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Ashland, Virginia · District

RR-1

Rural Residential District
ResidentialSingle FamilyAll Ashland districts0

Dimensional standards

RR-1 lot requirementsSTREETSTREETFront 40 ftRear 40 ftSide 30 ftStreet side 50 ftMin width 200 ftMIN LOT AREA2 acMAX 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.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
87,120 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (2 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.
200 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.
40 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
40 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
30 ft
Street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
50 ft

Height & bulk

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

Housing

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

Uses

Permitted by right6

Conditional / special use13

Accessory1

Prohibited1

Extracted standards

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

Design

  • Consistent 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.

  • Garage location

    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.

  • Material quality

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

  • Minimum window percentage15 pct

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

  • Street-facing entrance required1 count

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

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.

  • Site plan required

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

From the ordinance

The minimum lot area for single-family dwellings shall be two (2) acres. The minimum front setback shall be fifty (50) feet. No building or structure shall exceed a height of thirty-five (35) feet from grade.
Sec 21-24, 21-25, 21-27, 21-28, 21-29