King William County Unincorporated

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.

No subdivision shall be approved if adequate investigations by trained personnel determine that, due to soil, water table, topographic, light, air or other natural conditions, the site of the proposed subdivision is unsuitable for platting and development in the manner proposed. Wetlands, as defined in the state wetlands zoning act, or any land subject to periodic flooding or dam break inundation zones shall not be subdivided in such a way as to provide sites for residential occupancy nor for any other use which might involve danger to health, life or property, or aggravate the flood hazard.

Every lot of the subdivision is 25 acres or greater in area, the subdivision is in an area zoned agricultural/conservation, every lot abuts an existing primary or secondary highway, the subdivision complies with the general platting requirements of King William County, the subdivision shall meet any Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) safety and/or design requirements.

A conditional use may be approved by the board of supervisors for any use specifically identified as a permitted conditional use in the use matrix in article VII of this chapter. In approving these conditional uses, the board of supervisors may, in addition to the general regulations applicable to the zoning district in which the conditional use is located, impose any additional reasonable conditions in connection therewith that it deems necessary to ensure that the conditional use will be consistent with the overall intent and spirit of this chapter.

A conditional use may be approved by the board of supervisors for any use specifically identified as a permitted conditional use in the use matrix in article VII of this chapter.

a single division of a lot or parcel for the purpose of sale or gift to a member of the immediate family of the property owner shall be permitted, subject only to any express requirement contained in the Code of Virginia and to any requirement imposed by the board of supervisors that all lots of less than five acres have reasonable right-of-way of 20 feet providing ingress and egress to a dedicated recorded public street or thoroughfare.

A single-lot subdivision shall either abut a public road or have access to a public road via a deeded right-of-way not less than 25 feet in width.

There shall be only one access to an adjacent primary or secondary highway by a new street and no lot shall have direct access to an existing primary or secondary highway. ... No residential lot shall be platted in a minor subdivision, which has its primary frontage on U.S. Highway 360 or State Highway 30. ... Easements of not less than 15 feet in width shall be provided where necessary to meet public utility requirements. ... All lot corners shall be marked with iron pipe not less than three-fourths inch in diameter or iron rod not less than one-half inch in diameter, and not less than 24 inches long.

The Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2241(11)(B) provides that, prior to approval of the final plat, the subdivider shall file with the agent a performance guarantee to ensure that improvements required by this chapter or proposed by the subdivider are installed in accordance with approved plats and plans.

minimum lot size of 15 acres

creating two to seven lots with a minimum lot size of 15 acres

Cluster subdivisions may be developed only on tracts of 20 acres or more and at least 70 percent must be reserved as permanent conservation areas.

Cluster subdivisions may be developed only on tracts of 20 acres or more and at least 70 percent must be reserved as permanent conservation areas.

Prior to the initiation of an application for a special exception, conditional use permit, variance, rezoning, zoning or land disturbing permit, the applicant shall produce satisfactory evidence that any delinquent real estate taxes owed to the county which have been properly assessed against the subject property have been paid in full. ... Applicants or appellants shall be required to pay, in advance, filing and processing fees as may be established from time to time by the board of supervisors.

Major subdivisions have five or more lots and therefore will have greater impact on the environment, highways and surrounding communities.

Major subdivisions have five or more lots and therefore will have greater impact on the environment, highways and surrounding communities than will smaller subdivisions.

All utility lines, except those in the I industrial district, including, but not limited to, electric, CATV, telephone, or other lines shall be placed underground.

For all subdivisions developed in R-R and R-1 residential districts, a buffer shall be located along all public roads ... to a minimum depth of 50 feet.

For all subdivisions developed in the R-R residential district, a buffer shall be located between the proposed development and adjoining property owners ... to a minimum depth of 25 feet.

be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000.00 for each day of violation. ... one-time payment of civil charges for each violation in specific sums, not to exceed $10,000.00 for each violation. ... Any such violation shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00. ... Any conviction resulting from a violation of provisions regulating the number of unrelated persons in single-family residential dwellings shall be punishable by a fine of up to $2,000.00.