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South Boston, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 58-655 to 58-658

Manufactured Home ParkAll South Boston districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMin width 50 ftMin depth 100 ftMIN LOT AREA5,000 sq ftMAX DENSITY6 du/ac
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.
5,000 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.
50 ft
Minimum lot depth
100 ft

Density

Maximum density
6 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.

Uses

Permitted by right2

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Buffer width25 ft

    A landscaped buffer area of not less than 25 feet in width shall be provided adjacent to all boundaries.

  • Recreation area10 pct

    Recreation areas shall consist of not less than ten percent of gross area.

  • Private street width20 ft

    Width of private streets shall be not less than 20 feet.

From the ordinance

Minimum site size 5 acres. Max density 6 du/acre. Min space 5,000 sq ft. Buffer 25 ft. Public sewer/water required.
Sec. 58-655 to 58-658