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Washington County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 66-372 through 66-380

All Washington County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETSTREETFront 35 ftRear 35 ftSide 15 ftStreet side 35 ftMin frontage 150 ftMIN LOT AREA2 acMAX HEIGHT35 ft / 3 stories
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.
87,120 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (2 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
150 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.
35 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
35 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
15 ft
Street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
35 ft
Side, combinedSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
35 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft
Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
3

Servicing

Applies near
Green Cove Creek, U.S. Highway 58, State Route 728, Washington County/Smyth County line
Geographic extent
Beginning at a point where Green Cove Creek intersects with U.S. Highway 58 just north of State Route 728 and following Green Cove Creek north to its spring; continuing north from the Green Cove Spring a distance of approximately 1,000 feet and turning eastward in a northeasterly direction to the Washington County/Smyth County line; returning to the intersection of Green Cove Creek and following Green Cove Branch in a generally southwardly direction to its intersection with Star Hill Branch and following Star Hill Branch in a generally northeasterly direction to its spring; from the Green Cove Spring, the Konnarock districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. shall follow a straight line to the Washington County/Smyth County line. The eastern boundary of the Konnarock districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. shall be concurrent with the Washington County/Smyth County line.

Uses

Permitted by right12

Conditional / special use17

Accessory4

From the ordinance

The minimum lot area for each permitted use in the Konnarock district shall be two acres; one acre, where public water is available. ... The minimum frontage for permitted uses in the Konnarock district shall be 150 feet at the setback line. ... The minimum side yard for each main structure in the Konnarock district shall be 15 feet, and the total width of the two required side yards shall be 35 feet or more. ... Each main structure in the Konnarock district shall have a rear yard of 35 feet or more. ... Buildings in the Konnarock district may be erected up to 35 feet in height, except that: 1. The height limit for dwellings may be increased up to 45 feet and up to three stories...
Sec. 66-372 through 66-380