Southampton County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
16 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
2Commercial
6Business District, Local
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 32
Business District, Local
Business District, General, B-2
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 38
Business District, General
Highway Service Business District (B-3)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 26
Industrial
6Industrial District, Limited, M-1
- Max height
- 50 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 68
Industrial District, Limited
General Industrial District
- Max height
- 100 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 20
Industrial District, General
Industrial District, Limited, M-3
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 28
Industrial District, Limited
General provisions
90 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
The total area used for such purpose shall not exceed the equivalent of one-fourth the floor area, in square feet, of the first floor of the users' dwelling unit, but in no instance shall this area exceed three hundred (300) square feet; ... Off-street parking of at least two (2) spaces in addition to those required for the dwelling are provided on the same lot as the home occupation.
not more than twenty-five (25) percent of the floor area of the dwelling shall be used in the conduct of the home occupation and in no event shall the total floor area of the dwelling, accessory structure, or both, devoted to such occupation exceed one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet; ... one (1) sign which shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet; ... Off-street parking of at least two (2) spaces in addition to those required for the dwelling are provided on the same lot as the home occupation.
The total area used for such purpose shall not exceed the equivalent of one-fourth the floor area, in square feet, of the first floor of the users' dwelling unit, but in no instance shall this area exceed three hundred (300) square feet; ... There shall be no advertising, display or other indication of a home occupation on the premises; ... Off-street parking of at least two (2) spaces in addition to those required for the dwelling are provided on the same lot as the home occupation.
Temporary family health care structure means a transportable residential structure ... limited to one (1) occupancy ... has no more than three hundred (300) gross square feet; and ... complies with applicable provisions of the Industrialized Building Safety Law and Uniform Statewide Building Code. Placing the temporary family health care structure on a permanent foundation shall not be required or permitted.
has no more than three hundred (300) gross square feet; ... Placing the temporary family health care structure on a permanent foundation shall not be required or permitted.
The minimum lot size in a manufactured home park shall be seven thousand (7,000) square feet with a minimum width of seventy (70) feet. ... a setback of fifteen (15) feet shall be observed from the front lot line fronting on any internal street.
The minimum setback from the front property line shall be fifty (50) feet. The minimum side yard requirements shall be thirty (30) feet, with no side yard being less than ten (10) feet. The side yard on a corner lot shall be forty-five (45) feet, with the setback on the side on the corner no less than thirty (30) feet. The minimum rear yard shall be thirty-five (35) feet.
As part of the master plan submitted for review in conjunction with a zoning map amendment to the planned mixed use district, a phasing plan shall be provided.
Within any floodway area, no encroachments, including fill, new construction, substantial improvements, or other development shall be permitted unless it has been demonstrated through hydrologic and hydraulic analysis... that the proposed encroachment will not result in any increase in flood levels... Permitted uses: agricultural uses such as general farming, pasture, grazing... etc.
Permitted uses: In the floodway district, the following uses and activities are permitted, provided that they are in compliance with the provisions of the underlying district and are not prohibited by any other ordinance and provided they do not require structures, fill, or storage of materials and equipment: ...
Until a regulatory floodway is designated, no new construction, substantial improvements, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted within the areas of special flood hazard, designated as Zones A1-30, AE, or AH on the FIRM, unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect of the proposed development... will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one (1) foot at any point within the community.
Until a regulatory floodway is designated, no new construction, substantial improvements, or other development (including fill) shall be permitted within the areas of special flood hazard, designated as Zones A1-30, AE, or AH on the FIRM, unless it is demonstrated that the cumulative effect of the proposed development, when combined with all other existing and anticipated development, will not increase the water surface elevation of the base flood more than one (1) foot at any point within the community.
The approximated floodplain district shall be that floodplain area for which no detailed flood profiles or elevations are provided, but where a one (1) percent annual chance floodplain boundary has been approximated. Such areas are shown as Zone A on the maps accompanying the FIS.
For these areas, the base flood elevations and floodway information from federal, state, and other acceptable sources shall be used, when available. Where the specific one (1) percent annual chance flood elevation cannot be determined for this area using other sources of data, such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Floodplain Information Reports, U.S. Geological Survey Flood-Prone Quadrangles, etc., then the applicant for the proposed use, development and/or activity shall determine this base flood elevation.
New construction and substantial improvements shall be built according to this article and the VA USBC, and anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the structure.
Accessory structures not to exceed two hundred (200) square feet. The County of Southampton requires BFE plus eighteen (18) inches freeboard.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, when any building or structure is hereafter erected or structurally altered, accessory off-street parking spaces shall be provided as follows.
For the purpose of these regulations, an off-street parking space is an all-weather surfaced area ... having an area of not less than one hundred sixty-two (162) square feet (nine (9) feet in width and eighteen (18) feet in length minimum)
accessory off-street loading spaces shall be provided as required below or as required in subsequent sections of this article.
For the purpose of these regulations a loading space is a space within the main building or on the same lot, providing for the standing, loading, or unloading of trucks, having minimum area of five hundred forty (540) square feet, minimum width of twelve (12) feet, a minimum depth of thirty-five (35) feet, and a vertical clearance of at least fifteen (15) feet.
Source documents
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