Blacksburg, Virginia · District
RM-48
RM-48 Medium Density Multiunit
Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right20
- Boarding House
- Home Occupations
- Multifamily Dwellings
- Single-family, Detached
- Single-Family, Attached
- Townhouse
- Two-family Dwellings
- Community Recreation
- Cultural Services
- Day Care Center
- Family Day Care Home
- Home for Adults
- Life Care Facility
- Open Space
- Public Parks and Recreation
- Public Recreation Assembly
- Religious Assembly
- Shelter
- Utility Services, Minor
- Accessory Structures
Conditional / special use28
- Administrative Services
- Educational Facilities, College/University
- Educational Facilities, Primary/Secondary
- Nursing Home
- Post Office
- Safety Services
- Utility Services, major
- Bed and Breakfast
- Clinic
- Club
- Commercial Outdoor Sports and Recreation
- Consumer Repair Services
- Funeral Home
- Gasoline Station
- Hospital
- Neighborhood Convenience Store
- Parking Facility
- Personal Services
- Restaurant, Drive-in
- Restaurant, Fast Food
- Restaurant, General
- Restaurant, Small
- Retail Sales
- Studio, Fine Art
- Financial Institution
- General Office
- Medical Office
- Broadcasting or Communication Facility
Accessory1
Extracted standards
5 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.48 bedrooms/acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Maximum density: Forty-eight (48) 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
- External speakers require conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit
Without external speakers only. Any use which incorporates an external speaker may be permitted only with a conditional use permit.
- Maximum unrelated occupants4 persons
The maximum dwelling unit occupancy shall be a family, plus two (2) persons unrelated to the family; or no more than four (4) 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 (8,000) square feet. Lot frontage: Sixty (60) feet. Maximum density: Forty-eight (48) bedrooms per acre. Front yard: Thirty-five (35) feet. Side yard: Ten (10) feet. Rear yard: Twenty-five (25) feet. Maximum height: Thirty-five (35) feet. Lot coverage: Sixty (60) percent. Floor area ratio: 0.40.