Prince William County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 32-300.02.3(b)
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. (R-4, R-6, RPC, PMR)3.5 ft
Fences within the front yard shall not exceed 42 inches in height.
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. in side/rear yards (R-4, R-6, RPC, PMR)6 ft
Fences shall not exceed six feet in height within the side and rear yards unless the fence is set back from the property line one foot for every one foot in height of the fence.
- Maximum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. on street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. of corner lot (R-4, R-6, RPC, PMR)3.5 ft
On corner lots, fences shall not exceed 42 inches in height within the side and rear yard on the street side of the lot unless the fence is set back from the property line one foot for every one foot in height of the fence.
From the ordinance
In all R-4, R-6, Residential Planned Community (RPC) and Planned Mixed Residential (PMR) Zoning Districts with low and medium density housing groups, except for multifamily dwellings, the following conditions shall apply: (1) Fences shall not exceed six feet in height within the side and rear yards...