Powhatan County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
7 districts, grouped by category.
Other
4Agricultural-10 District
- Min lot
- 435,600 sq ft (10 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 30
Agricultural-20 District
- Min lot
- 871,200 sq ft (20 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 18
Rural Residential-5 District
- Min lot
- 217,800 sq ft (5 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 10
Industrial
2General provisions
347 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Truck stop: meet gas station standards except gasoline pump canopies max clearance height 20 feet above grade.
Vehicle/equipment sales or rental: no vehicle or equipment displays within required yard or perimeter buffer; display pad may be elevated up to 2 feet; no vehicles displayed on top of building; no other materials for sale displayed between principal structure and street.
The use shall be located at least 250 feet from any residential district or existing residential use, school, or child care center. Heavy equipment shall not be stored as a source for salvaged parts. All repairs of heavy equipment shall be conducted on a paved surface.
The use shall be located at least 250 feet from any residential district or existing residential use, school, or child day care center. The use shall not have more than one heavy equipment display pad for every 100 feet of street frontage.
The lot containing the use shall front on a paved public street with a right-of-way at least 50 feet wide. A type C perimeter buffer shall be provided along all perimeters of the site (see section 83-461, Landscaping and buffers).
In the CC District, a light manufacturing, assembly, or fabrication use is allowed only subject to the following standards: The use shall be within an enclosed building; The building housing the use shall have a total gross floor area of 10,000 square feet or less;
The use shall have a total gross floor area of 3,500 square feet or less, except that within the Light Industrial (I-1) District or Heavy Industrial (I-2) District the use shall have a total gross floor area of 5,000 square feet or less.
Areas used for outdoor storage shall be fully enclosed with a fence or masonry wall no less than eight feet high in accordance with section 83-466, Fences and walls. The height of materials and equipment stored shall not exceed the height of the screening fence or wall.
Be located at least 500 feet from any residential district or existing residential use, school, or day care center; Not locate storage areas within a required yard;
Be located on a site with an area of at least three acres; Be located at least 1,000 feet from any existing residential district, school, or child day care center; Be surrounded by a solid fence or concrete or masonry wall that is at least six feet high, located no less than 100 feet from any public right-of-way, and located no less than 50 feet from any adjacent property;
Be located on a parcel with an area of at least three acres; Not be located within 50 feet of any property line (except that a freestanding office need only comply with generally applicable yard requirements); and Be screened with an opaque fence or wall no less than eight feet in height
The use shall be set back at least 300 feet from any residential district or existing residential use, school, or child day care center. A type C landscape buffer shall be provided around the perimeter of the lot
The facility shall be located at least 250 feet from any residential district or existing residential use, education use, or child day care center. Except for a freestanding office, no part of the facility shall be located within 50 feet of any property line.
The collection bin(s) shall be located in or adjacent to an off-street parking area and shall not occupy more than five percent of the total area of the parking area. The collection bin(s) shall be at least ten feet from any lot line.
The maximum density shall be 24 camping or RV spaces per acre. The minimum area of a camping or RV space shall be 1,000 square feet. The minimum width of a camping or RV space shall be 24 feet. Turnarounds shall be provided for all dead-end roads over 100 feet in length. The minimum radius of a required turnaround shall be 80 feet.
Up to 15 percent of the gross floor area of a hotel or motel may be devoted to business-related accessory uses other than eating and drinking establishments... Up to 20 percent of the gross floor area of a hotel or motel may be devoted to eating and/or drinking establishments as an accessory use.
All equipment, buildings and premises used for such purposes shall be constructed, maintained, and operated in such a manner as to reduce, to the maximum extent possible, noise, dust, or vibrations that could be injurious to persons living in the vicinity. All vehicular accessways on the site and all access points onto the site from a public street shall be located to secure safety, to lessen congestion, and to facilitate transportation.
Repair of all motors and other large equipment shall occur within an enclosed building. Outdoor storage may be allowed in an outdoor storage area that complies with the outdoor storage standards in section 83-438(p), Outdoor storage (as an accessory use). The use shall use nonflammable liquids for any cleaning processes conducted on-site that emit no odor, fumes, or steam detectable to normal senses from off the premises.
The use shall be located at least 250 feet from any residential district or existing residential use, school, or child care center. Heavy equipment shall not be stored as a source for salvaged parts. All repairs of heavy equipment shall be conducted on a paved surface. The service bays shall not be oriented in the direction of the main road or highway providing access to the property.
The use shall be located at least 250 feet from any residential district or existing residential use, school, or child day care center. No heavy equipment displays shall be located within a required yard. The use shall not have more than one heavy equipment display pad for every 100 feet of street frontage. No heavy equipment shall be displayed on the top of a building. All lights and lighting shall be designed and arranged so no source of light is directly visible from any residential district or existing residential use.
Source documents
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