Bluefield, Virginia · District
R-2
Residential Limited District
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right10
- all uses permitted in R-1
- single-family dwellings
- family homes, foster homes or group homes for the handicapped
- schools
- churches
- hospitals
- parks and playgrounds
- day care, family
- day care, facility
- home occupations
Accessory8
- Clubs and lodges.
- Professional offices.
- Finance companies and insurance agents.
- Clinics.
- Barbershops and beauty parlors.
- Banks.
- Day care centers.
- Any nonresidential uses listed in the R-1 and R-2 districts.
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.15 ft
Accessory buildings or structures shall not exceed the height of 15 feet.
- Public/semipublic building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.60 ft
All public or semipublic buildings shall not exceed the height of 60 feet, and side and rear yards shall be increased one foot for each foot in height over 35 feet.
Other
- Corner lot front definition
Of the two sides of a corner lot, the front shall be deemed to be the shorter of the two sides fronting on streets.
- Corner lot side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.
The width of the side yard on the side facing the side street shall be the greater of the two required side yards.
From the ordinance
Minimum lot size 7,500 sq ft; front yard 50 ft (arterial) or 30 ft (collector); lot width 60 ft; side yards 10 ft each, total 25 ft; rear yard 25 ft; height 35 ft dwelling, 15 ft accessory, 60 ft public/semipublic; lot coverage 40%.