King William County Unincorporated

lying within 500 feet of a religious assembly, as measured along lines of public access, that are not normally used between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Sundays and that are made available for other parking may be used to meet not more than 75 percent of the off-street parking requirements of a religious assembly.

accessory off-street parking spaces shall be provided according to the requirements for individual uses in the following table. Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be construed to be the next highest whole number.

a loading space is a space within the main building or on the same lot providing for the standing, loading, or unloading of trucks, and having a minimum area of 480 square feet, a minimum width of 12 feet, a minimum depth of 40 feet, and a vertical clearance of at least 15 feet.

The gross density of the single family residential shall not exceed five dwelling units per acre. The gross density of the attached units shall not exceed eight units per acre. The gross density of the multi-family shall not exceed 24 units per acre.

The board of supervisors may approve development plans that deviate from the standards of development if the site's topography, configuration, or other unique circumstance that prevents full compliance with the requirements.

Notice of intention to do so has been published once a week for two successive weeks in some newspaper published or having general circulation in the locality.

The hearing shall be held not less than five days nor more than 21 days after the second advertisement... written notice shall be given by the Planning Commission, or its representative, at least five days before the hearing to the owner or agent of each parcel of land involved... When any proposed change of a zoning district boundary lies within one-half mile of a county or municipal boundary, notice of the proposal... shall be forwarded to the planning commission... When a proposed change in zoning map classification involves any parcel of land located within 3,000 feet of a boundary of a military base... written notice shall also be given... at least 30 days before the hearing

such petition, or one substantially similar, shall not be reconsidered sooner than 12 months after the previous denial.

No building permit, manufactured home permit, or occupancy permit shall be issued by the building official unless the zoning administrator first shall have issued a zoning permit which acknowledges that the proposed use, structure, or building complies with the provisions of this chapter or authorized variance therefrom. ... When issued, such permit shall be valid for a period of six months unless a longer period of time is specified thereon in accord with the terms of this chapter.

No building permit, manufactured home permit, or occupancy permit shall be issued by the building official unless the zoning administrator first shall have issued a zoning permit...

Small-scale solar facilities may be installed by-right in all zoning districts to provide electricity to individual structures; provided a site plan (as applicable) has been submitted to the zoning administrator for review and approval; all federal, state and local regulations have been followed; and the system is located upon the property or structure being served.

Medium-scale solar facilities may be installed in the industrial districts... Tier 2 battery energy storage systems are permitted through the issuance of a conditional use permit by the board of supervisors within the A-C, and I zoning districts.

Utility-scale solar facilities exceeding 21 megawatts (MW) may be installed with a conditional use permit in the agricultural conservation district... Tier 2 battery energy storage systems are permitted through the issuance of a conditional use permit by the board of supervisors within the A-C, and I zoning districts.

No building, structures, solar panel arrays or other equipment utilized on site may exceed 20 feet in height above finished grade.

For ground-mounted facilities. Height limits. No equipment, including panels, may extend more than 12 feet in height above finished grade of the ground.

Maximum wattage: Two megawatts. The aggregate area used for the installation and operation of a supplementary solar energy facility shall not exceed ten percent of the property...

Tier 1 battery energy storage systems shall be permitted in all zoning districts, as accessory to a permitted use. Tier 2 battery energy storage systems are permitted through the issuance of a conditional use permit...

Tier 2 battery energy storage systems shall comply with the building height limitations for principal structures of the underlying zoning district.

All applications for building permits shall be accompanied by a plat drawn by a licensed land surveyor and a drawing or plan in duplicate or as required by the zoning administrator showing, with dimensions, the following: ... The owner shall have one set of approved plans, profiles, and specifications available at the site at all times when work is being performed.

No vacant land shall be occupied or used, except for agricultural uses associated with the conduct of a farm, until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the building official. ... Certificates of occupancy and compliance shall be applied with the application for a building permit and shall be issued within ten days after the erection or structural alteration of such buildings shall have been completed in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. ... The building official may issue a temporary and contingent certificate of occupancy and compliance for a period not to exceed six months...