Ashland, Virginia · District

R-2

Residential, Limited District R-2
ResidentialSingle FamilyAll Ashland districts0

Dimensional standards

R-2 lot requirementsSTREETFront 30 ftRear 5 ftSide 25 ftMin width 75 ftMIN LOT AREA10,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT35 ft
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.

Uses

Extracted standards

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

Design

  • Consistent exterior materials

    Exterior finish materials on the majority of the façade (greater than fifty-percent) shall be the same type on the majority (greater than fifty-percent) of all elevations of the primary structure so that the main body provides a consistent palette of materials, finishes, and colors for wall and roofing materials.

  • Garage recess from primary façade5 ft

    If the garage is attached to the primary dwelling, then the garage door opening shall not face the primary frontage of the parcel, or if the garage is front-loading, it must be recessed from the primary façade of the main structure by a minimum of five (5) feet.

  • Concrete masonry units, or cinderblock, shall not be a visible exterior finish material from the public road, right-of-way, or adjacent residential property.

  • Maximum percentage of recessed front-loading garages50 pct

    For development of multiple lots (more than one), no more than fifty (50%) percent of dwellings may have a recessed front-loading, attached garage.

  • Minimum street-facing entrances1 entrance

    The primary structure shall have a minimum one (1) pedestrian street-facing entrance on the front façade.

  • Minimum window percentage15 pct

    A minimum of fifteen percent (15%) of the front facing building façade shall consist of windows.

Other

  • Landscape plan required

    A landscape plan shall be required and landscaping, trees, buffers, and screening shall be provided in accordance with the applicable provisions of ATC article XXIII of this chapter.

  • Site plan required

    A site plan shall be required as set forth in ATC article XVII of this chapter.

From the ordinance

R-2 district: min lot area 10,000 sq ft, min width 75 ft, max height 35 ft, design standards.
Article V, Sec 21-40 to 21-46