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

Town of Montross’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Montross town limits (Westmoreland County, VA)

  • Administered through a zoning administrator, planning commission, town council and a board of zoning appeals under Chapter 66.

  “this pamphlet is a reprint of chapter 66, zoning, of the code of the town of montross, virginia, published by order of the town council.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts inside Montross town

  • Districts: R-1 rural residential, R-2 single-family residential, R-3 general residential, B-1, B-2, B-3, M-1, plus a Chesapeake Bay preservation area overlay district.

  “r-1 rural residential district. r-2 single-family residential district. r-3 general residential district. b-1 limited business district. b-2 general business district. b-3 central business district. m-1 light industrial district. chesapeake bay preservation area overlay district.”

• Minimum lot sizeNone

  B-1 limited business district only, Montross town (not residential districts)

  • Lots not served by public sewer and water get the minimum area the health official deems necessary.

  “there shall be no minimum lot area or lot width requirements in the b-1 limited business district, except that uses which are not served by public sewer and water systems shall be provided with such minimum lot area as deemed necessary by the health official.”

• Building heightSpecified

  R-1 rural residential district, Montross town (limit at end of sec. 66-106)

  • Article V contains supplementary height regulations that may modify this limit.
  • R-2 and R-3 height limits not captured.

  maximum building height: <= 35 feet (see Article V supplementary height regulations)

  “(f) height limit. no building or structure shall exceed a height of 35 feet. (see article v of this chapter for supplementary height regulations.)”

Still unanswered

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

• Building permit — Building permits inside Montross town
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption inside Montross town
• Inspections — Inspections inside Montross town
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificates of use and occupancy inside Montross town
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling size inside Montross 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.