Louisa County Unincorporated, Virginia · District

A-1

Agricultural (A-1) district

Dimensional standards

A-1 lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaRear 40 ftSide 25 ftMin width 200 ftMIN LOT AREA1.5 acMIN FRONTAGE300 ftMAX HEIGHT65 ft
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Uses

Extracted standards

4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Intensive livestock facilities including waste treatment systems shall be located no closer than 100 feet from any property line and 300 feet from any adjacent residence or domestic water supply within the agricultural (A-1) district and 200 feet from the property line and 500 feet from any adjacent residence, domestic water supply, school, church or public recreation area located in the agricultural (A-2) district or any other zoning classification.

  • Intensive poultry operations and any associated water management thereof shall be no closer than 100 feet from the property line and 300 feet from any adjacent dwelling, domestic water supply, school, church or public recreation area, regardless of the adjacent zoning classification.

  • No more than 20 percent of the total contiguous property dedicated for agricultural shall be used for these facilities including any structures, paddocks, animal confinement areas, pens, waste treatment or stormwater management facilities.

  • No more than 50 percent of the lot upon which the operation is located shall be dedicated to poultry operations including structures, manure sheds, stormwater management or other facilities.

From the ordinance

The minimum lot area in the agricultural (A-1) district shall be not less than 1.5 acres... The minimum side yard setback shall be 25 feet... The minimum rear yard setback shall be 40 feet... Residences: 50 feet maximum.
Sec. 86-133 through 86-144