§ 25-224. Area regulations.

(a)

Minimum lot size:

(1)

Area: The following minimum areas are required dependent on sewer and water services provided to a development's lots. Greater lot areas may be required where septic tanks and drainfields (or comparable systems) are employed or wells are employed, if the State Health Department's officials determine that certain factors may cause health problems. All sewage and water systems in this district shall be approved by the health department prior to recordation.

a.

Minimum lot area with public water and public sewer shall be seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet.

b.

Minimum lot area with either public sewer or public water shall be fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet.

c.

Minimum lot area with neither public water nor public sewer and fronting on existing state roads shall be thirty-five thousand (35,000) square feet.

d.

Minimum lot area with neither public water nor public sewer and fronting on a new road that is constructed by the developer of the subdivision to Virginia Department of Transportation standards, that is accepted into the state system for maintenance and that ends in a cul-de-sac shall be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.

(2)

Width:

a.

Minimum lot width with public water and public sewer shall be seventy-five (75) feet.

b.

Minimum lot width with either public sewer or public water shall be one hundred (100) feet.

c.

Minimum lot width for lots with neither public water nor public sewer fronting on a state-maintained primary road shall be one hundred fifty (150) feet.

d.

Minimum lot width for lots with neither public water nor public sewer fronting on a state-maintained secondary road shall be one hundred twenty-five (125) feet.

e.

Minimum lot width for lots with neither public water nor public sewer fronting on a new road that is built by the developer of the subdivision to Virginia Department of Transportation standards, that is accepted into the state system for maintenance and that ends in a cul-de-sac shall be one hundred (100) feet.

(3)

Reserved.

(4)

Minimum state-maintained road frontage measurement between side lot lines for lots of less than five (5) acres is equal to lot width except in a cul-de-sac, where the measurement is equal to not less than thirty (30) feet. The minimum road frontage for lots of greater than five (5) acres shall be as required by the Subdivision Ordinance.

(b)

Maximum percentage of lot coverage. Not regulated.

(Ord. of 5-25-88; Res. No. 21-11-92, 11-17-92; Ord. of 6-16-98; Res. No. 11-04-2001, 4-17-01)

(Ord. of 5-25-88; Res. No. 21-11-92, 11-17-92; Ord. of 6-16-98; Res. No. 11-04-2001, 4-17-01)