James City County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
12 districts, grouped by category.
Industrial
3Limited Business/Industrial District
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 60 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 19
General Industrial District
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 60 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 54
Residential
7Limited Residential District
- Min lot
- 15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 1 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 4
General Residential District
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Max density
- 1 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 2
Residential Redevelopment District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Max density
- 4 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 14
Residential Planned Community District
- Max height
- 60 ft
- Permitted uses
- 72
Multifamily Residential District
- Min lot
- 130,680 sq ft (3 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 12 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 19
Low-Density Residential District
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 1 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 16
Rural Residential District
- Min lot
- 871,200 sq ft (20 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 12
General provisions
208 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Names of proposed streets shall not duplicate, irrespective of suffixes, or be similar in sound or spelling to existing street names in James City County, the City of Williamsburg, or the northern portions of York County
Names of proposed streets shall not duplicate, irrespective of suffixes, or be similar in sound or spelling to existing street names in James City County, the City of Williamsburg, or the northern portions of York County served by the Williamsburg Post Office.
Individual units cannot serve as permanent residences ... No room shall be used by the same person or persons for more than 60 consecutive days.
Individual units cannot serve as permanent residences ... Access shall be controlled by a central check-in/check-out desk ... No room shall be used by the same person or persons for more than 60 consecutive days.
Setback areas for soil stockpiles shall be: Not less than 50 feet from any property line in any zoning district; and Not less than 100 feet from any existing off-site structure; ... The maximum height of any stockpile shall be 25 feet in a residential district and 40 feet in a commercial or industrial district.
Setback areas for soil stockpiles shall be: Not less than 50 feet from any property line ... Not less than 100 feet from any existing off-site structure ... The maximum height of any stockpile shall be 25 feet in a residential district and 40 feet in a commercial or industrial district ... Stockpiles shall be limited to a maximum term of two years ... No stockpile shall be located within 150 feet of a community character corridor.
Research and technology districts shall be located on a single parcel of land, or separate but contiguous parcels, which shall total not less than twenty-five acres. Structures may be erected up to 60 feet in height. Minimum landscaped setback of 100 feet from public road right-of-way.
Research and Technology District, RT, for research and technology operations. Minimum district area 25 acres. Setbacks: 100 ft from ROW, 50 ft from property lines. Height up to 60 ft. Open space 10%.
Chickens shall only be allowed on properties consisting of single family homes and which are on lots of at least 15,000 square feet in size. ... The total number of birds is not to exceed a maximum of twelve (12) hens. ... Coops or cages and runs shall only be located in the rear yard area. ... Coops or cages and runs shall be situated at least five (5) feet from adjoining property lines and twenty-five (25) feet from any dwelling located on a property not owned by the applicant.
The maximum number of chickens permitted on a residential lot shall be two (2) hens per the first 5,000 square feet of lot area ... Chickens shall only be allowed on properties ... on lots of at least 15,000 square feet ... No roosters shall be allowed. Coops or cages and runs shall be situated at least five (5) feet from adjoining property lines and twenty-five (25) feet from any dwelling ...
Hives shall be at least ten feet away from public rights-of-way and the boundary lines of properties not owned or controlled by the person maintaining the hive. Hives shall be at least 50 feet away from any dwelling or structure located on property not under the same ownership or control as that of the person maintaining the hive. ... Hives shall be located within the rear yard of the lot ...
Hives shall be at least ten feet away from public rights-of-way and the boundary lines of properties ... Hives shall be at least 50 feet away from any dwelling ... A barrier shall be required if a hive is located between ten and 30 feet ... There shall be an on-site water source located within 50 feet of the hive ... If the property ... is less than one acre, the person maintaining the hive shall have no more than six colonies.
The property must be ten or more acres. ... The maximum number of attendees for any given event is limited to 300 people. ... Setback areas shall be: Not less than 75 feet from any property line for all development and activity areas related to the event facility ... Not less than 150 feet from the edge of the right-of-way for roads that are designated by the comprehensive plan as community character corridors ... Not less than 100 feet from any property line for any activity area that will include the use of outdoor amplified sound or music.
The property must be ten or more acres. ... The maximum number of attendees for any given event is limited to 300 people. ... Setback areas shall be: Not less than 75 feet from any property line ... Not less than 150 feet from the edge of the right-of-way for roads that are designated ... as community character corridors ... Not less than 100 feet from any property line for any activity area that will include the use of outdoor amplified sound or music. ... The property shall be located on a road that is classified ... as an arterial road. ... No activity shall cause ... any noise which is plainly audible across a property line between the hours of 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. ... temporary tents are allowed for a period not to exceed 30 days.
Planned unit development districts shall be categorized as either residential (PUD-R) or commercial (PUD-C). Minimum area 5 acres. Max density 4 du/ac. Open space 35%. Height up to 60 ft.
Planned unit development districts shall be categorized as either residential (PUD-R) or commercial (PUD-C). Minimum area 5 acres. Open space 35%. Height up to 60 ft. Commercial buffer 75 ft.
Planned unit development districts shall be categorized as either residential (PUD-R) or commercial (PUD-C)
Planned unit development districts shall be categorized as either residential (PUD-R) or commercial (PUD-C)
Food trucks shall be parked at least 100 feet from any off-site residential dwelling or the main entrance of any existing off-site restaurant establishment.
Food trucks shall be parked at least 100 feet from any off-site residential dwelling or the main entrance of any existing off-site restaurant establishment. Not more than one A-frame sign may be used... not exceed six square feet in area and four feet in height... within 30 feet of the food truck...
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.