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Spotsylvania County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 23-5.1.2

All Spotsylvania County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaSide 5 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.

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
5 ft

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Bay windows, oriels, and chimneys extension5 ft

    Bay windows, oriels, and chimneys, none of which are more than ten (10) feet in width, may extend five (5) feet into any minimum required yard, but not closer than five (5) feet to any lot line.

  • Carport side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. extension5 ft

    Carports, as defined in section 23-2.1.4, Definitions, may extend five (5) feet into any minimum required side yard, but not closer than five (5) feet to any side lot line.

  • Cornices, canopies, awnings, eaves extension3 ft

    Cornices, canopies, awnings, eaves or other such similar features, all of which are at least ten (10) feet above finished ground level, may extend three (3) feet into any minimum required yard but not closer than two (2) feet to any lot line.

  • Deck extension for multiple-family, commercial, industrial or institutional structures3 ft

    Any open or roofed deck attached to a multiple-family dwelling, commercial, industrial or institutional structure may extend three (3) feet into any minimum required yard.

  • Open fire balconies, fire escapes, fire towers, uncovered stairs and stoops, air conditioners and heat pumps extension5 ft

    Open fire balconies, fire escapes, fire towers, uncovered stairs and stoops, air conditioners and heat pumps, none of which are more than ten (10) feet in width, may extend five (5) feet into any minimum required yard, but not closer than five (5) feet to any lot line.

  • Open deck rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. extension12 ft

    Any open deck may extend into minimum required yards as follows: ... Rear yard: twelve (12) feet, but not closer than five (5) feet to any rear lot line.

  • Roofed deck rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. extension5 ft

    Any roofed deck may extend into minimum required yards as follows: ... Rear yard: five (5) feet, but not closer than five (5) feet to any rear lot line.

  • Sills, leaders, belt courses extension12 in

    Sills, leaders, belt courses and other similar ornamental features may extend twelve (12) inches into any minimum required yard.

From the ordinance

The features set forth in the following paragraphs may extend into minimum required yards as specified. ... Cornices, canopies, awnings, eaves ... may extend three (3) feet into any minimum required yard but not closer than two (2) feet to any lot line. ... Sills, leaders, belt courses ... may extend twelve (12) inches ... Open fire balconies ... may extend five (5) feet ... Bay windows, oriels, and chimneys ... may extend five (5) feet ... Carports ... may extend five (5) feet into any minimum required side yard ... Any open deck may extend ... Rear yard: twelve (12) feet ... Any roofed deck ... Rear yard: five (5) feet ... Any open or roofed deck attached to multiple-family, commercial, industrial or institutional structure may extend three (3) feet into any minimum required yard.
Sec. 23-5.1.2