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Amherst County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

912.01-912.07

TownhouseAll Amherst County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETFront 10 ftRear 25 ftSide 16 ftMin width 16 ftMIN LOT AREA1,200 sq ftMAX HEIGHT40 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE40%MIN OPEN SPACE10%
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.
1,200 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
16 ft

Density

Lot area per dwelling unitLot area per dwelling unitLand required for each home — the same limit as du/acre, expressed per unit instead of per acre.
1,200 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
10 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.
16 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
40 ft
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
40%
Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
10%

Uses

Permitted by right1

Extracted standards

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

Lot

Other

From the ordinance

Each townhouse shall be located on a lot of not less than 1,200 sq ft... front yard 10 ft... rear yard 25 ft... height no more than 40 ft... max lot coverage 50% interior, 40% end/corner... common areas 10%...
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