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Shenandoah, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 50-110

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Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 35 ftRear 20 ftSide 15 ftMin width 100 ftMIN LOT AREA10,000 sq ftMAX 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.
10,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
100 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.
35 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
15 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 right1

Extracted standards

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

Noise

  • No noise or odor beyond lot

    No noise or odor produced as a result of activity in such offices shall be discernible beyond the boundaries of the lot.

Other

  • All activity enclosed

    All activity and equipment, other than parking, must be housed in a fully enclosed building.

From the ordinance

The minimum lot area shall be 10,000 square feet. The minimum lot width shall be 100 feet. The minimum front yard setback shall be 35 feet from the public street right-of-way. The minimum side yard setback shall be 15 feet from all property lines. The minimum rear yard setback shall be 20 feet. The maximum building height shall be 35 feet. Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with section 50-103(g)(11).
Sec. 50-110