Goochland County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 15-377
Residential OfficeAll Goochland County Unincorporated districts0
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- R-O front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. shrub density
one 15—18-inch tall shrub per 150 square feet
- R-O front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. tree density
One two-inch caliper tree per 1,000 square feet
- R-O parking hedge heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3 ft
a three-foot evergreen hedge, or a two- to four-foot berm with two-foot evergreen hedge
- R-O rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. buffer width25 ft
Any rear yard adjoining or adjacent to a residential district must provide a 25-foot wide buffer
- R-O screening evergreen heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
a double row of six-foot evergreen trees, or a two- to four-foot berm with four-foot evergreen trees
- R-O screening tree spacing10 ft
The evergreen trees must be planted 10 feet on center.
- R-O side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. buffer width15 ft
Any side yard adjoining or adjacent to a residential district must provide a 15-foot wide buffer
From the ordinance
Landscaping is required within required setback areas, as follows: