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

Town of Nassawadox’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Nassawadox town limits (Northampton County)

  • Source is a 1993 copy hosted by GPO; later amendments were not located and the current town-hosted version was not found
  • Section 1-4 says Northampton County administers zoning control

  “this ordinance, to be cited as the zoning ordinance of the town of nassawadox, virginia, is hereby ordained, enacted and published by the town council of nassawadox, virginia”

• Zoning districtsPartial

  Zoning districts inside Nassawadox town

  • Ordinance lists R-20, RM, RO, CO, CG and CB/AOPA districts; only a federal GPO copy of the 1993 text was found, not a town-hosted current version

  “9-0 article ix "r-20" - residential district 52 11-0 article xi "rm" - residential mixed district 55 12-0 article xii "ro" - residential office district 61 14-0 article xiv "co" - commercial office district 64 15-0 article xv "cgii - commercial general district 66 22a-0 article xxiia "cb/aopa" - chesapeake bay/atlantic ocean preservation area 70”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  R-20 Residential District inside Nassawadox town

  • Minimum area: none required
  • Minimum lot width 80 feet at building site
  • 1993 ordinance text; amendments not checked

  minimum lot size: >= 20000 square feet · minimum lot width: >= 80 feet

  “(b) lot, minimum lot size - minimum lot size for permitted residential subdivision and dwellings shall be twenty thousand (20,000) square feet. (c) lot width - the minimum lot width shall be eighty feet at the building site.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  R-20 Residential District inside Nassawadox town

  • Primary/accessory: US Rt. 13 100 ft/100 ft; other accessways 60/60 ft; rear 35/6 ft; side 15/6 ft; shoreline 100 ft/none
  • Section 9-4(g) lets the 60 ft setback be averaged in established residential areas
  • 1993 text; amendments not checked

  side yard primary: >= 15 feet · rear yard primary: >= 35 feet

  “(2) from other accessways 60 ft. 60 ft. (3) rear yard (standard & protected 35 ft. 6 ft. coves) (4) side yard 15 ft. 6 ft.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Nassawadox or Northampton County directly.

• Building permit — Nassawadox town
• Owner-builder exemption — Nassawadox town
• Building code adopted — Nassawadox town
• Inspections — Nassawadox town
• Certificate of occupancy — Nassawadox 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.