Dendron

Permitted uses... Lot requirements: min lot area 1 acre on existing roads, 30,000 sqft on new; min width 150/100; min depth 200; min frontage 150/100/75. Height: 2.5 stories max 35 ft. Setbacks: front 100/50, side 25/20, rear 50/20. Cluster: open space 50% for >=40 acres.

Purpose: provide for residential, civic and commercial development in crossroad communities. Permitted uses in 3-402. Bulk in 3-404.

The purpose of this district is to provide for residential, civic and commercial development in those crossroad communities around the county that are unincorporated and have historically served the surrounding rural areas.

Permitted uses... Bulk: max height 35 ft or 2.5 stories, max density 3 du/ac, front yard 25-50 ft, side/rear 10 ft, accessory 5 ft or 25 if >1200 sqft. Additional: buffers, no exterior storage.

Maximum building height: 35 feet or 2.5 stories, whichever is lesser. Maximum density: 3 dwelling units per acre. Side and rear setbacks: 10 feet.

Purpose: provide for vacation home development near James River. Lot requirements in 3-603. Height/bulk in 3-604.

The purpose of this district is to provide for vacation home development at an appropriate density and in appropriate locations. These areas are generally near the James River and its tributaries where such development exists or is planned.

Minimum lot area: 40,000 square feet. Maximum building height: Two and one-half stories but not to exceed 45 feet. No exterior storage. No commercial warehousing.

No lot shall be used in whole or in part for dwelling purposes unless such lot abuts upon a street in accordance with the minimum street frontage requirements of this ordinance.

Except for camp cabins and summer cottages for seasonal occupancy, no lot shall be used in whole or in part for dwelling purposes unless such lot abuts upon a street in accordance with the minimum street frontage requirements of this ordinance unless a variance from the board of zoning appeals is approved.

The height limitations of this ordinance shall not apply to: Amateur radio towers and antenna less than 200 feet in height, Belfries, Public monuments, Chimneys, Ornamental towers and spires, domes, cupolas, Church spires, Conveyors, Commercial radio and television towers less than 125 feet in height, Cooling towers, Silos and grain driers; tanks, Elevator bulkheads, Smoke stacks, Fire towers, Stage towers or scenery lofts, Water towers and stand pipes, Flag poles, Fire and parapet walls extending no more than four feet above the roof.

The height limitations of this ordinance shall not apply to: amateur radio towers and antenna less than 200 feet in height, belfries, public monuments, chimneys, ornamental towers and spires, domes, cupolas, church spires, conveyors, commercial radio and television towers less than 125 feet in height, cooling towers, silos and grain driers, tanks, elevator bulkheads, smoke stacks, fire towers, stage towers or scenery lofts, water towers and stand pipes, flag poles, fire and parapet walls extending no more than four feet above the roof.

Buildings or structures used in conjunction with a bona fide agricultural use ... in the A-R, Agricultural-Rural District shall be exempt from the height limits. Private stables in A-R, RVC, and R-1 districts shall comply with the following requirements... An accessory apartment may be permitted in a building other than the principal building provided the parcel contains a minimum of 150 percent of the minimum lot size required.

Buildings or structures used in conjunction with a bona fide agricultural use ... in the A-L, Agricultural Limited District ... shall be exempt from the height limits. An accessory apartment may be permitted in a building other than the principal building provided the parcel contains a minimum of 150 percent of the minimum lot size required.

Every part of a required yard shall be open to the sky, except as otherwise permitted by this ordinance. Eaves of roofs, sills, belt courses, window air conditioning units, chimneys, cornices, and other architectural and/or ornamental features which may project to a distance not to exceed 24 inches into a required yard.

Every part of a required yard shall be open to the sky, except as otherwise permitted by this ordinance. Eaves of roofs, sills, belt courses, window air conditioning units, chimneys, cornices, and other architectural and/or ornamental features which may project to a distance not to exceed 24 inches into a required yard.

Where the street frontage in a block, or within 800 feet of the lot in question, is partially built up, the minimum front yard for a new building shall be the average of the existing front yards on either side thereof in the same block with a variation of five feet permitted; provided however that except as provided in development standards for specific uses no front yard in a residence district shall be less than 25 feet or less than the setback line denoted on a recorded subdivision plat, whichever is greater, or need to be more than 75 feet under this provision.

Unless otherwise provided in development standards, there shall be a front yard of at least ten feet on the side street of a corner lot in any district; provided, however, that the buildable width of a lot of record at the time of passage of this ordinance shall not be reduced to less than 30 feet.

Open, unenclosed porches, platforms, or paved terraces, not covered by roof or canopy and which do not extend above the level of the first floor of the building, may extend or project into the side yard setback not more than six feet.

Open, unenclosed porches, platforms, or paved terraces, not covered by roof or canopy and which do not extend above the level of the first floor of the building, may extend or project into the side yard setback not more than six feet.