§ 25-282. Area regulations.

(a)

Minimum lot size:

(1)

Area. The following minimum areas are required dependent on sewer and water services provided to the individual dwelling units. Greater areas may be required where septic tanks and drain fields (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 and shall comply with chapter 22 of this Code prior to approval of the site plan for the project. The terms public water and public sewer shall be construed to include only those systems meeting the definitions of public water and public sewerage system in section 25-40, definitions, of these regulations.

a.

Minimum area with public water and public sewer (as defined in section 25-40, definitions) shall be ten thousand (10,000) square feet for the first two (2) units and three thousand (3,000) square feet per dwelling unit for each additional unit.

b.

Minimum area with public sewer only shall be twenty-one thousand (21,000) square feet for the first two (2) units and six thousand (6,000) square feet per dwelling for each additional unit.

c.

Minimum area with public water only shall be twenty-one thousand (21,000) square feet for the first two (2) units and ten thousand (10,000) square feet per dwelling unit for each additional unit.

d.

The minimum area with neither public water nor sewer shall be thirty-five thousand (35,000) square feet for the first two (2) units and ten thousand (10,000) square feet per dwelling unit for each additional unit. However, the minimum area with neither public water nor public sewer fronting on a new road built by the developer of the project to VDOT standards and accepted into the state system for maintenance shall be twenty-six thousand two hundred and fifty (26,250) square feet for the first two (2) dwelling units and ten thousand (10,000) square feet per dwelling unit for each additional unit. The minimum size of any residential multifamily district and building lots and parcels within the district shall be subject to the approval of the local health department.

(2)

Width:

a.

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

b.

Minimum lot width with public sewer and without public water shall be one hundred (100) feet.

c.

Minimum lot width with public water and without public sewer shall be one hundred (100) feet.

d.

Minimum lot width with neither public water nor public sewer shall be one hundred fifty (150) feet.

(3)

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:

Two Units, Duplexes	Multifamily Developments
35 percent	40 percent

 

(Ord. of 5-25-88; Ord. of 6-16-98; Res. No. 11-04-2001, 4-17-01; Amend. of 1-21-03(2))

(Ord. of 5-25-88; Ord. of 6-16-98; Res. No. 11-04-2001, 4-17-01; Amend. of 1-21-03(2))