Powhatan County Unincorporated

The regulations set by this chapter within each district shall be minimum regulations and shall apply uniformly to each class or kind of structure or land... The ordinance from which this chapter is derived is intended to be an inclusive ordinance. Only those uses, structures, or features permitted in specific district regulations shall be allowed.

Standard procedures for development applications, including pre-application conference, neighborhood meeting, application submittal, and review.

This section sets forth supplemental procedures, standards, and related information for each of the specific review procedures for development applications reviewed under this chapter.

The purpose of this section is to provide a uniform mechanism for rendering formal written interpretations of the text of section 83-420, Floodplain Overlay (FP) District and the FP district and subdistrict boundaries or classifications on the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM).

Nothing herein shall be deemed to allow dump heaps, as defined herein, therefore keeping or maintaining a dump heap shall be prohibited on property in all rural districts.

Purpose, use standards, intensity and dimensional standards, permitted uses, conditional uses, accessory uses, temporary uses.

The purpose of the Agricultural/Animal Confinement (A-C) District is to accommodate intensive agricultural operations involving the keeping or raising of livestock, dairy cattle, swine, and poultry in confined areas or facilities.

Intent, use standards, intensity and dimensional standards, permitted uses, conditional uses.

There are areas unique to Powhatan County which blend the character of rural, agricultural lifestyle with the demand and density for large lot development. The Rural Residential District is intended to meet the demand for large lot residential development while preserving the rural character and agricultural lifestyle in certain areas of the county.

Purpose, use standards, intensity and dimensional standards, permitted uses, conditional uses.

The purpose of the Crossroads (CR) District is to preserve and enhance the small historic crossroads communities that are the primary service areas for the county's farmers and rural residents and help define the character of the county's rural areas.

The following uses are allowable as accessory uses that are incidental and customarily subordinate to principal uses in the CR District, subject to compliance with any referenced use-specific standards and all other applicable regulations of this chapter.

Nothing herein shall be deemed to allow dump heaps, as defined herein, therefore keeping or maintaining a dump heap shall be prohibited on property in all village growth area base districts.

The purpose of the Village Residential (VR) District is to accommodate moderate-density residential development of walkable neighborhoods that include single-family detached, duplex, and townhouse dwellings, as well as small (1- to 4-unit) multifamily dwellings...

The purpose of the Village Residential (VR) District is to accommodate moderate-density residential development of walkable neighborhoods that include single-family detached, duplex, and townhouse dwellings, as well as small (1- to 4-unit) multifamily dwellings that look like large single-family homes.

The purpose of the Village Center (VC) District is to accommodate a mix of retail, office, service, and civic uses that address the needs of neighborhoods in the immediate vicinity...

The purpose of the Village Center (VC) District is to accommodate a mix of retail, office, service, and civic uses that address the needs of neighborhoods in the immediate vicinity (e.g., personal services uses, restaurants, banks, convenience stores, drugstores, grocery stores, libraries, places of worship, day care, schools), as well as moderate-density residential development that is mixed in with nonresidential uses, preferably in vertical mixed-use buildings with ground-level retail and office uses and upper-floor residential use.

The purpose of the Courthouse Square Center (CHSC) District is to accommodate pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use development within, and in close proximity to, the Powhatan Courthouse Historic District...

The purpose of the Courthouse Square Center (CHSC) District is to accommodate pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use development within, and in close proximity to, the Powhatan Courthouse Historic District (listed on the National Register of Historic Places).

The purpose of the Commerce Center (CC) District is to accommodate a wide range of retail, service, office, and institutional uses that provide goods and services serving the residents and businesses in the community at large...