Williamsburg, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 21-461 to 21-469

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETSTREETFront 35 ftRear 25 ftSide 10 ftStreet side 17.5 ftMin width 25 ftMAX HEIGHT35 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.

Uses

Conditional / special use1

  • Buildings exceeding the height allowed by section 21-468 (special use permit)

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Greenbelt width along designated streets50 ft

    a greenbelt of at least 50 feet shall be provided along the street line; except that at least 75 feet shall be required along Route 199.

  • Greenbelt width along Route 19975 ft

    at least 75 feet shall be required along Route 199

  • Transitional screening width when adjacent to residential or Colonial Parkway35 ft

    A landscaped open space area for transitional screening at least 35 feet in width shall be provided along side and rear property lines when adjacent to a lot in a residential zoning district or to the Colonial Parkway.

From the ordinance

No lot area requirements. Min lot width 25 ft. Front yard 35 ft, side yards 10 ft, rear yard 25 ft. Height 35 ft. Landscaped open space 30%.
Sec. 21-461 to 21-469