Richmond, Virginia · District
R-1
Single-Family Residential District
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right22
- single-family detached dwelling
- library
- museum
- school
- park
- recreational facility
- church or place of worship
- crop cultivation
- forest
- wildlife preserve
- conservation area
- private noncommercial park
- country club
- swimming pool
- athletic field
- community center
- private elementary or secondary school
- rights-of-way
- easement
- public utility
- antenna
- wireless communications facility
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum accessory dwelling unitAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. size500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The accessory dwelling unit cannot exceed one-third of the floor area of the main single-family dwelling or 500 square feet, whichever is greater.
- Maximum driveway width in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.9 ft
Permitted driveways within front yards of single-family and two-family dwellings shall not exceed nine feet in width.
From the ordinance
Single-family dwellings in the R-1 district shall be located on lots of not less than 20,000 square feet in area with a width of not less than 100 feet. Front yard 35 ft, side yards 10 ft, rear yard 10 ft. Max lot coverage 20%. Max height 35 ft.
Use details
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"dropped_conditions": {
"conditional_uses": [
"**Signs at entrance to residential neighborhoods and residential subdivisions.** One freestanding sign not exceeding 32 ",
"**Freestanding sign limitations.** Freestanding signs shall not exceed a height of eight feet and shall not be located w"
]
}
}