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Claremont, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 3-601 to 3-604

VacationAll Claremont districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 40 ftRear 25 ftSide 15 ftMin width 100 ftMin depth 200 ftMIN LOT AREA30,000 sq ftMIN FRONTAGE80 ftMAX HEIGHT35 ft / 2.5 stories
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 lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
30,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (0.69 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
100 ft
Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
80 ft
Minimum lot depth
200 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.
40 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
25 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
15 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft
Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
2.5

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right
Two-family
conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.
Three-family
conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.
Four-plus family
conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.

Uses

Permitted by right20

Conditional / special use18

Extracted standards

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

Other

From the ordinance

Purpose: provide for vacation home development near James River. Permitted uses in Sec. 3-602. Lot requirements in Sec. 3-603. Height/bulk in Sec. 3-604.
Sec. 3-601 to 3-604