Henrico County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 24-5401-5409
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 1%
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Chain-link fences must be vinyl-clad except in certain districts
chain-link fences must be vinyl-clad and must be supplemented with landscaped screening
- Evergreen shrubs per 5 linear feet of fence over 3.5 ft within 20 ft of street1 shrubs/5ft
At least one evergreen shrub must be installed for every five linear feet of fence or wall
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in certain residential side/rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. situations7 ft
a fence or wall along the side lot line up to seven feet tall may be extended into the front yard within 15 feet of the front lot line
- Maximum extension of supporting posts above fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.18 in
Supporting columns or posts may extend up to 18 inches above the maximum allowed height
- Maximum retaining wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in front or street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.6 ft
Any retaining wall located within the front or street side yard setbacks ... must not be taller than six feet.
From the ordinance
fences and walls must not exceed the maximum height listed in Table 5404