Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Exmore, Virginia

Town of Exmore’s own rules

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Exmore town (1995 ordinance text)

  • Districts per 1995 table of contents: R-20, R-11, R-M, B-G, I-L, A-1, plus Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area overlay; may have changed since.

  “residential (r-20) 20 residential (r- 11) residential. mixed (r-m) 24 business. geneml (b-g) i 28 industrial. limited (i-l) 31 agricultuml (a-1) 33”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-20 Residential district, Exmore town

  • 1995 amended text; R-11 district has smaller lots (11,000 sq ft with public water and sewer) not separately claimed.
  • Lot width minimum 80 ft at building site.

  minimum lot size: 20000 sq ft

  “c. lot, minimum lot size - minimum lot size for permitted residential subdivision and dwellings shall be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-20 Residential district, Exmore town (primary / accessory structures)

  • 1995 amended text; OCR of table.

  front setback from US Route 13 (primary): 100 ft · front setback other accessways (primary): 60 ft · rear yard (primary): 35 ft (accessory 6 ft) · side yard (primary): 15 ft (accessory 6 ft)

  “e. yard requirements. -minimum setbacks: primary accessory (1) from u.s. rt. 13 100 ft. 100 ft. (2) from other accesswavs 60 ft. 60 ft. (3) rear yard (standard & protected coves) 35 ft. 6 ft. (4) side yard 15 ft. 6 ft.”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  R-20 Residential district, Exmore town

  • 1995 amended text.

  maximum lot coverage: <= 40 percent

  “a. lot coverage: lot coverage in the r-20 distict shall not exceed forty (40) percent of the area of the lot.”

• Building heightSpecified

  R-20 Residential district dwellings, Exmore town

  • 1995 amended text.

  maximum dwelling height: <= 35 ft

  “f. height. maximum - the maximum height for dwellings shall be 35 feet.”

Still unanswered

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• Building permit — Building permits inside Exmore town
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Exmore town
• Building code adopted — Building code inside Exmore town
• Inspections — Building inspections inside Exmore town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of occupancy inside Exmore town

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.