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Spotsylvania County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 23-6.13.5, 23-6.13.6, 23-6.13.7, 23-6.13.8

Manufactured Home ParkAll Spotsylvania County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETFront 35 ftRear 25 ftSide 25 ftMin width 50 ftMIN LOT AREA2,500 sq ftMAX HEIGHT35 ftMAX FAR0.25MAX DENSITY6 du/acMIN OPEN SPACE20%
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.
2,500 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

Density

Maximum density
6 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
Lot area per dwelling unitLot area per dwelling unitLand required for each home — the same limit as du/acre, expressed per unit instead of per acre.
7,260 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

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

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft
Maximum floor area ratioFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot.
0.25
Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
20%

Uses

Permitted by right6

Conditional / special use5

Accessory1

  • Accessory uses as permitted by article 5, division 3

Extracted standards

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

Other

From the ordinance

Minimum lot area: 2,500 sqft. Max density: 6 du/acre. Height: 35 ft. Open space: 20%.
Sec. 23-6.13.5, 23-6.13.6, 23-6.13.7, 23-6.13.8