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Goochland County Unincorporated, Virginia · District

B-1

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Dimensional standards

B-1 lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 100 ftRear 5 ftSide 5 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE70%MAX FAR0.65
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.

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

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
100 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

Height & bulk

Maximum floor area ratioFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot.
0.65
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
70%
Minimum landscaping
30%

Uses

Permitted by right38

Conditional / special use19

From the ordinance

max lot coverage: 70.0; max far: 0.65; front setback: 100.0; min landscaped: 30.0; side setback: 5.0; rear setback: 5.0
General Requirements