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James City County Unincorporated

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12
Districts
220
Extracted rules
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Standards
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Zoning districts

12 districts, grouped by category.

General provisions

208 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

Sec. 24-441 standards

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

Sec. 24-441 standards

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.

Sec. 24-452 standards

Individual units cannot serve as permanent residences ... No room shall be used by the same person or persons for more than 60 consecutive days.

Sec. 24-453 standards

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.

Sec. 24-466 standards

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.

Sec. 24-469 standards

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.

Sec. 24-460 through 24-47111 standards

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.

Sec. 24-460 to 24-4718 standards

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%.

Sec. 24-4710 standards

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.

Sec. 24-478 standards

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 ...

Sec. 24-47.17 standards

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 ...

Sec. 24-47.15 standards

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.

Sec. 24-486 standards

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.

Sec. 24-487 standards

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.

Sec. 24-482 to 24-4978 standards

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.

Sec. 24-482 to 24-4977 standards

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.

Sec. 24-484 through 24-4977 standards

Planned unit development districts shall be categorized as either residential (PUD-R) or commercial (PUD-C)

Sec. 24-484 through 24-4976 standards

Planned unit development districts shall be categorized as either residential (PUD-R) or commercial (PUD-C)

Sec. 24-498 standards

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.

Sec. 24-499 standards

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.