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Culpeper, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 27-50

RuralAll Culpeper districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETSTREETbuildable areaFront 60 ftRear 40 ftSide 25 ftStreet side 60 ftMIN LOT AREA3 acMAX HEIGHT3 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.
130,680 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (3 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)

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.
40 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
25 ft
Street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
60 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
3

Housing

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

From the ordinance

Buildings may be erected up to three (3) stories in height. The minimum lot area for permitted uses shall be three (3) acres. The setback line shall be located sixty (60) feet from all street right-of-way lines. Each main structure shall have a minimum side yard of twenty-five (25) feet. Each main structure shall have a minimum rear yard of forty (40) feet.
Sec. 27-50