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Spotsylvania County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 23-6.11.4

Single FamilyAll Spotsylvania County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 30 ftRear 5 ftSide 10 ftMin width 100 ftMIN LOT AREA2 acMIN FRONTAGE100 ftMAX HEIGHT35 ftMAX DENSITY0.5 du/acMIN OPEN SPACE15%
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.
87,120 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (2 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.
100 ft
Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
100 ft

Density

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

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

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
30 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
5 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
10 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft
Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
15%

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right
Two-family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Three-family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Four-plus family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

Uses

Permitted by right9

Conditional / special use12

Accessory1

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Maximum lots per parent parcel10 lots

    The lot yield from any parent parcel existing as of February 12, 2002 shall not exceed ten (10) lots including the parent parcel.

From the ordinance

Density: 1 du per 2 gross acres. Min lot area: 2 acres (non-lakefront). Min lot width: 100 ft. Front 30, side 10, rear 5. Max height 35 ft. Open space: cluster 15%.
Sec. 23-6.11.4