Henrico County Unincorporated

Floor area, finished. That portion of the floor area of a building, measured in square feet, which is so completed as to be in conformity with the conditions of the main occupied area, but not necessarily utilizing the same building materials.

Floor area, gross. See Sec. 24-8304, Measurement of Floor Area.

Frontage build-out. Where build-to zones apply, the percentage of the build-to zone along the respective frontage that is occupied by buildings.

Front building line. A line that is parallel to the street line and intersects the point of a building nearest the street.

Garage or yard sale. The temporary and occasional use of the premises of a dwelling for the sale, open to the public, of personal property.

Interpretation. See Sec. 24-2317, Interpretation.

Land records. The land records of Henrico County, Virginia.

Abutting. Sharing a common boundary line.

Adjacent. An arrangement where two properties either share a common boundary line or would share a common boundary line but for a street, alley, easement, narrow strip, drive aisle, rail line, or stream that divides the properties.

Administrative Manual. A document prepared by the Planning Director that contains requirements for application contents and forms, submittal schedules, and the fee schedule adopted by the Board of Supervisors, and which may contain additional information relevant to the submittal and review of development applications (see paragraph D of Sec. 24-2105, Planning Director).

Administrative modification. See Sec. 24-2319, Administrative Modification.

Adult entertainment. Dancing, modeling or other live entertainment if the entertainment is characterized by an emphasis on specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas or is intended for the sexual stimulation or titillation of patrons; or the showing of films, motion pictures, videotapes, slides, photographs, CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, or other media that are characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.

Adult merchandise. Magazines, books, other periodicals, videotapes, films, motion pictures, photographs, slides, CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, virtual reality devices, or other similar media that are characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas; instruments, devices or paraphernalia either designed as representations of human genital organs or female breasts, or designed or marketed primarily for use to stimulate human genital organs; or lingerie or leather goods marketed or presented in a context to suggest their use for sadomasochistic practices.

Age restricted community. A residential community that limits residency to persons who are over a set age (e.g., 55 years old).

Agritourism activity. Events and activities conducted on a working farm offered to the public or to invited groups for the purpose of recreation, education, or active involvement in the farm operation, and that are directly associated with and incidental to on-going agricultural activity on-site.

Agribusiness. A commercial enterprise in which agricultural products produced on a site are marketed and sold directly to consumers without an intermediate wholesaler or distributor, other than a farm co-op organization.

Accessory use or structure. A use or structure subordinate to the principal use or structure on the same lot and serving a purpose customarily accessory and incidental thereto (i.e., established by common use as taking place on the same property as the principal use or structure, and having no impacts that would be noticeable in comparison with the impacts of the principal use or structure).

At each entrance to a phase or section as shown on the approved plan of development or recorded subdivision plat: One sign not exceeding 32 square feet in area or eight feet in height, or two signs attached to a wall or fence on opposite sides of the entrance and not exceeding 36 square feet in aggregate area.

Accessory to any principal use other than a residential use: No more than three attached or detached signs, not exceeding 50 square feet each or 82 square feet in aggregate area. Detached signs must not exceed eight feet in height.

A sign permit may be issued for the following signs in the O-1, O-2, O-3, and O/S districts: 1. For each lot: One detached sign if the lot has an entrance on one public street, or two detached signs if the lot has entrances on two or more public streets. Each sign must not exceed 32 square feet in area or 15 feet in height.