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Virginia Beach, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 206

All Virginia Beach districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 10 ftRear 5 ftSide 5 ftMin width 40 ftMIN LOT AREA1,600 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.
1,600 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.
40 ft

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
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.
5 ft

Extracted standards

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From the ordinance

The minimum lot area shall be one thousand six hundred (1,600) square feet. The minimum lot width shall be forty (40) feet measured at the building location; provided, however, that when a facility covered by this section is not located adjacent to a public street, a right-of-way or easement for ingress of minimum width of fifteen (15) feet shall be provided.
Sec. 206