Shenandoah, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 50-107

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETFront 30 ftRear 40 ftSide 10 ftMin width 20 ftMIN LOT AREA2,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT35 ft / 2.5 storiesMIN OPEN SPACE20%
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

Permitted by right1

Accessory1

  • enclosed storage shed not exceeding 8 ft ceiling height, 10x10 ft

Extracted standards

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

Design

  • Facade variation requirement

    The facades of dwelling units in a townhouse structure shall be varied by changed front yards of not less than two feet and variation in materials and design so that not more than four abutting units will have the same front yard depth and the same or essentially the same architectural treatment of facades and rooflines.

Other

  • Cul-de-sac radius50 ft

    The radius of culs-de-sac shall be at least 50 feet.

  • Accessory buildings are not permitted, except that on any lot there may be an enclosed storage shed not exceeding eight feet in ceiling height, nor exceeding ten feet in length by ten feet in width.

  • Maximum units per cul-de-sac25 units

    No more than 25 dwelling units shall be served by any cul-de-sac.

  • Walkway width4 ft

    Walkways of a minimum of four feet in width, constructed of concrete or brick, shall be installed from common parking areas to the front of all townhouse structures served by such parking areas.

Parking

  • Common parking areas shall be set back at least 15 feet from the property line of the development.

  • Parking distance from unit10 ft

    No parking space shall be located closer than ten feet to any townhouse unit.

  • Parking space dimensions

    Each space shall be a minimum of ten feet by 20 feet.

From the ordinance

The minimum lot area per townhouse unit shall be 2,000 square feet. The minimum lot width per townhouse unit shall be 20 feet. The minimum front yard setback shall be 25 feet from the public street right-of-way. The minimum side yard setback shall be ten feet for end units; zero feet for interior units where walls are common. The minimum rear yard setback shall be 25 feet. The maximum building height shall be 35 feet. A minimum of two off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each townhouse unit, either in a garage or driveway. No more than eight townhouse units shall be attached in a single building. A minimum of 20 percent of the total site area shall be devoted to common open space.
Sec. 50-107

Parking requirements

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  "townhouse": "2 spaces per unit"
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