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Blacksburg, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 3191, 3192

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Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETSTREETFront 20 ftRear 15 ftSide 10 ftStreet side 20 ftMin frontage 30 ftMIN LOT AREA1 acMAX HEIGHT60 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE65%MIN OPEN SPACE20%
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.
43,560 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (1 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
30 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.
20 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
15 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
10 ft
Street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
60 ft
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
65%
Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
20%

Uses

Permitted by right29

Conditional / special use7

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Underground utilities required

    All utility lines, electric, telephone, cable television lines, etc., shall be placed under ground.

From the ordinance

Minimum lot size: One (1) acre. Minimum street frontage: Thirty (30) feet. Front: twenty (20) feet. Rear: Fifteen (15) feet. Side: Ten (10) feet. Maximum lot coverage: Sixty-five (65) percent. Maximum structure height: sixty (60) feet.
Sec. 3191, 3192