zoneoptics
Goochland County Unincorporated, Virginia · District

A-2

Agricultural, Limited, District A-2
AgriculturalRural ResidentialAll Goochland County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

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.)

Density

Lot area per dwelling unitLot area per dwelling unitLand required for each home — the same limit as du/acre, expressed per unit instead of per acre.
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.)

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right
Two-family
conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.

Servicing

Applies near
Routes 522 and 607
Geographic extent
A-2 districts are generally found east of Routes 522 and 607 and west of the Tuckahoe Creek Service DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.; and are generally designated on the comprehensive planComprehensive planThe long-range policy document zoning is meant to implement; it is not itself binding law. as rural enhancement area.

Uses

Permitted by right25

Conditional / special use34

From the ordinance

This district allows for agricultural and forestal land uses, comingled with rural residential development (2-acre minimum lot size) and agricultural-based businesses.
Sec. 15-111