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Northumberland County, VA
 
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It is the purpose of this district to promote light commercial expansion, development, and redevelopment in the existing business centers for mixed commercial and residential uses.
B. 
This district covers these areas of the County intended for the conduct of general business to which the public requires direct and frequent access. This district is not characterized either by constant heavy trucking, other than stocking and delivery of light retail goods, or by any nuisance factors other than occasioned by incidental light and noise of congregation of people and passenger vehicles.
See § 148-5, Usages.
None, except that, for permitted uses utilizing individual sewage disposal systems, the required area for any such use shall be approved by the Health Official. The Zoning Administrator may require a greater area if considered necessary by the Health Official. Public water and sewer systems shall be exempt from area regulations.
Buildings shall be located 15 feet or more from any street right-of-way which is 50 feet or greater in width or 35 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."
For permitted uses, the minimum side yard adjoining or adjacent to a residential or agricultural district shall be 10 feet.
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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.
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No accessory building which is within 10 feet of any lot line shall be more than one story high.
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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.
Sign regulations shall conform to Article XII of this chapter.
Minimum off-street parking shall conform to § 148-142.