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Big Stone Gap, Virginia · District

R-2

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Dimensional standards

R-2 lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 25 ftRear 20 ftSide 8 ftMin width 60 ftMin depth 100 ftMIN LOT AREA7,000 sq 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.
7,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
60 ft
Minimum lot depth
100 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.
25 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
8 ft

From the ordinance

| R-2 | 7,500 | 7,000 | 60 | 100 | 25 | 8 | 20 |