Southampton County Unincorporated

The towing tongue of each unit shall be removed. Any vacant space between the points where two (2) modules are joined shall be enclosed with material of matching exterior appearance in accordance with the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code. All manufactured homes must meet the requirements of the Virginia Manufactured Home Regulations.

a special use exception from the board of zoning appeals is required for all industrialized buildings located in the A-1 and A-2 agricultural zoning districts.

An accessory dwelling unit in a single-family dwelling or in an accessory building in an agricultural or residential district, provided that either the main dwelling or the accessory dwelling unit be occupied by the owner of the property, that the accessory dwelling unit shall not exceed twenty-five (25) percent of the total floor area of the main dwelling nor contain less than five hundred (500) square feet of floor area, that the general appearance of a single-family dwelling shall be maintained, that no exterior stairways to a second floor be constructed at the front or side of the main building, and that at least three (3) off-street parking spaces are available on the property for use by the owner-occupant and the tenant.

Industrialized building units for office use in a business or industrial district.

A garage or other building accessory to a single-family dwelling which building does not comply with the regulations of the district in which it is located.

Extension of a nonconforming use in a building so as to increase floor area by not more than twenty-five (25) percent.

Restoration, repair or replacement of a nonconforming use damaged by more than fifty (50) percent of fair market value of the building immediately prior to damage.

Temporary uses and structures in any district not specifically listed in the regulations and determined by the board to be in the public interest for the district in which located; provided that such uses be of a temporary nature and do not involve the erection of substantial buildings. Such use or structure shall be authorized by the issuance of a temporary and revocable permit for not more than a twenty-four-month period subject to such conditions as will safeguard the public health, safety and welfare.

An exception in the yard regulations on a lot where on the adjacent lot there is a front, side, or rear yard that does not conform with such yard regulations in a way similar to the exception applied for, but not to encroach upon an existing or proposed right-of-way.

An exception in the depth of a rear yard on a lot, in a block where there are nonconforming rear yards.

An exception where there are irregularities in depths of existing front yards on a street frontage on the side of a street between two (2) intersecting streets, so that any one of the existing depths shall, for a building hereafter constructed or extended, be the required minimum front yard depth.

Construction of a single-family dwelling with reduced yard spaces on a legal nonconforming lot.

An exception to the height limits for special purpose structures in the B-2 general business district and in an industrial district.

After the board of appeals has approved a special exception or granted a variance, the special exception or variance so approved or granted shall lapse after the expiration of one (1) year if no substantial construction or change of use has taken place in accordance with the plans for which such special exception or variance was granted, or if the board does not specify some longer period than one (1) year for good cause shown, and the provisions of these regulations shall thereafter govern.

Unless otherwise specified in this article or specified as a condition of approval, the height limits, yard spaces, lot area, and sign requirements shall be the same as for other uses in the district.

In the case of the location of a single-family dwelling or manufactured home, school, park, library, church or other similar use for housing or assembly of people if such use would be located within fifteen hundred (1500) lineal feet of the operational limits of an intensive agricultural use...

The area shall contain not less than two (2) contiguous acres... The density of camping sites... shall not exceed twelve (12) units per acre and no site shall be less than three thousand (3,000) square feet in area.

The board of supervisors may, from time to time, amend, supplement or change, by ordinance, the boundaries of the districts or the regulations herein established.

Certificates of occupancy and compliance shall be applied for coincident with the application for a building permit and shall be issued within ten (10) days after the erection or structural alteration of such buildings shall have been completed in conformity with the provisions of these regulations.

No building shall be erected, constructed, altered, moved, converted, extended, or enlarged, without the owner first having obtained a zoning permit. Such permit shall require conformity with the provisions of this chapter. When issued, such permit shall be valid for a period of six (6) months unless a longer period of time is specified thereon in accord with the terms of this chapter.