zoneoptics
Blacksburg, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 4310, 4319, 4321, 4333, 4338, 4410

All Blacksburg districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETFront 60 ftRear 35 ftSide 30 ftMin frontage 100 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE40%MAX FAR0.2
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.

Lot

Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
100 ft

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
60 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
35 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
30 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum floor area ratioFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot.
0.2
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
40%

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right

Uses

Conditional / special use6

Extracted standards

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

Other

Parking

  • Parking location

    Parking shall be located behind the front line of the principal building. Town Council may grant a special exception to this requirement as authorized by Section 1112.

From the ordinance

Additional standards in the RR1 and RR2 zoning districts: Maximum lot coverage: Forty (40) percent. ...
Sec. 4310, 4319, 4321, 4333, 4338, 4410