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Big Stone Gap, Virginia · District

R-3

General Residential District
ResidentialMulti FamilyAll Big Stone Gap districts0

Dimensional standards

R-3 lot requirementsSTREETFront 50 ftMin width 10 ftMin depth 20 ftMIN FRONTAGE25 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 widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
10 ft
Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
25 ft
Minimum lot depth
20 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.
50 ft

Housing

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

Uses

Permitted by right7

Conditional / special use6

Accessory3

Extracted standards

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

Other

Signage

From the ordinance

The purpose of this district is to encourage variety in housing types... Permitted uses include two-family dwellings, townhouses, multiple-family dwellings, business offices limited to 2,500 sq ft, etc.
Section 6