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Spotsylvania County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 23-6.25.4 and 23-6.25.5

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Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETFront 25 ftRear 30 ftSide 15 ftMin width 20 ftMin depth 80 ftMIN LOT AREA10,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT60 ftMAX FAR1MAX DENSITY6 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.
10,000 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.
20 ft
Minimum lot depth
80 ft

Density

Maximum density
6 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.
25 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
30 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
15 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
60 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.
1
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
by_right
Three-family
by_right
Four-plus family
by_right

Parking

Minimum spacesMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open.
2
Minimum, studio / 1-bedroom
1
Minimum, 2+ bedroom
2

Uses

Permitted by right58

Conditional / special use16

Extracted standards

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

Other

Parking

From the ordinance

Minimum lot area: Non-residential: 2,500 sq ft. Residential: single-family detached 2,500 sq ft, single-family attached 1,600 sq ft, multi-family 10,000 sq ft.
Sec. 23-6.25.4 and 23-6.25.5

Parking requirements

{
  "apartment": "1 space per bedroom",
  "office_max": "1 space per 300 sqft",
  "retail_max": "1 car per 450 sqft",
  "single_family": "2 spaces per unit",
  "townhouse_duplex": "1 space per first bedroom + 0.5 per additional bedroom",
  "accessory_dwelling": "1 space per bedroom",
  "institutional_church": "1 space per 6 seats"
}