Frederick County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
§ 165-203.03
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- RP, R-4, R-5, MS
- Geographic extent
- Applies to residential subdivisions in RP, R-4, R-5, and MS districts
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. for 11-25 lots15 pct
For subdivisions of more than 10 lots but not more than 25 lots: a minimum of 15% of the gross land area of the subdivision shall be dedicated as open space.
- Open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. for 26-50 lots20 pct
For subdivisions of more than 25 lots but not more than 50 lots: a minimum of 20% of the gross land area of the subdivision shall be dedicated as open space.
- Open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. for over 50 lots25 pct
For subdivisions of more than 50 lots: a minimum of 25% of the gross land area of the subdivision shall be dedicated as open space.
Open space shall be protected from future development by a conservation easement, deed restriction, or other legal mechanism acceptable to the County.
From the ordinance
All residential subdivisions of more than 10 lots in the RP, R-4, R-5, and MS (with residential uses) Zoning Districts shall provide open space in accordance with the requirements of this section.