Spotsylvania County Unincorporated

(1) Except as provided in section 23-5.12.3, each outdoor luminaire subject to these outdoor lighting regulations shall be a full cutoff or fully shielded luminaire. (2) All outdoor lighting for nonresidential property or uses adjacent to residential property or uses shall be designed and located such that the maximum illumination, measured in footcandles at the property line shall not exceed five-tenths (0.5) footcandles. (3) All lighting from nonresidential uses shall be located, screened or shielded so that adjacent residential lots and adjacent roads are not directly illuminated. (4) When adjacent to or abutting residential property or uses, nonresidential parking areas shall not be lighted at any time other than during the same hours that the use to which the parking is appurtenant is open for business, except for necessary security lighting. (5) Parking areas not adjacent to or abutting residential property or uses shall not be lighted at any time other than during the same hours that the use to which the parking is appurtenant is open for business, and up to thirty (30) minutes prior to open, and/or following closing, except for necessary security lighting.

All outdoor lighting for nonresidential property or uses adjacent to residential property or uses shall be designed and located such that the maximum illumination, measured in footcandles at the property line shall not exceed five-tenths (0.5) footcandles.

(1) Any permanently mounted lighting consisting of neon or argon lighting, exposed tubing, rope lighting, or strings of lights, outlining any door or window which is visible from the exterior of any non-residential or mixed-use building shall be prohibited; (2) Any fixtures that imitate official highway or traffic control lights shall be prohibited; (3) Any fixtures in the direct line of sight or blocking a traffic control light shall be prohibited; (4) Any search lights, except those permitted in conjunction with a temporary use or special event permit, or necessary for public safety, shall be prohibited.

Any permanently mounted lighting consisting of neon or argon lighting, exposed tubing, rope lighting, or strings of lights, outlining any door or window which is visible from the exterior of any non-residential or mixed-use building shall be prohibited;

In the village, office, commercial and industrial zoning districts all utility lines, such as electric, telephone, cable television (CATV), or other similar lines shall be placed underground. This requirement shall apply to lines that provide service to an end user, individual lot, parcel, or provide service within a planned development. This provision shall not include those lines which deliver service to an area larger than an individual parcel or project area.

In the village, office, commercial and industrial zoning districts all utility lines, such as electric, telephone, cable television (CATV), or other similar lines shall be placed underground.

Any retail sales location on property within 1,000 linear feet of a child day center, or a public, private, or parochial school, is prohibited from selling nicotine vapor products or hemp products intended for smoking.

Any retail sales location on property within 1,000 linear feet of a child day center, or a public, private, or parochial school, is prohibited from selling nicotine vapor products or hemp products intended for smoking.

All structures accessory to single-family detached dwellings, to include such extensions permitted by section 23-5.1.2, shall cover no more than thirty (30) percent of the area within the minimum required rear yard.

The following standards shall apply to fences and walls except when modified by the issuance of a special use permit. ... (a) Agriculture and rural districts (A-2, A-3, R-A, Ru). Fences and walls may be constructed to a maximum of ten (10) feet in height in any rear or side yard, and four (4) feet in height in any front yard ... (b) Residential districts (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-8, R-12, RR). Fences and walls may be constructed to a maximum height of ten (10) feet in any side or rear yard and to a maximum height of four (4) feet in any front yard ... (c) Commercial districts (C-1, RC) and office districts (O-1, O-2). ... ten (10) feet in any side or rear yard and ... four (4) feet in any front yard ... (d) Commercial (C-2, C-3) and industrial districts (I-1, I-2). ... ten (10) feet in any yard ... (e) Planned development districts (PDH, PDC). ... conform to the criteria for fences and walls for the type of zoning district ...

Fences and walls may be constructed to a maximum height of ten (10) feet in any side or rear yard and to a maximum height of four (4) feet in any front yard, except within the sight triangle.

Keeping of domestic laying hens as permitted in accessory uses section 23-5.3.2 shall be limited to permanent confinement within a chicken coop constructed to provide at least three (3) square feet of roost space per chicken in the coop with an additional five (5) square feet of run space per hen;

No accessory structure, except a statue, basketball standard or flagpole, shall be located (a) in any minimum required front yard on any lot or (b) in any front yard on any lot containing less than two (2) acres ... When located in a front yard, these exempt structures shall not be located closer than fifteen (15) feet to a front lot line or twelve (12) feet to a side lot line. Any residential accessory structure may extend into required rear and side yards but shall be located no closer than ten (10) feet from the rear and side yard lot lines or in cluster subdivisions no closer than five (5) feet from the rear and side yard lot lines. Any commercial or industrial accessory structures must meet minimum yard requirements as set forth in the underlying zoning district, except for accessory structures that are less than or equal to two hundred fifty (250) square feet where a ten (10) foot rear yard is required.

When located in a front yard, these exempt structures shall not be located closer than fifteen (15) feet to a front lot line or twelve (12) feet to a side lot line.

Any residential accessory structure may extend into required rear and side yards but shall be located no closer than ten (10) feet from the rear and side yard lot lines or in cluster subdivisions no closer than five (5) feet from the rear and side yard lot lines.

Any commercial or industrial accessory structures must meet minimum yard requirements as set forth in the underlying zoning district, except for accessory structures that are less than or equal to two hundred fifty (250) square feet where a ten (10) foot rear yard is required.

The aggregate gross floor area of all accessory uses shall not exceed forty (40) percent of the total gross floor area of the principal use. ... Multi-family developments with a minimum of two hundred fifty (250) dwelling units, may include the following accessory uses: Eating establishments, without drive-in windows; Child care centers; Personal service establishments; Retail sales establishments selling convenience merchandise. ... Keeping of domestic laying hens shall be permitted in R-1, R-2, R-3, R-R, V, PD-H, Ru, and PRR zoned lots ... limited to a minimum of two (2) hens at one (1) time for lots upon which the dwelling is located up to five thousand (5,000) square feet, and then no more than one (1) additional hen per additional two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet of lot area ... not to exceed a maximum of six (6) hens. ... In zoning districts where agriculture is not permitted, keeping of horses for personal recreation purposes and related facilities shall also be permitted in R-R, and R-1 zoned lots, subject to: Minimum lot size five (5) acres. Maximum density of one (1) horse for each one and one-half (1.5) acres of lot area.

The aggregate gross floor area of all accessory uses shall not exceed forty (40) percent of the total gross floor area of the principal use.

Keeping of domestic laying hens on lots in the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-R, V, PD-H districts, and Ru, PRR lots under five (5) acres shall be limited to a minimum of two (2) hens at one (1) time for lots upon which the dwelling is located up to five thousand (5,000) square feet, and then no more than one (1) additional hen per additional two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet of lot area upon which the dwelling is located, not to exceed a maximum of six (6) hens.

Minimum lot size five (5) acres. Maximum density of one (1) horse for each one and one-half (1.5) acres of lot area. No such area utilized for the keeping of horses shall be located directly on Lake Anna or within one hundred (100) feet of Lake Anna or its designated one hundred (100) year floodplain.