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Staunton, Virginia · General provision

18.53.070

Traditional Neighborhood InfillAll Staunton districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 10 ftMIN OPEN SPACE10%
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.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
10 ft

Height & bulk

Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
10%

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.
1

Uses

Permitted by right6

Accessory2

Extracted standards

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

Design

  • Minimum awning depth5 ft

    Marquees or awnings (minimum five-foot depth, eight-foot clearance and 25 percent length of building) may occur in front of the setback line.

Fencing & walls

Historic

Other

  • Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. as percentage of gross area10 pct

    A minimum of 10 percent of the gross area of the development shall be dedicated to open space.

  • Minimum number of housing product types3 count

    a mix of product types shall be provided with no less than three different product types, none of which constitutes less than 10 percent of the proposed neighborhood.

  • Sidewalks on both sides of streets

    Sidewalks shall be provided on both sides of all streets unless otherwise approved by the city.

  • Street trees required

    Street trees shall be planted along all streets in accordance with the standards of the city.

  • Utility service laterals underground

    All utility service laterals or service lines associated with a basic or comprehensive development plan shall be located underground.

Parking

  • Minimum distance of garages and parking from front facade20 ft

    If accessed from the front, garages and all parking shall be a minimum of 20 feet behind the front facade of the main building.

From the ordinance

Development standards: minimum setback for a house is 10 feet; open space min 10%; fences max 42 inches front, 6 feet rear/side; parking min 20 ft behind front facade.
18.53.070

Parking requirements

{
  "work_live": "2 additional on-site spaces",
  "commercial": "per SCC with credit for one street space",
  "multifamily": "1 per dwelling unit",
  "single_family": "per SCC with credit for one street space"
}