Powhatan County Unincorporated

Any violation of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of $200.00 for the initial summons or ticket, and a civil penalty of $500.00 for each additional summons or ticket arising from the same set of operative facts.

Sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited within restaurants with drive-through service.

An establishment that sells both alcoholic beverages and food is classified as a bar or lounge if it derives no more than ten percent of its gross revenue from the sale of food consumed on the premises.

No commercially packaged handicrafts or commercially processed or packaged foodstuffs shall be sold.

The rental of trucks or trailers is a separate principal use and not considered accessory to this use.

Such range shall be located on a parcel not less than 30 acres in size. No part of such use shall be located any closer than 300 feet to the public road right-of-way, or 300 feet from any property boundary. Use of the range shall not be open to the general public. The range shall operate only during daylight, and not before 10:00 a.m. No automatic weapons shall be used. Only weapons of recreational or instructional caliber shall be used.

contains no more than 300 square feet of gross floor area; and ... A temporary family health care structure shall not count as a dwelling unit for purposes of applying density standards.

A temporary second dwelling for hardship, handicapped, or elderly family member shall not count as a dwelling unit for purposes of applying density standards.

This use is generally a principal use, but may be an accessory use to a dwelling in certain zoning districts.

All reclamation and accessory activities shall be conducted on a parcel of three acres or more within an enclosed building or within an area surrounded by a solid wall, fence, or visual barrier to adequately screen reclamation and accessory activities from adjacent properties.

Various definitions from the Powhatan County Zoning Ordinance.

Such range shall be located on a parcel not less than 30 acres in size. ... No part of such use shall be located any closer than 300 feet to the public road right-of-way, or 300 feet from any property boundary. ... The range shall operate only during daylight, and not before 10:00 a.m. No automatic weapons shall be used.

All reclamation and accessory activities shall be conducted on a parcel of three acres or more within an enclosed building or within an area surrounded by a solid wall, fence, or visual barrier to adequately screen reclamation and accessory activities from adjacent properties.

contains no more than 300 square feet of gross floor area; and (d) complies with applicable provisions of the Industrialized Building Safety Law (Code of Virginia § 36-70 et seq.) and the Building Code.

Accessory structures are not to exceed 600 square feet.

In a residential district, satellite dishes may be located within a required side or rear yard, but shall not: ... b. Be located within five feet of any lot line; and c. Exceed a height of 15 feet above ground level, where mounted on a mast.

This chapter applies to the development of all lands within unincorporated Powhatan County, unless it is expressly exempted by a specific section or subsection of this chapter.

If a provision of this chapter is inconsistent with another provision of this chapter, or with a provision found in other codes or ordinances of the county, the more restrictive provision shall govern.

If any use, structure, lot, sign, or site feature legally existed before the adoption of the applicable section of this chapter, but does not fully comply with the standards of this chapter, the use, structure, lot, sign or site feature is considered nonconforming under this chapter and shall comply with the requirements in Article IX, Nonconformities.

Where a district boundary line divides a lot which was in single ownership at the time of passage of this chapter, the board of zoning appeals may permit, as a special exception, the extension of the regulations for either portion of the lot not to exceed 50 feet beyond the district boundary into the remaining portion of the lot.