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King William County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 86-100(a), Sec. 86-110

ConservationAll King William County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 50 ftRear 50 ftSide 25 ftMin width 200 ftMin depth 200 ftMIN LOT AREA3 acMAX HEIGHT45 ft / 3 storiesMAX LOT COVERAGE20%
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.
130,680 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (3 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
200 ft
Minimum lot depth
200 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.
50 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
50 ft
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.
45 ft
Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
3
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
20%

Uses

Permitted by right3

Prohibited1

From the ordinance

The A-C district is to encourage continued agricultural and forestal uses... wider lots and deeper front yards are required when fronting on major thoroughfares. Major subdivisions are not intended.
Sec. 86-100(a), Sec. 86-110