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Woodstock, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 90-393

Cottage Apartment CondoAll Woodstock districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 30 ftRear 35 ftSide 15 ftMin width 125 ftMIN LOT AREA21,780 sq ftMAX HEIGHT35 ft / 2.5 storiesMIN OPEN SPACE35%MIN UNIT SIZE500 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.
21,780 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (0.5 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
125 ft
Minimum floor areaMinimum floor areaThe smallest dwelling the district permits, in square feet of living space.
500 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

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

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
30 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

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.
2.5
Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
35%

Parking

Minimum spacesMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open.
1.5

Extracted standards

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

Lighting

  • Lighting glare restriction

    Lighting for buildings, accessways and parking areas shall be so arranged as not to reflect toward public streets or spill over to building occupants or surrounding property owners or residents. No lighting shall cause direct glare cast off-site.

Other

  • Access drive setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.15 ft

    All access drives shall be at least 15 feet from any building on the lot and from exterior lot lines.

  • Building separation (front/rear walls)2 times_avg_height

    Two times the average height of the two groups for front or rear walls facing front or rear walls.

  • Building separation (front/side walls)1.5 times_avg_height

    One and one-half times the average height for front or rear walls facing side walls.

  • Building separation (side/side walls)1 times_height

    Equal to the height of the highest building for side walls facing side walls.

  • Maximum floor area per unit1,200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

    Living space for each unit shall not be less than 500 gross square feet and a maximum of 1,200 gross square feet.

  • Min building separation (single story)11 ft

    For single level buildings a minimum of eleven feet between may be allowed.

  • Private fenced outdoor space35 pct

    In addition, have a minimum of private fenced outdoor space of 35% of the main level gross living space.

  • Screening required

    Screening shall be provided of sufficient height and density to screen the site from adjoining non-residential uses.

  • Sidewalk width5 ft

    Sidewalks shall be of five feet in width, constructed of concrete or brick

  • Trash storage screening3 sides

    Exterior storage areas for trash and rubbish shall be well-screened on three sides and contain vermin proof containers.

  • Usable open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. ratio0.25 sqft_per_sqft_gross_floor_area

    There shall be provided 0.25 square feet of usable open space, not including parking or driveway areas, devoted to recreational use, for every square foot of gross residential floor area.

Parking

From the ordinance

Cottage apartment or condominium developments shall require a minimum of one-half acre. ... Minimum lot width shall be 125 feet at the setback line. ... No structure shall be located closer than 30 feet to any street right-of-way. ... The rear yard shall be 35 feet. ... The side yard shall be 15 feet. ... maximum of two and one-half stories, not exceeding a height of 35 feet. ... Living space for each unit shall not be less than 500 gross square feet and a maximum of 1,200 gross square feet.
Sec. 90-393