Washington County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
10 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
2Agricultural, Limited, District A-1
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 14
Agricultural, General District
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
Commercial
2Industrial
2Residential
3R-1 Limited Residential District
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-2 General Residential District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 19
R-3 Residential District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
General provisions
122 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
No abortion clinic may be established within 1,500 feet of any other abortion clinic. No abortion clinic may be established within 1,500 feet of the following zoned districts: ...
No such facility shall be located within one-half mile of any public or private K—12 school, public or private licensed day care center, church, synagogue or other place of worship, residentially zoned district (R-1 and R-2), nor within 1,000 feet of a residential dwelling.
The flood hazard districts shall include areas subject to inundation by waters of the 100-year flood. The basis for delineation is the DFIRM and FIS. No use, structure, fill, deposit, obstruction and/or storage of materials or equipment will be permitted that affects floodway capacity. Manufactured homes are prohibited.
The purpose of the FH flood hazard district is to prevent the loss of life and property... The flood hazard districts described above shall be overlays to the existing underlying zoning districts.
All new construction and substantial improvements that are located in the flood hazard district shall be designed in accordance with flood protection requirements of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.
All new construction and substantial improvements in flood hazard district shall be designed in accordance with flood protection requirements of Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.
Setback 35 ft from ROW or 60 ft from centerline; min lot width 100 ft; side yard 15 ft, rear 35 ft; height 35 ft.
Structures in the MHR district shall be located 35 feet or more from any street right-of-way that is 50 feet or greater in width.
Setback 50 ft from street; no side/rear yard requirements, but no building nearer than 30 ft to district boundary.
All buildings in the airport district shall be erected, altered or constructed no nearer to a street than 50 feet.
Townhouse projects in compliance with this article are permitted by right, if public water and public sewerage systems are available, in the A-2 general agricultural district, the village district, the Konnarock district and the R-2 general residential district.
Townhouse projects in compliance with this article are permitted by right, if public water and public sewerage systems are available, in the A-2 general agricultural district, the village district, the Konnarock district and the R-2 general residential district.
Townhouse projects in compliance with this article may be permitted by special exception, if public water and public sewerage systems are available, in the SR shoreland recreation district.
Campgrounds may be permitted in the following zones with a special exception: ... The minimum front setback shall be 50 feet from any street right-of-way; minimum side and rear setbacks shall be 15 feet.
Campgrounds may be permitted in the following zones with a special exception: ... The minimum front setback shall be 50 feet from any street right-of-way; minimum side and rear setbacks shall be 15 feet.
Campgrounds may be permitted in the following zones with a special exception: ... The minimum front setback shall be 50 feet from any street right-of-way; minimum side and rear setbacks shall be 15 feet.
Campgrounds may be permitted in the following zones with a special exception: ... The minimum front setback shall be 50 feet from any street right-of-way; minimum side and rear setbacks shall be 15 feet.
No structure or vegetation shall be erected, altered, or permitted to grow in any zone created by this article to a height in excess of the applicable height limit established by the surfaces as defined in section 66-842 and as set forth in the regulations.
No structure shall be erected, located, altered, or maintained, and no vegetation shall be allowed to grow to a height so as to penetrate any referenced surface.
No manufactured home or component unit or part thereof shall be temporarily stored prior to location on an approved lot or parcel of record or within an approved permanent manufactured home park in excess of ten consecutive calendar days...
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.
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