Extracted requirements

Standards

A zoning ordinance states most of its rules in prose, not tables. Each one that could be read as a discrete requirement — a maximum sign area, a minimum fence setback, a riparian buffer width — is stored here with its value, its unit and the clause it was taken from.

408 standards in Lot

Street frontage requirement

street_frontage_requirement

Lot

every lot shall front on an existing public street, or a street dedicated by subdivision plat and maintained or designed and built to be maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation

Districts affected

A general provision — the clause names no specific district, so it applies jurisdiction-wide. See every district in Albemarle County Unincorporated

Minimum lot width equals frontage

min_lot_width_equals_frontage

Lot

Minimum lot width shall be at least the same distance as the frontage required for the district in which such lot is located.

Districts affected

A general provision — the clause names no specific district, so it applies jurisdiction-wide. See every district in Albemarle County Unincorporated

Street frontage requirement

street_frontage_requirement

Lot

every lot shall front on an existing public street, or a street dedicated by subdivision plat and maintained or designed and built to be maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation

Districts affected

A general provision — the clause names no specific district, so it applies jurisdiction-wide. See every district in Albemarle County Unincorporated

Minimum lot width equals frontage

min_lot_width_equals_frontage

Lot

Minimum lot width shall be at least the same distance as the frontage required for the district in which such lot is located.

Districts affected

A general provision — the clause names no specific district, so it applies jurisdiction-wide. See every district in Albemarle County Unincorporated

Frontage requirement

frontage_requirement

Lot

Lots must front on public or private street; frontage not less than district requirement.

Districts affected

A general provision — the clause names no specific district, so it applies jurisdiction-wide. See every district in Albemarle County Unincorporated

Minimum lot width equals frontage

min_lot_width_equals_frontage

Lot

Minimum lot width shall be at least the same distance as the frontage required.

Districts affected

A general provision — the clause names no specific district, so it applies jurisdiction-wide. See every district in Albemarle County Unincorporated

Lot front determination

lot_front_determination

Lot

Interior: street side; corner: both; double frontage: prevailing pattern.

Districts affected

A general provision — the clause names no specific district, so it applies jurisdiction-wide. See every district in Albemarle County Unincorporated

Minimum lot elevation

min_lot_elevation_ft

3 ft
Lot

A unit of land at all times above elevation +3.0 feet mean sea level, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, usable as a building site

Districts affected

A general provision — the clause names no specific district, so it applies jurisdiction-wide. See every district in Alexandria

Lot width measurement

lot_width_measurement

Lot

The distance along a straight line measured between the side lot lines or, in the case of a corner lot, a side lot line and secondary front lot line, at the zone's minimum front yard requirement. The front yard requirement established by a contextual block face shall not apply to lot width determination.

Districts affected

A general provision — the clause names no specific district, so it applies jurisdiction-wide. See every district in Alexandria

Lot depth definition

lot_depth_definition

Lot

The mean horizontal distance between front and rear lot lines measured perpendicular to the street or radially to the street when the street lies on a curve.

Districts affected

A general provision — the clause names no specific district, so it applies jurisdiction-wide. See every district in Alexandria

Lot frontage definition

lot_frontage_definition

Lot

The length of a front lot line.

Districts affected

A general provision — the clause names no specific district, so it applies jurisdiction-wide. See every district in Alexandria

Flag lots permitted only in A-1 district

flag_lot_permitted_district

Lot

Flag lots are only permitted in the A-1 Agricultural Residential District

Districts affected

A general provision — the clause names no specific district, so it applies jurisdiction-wide. See every district in Amherst County Unincorporated

Interior angle threshold for corner lot

corner_lot_angle_degrees

135 degrees
Lot

interior angle of less than one hundred thirty-five (135) degrees

Districts affected

A general provision — the clause names no specific district, so it applies jurisdiction-wide. See every district in Amherst County Unincorporated

Minimum acreage to create or expand IP district

min_acreage

15 acres
Lot

Minimum acreage required to create a new Planned Industrial District or to expand an existing Planned Industrial District shall be 15 acres of contiguous land.

Districts affected

A general provision — the clause names no specific district, so it applies jurisdiction-wide. See every district in Appomattox County Unincorporated

Lot width on curve

lot_width_curve_pct

80 pct
Lot

In the case of lots on a curve in the street, the lot width measured along the minimum setback line shall not be less than 80% of the required lot width in the district.

Districts affected

A general provision — the clause names no specific district, so it applies jurisdiction-wide. See every district in Appomattox County Unincorporated

Lot width on cul-de-sac

lot_width_culdesac_pct

60 pct
Lot

In the case of lots on the turning circle of a cul-de-sac, the width measured along the minimum setback line shall not be less than 60% of the required lot width in the district.

Districts affected

A general provision — the clause names no specific district, so it applies jurisdiction-wide. See every district in Appomattox County Unincorporated

Lot area exclusion

lot_area_exclusion

Lot

LOT AREA — The total horizontal land area within the lot lines of a lot, excluding any area within existing or proposed public street rights-of-way.

Districts affected

A general provision — the clause names no specific district, so it applies jurisdiction-wide. See every district in Appomattox County Unincorporated

Lot coverage definition

lot_coverage_definition

Lot

LOT COVERAGE — The ratio of the horizontally projected area of the main and accessory buildings on a lot to the lot, except where otherwise defined herein.

Districts affected

A general provision — the clause names no specific district, so it applies jurisdiction-wide. See every district in Appomattox County Unincorporated

Minimum parcel area for mobile home sales

min_lot_area_mobile_home_sales_sqft

21,780 sqft
Lot

the minimum parcel area shall be one-half acre

Districts affected

A general provision — the clause names no specific district, so it applies jurisdiction-wide. See every district in Big Stone Gap

Maximum lot area

max_lot_area_sqft

7,499 sqft
Lot

No lot within a small lot development shall be larger than 7,499 square feet.

Districts affected

A general provision — the clause names no specific district, so it applies jurisdiction-wide. See every district in Blacksburg