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Radford, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 120.1-22 through 120.1-25

ConservationAll Radford districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMin width 200 ftMIN LOT AREA2 acMAX HEIGHT35 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.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
87,120 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (2 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

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft

Uses

Permitted by right13

Conditional / special use8

Accessory8

From the ordinance

Single-family dwellings shall be located on lots of not less than two acres in area and not less than 200 feet in width. No building or structure shall exceed a height of 35 feet.
Sec. 120.1-22 through 120.1-25