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Northumberland County, VA
 
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The purpose of this district is to protect the water and shorelines of the County by providing for safe and orderly shoreline development. In this district, residential, recreational and conservancy uses are permitted as are a limited number of commercial uses that would be compatible with the residential character of the local (or immediate) area.
See § 148-5, Usages.
For lots containing or intended to contain permitted uses, the minimum lot area shall be one acre. Public water and sewer systems shall be exempt from area regulations.
Structures shall be located 35 feet or more from any street right-of-way which is 50 feet or greater in width or 60 feet or more from the center line of any street right-of-way less than 50 feet in width. This shall be known as the "setback line."
The minimum frontage for permitted uses shall be 125 feet at the building line.
A. 
Side. The minimum side yard for the main structure and/or guest house shall be 10 feet, and the total width of the two required side yards shall be at least 20 feet. The minimum side yard for each accessory structure shall be four feet.
B. 
Rear. The minimum rear yard for the main structure and/or guest house shall be 25 feet. The minimum rear yard for each accessory structure shall be eight feet.
A. 
Buildings may be erected up to a maximum height of 35 feet. The height limit for buildings may be increased up to 10 feet, provided that there are two side yards for each permitted use, each of which is 10 feet or more, plus one foot or more of side yard for each additional foot of building height over 35 feet. Chimneys, flues, cooling towers, water towers, church spires, belfries, cupolas, flagpoles and radio, television or communications aerials/towers not normally occupied are excluded from this limitation.
B. 
A public or semipublic building such as a school, church, library or hospital may be erected to a height in excess of 45 feet after public hearing and conditional approval by the Board of Supervisors.
C. 
No accessory building which is within 10 feet of any lot line shall be more than one story high.
A. 
The side yard on the side facing the side street shall be 35 feet or more for both main and accessory buildings.
B. 
For subdivisions platted after the enactment of this chapter, each corner lot shall have a minimum width at the setback line of 100 feet or more.
A. 
All lots recorded after October 1, 1989, where public sewerage is not provided shall have a reserve drainfield site as well as a primary drainfield site that has been approved by the Health Department.
B. 
All lots recorded prior to October 1, 1989, which do not have a Health Department permit issued prior to October 1, 1989, and where public sewerage is not provided shall have a reserve drainfield site as well as a primary drainfield site that has been approved by the Health Department. If the Health Department cannot locate both drainfield sites, then only a primary site will be required.
A. 
Clustering allowed as a permitted use in the Residential Waterfront District shall have a density equal to the area regulation set forth in § 148-48.
B. 
Cluster developments shall have a net open space of at least 50% and shall contain no more than 35% impervious surface.
C. 
Low-impact development (LID) practices shall be incorporated into the site design to maintain the predevelopment hydrology.
D. 
A major water quality impact assessment shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator.
Sign regulations shall conform to Article XII of this chapter.
Minimum off-street parking shall conform to § 148-142.
The following shall be exempt from the rear yard regulations:
A. 
Marina, public or private, with or without restaurant.
B. 
Seafood processing, commercial aquaculture.
[Added 10-14-2021]
A. 
Allow Zoning Administrator approval of up to 12 chickens per two acres of land in Waterfront Residential R-2, provided the applicant meets these minimum requirements:
(1) 
Chickens must be fenced inside an enclosure outside of the Chesapeake Bay Resource Protection Area to keep them under control and protected from predators.
(2) 
No roosters allowed.
(3) 
Waste must be cleaned up weekly and disposed of in an environmentally sound fashion (prohibition of disposing of waste in waterways and within the Chesapeake Bay RPA).
(4) 
Deceased chicken disposal must be addressed.
(5) 
Chicken coops must be setback from the neighboring property line at least 25 feet.
(6) 
Fencing must be setback from the property lines at least 10 feet.
B. 
Allow Zoning Administrator approval of one livestock animal per five acres of land in Waterfront Residential R-2, provided the applicant meets these minimum requirements:
(1) 
Animals must be fenced inside an enclosure outside of the Chesapeake Bay Resource Protection Area to keep them under control and protected from predators.
(2) 
Waste must be cleaned up weekly and disposed of (prohibited from disposing in waterways and within the Chesapeake Bay RPA).
(3) 
Applicant must outline disposal method in case of deceased livestock.
(4) 
Animal housing structures must be setback from the neighboring property line at least 25 feet.
(5) 
Fencing must be setback from the property lines at least 10 feet.
C. 
Requests to allow animals in Waterfront Residential Zoning (R-2) that do not conform to the above parameters will go before the Board of Supervisors for a conditional use permit.