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Vienna, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 18-218

Single FamilyAll Vienna districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA12,500 sq 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.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
12,500 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (0.29 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)

Density

Maximum units
1

Uses

Permitted by right1

From the ordinance

The purpose of this zone is to provide standards for single-unit, detached residences with a minimum lot area of 12,500 square feet. Principal Structure Count: 1 per lot max.
Sec. 18-218