19.2-37
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
17 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Dedicated right-of-way measurement
If 200 feet of right-of-way is dedicated to the County, required setbacks are measured as though only a 160-foot right-of-way exists along Route 360, Route 10, and other specified roads.
- Eave encroachment3 ft
Eaves may encroach three feet into required setbacks.
- Encroachment limits
Encroachment not to extend closer than 5 feet to an interior side lot line or 10 feet to a front or corner side lot line.
Graves shall meet principal building setbacks, but no closer than 15 feet to the road.
- Limited access road setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for NB, CC, MU, EC, EG, WD40 ft
Building and parking setbacks from limited access roads for projects requiring site plan approval shall be 40 feet with Landscape C.
- Petroleum pipeline easement setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.20 ft
Within a lot subdivision recorded on or after July 7, 1988, all structures shall be set back 20 feet from any petroleum product transmission pipeline easement.
- Rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from required buffer5 ft
A minimum five-foot rear setback is required from a buffer required by Section 19.2-35 that encroaches into or abuts a lot. This does not apply to TR or UR districts, or through lots.
- Residential access restriction
Residential lots under five acres in SR, SC, SU, TR, UR, MU, or AR Districts after April 28, 2010, except for family subdivisions, shall not access arterial, collector, or limited access roads unless approved.
- Residential subdivision limited access road vegetation200 ft
For subdivisions recorded on or after February 28, 2001, a 200-foot natural vegetation area, exclusive of required yards, shall be maintained adjacent to a limited access road.
- Road frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
Lots that include detached single-family dwellings shall adjoin a publicly maintained road.
Setbacks are measured horizontally from property lines or other features and rounded to the nearest tenth of a foot. From roads, measured from ultimate right-of-way unless existing is wider.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. reduction for other buildings1 ft
Setbacks shall be no less than 1 foot from expanded right-of-way line for all other buildings.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. reduction for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.10 ft
Setbacks shall be no less than 10 feet from expanded right-of-way line for single-family dwellings.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. reduction for townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot.5 ft
Setbacks shall be no less than 5 feet from expanded right-of-way line for townhouse dwellings.
- Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. dwellings per lot
Unless otherwise permitted, only one detached dwelling is allowed per lot.
- Swimming pool deck setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.6 ft
The minimum setback from property lines for adjoining decks with a floor elevation of at least one foot above ground elevation and pool walls is six feet.
- Temporary cul-de-sac easement setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.20 ft
The required setback for a principal structure shall be the greater of 20 feet from the temporary turnaround easement, or the required yard setback measured from the ultimate right-of-way or property line.
From the ordinance
Maintenance of yards, open space and minimum lot area legally required for a building or use is a continuing obligation of the owner.