New Kent County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
8 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
1Residential
5- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 13
General Residential District
- Max height
- 100 ft
- Front setback
- 100 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
General provisions
176 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
All transportation uses and facilities shall be designed and operated so as to minimize adverse impacts on adjacent properties. Outdoor lighting shall be designed and directed so as to minimize glare ...
All parking lots and areas where motor vehicles utilizing petroleum-based fuels are parked or stored or maintained shall be designed with oil-water separators or other devices that will prevent the infiltration of fuels that may leak or be spilled onto the lot.
All airports and helipads shall be designed in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration rules and regulations.
Commercial marinas, docks and boating facilities shall be designed in accordance with the 'Criteria for the Siting of Marinas or Community Facilities for Boat Mooring' as prepared by the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, VR 450-01-0047.
Truck stops shall only be located on roads with a functional classification of minor arterial or higher order street and shall have a minimum lot frontage of 400 feet along each such road from which access to the facility is provided. A minimum of 15 acres shall be required to establish a truck stop. Perimeter buffers or no less than 100 feet in width shall be provided along all side and rear yards. The maximum impervious area of the parcel on which the use is located shall not exceed 70 percent of the total parcel area.
Truck stops shall only be located on roads with a functional classification of minor arterial or higher order street and shall have a minimum lot frontage of 400 feet along each such road from which access to the facility is provided.
Sewage pump and lift stations and communication switching and relay facilities larger than 150 square feet in building area shall, at a minimum, be surrounded by a landscaped buffer no less than 20 feet in width. All on-site utility facilities ... shall be placed underground except ...
All utilities uses and facilities shall be designed and operated so as to minimize adverse impacts on adjacent properties. ... Where feasible, utilities shall be located underground.
The proposed location of the specific utility use shall be necessary for the efficient provision of service to customers.
Craft shows or sales shall not extend for longer than seven consecutive days. No more than one flea market event may be operated on a parcel in any 60-day period. Truckload sales ... may be authorized for a period not to exceed 15 days per event. No more than four such truckload sales events may be conducted on the same premises by a single commercial establishment during any one calendar year. At least 60 days shall transpire between such consecutive 'truckload' sales events. The applicant shall enter into a performance agreement and post a surety by cash, certified check, or letter of credit in the amount of $2,000.00 per trailer or building, not to exceed $10,000.00 per construction or land disturbing project.
Temporary uses shall be limited to a period not to exceed 30 days, unless otherwise specifically approved by the zoning administrator.
The subject uses shall apply for an administrative permit and shall be subject to the conditions enumerated below.
Administrative permits may be issued for trailers and industrialized building units used in conjunction with construction or land disturbing projects subject to the following:
Administrative permits may be issued for the temporary use of trailers for office or business purposes subject to the following provisions:
Mobile transportable self-contained food service units shall conduct business only between the following hours: Six a.m. to midnight in business and industrial zoning classifications except within 50 feet of a residential zoning classification; Eight a.m. to nine p.m. in agricultural and residential zoning classifications and in business and industrial zoning classifications within 50 feet of a residential zoning classification. Hours of business operation on any property may not exceed six hours. An additional hour is allowed for set-up and take-down for a maximum time allowed on any property of seven hours. Mobile transportable self-contained food service units shall not be located less than 100 feet from an occupied residential dwelling.
Transportable self-contained food service units are operated under two distinctly different business models although the physical units themselves are substantially the same.
A parcel of five acres or greater shall be required for forestry operations. All forestry operations shall be in accordance with a forest management plan approved by the state department of forestry. ... No tree harvesting shall occur within Chesapeake Bay Resource Protection Areas including the 100-foot resource protection area buffer.
A parcel of five acres or greater shall be required for forestry operations.
Solar generation facility or energy storage project structures shall not exceed 25 feet ... A minimum 100-foot setback ... from any property line and transportation right-of-way. A minimum 150-foot setback ... from any residentially-zoned property line. A minimum 200-foot setback ... for placement of all inverters.
A public meeting shall be held prior to the public hearing with the planning commission to give the community an opportunity to hear from the applicant and ask questions regarding the proposed project or facility.
Source documents
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