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Edinburg, Virginia · General provision

§ 175-20

All Edinburg districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMin width 50 ftMAX HEIGHT45 ft
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 widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
50 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
45 ft

Parking

Minimum spacesMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open.
3

Extracted standards

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

Lot

Other

  • Cul-de-sac radius50 ft

    The radius of cul-de-sac shall be at least 50 feet.

  • Curbs and gutters required

    Concrete curb and gutters shall be installed along both sides of all new streets within the development.

  • Minimum distance between structures40 ft

    No structure shall be located closer than 40 feet at any point to another structure.

  • Maximum dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. per cul-de-sac20 count

    No more than 20 dwelling units shall be served by any cul-de-sac.

  • Open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. requirement4,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. per 5 units

    Four thousand square feet of open space shall be provided per each five apartment units.

  • Public water and sewer required

    All apartments must be connected to a public water and public sewer system as required by §§ 68-1 and 68-2 of the Town Code.

  • Smoke detectors required

    All rental units must have smoke detectors.

  • Trash storage screening

    Exterior storage areas for trash and rubbish shall be required by the Town. Such areas shall be well-screened on three sides and contain vermin proof containers.

  • Minimum walkway width4 ft

    Walkways of a minimum of four feet in width, constructed of concrete or brick, shall be installed from central parking areas to all apartment structures served by such parking areas.

Parking

  • Parking area entrance width12 ft

    Entrance and exit ways to parking areas shall have a minimum width of 12 feet for each lane of traffic entering or leaving the site but shall at no time exceed 30 feet in width at the street line.

From the ordinance

The minimum lot size for apartment developments is 10,000 square feet for an apartment structure having three units, with an additional 2,000 square feet of lot area for each additional unit above three. There shall be no more than 10 units contained in any one structure. Minimum lot width shall be 50 feet at the setback line. Maximum building height shall be 45 feet from grade.
§ 175-20

Parking requirements

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