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Isle Of Wight County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 4-15001 through 4-15007

Planned DevelopmentAll Isle Of Wight County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 25 ftRear 20 ftSide 8 ftMin width 60 ftMIN LOT AREA8,000 sq ftMIN FRONTAGE48 ftMAX HEIGHT35 ft / 3 storiesMAX LOT COVERAGE40%MAX FAR0.25MAX DENSITY3.5 du/ac
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 areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
8,000 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.
60 ft
Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
48 ft

Density

Maximum density
3.5 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.

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.
20 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
8 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
Maximum floor area ratioFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot.
0.25
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
40%

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right
Two-family
by_right
Three-family
by_right
Four-plus family
by_right

Uses

Permitted by right30

Conditional / special use25

Extracted standards

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

Other

From the ordinance

Minimum lot area: Single-family detached home: Eight thousand (8,000) square feet. Maximum building height: Thirty-five (35) feet or three (3) stories, whichever is lesser. Maximum density: Conventional single-family subdivision: Three and one-half (3.5) dwelling units per acre. Front yard: Twenty-five (25) feet. Side yard: Eight (8) feet. Rear yard: Twenty (20) feet. Maximum lot coverage: Forty percent (40%).
Sec. 4-15001 through 4-15007