Blacksburg, Virginia · District
R-5
R-5 Transitional Residential
Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right8
Conditional / special use29
- Single-family, Attached
- Townhouse
- Multifamily
- Administrative Services
- Club
- Cultural Services
- Day Care Center
- Educational Facilities, College/University
- Educational Facilities, Primary/Secondary
- Family Day Care Home
- Home for Adults
- Life Care Facility
- Nursing Home
- Post Office
- Public Recreation Assembly
- Religious Assembly
- Safety Services
- Shelter
- Utility Services, Major
- Bed & Breakfast
- Clinic
- Neighborhood Convenience
- Parking Facility
- Personal Services
- Studio, Fine Arts
- Financial Institution
- General Office
- Medical Office
- Broadcasting or Communication Facility
Accessory1
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum density in bedrooms per acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.20 bedrooms/acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Maximum density: Twenty (20) bedrooms per acre, except single-unit residential.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. with additional setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.45 ft
Thirty-five (35) feet; or forty-five (45) feet with an additional one (1) foot setback per foot of additional height.
Other
- Maximum unrelated occupants3 persons
The maximum dwelling unit occupancy shall be a family plus two (2) persons unrelated to the family; or no more than three (3) unrelated persons.
- Underground utilities required
All utility lines, electric, telephone, cable television lines, etc., shall be placed underground.
From the ordinance
Lot area: Eight thousand five hundred (8,500) square feet. Lot frontage: Forty-five (45) feet. Maximum density: Twenty (20) bedrooms per acre. Maximum height: Thirty-five (35) feet. Lot coverage: Fifty-five (55) percent. Floor area ratio: 0.35.