Surry

Existing manufactured home/park subdivision. A manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed before the effective date of the floodplain management regulations adopted by a community.

Expansion to an existing manufactured home park or subdivision. The preparation of additional sites by the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including the installation of utilities, the construction of streets and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads).

Building. A structure with a roof designed to be used as a place of occupancy, storage, or shelter.

Building, completely enclosed. Any building having no outside openings other than ordinary doors, windows, and ventilators.

Building, main. The principal building or buildings on a lot housing the principal use on the lot.

Alteration. (See structural alteration).

Animal unit. A unit of measure used to determine the total number of single animal types or combination of animal types which are fed, confined, maintained or stabled in an animal feeding operation. An animal unit equals 1,000 pounds of live weight.

Battery(ies). A single cell or a group of cells connected together electrically in series, in parallel, or a combination of both, which can charge, discharge, and store energy electrochemically and are used in a battery energy storage system.

Battery management system (BMS). An electronic regulator that manages a battery energy storage system by monitoring individual battery module voltages and temperatures, container temperature and humidity, off-gassing of combustible gas, fire, ground fault and DC surge, and door access and being able to shut down the system before operating outside safe parameters.

Act. The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act (CBPA) found in Chapter 21 (§ 10.1-2100 et seq.) of Title 10.1 of the Code of Virginia. The word Act does not refer solely to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act, and the acronym CPBA is also utilized to represent the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area.

Administrator. The zoning administrator of Surry County, or their duly authorized designee. The director of planning shall serve as the administrator unless an alternate position or individual is specifically appointed by the board of supervisors.

Board. The term board shall refer to the board of supervisors of Surry County, Virginia, unless otherwise specifically indicated.

Board of zoning appeals (BZA). The term shall refer to the Surry County Board of Zoning Appeals.

Commission. The planning commission of Surry County, Virginia.

Accessory use. A use customarily incidental and subordinate to, and (except as otherwise provided in this ordinance) on the same lot as a principal use. When the term "accessory" is used in this ordinance, it shall have the same meaning as "accessory use".

The following base zoning districts are established: A-L, A-R, RVC, ET, PD

The following base zoning districts are established: A-L, A-R, RVC, ET, PD

The following base zoning districts are established: A-L, A-R, RVC, ET, PD

The following districts are created as special overlay districts to be superimposed on the base districts established in [subsection] A. above.

The following districts are created as special overlay districts to be superimposed on the base districts established in [subsection] A. above.