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Henrico County Unincorporated, Virginia · District

R-1

R-1 One-Family Residence District
ResidentialSingle FamilyAll Henrico County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
25,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (0.57 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.
150 ft

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

SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
40 ft

Housing

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

Uses

Permitted by right4

Conditional / special use2

Extracted standards

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

Setback

From the ordinance

The purpose of the R-1 One-Family Residence District is to provide and protect residential areas wherein the predominant pattern of residential development is the one-family dwelling. Allowed uses include: One-family dwellings on lots of 25,000 sq. ft.; and Supporting institutional, recreational, and public facilities and uses.
Sec. 24-3305