Louisa County Unincorporated

Ground mounted components shall be setback at least 30 feet from all from adjacent property lines, 100 feet from abutting public rights-of-way, and behind a principle building. Heights of ground mounted collectors and mounts shall not exceed 12 feet in height when oriented to maximum tilt.

Ground mounted facilities require zoning applications and building permits and inspections. Such facilities are permittable as an accessory use in agricultural and residential zoning districts when meeting the requirements of this section as practical. The ground mounted components shall be setback at least 30 feet from all adjacent property lines, 100 feet from abutting public rights-of-way, and behind a principal building. Heights of ground mounted collectors and mounts shall not exceed 12 feet in height when oriented to maximum tilt.

The project area shall be set back a distance of at least 300 feet from all abutting public rights-of-way and main buildings on adjoining parcels, and from adjacent property lines. ... Such fencing shall enclose the project area not less than six feet in height and equipped with appropriate anticlimbing device... Vegetative buffers sufficient to mitigate the visual impact of the facility is required as follows: The buffer shall consist of a landscaping strip at least 300 feet wide... Ground-mounted solar energy generation facilities shall not exceed a height of 12 feet, measured from the highest natural grade below each solar panel.

The project area shall be set back a distance of at least 300 feet from all abutting public rights-of-way and main buildings on adjoining parcels, and from adjacent property lines. ... Such fencing shall enclose the project area not less than six feet in height and equipped with appropriate anticlimbing device such as strands of barbed wire on top of the fence. ... Ground-mounted solar energy generation facilities shall not exceed a height of 12 feet, measured from the highest natural grade below each solar panel. ... These facilities shall not be located within one mile of an airport unless the applicant submits ... written certification from the Federal Aviation Administration that the location of the facility poses no hazard to or interfere with airport operations.

At least 15 days preceding the commission's public hearing, the applicant shall erect on the property specified in section 86-63 above, a sign or signs indicating the property is to be subject to public hearing... The sign shall be erected within ten feet of whatever boundary line of such land abuts a public road and shall be so placed as to be clearly visible from the road.

The sign shall be erected within ten feet of whatever boundary line of such land abuts a public road. Temporary conditional uses for mobile homes and other temporary uses are authorized with time limits.

There shall be provided at the time of erection of any main building, or at the time any main building is enlarged or structurally altered and converted to another use, adequate minimum off-street parking spaces as follows: One-family: One per dwelling unit; Multifamily: Two per dwelling unit; Mobile homes in mobile home parks: Two per dwelling unit; Mobile homes on lots in subdivision or in agricultural zoned areas: One per dwelling unit.

There shall be provided at the time of erection of any main building... adequate minimum off-street parking spaces as follows: One-family: One per dwelling unit; Multifamily: Two per dwelling unit; Mobile homes in mobile home parks: Two per dwelling unit; Mobile homes on lots in subdivision or agricultural zoned areas: One per dwelling unit.

For the purpose of this article, an off-street parking space is an all-weather surface area consisting of gravel, stone, asphalt or concrete. With the exception of compact car spaces, off-street parking spaces shall include an area of not less than 162 square feet (nine × 18), exclusive of driveways. Compact car spaces shall include an area not less than 128 square feet, with a width of no less than eight feet. In addition, a loading space is defined as a space within the main building or on the same lot, providing for the standing, loading or unloading of trucks having a minimum area of 420 square feet, a maximum width of 12 feet, a minimum depth of 35 feet and a vertical clearance of at least 14 feet.

For the purpose of this article, an off-street parking space is an all-weather surface area consisting of gravel, stone, asphalt or concrete. With the exception of compact car spaces, off-street parking spaces shall include an area of not less than 162 square feet (nine × 18), exclusive of driveways. Compact car spaces shall include an area not less than 128 square feet, with a width of no less than eight feet. In addition, a loading space is defined as a space within the main building or on the same lot, providing for the standing, loading or unloading of trucks having a minimum area of 420 square feet, a maximum width of 12 feet, a minimum depth of 35 feet and a vertical clearance of at least 14 feet.

The minimum distance to the first turning movement shall be 50 feet from the right-of-way as widened. ... There shall be a ten-foot minimum landscaping strip between parking and the right-of-way line. ... For a commercial and/or industrial development, landscaping shall represent 25 percent of the total site dispersed throughout the site. Provide a 25-foot landscaping buffer when commercial and/or industrial development takes place adjacent to residential zoning.

The minimum distance to the first turning movement shall be 50 feet from the right-of-way as widened. Parking shall not overhang onto an adjacent lot or property. There shall be a ten-foot minimum landscaping strip between parking and the right-of-way line. Provide a fire lane shall be provided around commercial and/or industrial buildings. Provide commercial/industrial fire protection in accordance with ISO calculation where central water is available. For a commercial and/or industrial development, landscaping shall represent 25 percent of the total site dispersed throughout the site. Provide a 25-foot landscaping buffer when commercial and/or industrial development takes place adjacent to residential zoning. Convey stormwater runoff for a commercial and/or industrial site in an approved underground drainage system...

Land disturbances over 10,000 square feet along the Lake Anna waterfront shall require a Lake Anna shoreline agreement... The maximum height of structures on land within the Dominion Energy easement in all zoning districts shall be 20 feet for flat roofs and 28 feet for pitched roofs as measured from the lowest finished grade. ... All structures in a common area shall maintain a 100-foot side setback from residential and agricultural zoning districts (not part of the subdivision), and a 50-foot side setback from resort development, commercial, and industrial zoning districts. Twenty-five foot vegetative buffer between the common area and adjoining property owners (not part of the subdivision) shall be required.

Land disturbances over 10,000 square feet along the Lake Anna waterfront shall require a Lake Anna shoreline agreement in lieu of an erosion and sediment control plan...

Water access entrances and travelways into coves shall be at least 30 feet in width at navigable depth until the cove reaches a width of 90 feet or less.

The maximum height of structures on land within the Dominion Energy easement in all zoning districts shall be 20 feet for flat roofs and 28 feet for pitched roofs as measured from the lowest finished grade.

It is intended that all new WCFs be 199 feet or less in height. Under no circumstance shall any WCF exceed 300 feet.

Special exceptions are allowable in all zoning districts pursuant to the terms and limitations of this section in order to provide for adjustments to design standards for uses, buildings and structures, and to promote the usefulness of this chapter.

The lawful production or operations of agriculture or silviculture activities taking place in an agricultural zoning district.

Where a qualified professional (i.e., building official, professional engineer) has certified to the zoning administrator that the permanent dwelling located on a lot has been lost or destroyed and is, as a result, uninhabitable, a mobile home or recreational vehicle may be permitted during the construction of a single family dwelling located on the same lot with the following limitations and conditions: