Appomattox County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
§ 19.6-87
Dimensional standards
Density
- Maximum density
- 12 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
- Maximum units
- 10
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Accessory structures
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures only in rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
Accessory structures shall be allowed in the rear yard only, with a minimum setback of five feet for side and rear yards.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from side and rear5 ft
with a minimum setback of five feet for side and rear yards
Other
- Minimum parcel size for end unit7,200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum parcel size: 7,200 square feet for each end dwelling unit
- Minimum parcel size for interior unit3,630 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
plus 3,630 square feet for each interior unit
- Maximum units per group or block10 units
No more than 10 units in a group or block shall be allowed.
- Minimum separation between buildings25 ft
The minimum separation between buildings shall be 25 feet.
- Single access to public right-of-way
All townhome or multifamily developments shall have access to a public right-of-way in only one location.
From the ordinance
All townhome or multifamily developments shall be served by public water and public sewer. The minimum separation between buildings shall be 25 feet. No more than 10 units in a group or block shall be allowed. Maximum gross density: 12 units per acre.