King William County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
10 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
2Commercial
2Local Business District
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
General Business District
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
Residential
6Suburban Residential District
- Min lot
- 15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 150 ft
- Permitted uses
- 6
General provisions
254 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Garage, accessory: ... a floor area of not more than 900 square feet ...
Boathouse, residential: ... with a height no greater than 16 feet. Boatshed: ... 700 square feet in area or less.
Home occupation, Type I: ... does not generate any additional employees or more than five customers daily. Family day home (four or less children): ... shall be considered as a home occupation Type I.
Group home: ... no more than eight mentally ill, intellectually disabled, mentally impaired, or developmentally disabled persons or no more than eight aged, infirmed or disabled persons reside...
Administrative review-eligible project: ... not more than 50 feet above ground level ... not more than ten feet above the tallest existing utility pole located within 500 feet ...
Bed and breakfast: ... provides up to five bedroom accommodations.
It is the purpose of this article to provide a zoning method... whereby a zoning reclassification may be allowed subject to certain conditions proffered by the zoning applicant for the protection of the community.
Maximum tower height (including appurtenances) shall generally be 199 feet; however, the board of supervisors may approve a greater height based upon a demonstration of a significant gap in coverage, including a gap affecting wireless users in buildings and cars.
Site plans are required for all new structures, renovations, and additions, with exceptions for single-family dwellings, two-family dwellings, accessory uses under 2,500 sq ft, agricultural operations, and filling/grading under 2,500 sq ft.
The subdivision layout shall conform in all essential respects with the adopted thoroughfares plan and other elements of the adopted comprehensive plan for the county.
Parking space, off-street means an all-weather surfaced area not in a road or alley and having dimensions of not less than nine feet wide by 18 feet deep, exclusive of driveways, permanently reserved for the temporary storage of one vehicle and connected with a road or alley by a paved driveway which affords ingress and egress for an automobile without requiring another automobile to be moved.
Intensive agriculture includes the commercial raising of cattle, swine, poultry... Setback 100 feet from any public road; Setback 200 feet from any residential district; Setback 400 feet from any residence not located on the same parcel...
Parking shall be located predominantly to the side and/or rear of buildings; Parking areas shall include interior landscaped parking lot islands as well as landscaping along the perimeter; ...
The A-C district is to encourage continued agricultural and forestal uses and preserve the natural beauty of rural areas of the county where urban services, such as sewer and water mains, are not planned.
The A-C district is to encourage continued agricultural and forestal uses... wider lots and deeper front yards are required when fronting on major thoroughfares. Major subdivisions are not intended.
The R-R district is to provide for very low-density residential development together with recreational facilities, public uses and accessory uses as may be necessary or are normally compatible with residential surroundings.
The R-R district is to provide for very low-density residential development... Major subdivisions with very low densities and no central water system are envisioned.
The I district is to provide for a wide variety of manufacturing, fabricating, processing, wholesale distributing and warehousing uses appropriately located for access by highways and providing a controlled environment within which signage is limited, uses are to be conducted generally within completely enclosed buildings, and a moderate amount of landscaping is required.
The I district is to provide for a wide variety of manufacturing, fabricating, processing, wholesale distributing and warehousing uses... residential uses are restricted.
The regulations established within each district in this chapter shall be regarded as minimum regulations. They shall apply uniformly to each class or kind of structure or land.
Source documents
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