Prince William County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 32-280.71

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETSTREETbuildable areaFront 10 ftRear 30 ftSide 0 ftStreet side 10 ftMin width 50 ft
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.

Uses

Extracted standards

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

Lot

Other

Parking

  • Garage location

    For single-family detached dwellings, all garages shall be located in the rear yard and shall be connected to the street with a driveway or by an alley. Only porte-cocheres shall be allowed in the side yard; carports shall be prohibited.

  • On-street parking type

    On-street parking within the public right-of-way shall be parallel only.

From the ordinance

The principal use allowed in this land bay shall be single-family detached dwelling units... The front setback for single-family detached dwellings shall be ten feet measured to the front porch, excluding steps. The rear setback for the principal dwelling shall be at least 30 feet and side setbacks can be zero feet with maintenance easements, except for corner lots the side setback, including any porches, shall be ten feet.
Sec. 32-280.71

Parking requirements

"Calculated per Design and Construction Standards Manual, subject to sharing formula; on-street parking may satisfy minimums."