Covington, Virginia · General provision

Article XVI, Section 3(3-4)

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETSTREETFront 25 ftRear 25 ftSide 25 ftStreet side 25 ftMin width 100 ftMin depth 100 ftMIN LOT AREA21,780 sq ftMAX LOT COVERAGE50%
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.

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Maximum off-site parking distance300 ft

    not more than 25 percent of the required spaces may be located off the lot but within 300 feet thereof

  • Maximum off-site parking percentage25 pct

    not more than 25 percent of the required spaces may be located off the lot but within 300 feet thereof

  • Planning commission review required

    The zoning administrator shall issue no zoning permit for the erection of any apartment, or for any alteration of any apartment which: Increases its height, coverage of land or number of units; changes the general nature or extent of nonresidential uses; or alters parking requirements or reduces the number of off-street parking spaces available. ... unless and until the planning commission shall have reviewed the application and documents required to be submitted therewith and reported concerning conformity with the provisions, intent and purposes of this section

From the ordinance

Minimum lot width and minimum lot depth shall each be 100 feet, and minimum lot area shall be one-half acre; ... Front yards and all yards adjacent to street shall be a minimum of 25 feet in depth, if front or rear yard, or width of side yard. ... Other yards, whether rear or side, and whether or not such yards adjoin or abut alleys, shall be a minimum of 25 feet in width, if side yards, and 25 feet in depth, if rear yards ... Maximum lot coverage by all buildings shall not exceed 50 percent. ... One off-street parking space shall be provided for each dwelling unit on the premises
Article XVI, Section 3(3-4)

Parking requirements

{
  "apartment": "1 space per dwelling unit"
}