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.
The minimum PUD size shall be no less than 25 acres of contiguous land... Single-family detached shall not exceed 35 feet in height. Other residential structures shall be erected to a height not to exceed four stories... No less than 15 percent of the gross acreage of the PUD shall be usable open space.
The minimum PUD size shall be no less than 25 acres of contiguous land.
The administrator shall be authorized to grant variances from: The interior side yard and rear yard requirements of this chapter for single-family dwellings and nonprofit uses and their accessory structures; provided that no such variance is greater than 50 percent of the requirement contained in this chapter.
The administrator shall be authorized to grant variances from: (1) The interior side yard and rear yard requirements of this chapter for single-family dwellings and nonprofit uses and their accessory structures; provided that no such variance is greater than 50 percent of the requirement contained in this chapter. (2) The setback regulations of this chapter for single-family dwellings and nonprofit uses; provided that no such variance is greater than 50 percent of the requirement contained in this chapter.
At least 15 feet from the edge of any driveway, utility box or vaults, handicapped ramp, building entrance, exit or emergency access/exit, emergency call box or fire hydrant. At least 100 feet from any on-site residential dwelling or the main entrance of any existing off-site food establishment... Sufficient parking area shall be available to provide a minimum of ten shared off-street spaces, or a minimum of five spaces when no other use is present... Operational hours for units shall be between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., for a maximum of six hours per individual lot during a single day.
The following requirements shall apply to the permitting and operation of mobile food units in permitted zoning districts of the county.
Tier 1 battery energy storage systems have an aggregate energy capacity less than or equal to 600 kWh... Tier 2 battery energy storage systems have an aggregate energy capacity greater than 600 kWh
Tier 1 battery energy storage systems shall be permitted in all zoning districts, subject to the Uniform Code and are exempt from separate site plan review.
Tier 2 battery energy storage systems are permitted through the issuance of a special exception by the board of supervisors within the M-1, M-2, M-3, A-1 and R-A zoning districts, and shall be subject to the special exception application process, the USBC, and the site plan application requirements set forth in this section.
The distance between general advertising signs shall be not less than 1,200 feet on the same side of a right-of-way, but in no case shall a sign be closer than 700 feet to another sign on either side of a right-of-way.
The distance between general advertising signs shall be not less than 1,200 feet on the same side of a right-of-way, but in no case shall a sign be closer than 700 feet to another sign on either side of a right-of-way.
Within a Chesapeake Bay resource protection area (RMA or RPA zoning district), land upon which agricultural activities are being conducted ... shall have a soil and water quality conservation plan.
Within a Chesapeake Bay resource protection area (RMA or RPA zoning district), land upon which agricultural activities are being conducted... shall have a soil and water quality conservation plan.
R-E residential estate district... density not to exceed one dwelling unit per one acre... minimum lot area shall be one acre... 75 feet from a recorded subdivision road... minimum frontage... 150 feet... minimum yard... 15 feet... rear yard of 35 feet... side yard... 40 feet... 35 feet in height...
All small and large scale solar energy facilities shall meet a minimum 50-foot setback if they adjoin, or are adjacent to, a public right of way or residential property.
Roof-mounted solar energy facilities shall be exempt from the building height requirements... Ground-mounted solar energy facilities shall meet the minimum setbacks for principal structures... All small and large scale solar energy facilities shall meet a minimum 50-foot setback if they adjoin, or are adjacent to, a public right of way or residential property.
the planning commission may recommend additional front yard setbacks for any new construction or for any structures altered or remodeled adjacent to the future planned right-of-way
The planning commission may recommend additional front yard setbacks for any new construction or for any structures altered or remodeled adjacent to the future planned right-of-way...
R-TH residential townhouse district... minimum lot area shall be 1,500 square feet for an internal lot... Minimum frontage for a townhouse lot: 20 feet... Buildings... up to 35 feet in height...
Places of public assembly, such as schools, churches, hospitals, apartment houses, theaters and assembly halls, shall not be erected or otherwise located in any area which would be classified as an approach zone. This zone includes an area of 11,000 feet from the end of the runway.
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