Orange County Unincorporated

Nonconforming uses may continue; abandonment after 2 years; structures may be restored within 2 years; expansion limits: 50% residential, 25% nonresidential, 1500 sqft in A district.

In the agricultural (A) district, all agricultural production uses, including the uses defined as intensive livestock, dairy and poultry facilities, shall be permitted by right. Setbacks and development plan requirements apply.

Each manufactured home space shall have a minimum area of 5,000 square feet and a minimum width of 40 feet. No manufactured home is closer than ten feet to any other space. No space shall be located closer to the park boundary than 25 feet.

Except as provided for in the following subsections, a zoning permit shall be required for: 1. The erection, construction, reconstruction, or moving of a building and/or structure or part thereof; 2. Any alteration of a building and/or structure whereby the physical footprint and/or height is changed; 3. For the establishment of any new land use; and 4. For any proposed change in use within a structure that is used in whole or in part for nonresidential purposes.

A zoning permit shall be required for the erection, construction, reconstruction, or moving of a building and/or structure or part thereof; ...

The general assembly in § 15.2-2280 et seq., VA Code Ann., has authorized boards of supervisors in counties to adopt zoning ordinances, dividing the unincorporated areas of counties into districts to: Regulate the use of lands and structures; the size, height, area, bulk, location, construction, alteration and removal of structures; the areas and dimensions of land, water and air space to be occupied by structures; the minimum size of yards, courts and other open spaces; and mining of natural resources, in order to promote the health, safety or general welfare of the public;

Any use not expressly permitted or permitted by special use permit in a specific district is prohibited.

Any use not expressly permitted or permitted by special use permit in a specific district is prohibited.

In the agricultural zoning district, the minimum lot area shall be two acres... minimum lot frontage shall be 200 feet... structures shall be 40 feet in height or less.

In the agricultural zoning district, the minimum lot area shall be two acres, except in cluster developments subject to article VI, or manufactured home parks subject to article VII.

In the limited commercial district, land may be used for the following uses and any customarily incidental accessory use, provided that no merchandise, materials, tractor-trailers, or equipment are stored outdoors: Office not exceeding 4,000 square feet of gross floor area, Place of worship, Public use, Retail store not exceeding 4,000 square feet, Signs, Up to four dwelling units attached, Temporary uses, Outdoor power equipment repair, Cultural use, Commercial indoor recreational use, Institutional use, Microbrewery/Microdistillery.

In the general commercial district, land may be used for the following uses and any accessory use: Automobile sales, service, storage or rental, Commercial assembly plant, Office / Office building, Place of worship, Cultural use, Commercial indoor or non-vehicular outdoor recreational use, Institutional use, Public use, Restaurant, Retail store, Signs, Up to four dwelling units attached, Temporary uses, Vocational training facility, Outdoor power equipment repair, Microbrewery / Microdistillery.

Setback from any VDOT secondary road, private street, or subdivision street shall be 35 feet from the right-of-way. Minimum side or rear yard width adjacent to residential or agricultural district shall be 50 feet. Structures shall be 100 feet or less in height.

In the limited industrial district, land may be used for the following uses and any customarily incidental accessory use, provided that no merchandise, materials, or equipment are stored outdoors: Automobile and equipment sales, service, storage or rental, Laboratory, Limited manufacturing and processing, Office / Office Building, Public utility, fire or rescue station, or maintenance facility, Signs, Wholesale distribution or warehouse, Vocational Training Facility, Outdoor Power Equipment Motorcycle. All-Terrain Vehicle. Watercraft Repair and Storage.

Setback from any VDOT secondary road, private street, or subdivision street shall be 50 feet from the right-of-way. Minimum side or rear yard width adjacent to agricultural or residential district shall be 100 feet. Structures shall be 100 feet or less in height.

In the general industrial district, land may be used for the following uses and any customarily incidental accessory use: Accessory retail or office use, not exceeding twenty percent (20%) of the gross floor area of the principal use, Brewery, Building materials sales establishment, Contractor's shop, Data center, Distillery, Feed, grain, and fertilizer sales, Greenhouse, commercial, Laboratory, Lumberyard or sawmill, Machine shop, Machinery and heavy equipment sales, rental, and service, Manufacturing, processing, assembly, and/or packaging of goods within the following categories, Outdoor power equipment repair, Printing and publishing facility, Publicly-owned recreational uses, Self-storage facility, Signs, Temporary uses, Vehicular repair, storage, and service, Vocational training facility, Wholesale or distribution center.

Setback from any VDOT secondary road, private street, or subdivision street shall be 35 feet from the right-of-way. Minimum side or rear yard width adjacent to residential or agricultural district shall be 100 feet. Structures shall be 100 feet or less in height.

The Barboursville Village Overlay District (BVOD) implements the policies, objectives, and purposes of the Comprehensive Plan and the Code of Virginia § 15.2-2283 by providing standards to protect and enhance the character of the area which complement the requirements of the underlying zoning districts.

No commercial building or structure within the BVOD shall exceed forty (40) feet in height. Setbacks vary by road: Constitution Highway 75 ft from centerline, Old Barboursville Road 25 ft from centerline, Governor Barbour Street no minimum. Freestanding signs max 8 ft height, monument signs only.

Maximum lot coverage ratio: seventy (70) percent. Maximum height: forty (40) feet. Public water and wastewater services shall be required for all development. Perimeter buffer at least 25 feet wide on any side abutting residential.