King William County Unincorporated City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE IV
ADMINISTRATION
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - PLANNING COMMISSION
- DIVISION 2. - BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
- DIVISION 3. - HISTORIC PRESERVATION ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD
- DIVISION 4. - AMENDMENT PROCEDURE
- DIVISION 5. - PERMITS AND APPLICATIONS
- Sec. 86-38. - Permits.
- Sec. 86-39. - Zoning permit procedure and requirements.
- Sec. 86-40. - Plans to accompany applications for permits.
- Sec. 86-41. - Inspections during construction.
- Sec. 86-42. - Certificate of occupancy.
- Sec. 86-43. - Applications to the board of zoning appeals.
- Sec. 86-44. - Conditional uses.
- Sec. 86-45. - Joint processing of zoning applications permitted.
- Sec. 86-46. - Delinquent taxes; payment.
- Sec. 86-47. - Filing fees.
- DIVISION 6. - VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
- DIVISION 7. - APPEALS
ARTICLE V
- CONDITIONAL ZONING
Sections
- Sec. 86-70.- Purpose of article.
- Sec. 86-71. - Proffer of conditions.
- Sec. 86-72. - Interpretation of proffered conditions.
- Sec. 86-73. - Enforcement of conditions.
- Sec. 86-74. - Conformity with development plans.
- Sec. 86-75. - Change of approved conditions.
- Sec. 86-76. - Review of zoning administrator's decision.
- Sec. 86-77. - Records for conditional zoning.
ARTICLE VI
ZONING DISTRICTS
Sections
- Sec. 86-90.- Zoning districts established.
- Sec. 86-91. - Reference to district names.
- Sec. 86-92. - Establishment of zoning district map.
- Sec. 86-93. - Periodic updating of the zoning district map.
- Sec. 86-94. - Informational copies of zoning district map.
- Sec. 86-95. - Periodic review.
- Sec. 86-96. - Interpretation of district boundaries.
- Sec. 86-97. - Regulations of areas under water.
- DIVISION 1. - PRIMARY ZONING DISTRICTS
- DIVISION 2. - PRIMARY ZONING DISTRICT YARD, HEIGHT AND BULK REQUIREMENTS
- Sec. 86-110. - Minimum site area and dimensional regulations for primary zoning districts.
- Sec. 86-111. - Adjustments and special provisions to lot area and dimensional regulations in the A-C zoning district.
- Sec. 86-112. - Modifications to lot area regulations.
- Sec. 86-113. - Yards and open space generally.
- Sec. 86-114. - Front yards.
- Sec. 86-115. - Side yards.
- Sec. 86-116. - Rear yards.
- Sec. 86-117. - Height regulations.
- Sec. 86-118. - Permitted lot frontage adjustment.
- Sec. 86-119. - Reference to Virginia Condominium Act.
- Sec. 86-120. - Parking, loading, landscaping, drainage and sign requirements for all districts.
- DIVISION 3. - SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONING DISTRICTS
- DIVISION 4. - SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONING DISTRICTS REQUIREMENTS
ARTICLE VIII
USE AND DESIGN STANDARDS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - AGRICULTURAL USES
- DIVISION 2. - RESIDENTIAL USES
- Sec. 86-154. - Accessory dwelling unit.
- Sec. 86-155. - Dishes.
- Sec. 86-156. - Electric, telephone, cable TV, and service lines.
- Sec. 86-157. - Family health care structures, temporary.
- Sec. 86-158. - Living quarters.
- Sec. 86-159. - Manufactured home park.
- Sec. 86-160. - Recreational vehicles for permanent living quarters.
- Sec. 86-161. - Temporary emergency housing.
- Sec. 86-162. - Townhouse and single family attached dwellings.
- DIVISION 3. - CIVIC USES
- DIVISION 4. - COMMERCIAL USES
- Sec. 86-180. - Business district generally.
- Sec. 86-181. - Accessory apartments.
- Sec. 86-182. - Automobile repair service.
- Sec. 86-183. - Bed and breakfast.
- Sec. 86-184. - Camp, day or youth.
- Sec. 86-185. - Campgrounds or camping area.
- Sec. 86-186. - Car wash.
- Sec. 86-187. - Commercial outdoor sports and recreation.
- Sec. 86-188. - Crematories.
- Sec. 86-189. - Day care center.
- Sec. 86-190. - Drive-thru facilities.
- Sec. 86-191. - Event venue.
- Sec. 86-192. - Financial institutions.
- Sec. 86-193. - Funeral home.
- Sec. 86-194. - Gasoline station.
- Sec. 86-195. - Home occupations.
- Sec. 86-196. - Hotel.
- Sec. 86-197. - Kennel, commercial
- Sec. 86-198. - Marina or yacht club.
- Sec. 86-199. - Mini-warehouse facility.
- Sec. 86-200. - Office, medical.
- Sec. 86-201. - Outdoor display.
- Sec. 86-202. - Pawn shop.
- Sec. 86-203. - Restaurant, drive-in.
- Sec. 86-204. - Restaurant, mobile.
- Sec. 86-205. - Sales offices; temporary.
- Sec. 86-206. - Shooting range, indoor.
- Sec. 86-207. - Shooting range, outdoor.
- Sec. 86-208. - Shooting range, private.
- Sec. 86-209. - Shopping center.
- Sec. 86-210. - Short term business rental.
- Sec. 86-211. - Store, grocery.
- Sec. 86-212. - Temporary construction structure.
- Sec. 86-213. - Tent or tent-like structures.
- Sec. 86-214. - Wholesale sales.
- DIVISION 5. - INDUSTRIAL USES
- DIVISION 6. - MISCELLANEOUS USES
ARTICLE IX
NONCONFORMING USES
Sections
- Sec. 86-255.- May be continued.
- Sec. 86-256. - Change of use.
- Sec. 86-257. - Discontinuance.
- Sec. 86-258. - Repair or replacement of nonconforming structures.
- Sec. 86-259. - Intermittent use.
- Sec. 86-260. - Determination of existence of a nonconforming use.
- Sec. 86-261. - Nonconforming lots.
- Sec. 86-262. - Nonconforming signs.
- Sec. 86-263. - Nonconforming dwellings in business and industrial districts.
- Sec. 86-264. - Nonconforming mobile or manufactured home.
ARTICLE X
- SIGNS
Sections
- Sec. 86-270.- Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 86-271. - Permit required; application.
- Sec. 86-272. - Exempt signs.
- Sec. 86-273. - Prohibited signs.
- Sec. 86-274. - Interpretation.
- Sec. 86-275. - Signs for nonconforming uses.
- Sec. 86-276. - General requirements for all signs.
- Sec. 86-277. - Structural and maintenance requirements.
- Sec. 86-278. - Nonconforming signs.
- Sec. 86-279. - Enforcement.
- Sec. 86-280. - Appeals.
ARTICLE XI
LANDSCAPING, SCREENING, AND FENCING
Sections
- Sec. 86-290.- Purpose and intent.
- Sec. 86-291. - Application of landscape standards.
- Sec. 86-292. - Landscape plan requirements.
- Sec. 86-293. - General standards.
- Sec. 86-294. - Buffering.
- Sec. 86-295. - Screening.
- Sec. 86-296. - Parking lot landscaping.
- Sec. 86-297. - Walls and fences.
- Sec. 86-298. - Recommended plants.
- Sec. 86-299. - Compliance.
ARTICLE XIV
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
Sections
- Sec. 86-340.- Purpose.
- Sec. 86-341. - Intent.
- Sec. 86-342. - Applicability of PUD district provisions.
- Sec. 86-343. - General requirements.
- Sec. 86-344. - Uses.
- Sec. 86-345. - Application requirements.
- Sec. 86-346. - Character of development.
- Sec. 86-347. - General standards of development.
- Sec. 86-348. - Exceptions.
ARTICLE XV
TELECOMMUNICATION TOWERS
Sections
- Sec. 86-360.- Purpose.
- Sec. 86-361. - Establishment.
- Sec. 86-362. - Applicability.
- Sec. 86-363. - Small cell facilities.
- Sec. 86-364. - Development standards.
- Sec. 86-365. - Setbacks.
- Sec. 86-366. - Coordination of local emergency services communications.
- Sec. 86-367. - Removal.
- Sec. 86-368. - Interference.
- Sec. 86-369. - Co-locations.
- Sec. 86-370. - Replacement of existing towers.
- Sec. 86-371. - Application requirements.
- Sec. 86-372. - Public notice.
- Sec. 86-373. - Approval process for tower and co-location applications.
- Sec. 86-374. - Appeal.
ARTICLE XVI
SOLAR FACILITIES
Sections
- Sec. 86-380.- Statement of intent.
- Sec. 86-381. - Applicability.
- Sec. 86-382. - Zoning districts.
- Sec. 86-383. - Solar energy facility, principal.
- Sec. 86-384. - Solar energy facility, accessory.
- Sec. 86-385. - Solar energy facility, supplementary.
- Sec. 86-386. - Battery energy storage systems; definitions.
- Sec. 86-387. - Battery energy storage systems; general requirements.
- Sec. 86-388. - Battery energy storage systems; permitting requirements.
- Sec. 86-389. - Battery energy storage systems; conditional use permit standards.
- Sec. 86-390. - Exemption for solar energy equipment.
- Sec. 86-391. - Certified solar energy equipment to be a separate class of property.
- Sec. 86-392. - Administration of exemption.
- Sec. 86-393. - Requirements for exemption.
ARTICLE XVII
SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS
Sections
- Sec. 86-400.- Purpose of article.
- Sec. 86-401. - Applicability.
- Sec. 86-402. - Reviews.
- Sec. 86-403. - Requirements; content and form.
- Sec. 86-404. - Procedure for approval.
- Sec. 86-405. - Amendments, additions and vacation to plans approved by the Board of Supervisors.
- Sec. 86-406. - Revocation of permits.
- Sec. 86-407. - Agreement and fees.
- Sec. 86-408. - Expiration and extension.
- Sec. 86-409. - Right of developer to continue project.
ARTICLE XVIII
SUBDIVISIONS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERAL REGULATIONS
- Sec. 86-420. - Title.
- Sec. 86-421. - Purpose.
- Sec. 86-422. - Recording of ordinance.
- Sec. 86-423. - Severability.
- Sec. 86-424. - Conflicting ordinances or conditions.
- Sec. 86-425. - Application and interpretation.
- Sec. 86-426. - Administration.
- Sec. 86-427. - Powers and duties.
- Sec. 86-428. - Amendments.
- Sec. 86-429. - Consultations.
- Sec. 86-430. - Development and inspections.
- Sec. 86-431. - Violation, enforcement, and penalties.
- Sec. 86-432. - Mutual responsibility.
- Sec. 86-433. - Land suitability.
- Sec. 86-434. - Responsibility for improvements.
- Sec. 86-435. - Fees.
- Sec. 86-436. - Irregularities.
- Sec. 86-437. - Existing subdivisions.
- Sec. 86-438. - Exempt subdivisions.
- Sec. 86-439. - Classification of certain subdivisions.
- Sec. 86-440. - Division of sale or gift to immediate family members.
- Sec. 86-441. - Responsibility for costs of sewerage and drainage facilities.
- DIVISION 2. - SUBDIVISION METHODS
- Sec. 86-450. - Relationship to comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance.
- Sec. 86-451. - Design principles.
- Sec. 86-452. - Sketch plan.
- Sec. 86-453. - Single-lot subdivisions.
- Sec. 86-454. - Minor residential subdivisions.
- Sec. 86-455. - Farmstead subdivisions.
- Sec. 86-456. - Cluster subdivisions.
- Sec. 86-460. - Major subdivisions.
- DIVISION 3. - PLATTING REQUIREMENTS
- DIVISION 4. - VACATION OF PLATS
- DIVISION 5. - VIOLATIONS
ARTICLE XIX
FLOODS
Sections
- DIVISION 1. - GENERAL REGULATIONS
- Sec. 86-550. - Statutory authorization and purpose.
- Sec. 86-551. - Applicability of provisions.
- Sec. 86-552. - Compliance and liability.
- Sec. 86-553. - Records.
- Sec. 86-554. - Abrogation and greater restrictions.
- Sec. 86-555. - Severability.
- Sec. 86-556. - Penalties for violations.
- Sec. 86-557. - Definitions.
- DIVISION 2. - ADMINISTRATION
- Sec. 86-558. - Designation of the floodplain administrator.
- Sec. 86-559. - Duties and responsibilities of the floodplain administrator.
- Sec. 86-560. - Use and interpretation of FIRMs.
- Sec. 86-562. - Jurisdictional boundary changes.
- Sec. 86-563. - District boundary changes.
- Sec. 86-564. - Interpretation of district boundaries.
- Sec. 86-565. - Submitting technical data.
- Sec. 86-566. - Letters of map revision.
- DIVISION 3. - ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS
- DIVISION 4. - DISTRICT PROVISIONS
- DIVISION 5. - VARIANCES; CONTINUING USES
- DIVISION 6. - ENACTMENT