Williamsburg, Virginia · General provision
Townhouse requirements (excerpt)
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for end detached garage7.5 ft
Each detached garage located at the end of a group of townhouses shall have a side yard of at least seven and one-half feet.
- Distance between townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. and detached garage15 ft
A 15-foot yard shall be provided between the townhouse and the detached garage.
- Maximum abutting townhousesTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. with same facade3 count
no more than three abutting townhouses will have the same or essentially the same architectural treatment
- Minimum sidewalk width4 ft
Sidewalks of at least four feet in width
- Rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for detached garage0 ft
No setback shall be required from the rear property line.
From the ordinance
Sidewalks of at least four feet in width... Detached garages shall be permitted at the rear of a townhouse lot. A 15-foot yard shall be provided between the townhouse and the detached garage.