residential (PD-R), planned development manufactured home park (PD-MH), planned development commercial park (PD-CP), or planned development mixed-use (PD-MX) zoning district boundary lines.
The minimum property size on which to establish a new family burial plot shall be five (5) acres. The maximum size of a family burial plot shall be two thousand (2,000) square feet. Only (1) one family burial plot may be located on any parcel.
The minimum property size on which to establish a new family burial plot shall be five (5) acres. The maximum size of a family burial plot shall be two thousand (2,000) square feet. Only (1) one family burial plot may be located on any parcel.
An accessory manufactured home (Class A or B), may be erected upon the approval of a conditional use permit as an accessory use to an agricultural use exclusively for a farm employee, and his/her family... No more than one (1) farm employee manufactured home for every twenty-five (25) acres of land, or portion thereof, in agricultural use shall be permitted.
An accessory manufactured home (Class A or B), may be erected upon the approval of a conditional use permit as an accessory use to an agricultural use exclusively for a farm employee, and his/her family
Source documents
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