Stafford County Unincorporated

A vehicle designed to provide temporary living quarters of such size or weight as not to require special highway movement permits when towed by a motor vehicle and having a gross trailer area less than three hundred twenty (320) square feet.

A type of tree that, under normal growth conditions, will compose the top layer or canopy of vegetation and generally reach a mature height at or above forty (40) feet. A tree that, at the time of planting, is at least twelve (12) feet tall above the highest root, has a minimum caliper of three (3) inches diameter at breast height (DBH).

A tree that, under normal growth conditions, reaches a mature height at or above forty (40) feet. A tree that, at the time of planting, is at least twelve (12) feet tall above the highest root and has a minimum caliper of three (3) inches diameter at breast height (DBH).

A type of tree that, under normal growth conditions, will grow to maturity beneath large trees and generally reach a mature height between ten (10) and forty (40) feet. A tree that, at the time of planting, is at least five (5) feet tall above the highest root.

Any truck-tractor, trailer, semi-trailer, garbage truck, dump truck, cement truck, or similar vehicles or equipment with any gross weight; or any vehicle with a gross weight of more than ten thousand five hundred (10,500) pounds which is not owned, leased, or operated by the occupant of the property at which it is parked.

Storage and shipping operations characterized by volumes of traffic that exceed one hundred (100) vehicle trips per day, and which may include outdoor storage as well as indoor storage of goods.

An open space adjacent to a street and extending from the property line to the required yard of twenty-five (25) feet or the minimum front yard requirement for the zoning district, whichever is less.

provide for an overlay zone with limitations on development in areas likely to be inundated by the 100-year flood event, as defined by current flood insurance rate maps (FIRMs)

The purpose of the FH district is to provide an overlay zone with limitations on development in areas likely to be inundated by the 100-year flood event, in order to protect life and property and to prevent or minimize flood damage.

All uses permitted by right in the underlying district for any flood fringe or any approximated floodplain district. All conditional use permitted in the underlying district.

Maximum height: Three stories or as in the underlying zoning district, whichever is less.

provide suitable and sufficient opportunities for redevelopment through new construction and reuse of existing buildings while maintaining the historic nature and cultural context of the Falmouth area

The purpose of the FR district is to provide suitable and sufficient opportunities for redevelopment through new construction and reuse of existing buildings while maintaining the historic nature and cultural context of the Falmouth area of the county.

provide an overlay zone along developed and rapidly developing high traffic road facilities where appropriate special standards for such corridors would address access and design needs.

The purpose of the HC district is to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the public by the prevention or reduction of traffic congestion, and distracting visual clutter which may result in danger on the public and private streets, a limitation is hereby placed on certain automobile oriented, fast service, quick turnover uses and related signage, which generate traffic in such amount and in such manner as to present the possibility of increased danger to the motoring public and other impediments to safe travel.

Maximum height: Thirty (30) feet for all structures within seventy-five (75) feet of the corridor highway; all other heights shall be as in the underlying district.

protecting cultural resources by guiding new development along major entrance routes to the designated areas.

The purpose of the HG district is to implement the goals of the comprehensive plan by protecting cultural resources by guiding new development along the major entrance routes to the designated areas.

All uses permitted by right in the underlying district. All conditional uses permitted in the underlying district.

To permit restoration, preservation, conservation, education, research and business activities related to the operation of a museum and other historic sites in Stafford County.