Bedford, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 604

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETSTREETFront 25 ftRear 25 ftSide 25 ftStreet side 25 ftMin width 50 ftMIN LOT AREA6,000 sq ftMIN FRONTAGE50 ftMAX HEIGHT50 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE40%
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Uses

Conditional / special use11

Extracted standards

8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Height

  • Chimneys, water, fire, radio and television towers, church spires, domes, or cupolas, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, smokestacks, flag poles, silos, granaries, windmills, and similar structures and their necessary mechanical appurtenances may only be erected above the height limits herein established with the specific written approval of the zoning administrator. For structures exceeding 200 feet in height, prior written approval from the Federal Aviation Administration is also necessary.

Other

From the ordinance

The minimum lot area shall be 6,000 square feet. The minimum lot width at the setback line shall be 50 feet for lots with frontage on one public street and 75 feet for corner lots fronting on two or more public streets. The maximum percentage of any lot that may be covered by the footprint of a building shall be 40 percent. The maximum height of any building shall be 50 feet.
Sec. 604