801.01. Residential Uses. Within districts permitting single-, two-family and multi-family residential uses, the following minimum lot areas and minimum lot widths shall apply:

¹  In the measurement of lot width, the front shall be deemed to be the shorter of the sides of a corner lot facing streets.

²  Minimum frontage may be reduced when the entire lot frontage is located on the arc of a cul-de-sac and shall be no less than fifty (50) feet. At the building setback line for the district the lot must meet the district frontage or width requirement.

801.02. Special exception permit for greater density in R-3 district. The board may issue a special exception permit to increase the permitted density for multifamily development in the R-3 district as set forth in subsection 801.01 by up to fifty (50) percent. In issuing such a permit, the board shall take into account the nature of the use, the demands of the use on public facilities, availability of public water and sewer, additions to the tax base, addition of desirable living spaces to the county, the surrounding transportation network, the relative demands of the use, the recommendation, if any, of the Virginia Department of Transportation, and such other factors as may be reasonably related to the public health, safety, and general welfare.

801.03. Commercial, industrial and other uses. Within districts permitting commercial, industrial and other uses, there are no minimum lot area and lot width requirements except as provided herein in special circumstances and/or as may be required by the board of supervisors, commission and/or board of appeals.

801.04. Utility, Cemetery and Storm-Water Facility lots. Within districts permitting utility, cemetery and or storm-water facility lots, there are no minimum lot area and lot width requirements except as provided herein in special circumstances and/or as may be required by the board of supervisors, planning commission and/or board of appeals.

801.05. Health department approval. Area requirements in paragraphs 801.01 and 801.02 are subject to the approval of the health department, and in special circumstances larger lot areas may be required due to health department regulations.

(Ord. of 7-21-09(1); Ord. No. 2012-0003, § 2, 7-17-12; Ord. No. 2018-0007, § 1, 3-19-19; Ord. No. 2022-0006, § 1, 8-16-22)

802.01. Residential uses. The maximum lot coverage for residential uses shall adhere to the following requirements:

802.02. Commercial, industrial and other uses. There is no maximum lot coverage for commercial, industrial and other uses, except as provided herein in special circumstances and/or as may be required by the board of supervisors, commission and/or board of appeals.

(Ord. No. 2012-0003, § 2, 7-17-12)

No building shall hereafter be erected, constructed or altered so as to exceed the height limit specified in the regulations herein for the district in which it is located.

803.01. Except as provided herein, the maximum height restrictions for residential and other uses within the districts shall be as follows:

803.02. The method determining the height of a building or sign is described in section 302.

(Ord. No. 2012-0003, § 2, 7-17-12; Ord. No. 2013-0012, § 1, 10-15-13; Ord. No. 2020-0002, § 1, 7-21-20)

Within the district herein defined, the following minimum yard requirements shall apply:

(a)

No building shall be permitted within two hundred (200) feet of the boundary line of land within the P-1 Public Lands District, owned in conjunction with any current or designated future site of a lake or reservoir by the County of Amherst or the Amherst County Service Authority.

(b)

No minimum requirement except that no building or structure shall be erected within twenty-five (25) feet of a residential lot.

(c)

Route 130 Corridor. See Section 913 for setback requirements.

(d)

Building setbacks referenced in Section 901, Accessory structures and temporary buildings, of Appendix A, Zoning and Subdivisions, shall not apply to accessory structures in the RMU-1 Residential Mixed Use District. Accessory structures shall meet the prescribed setbacks for all principal buildings and shall not be closer than ten (10) feet to the main building or rear lot line. All other non-building setback requirements referenced in Section 901 shall apply in the RMU-1 Residential Mixed Use District.

(Ord. of 4-17-07(1; Ord. No. 2012-0003, § 2, 7-17-12; Ord. No. 2015-0011, § 2, 11-17-15)