Shenandoah County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
10 districts, grouped by category.
Residential
5Agriculture District
- Min lot
- 65,340 sq ft (1.5 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 25
Low-Density Residential
- Min lot
- 30,000 sq ft (0.69 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 11
Medium-Density Residential
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 11
High-Density Residential
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 13
Rural Growth Residential District
- Min lot
- 8,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 11
Commercial
2Industrial
2General provisions
200 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
If the aforementioned items constitute only an insubstantial portion of an establishment's stock-in-trade, the establishment shall not be considered an adult store. For purposes of this paragraph, an 'insubstantial portion' is less than 5% of the establishment's stock-in-trade.
A bed-and-breakfast shall have no more than 15 bedrooms available for rent.
A building where, for compensation, lodging and meals are provided for five to 13 persons.
An area not greater than 20% of the total lot area, shown for all lots within an open space development subdivision, which defines the area on the lot within which the principal structure must be built.
A permanently preserved open space lot of not less than 30 acres in area that is created as part of an open space development subdivision...
Slopes of 15% or greater as determined by reference to either current topographic mapping...
All dwelling units shall be constructed in accordance with the Shenandoah County Building Code to include a permanent foundation, approved sanitary facility from the Virginia Department of Health, and receive a certificate of occupancy.
or a number unrelated persons, but not exceeding eight, living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit
A single store, the ground floor area of which is a maximum of 4,000 square feet...
A homeshare shall have no more than four guest bedrooms at any one time.
Has a total area impacted by the construction and operation of the facility greater than two acres;
Motor vehicles stored in impoundment lots shall be completely screened from view on all sides by using a visually opaque fence at least eight feet in height.
Such use shall be allowed by special permit, and parking requirements shall be set by the Board in the permit.
Space provided for vehicular parking outside the dedicated street right-of-way as a main use with the issuance of a special use permit, when such land used for off-street parking is adjacent to an existing use in a zoning district other than an Agriculture (A-1) Zone.
An area of not less than 10 feet by 20 feet for each automobile or motor vehicle.
a buffer, as defined in Subsection A, shall be protected from development... one-hundred-foot buffer
Pit privies are not allowed anywhere within the County. Other private installations must meet all requirements of the State Department of Environmental Quality...
In all residential districts there shall be provided ... space for the parking of two automobiles for each dwelling unit ... except that for multifamily dwellings designed and approved as housing for the elderly, the number of parking spaces may be reduced not to exceed a minimum of 1/2 space per dwelling unit
Such space or spaces shall be a minimum of 15 feet wide and 35 feet in length with a minimum clear height of 15 feet. Off-street truck loading space shall be provided at a rate of one space for the first 10,000 square feet or less gross floor area, plus a minimum of one additional space for each additional 40,000 square feet of gross floor area or part thereof.
Site plans shall be required for the following uses: mobile home parks, shopping centers, multiple-family dwellings, townhouses, schools, churches, etc. The final site plan shall be considered approved unless the Zoning Administrator acts within 60 days.
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