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Haymarket, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 58-11.2, 58-11.4

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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.

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

SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
25 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.
2

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Maximum residential percentage of gross area50 pct

    For lots in excess of one acre, no more than 50 percent of the gross area shall be comprised of residential uses.

Setback

From the ordinance

For residential uses, the minimum lot area shall be 5,000 square feet. Permitted and special uses shall be less than 35 feet in height from grade and all buildings not more than two stories above grade.
Sec. 58-11.2, 58-11.4