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Roanoke County Unincorporated, Virginia · District

AG-1

Agricultural/Rural Low Density District
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Dimensional standards

AG-1 lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 30 ftRear 25 ftSide 20 ftMin width 150 ftMIN LOT AREA1.5 acMIN FRONTAGE150 ftMAX HEIGHT45 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE40%
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.
65,340 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (1.5 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.
150 ft
Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
150 ft

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.
25 ft
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.
45 ft
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
40%

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right
Two-family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Three-family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Four-plus family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

Uses

Permitted by right33

Conditional / special use27

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Maximum building coverage20 pct

    Building coverage: 20 percent of the total lot area.

From the ordinance

Minimum lot requirements: Area: 1.5 acres (65,340 square feet). Frontage: 150 feet. Setbacks: front 30, side 20, rear 25. Height: 45 feet. Coverage: building 20%, lot 40%.
Sec. 30-33-3