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Harrisonburg, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 10-3-183 through 10-3-188

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Dimensional standards

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
5,000 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.
50 ft
Minimum lot depth
100 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.
25 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.
5 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft
Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
3

Parking

Minimum spacesMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open.
2

Servicing

Geographic extent
Overlay districtOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it. superimposed on base districts as shown on zoning districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. map

Uses

Permitted by right3

Conditional / special use5

  • museums
  • galleries
  • art studios
  • mixed use of a single dwelling unit and permitted nonresidential (lot area <= 13,999 sqft)
  • occupancy of not more than 4 persons (other than permitted by right)

Extracted standards

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

Overlay

  • OverlayOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it. applicability

    This district is created as a special overlay district to be superimposed on base districts by approval of city council. Uses permitted by this overlay district are in addition to any use permitted by right in the underlying zoning classification. Dimensional and density regulations provided herein are intended to supplement those permitted in the underlying zoning classification, not to be more restrictive than those of the underlying zoning classification. When requirements of the underlying zoning classification and the overlay appear to be in conflict, the least restrictive shall apply.

Parking

  • Parking for mixed use2 spaces

    providing two (2) off-street parking spaces for the single dwelling and parking requirements as established in article G.

  • Parking for occupancy of not more than 4 persons1 space per tenant

    provided one (1) off-street parking space per tenant is provided on site.

From the ordinance

The regulations set forth in this article ... are the regulations for the R-P, Residential-Professional Overlay.
Sec. 10-3-183 through 10-3-188

Parking requirements

{
  "nonresidential": "per Article G",
  "occupancy_4_persons": "1 space per tenant",
  "single_dwelling_unit": "2 spaces"
}