Louisa County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
8 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
2Commercial
2Industrial
2General provisions
180 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
All other lot corners shall be marked with iron rods not less than five-eighths-inch diameter and 24 inches long and driven so as to be flush with the finished grade.
All other lot corners shall be marked with iron rods not less than five-eighths-inch diameter and 24 inches long and driven so as to be flush with the finished grade.
Each individual lot within which there is to be constructed a conventional or alternative onsite sewage disposal system must include a 100 percent backup site for such system, subject to the approval of the Virginia Department of Health.
Each individual lot within which there is to be constructed a conventional or alternative onsite sewage disposal system must include a 100 percent backup site for such system
in no case may the term "adjacent" be defined to mean less than 200 feet from any water or sewer main.
Easements of not less than ten feet in width... must be provided for water, sewer, power lines, and other utilities in the subdivision.
the security/guarantee shall renew every 24 months for the duration of the project. The guarantee shall increase or decrease by an amount equal to the most recent quarterly Construction Cost Index published by Engineering News-Record.
If the agent does not approve or disapprove such plans and specifications within 60 days from the date of submission to it, the subdivider shall have the right to appeal his case directly to the governing body for immediate consideration.
If the existing street rights-of-way are not 50 feet in width, the subdivider shall make such provisions on the subdivision plats and in a deed of dedication to the commonwealth as to permit the widening by such dedication of said roads or streets to a width of 50 feet.
All remnants of lots below minimum size left over after subdividing of a tract must be added to adjacent lots, or otherwise disposed of, rather than be allowed to remain as unusable parcels.
Where the land covered by a subdivision includes two or more parcels in separate ownership, and lot arrangement is such that a property ownership line divides one or more lots, the land in each lot so divided shall be transferred by deed to single ownership, simultaneously with the recording of the final plat.
Lots intended for business or industrial use shall be designed specifically for such purposes with adequate space set aside for off street parking and delivery facilities.
Generally, the maximum length of blocks shall be 1,200 feet.
Generally, the maximum length of blocks shall be 1,200 feet.
Blocks shall be wide enough to allow two tiers of lots of minimum depth, except where fronting on major streets, unless prevented by topographical conditions or size of the property, in which case the agent may approve a single tier of lots of minimum depth.
When a proposed subdivision will adjoin a major street, the agent may require that the greater dimension of the block shall front or back upon such major thoroughfare to avoid unnecessary ingress or egress.
The subdivider shall present to the agent five prints of a preliminary layout at a scale of 100 feet to the inch as a preliminary plat.
The boundary survey or existing survey of record, provided such survey shows a closure with an accuracy of not less than one in 2,500
A contour map of the entire subdivision, at five-foot contour intervals, will be submitted to the agent.
All subdivision plats shall bear the following note: "This property (does or does not) lie in a HUD flood hazard area in accordance with FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer."
Source documents
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