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Williamsburg, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 21-481

All Williamsburg districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETSTREETbuildable areaFront 5 ftRear 5 ftSide 5 ftStreet side 5 ftMAX HEIGHT35 ftMAX DENSITY8 du/acMIN OPEN SPACE25%
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 widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
0 ft

Density

Maximum density
8 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
5 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
Street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
5 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft
Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
25%

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right
Two-family
by_right
Three-family
by_right
Four-plus family
by_right

Servicing

Geographic extent
PDR districts permitted only in RS-1, RS-2, and RM-1 zoning districts; minimum size 5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones. in RS-1, 3 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones. in RS-2 or RM-1

Uses

Permitted by right14

Conditional / special use3

Extracted standards

2 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

From the ordinance

Maximum density 3 du/ac from RS-1, 5 du/ac from RS-2, 8 du/ac from RM-1. Individual lots exempt from min lot area/width/yard except yards not less than 5 ft. Height 35 ft. Common open space min 25%.
Sec. 21-481