County (unincorporated) · Virginia

Nelson County Unincorporated

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10
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150
Extracted rules
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Zoning districts

10 districts, grouped by category.

General provisions

140 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

Article 20, Sections 20-1 through 20-2230 standards

No communication tower shall be located within one thousand three hundred twenty (1,320) feet of the nearest boundary of the Blue Ridge Parkway or the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.

Article 20, Sections 20-6, 20-9, 20-1228 standards

Class A personal wireless service facilities are permitted as a by-right use in all zoning districts. No communication tower shall be located within 120 feet of any Virginia Scenic Byway or within 1,320 feet of the Blue Ridge Parkway or Appalachian Trail.

Article 22, Section 22-413 standards

A small wind energy system shall be permitted in all zoning districts, subject to certain requirements as set forth below.

Article 22A12 standards

Ground-mounted systems shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet in height when oriented at maximum tilt. All equipment, accessory structures and operations associated with a large solar energy system shall be setback at least one hundred (100) feet from all property lines and at least two hundred (200) feet from any residentially zoned properties. A twenty-foot-wide vegetative buffer yard...

Article 23, § 23-38 standards

Temporary family health care structures shall be allowed in the Conservation, C-1; Agricultural, A-1; Residential, R-1; Residential, R-2; and Residential Planned Community, RPC Zoning Districts as permitted accessory uses to single-family dwellings.

Article 24, Section 24-1 (Festival Grounds)1 standards

The minimum acreage for a Festival Grounds is 250 acres. Contiguous parcels under the same or different ownership or control may be aggregated to attain the minimum acreage

Article 24, Section 24-1 (Out-of-Door, Accessory Use)3 standards

receptions, dining, and entertainment, such as musical or other cultural performances, which (i) are conducted in connection with the primary permitted use, (ii) do not involve amplified sound later than 9:00 p.m. on Sundays through Thursdays or later than 10:00 p.m. on Fridays or Saturdays, and (iii) host no more than five hundred (500) attendees at any one time during the activity.

Article 24, Section 24-1 (Temporary Event, Social)2 standards

A one (1) day private social event, such as weddings, receptions, and reunions, which is conducted on property not zoned for commercial uses and not a farm winery or agritourism activity venue, which is not open to the general public, to which attendance does not exceed 300 people, and for which the landowner charges a fee for the use of his property.

Article 24, Section 24-2-B2 standards

Each such event may not exceed a maximum duration of four (4) consecutive days open to the attending public, inclusive of an arrival day and a departure day. Amplified sound is not permitted after 11:00 p.m. on any Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday night; nor after 11:59 p.m. on any Thursday night; nor after 1:00 a.m. on any Saturday or Sunday morning.

Article 24, Section 24-2-C-12 standards

Each such event may not exceed a maximum duration of six (6) consecutive days open to the attending public, inclusive of an arrival day and a departure day. Amplified sound is not permitted after 11:00 p.m. on any Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday night; nor after 11:59 p.m. on any Thursday night; nor after 1:00 a.m. on any Saturday or Sunday morning.

Article 24, Section 24-2-D1 standards

All such temporary structures and facilities shall be lawfully removed within ten (10) days of the approved end date.

Article 24, Section 24-2-E-32 standards

A Category 3 Temporary Event may not exceed a maximum duration of six (6) consecutive days open to the attending public, inclusive of an arrival day and a departure day. Amplified sound is not permitted after 11:00 p.m. on any Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday night; nor after 11:59 p.m. on any Thursday night; nor after 1:00 a.m. on any Saturday and Sunday morning.

Article 7, Section 7-1, 7-2-1, 7-5-2, 7-6, 7-79 standards

Request for establishment... accompanied by a 'Master Plan' for the proposed community of not less than three thousand (3,000) contiguous acres... open areas... not less than twenty-five (25) percent... maximum allowable gross density shall not exceed ten (10) dwelling units per acre... There shall be no minimum lot size, no minimum setback lines... Prior to approval of the Final Plan, the applicant must submit plans... of a public or private sewer and a public or private water supply system...

Definitions136 standards

Farm brewery, limited: A brewery that manufactures no more than fifteen thousand (15,000) barrels of brewed beverages per calendar year, provided that (i) the brewery is located on a farm owned or leased by such brewery or its owner and (ii) agricultural products...

Sec. 17-31 standards

Unless district boundary lines are fixed by dimensions or otherwise clearly shown or described, and where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the aforesaid districts as shown on the zoning map, the following rules shall apply:

Sec. 17-61 standards

Whenever any section or provision of this ordinance or of any regulation adopted under the authority of this ordinance requires a greater width of lot or size of lot or yard or other open spaces, or requires a lower height of building or less number of stories, requires a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied or imposes other higher standards than are required in any state statute or other county ordinance or regulation, the provision of this ordinance or of the regulation adopted under the authority of this ordinance shall govern.

Section 10-8 A.2 and Section 10-13 D1 standards

The Floodway District is delineated using the criterion that certain areas within the floodplain must be capable of carrying the waters of the one hundred (100)-year flood without increasing the water surface elevation of that flood more than one (1) foot at any point.

Section 10-8 A.31 standards

The Special Floodplain District shall be those areas identified as an AE Zone on the maps accompanying the Flood Insurance Study for which one hundred (100)-year flood elevations have been provided.

Section 10-8 A.41 standards

The Approximated Floodplain District shall be those areas identified as an A or A99 Zone on the maps accompanying the Flood Insurance Study.

Section G

Critical facilities are prohibited from being constructed or operated within a SFHA unless a variance is granted pursuant to 10.21. The storage of Acetone, Ammonia, Benzene, ... is prohibited in a SFHA.

Source documents

The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.