Surry County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
11 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
1Commercial
4Local Business District
- Max height
- 20 ft
General Business District
- Max height
- 30 ft
Commercial District
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 45
General Commercial District
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 63
Industrial
4Light Industrial District
- Min lot
- 30,000 sq ft (0.69 ac)
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 29
Heavy Industrial District
- Min lot
- 40,000 sq ft (0.92 ac)
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 34
Light Industrial District
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 75 ft
Heavy Industrial District
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 75 ft
General provisions
215 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
The overall density of the mobile home park shall not exceed six units per gross acre and the net density of any particular acre within such park, whether used for mobile homes or travel trailers, shall not exceed 12 units per acres. Minimum site area for individual mobile homes shall be 3,600 square feet and no mobile home shall occupy more than 25 percent of the area of the lot on which it is situated. ... No mobile home shall be parked closer than 100 feet from a public street or road, ten feet from an interior access drive, or 25 feet from any other mobile home or service building and no part of a mobile home, porches, decks, awnings, canopy or storage structure shall be located closer than five feet from the boundaries of the individual mobile home site. ... At least one off-street parking space shall be provided on each mobile home site.
The park shall contain not less than two contiguous acres and shall be under single ownership or control, except that minimum area may be one acre where the proposed park is to be located adjacent to an existing mobile home park containing an area of one acre or more. The minimum width/depth for a mobile home park shall be 200 feet. The overall density of the mobile home park shall not exceed six units per gross acre and the net density of any particular acre within such park, whether used for mobile homes or travel trailers, shall not exceed 12 units per acres. Minimum site area for individual mobile homes shall be 3,600 square feet...
Minimum tract size: Five acres. Use limitations: Areas designated on the approved preliminary plan as a manufactured housing subdivision shall be limited to Class A manufactured homes and single family dwellings. Where a combination of manufactured homes and single-family dwellings are proposed, at least 60 percent of the lots shall be reserved exclusively for manufactured homes. ... Storage space: A storage area enclosed on all sides, with at least 300 cubic feet and designed to store yard equipment and supplies shall be provided.
A manufactured home, Class B may be allowed as a temporary residence during the construction, repair, or renovation of a permanent residential structure on a single lot or parcel subject to the following: 1. All permits for temporary residences, while repairing a permanent residence shall expire within one year after the date of issuance. ... 4. Only one temporary manufactured home is allowed per parcel.
Minimum tract size: One acre. Minimum lot width and frontage of 100 feet. Minimum lot depth of 150 feet. Public water and public sewer service shall be provided. Overall project density shall not exceed ten dwelling units per acre (4,356 square feet of lot area per dwelling unit) exclusive of public or commonly used rights-of-way. No multiple-family dwelling shall contain more than 12 dwelling units in any one building. At least 500 square feet of commonly usable open space shall be provided for each apartment dwelling unit. Building setbacks for lots adjacent to single-family residential districts or property used for single-family dwellings shall be at least 50 feet. The minimum distance between multifamily structures shall be 50 feet.
Minimum tract size: One acre. Minimum lot width and frontage of 100 feet. Minimum lot depth of 150 feet. Public water and public sewer service shall be provided. Overall project density shall not exceed ten dwelling units per acre (4,356 square feet of lot area per dwelling unit) exclusive of public or commonly used rights-of-way. No multiple-family dwelling shall contain more than 12 dwelling units in any one building. At least 500 square feet of commonly usable open space shall be provided for each apartment dwelling unit. Building setbacks for lots adjacent to single-family residential districts or property used for single-family dwellings shall be at least 50 feet. The minimum distance between multifamily structures shall be 50 feet.
The period for temporary placement of such structures shall be no more than 12 months, unless an extension is specifically authorized by the board of supervisors.
Temporary emergency housing may be placed on property when a disaster has been declared by the board of supervisors, the governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, or the President of the United States in accordance with applicable state and federal law. ... The period for temporary placement of such structures shall be no more than 12 months, unless an extension is specifically authorized by the board of supervisors for an additional period of time to be set by the board. ... Only one temporary emergency housing unit shall be permitted on any lot of record.
Overall project density shall not exceed six dwelling units per acre including public or commonly used rights-of-way constructed to serve the project. Each townhouse shall be erected or placed on a specifically designated land area or on a lot containing not less than 2,500 square feet.
For townhouses for sale and similar attached development types, the development or project shall consist of at least ten dwelling units with no less than three and no more than six units contiguous to one another. Public water and public sewer service shall be provided. Overall project density shall not exceed six dwelling units per acre including public or commonly used rights-of-way constructed to serve the project. Each townhouse shall be erected or placed on a specifically designated land area or on a lot containing not less than 2,500 square feet. The minimum distance between any two unattached townhouse structures shall be 40 feet. The setback shall be increased to 60 feet if the townhouse structures are face to face.
The minimum area for a camp shall be ten contiguous acres.
The minimum area for a camp shall be ten contiguous acres. Multiple structures may be constructed on the property, such as cabins, lodges and other facilities typical of a camp provided that all structures comply with the setback requirements for a principal structure from adjoining property lines.
Any burial plot on land abutting a public or private street shall comply with the required front yard setback of the underlying zoning district and 25 feet from all property lines.
Any burial plot on land abutting a public or private street shall comply with the required front yard setback of the underlying zoning district and 25 feet from all property lines.
In the RVC district, when a club adjoins a residential use, a Type B buffer yard in accordance with section 5-400 shall be provided along the property line which adjoins the residential use type.
In the RVC district, when a club adjoins a residential use, a Type B buffer yard in accordance with section 5-400 shall be provided along the property line which adjoins the residential use type.
All day care centers shall comply with the minimum standards for day care centers established by the Virginia Department of Social Services, as may be amended, unless specifically exempt from those minimum standards.
All day care centers shall comply with the minimum standards for day care centers established by the Virginia Department of Social Services, as may be amended, unless specifically exempt from those minimum standards.
When adjoining a residential use type, a Type C buffer yard in accordance with section 5-400 shall be provided along the property line which adjoins the residential use type.
When adjoining a residential use type, a Type C buffer yard in accordance with section 5-400 shall be provided along the property line which adjoins the residential use type.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.