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Shenandoah County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

§ 165-11.1

Rural ResidentialAll Shenandoah County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETFront 100 ftRear 150 ftSide 80 ftMin width 450 ftMIN LOT AREA10 acMAX HEIGHT35 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE15%
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.
435,600 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (10 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.
450 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.
100 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
150 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
80 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
15%

Uses

Permitted by right13

Conditional / special use5

Accessory4

From the ordinance

The minimum lot area shall be 10 acres. The minimum frontage for each residential lot shall be 450 feet. Structures shall be located 100 feet or more from the front lot line. Each side yard for each main structure shall be a minimum of 80 feet. Each main structure shall have a rear yard of 150 feet or more. The maximum building coverage on a lot shall be 15%. Structures may be erected up to 35 feet in height.
§ 165-11.1