Warren County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
3 districts, grouped by category.
General provisions
184 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Minimum lot area shall be one acre. Minimum lot width shall be 150 feet. Maximum length/width ratio shall be 4 to 1.
Minimum lot area shall be one acre. Minimum lot width shall be 150 feet. Front: 50 feet. Rear: 15 feet for a principal structure; 10 feet for an accessory structure. Side: 15 feet for a principal structure; 10 feet for an accessory structure.
No structure or tree shall be erected, altered, allowed to grow or maintained in any zone created by this article to a height in excess of the height limit herein established for such zone.
No structure or tree shall be erected, altered, allowed to grow or maintained in any zone created by this article to a height in excess of the height limit herein established for such zone. Excepted height limitations: up to 45 feet above the surface of the land.
The district boundaries shall be designated to a depth of 1,000 feet from the rights-of-way along the following public highways: U.S. Route 340/522 North from Interstate 66 to Route 661 (Fairground Road); State Route 55 East (John Marshall Highway) from the limits of the Town of Front Royal to the Fauquier County line.
All exempt poultry abattoir operations shall be on a parcel of 20 acres or more under single ownership.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an exempt poultry operation initiated after the enactment of this section which exceeds the slaughtering of more than 1,000 animals per calendar year shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
The minimum lot area required for construction of a detached accessory dwelling unit shall be 3.5 acres. Accessory dwelling units shall meet the setback requirements for a principal building...
The construction of more than one accessory dwelling unit on a single lot shall be prohibited. The minimum lot area required for construction of a detached accessory dwelling unit shall be 3.5 acres.
No accessory building shall be greater than 12 feet in height in the Residential-1 (R-1), Residential-2 (R-2), Suburban Residential (SR) and Village Residential (VR) Districts and 20 feet in height in the Rural Residential (RR) District.
No accessory building shall be greater than 12 feet in height in the Residential-1 (R-1), Residential-2 (R-2), Suburban Residential (SR) and Village Residential (VR) Districts and 20 feet in height in the Rural Residential (RR) District.
Temporary building(s) and use(s) shall be permitted for a period not to exceed one year in connection with construction
No runway or heliport area shall be located nearer than 500 feet horizontally or 1,000 feet longitudinally to any adjoining property. No hangar or aircraft storage shall be located nearer than 200 feet to any adjoining property.
No runway or heliport area shall be located nearer than 500 feet horizontally or 1,000 feet longitudinally to any adjoining property. No hangar or aircraft storage shall be located nearer than 200 feet to any adjoining property. No area used by an aircraft under its own power shall be located within a distance of 500 feet of any residential structure.
No flight strip, heliport, hangar or aircraft storage area shall be located nearer than 500 feet to any residential structure or any adjoining property.
No flight strip, heliport, hangar or aircraft storage area shall be located nearer than 500 feet to any residential structure or any adjoining property.
Chicken pens and coops shall be set back a minimum of 20 feet from the dwelling, a minimum of 25 feet from the adjacent property lines, and be located in the side or rear yards. Pens and coops shall not be located within 30 feet of private wells, stormwater drainage areas, perennial streams and springs.
Backyard chickens: max 6/12/24 based on lot size; coops set back 20 ft from dwelling, 25 ft from property lines, 30 ft from wells/streams.
The property shall meet the off-street parking requirement of 5.0 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area as required for a retail store under Warren County Code § 180-15. Additional parking shall be provided in an amount equal to 1.0 space per employee.
The property shall meet the off-street parking requirement of 5.0 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area as required for a retail store under Warren County Code § 180-15. Additional parking shall be provided in an amount equal to 1.0 space per employee.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.