Prince George County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
8 districts, grouped by category.
Industrial
3Residential
3Limited Residential
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 2
Limited Residential
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 2
General Residential
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 2
General provisions
104 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Business and office uses shall be compatible with residential uses when integrated with such uses. Any traffic, noise, lights generated by business or office uses shall be mitigated by design when integrated with residential uses. Outside storage shall not be permitted. There shall not be any emissions that may have a detrimental effect in the community.
Business signs shall be limited, in the aggregate, to a maximum of 300 square feet per business. ... General advertising sign shall not exceed 672 square feet in size at each location with an additional ten-percent extension. ... Home occupation sign not exceeding four square feet in area.
Office: limited to the use of a portion of the home, limited except as provided for by special exception to the main dwelling, not exceeding 15 percent of the floor area
On a lot occupied by a multiple-unit dwelling, the private garage may be designed and used for the storage of 1½ times as many automobiles as there are dwelling units.
Dwelling, single-family means a structure 19 or more feet in width arranged or designed to be occupied by one family
R-A residential agricultural district... minimum lot area for permitted uses shall be five acres... structures shall be 75 feet or more from any street right-of-way... minimum side yard for each main structure shall be 15 feet... rear yard of 35 feet or more... buildings may be erected up to 35 feet in height.
Turkey shoots are permitted by special exception in the A-1 general agricultural and R-A residential agricultural districts... The point of discharge of firearms must be at least 300 feet from the right-of-way of a public road... No firearm shall be discharged within 1,000 feet of an occupied dwelling... The use of rifles is prohibited.
No zoning or building permit shall be issued for the construction of a dwelling or other structure... unless such structure is to be located on a lot, tract or parcel of land which is shown on a plat recorded... and which has frontage as required by this chapter.
No zoning or building permit shall be issued for the construction of a dwelling or other structure... unless such structure is to be located on a lot, tract or parcel of land which is shown on a plat recorded
Sanitary landfills are permitted by a special exception in M-2 and M-3 districts only in conjunction with the reclamation of land... The site must be screened from all property lines... buffer strips (which shall be not less than 50 feet in depth).
All federal government land leased or sold either for public or private use shall be considered to be zoned A-1 general agricultural, unless and until otherwise classified.
All federal government land leased or sold either for public or private use shall be considered to be zoned A-1 general agricultural
there may be housed and maintained in R-E, R-1, R-2 and R-3 Zoning Districts; one horse, mule, donkey, two small livestock or one pony on a lot of two acres or more.
there may be housed and maintained in R-E, R-1, R-2 and R-3 Zoning Districts; one horse, mule, donkey, two small livestock or one pony on a lot of two acres or more... Manufactured homes (mobile homes) are not permitted in the R-E, Residential Estate; R-1, Limited Residential; R-2, Limited Residential; or R-3, General Residential Zoning Districts.
there may be housed and maintained in R-E, R-1, R-2 and R-3 Zoning Districts poultry and bees on parcels of two acres or more. There shall be no more than six poultry and two bee hives on two acres.
a sign shall be located 20 feet or more from any street or road right-of-way or easement; this shall be known as the setback line.
a sign shall be located 20 feet or more from any street or road right-of-way or easement
Within the R-2 and R-3 residential districts, it shall be permissible to reduce the required lot sizes for single-family detached houses... The reduction in lot size shall not exceed 50 percent... but in no instance shall the reduced lots be less than 7,000 square feet... There shall be available both central water and sewage disposal facilities.
The placement of a manufactured home (mobile home) on an individual parcel with a principal dwelling or the construction of a second dwelling unit separated or attached without internal access to the principal dwelling shall be permitted subject to the following conditions: This use is for a family member 65 years of age or older, or a physically or mentally handicapped family member... Manufactured homes (mobile homes) are not permitted in the R-E, Residential Estate; R-1, Limited Residential; R-2, Limited Residential; or R-3, General Residential Zoning Districts.
The placement of a manufactured home (mobile home) on an individual parcel with a principal dwelling or the construction of a second dwelling unit separated or attached without internal access to the principal dwelling shall be permitted subject to the following conditions
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