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Henrico County Unincorporated, Virginia · District

O-2

O-2 Office District
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Dimensional standards

O-2 lot requirementsSTREETFront 35 ftRear 35 ftSide 20 ftMin width 100 ftMIN LOT AREA16,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT45 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.
16,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (0.37 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
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.
35 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
35 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
45 ft

Uses

Permitted by right6

Conditional / special use1

Extracted standards

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

Height

Other

From the ordinance

The purpose of the O-2 Office District is to provide lands primarily for offices, office buildings and limited retail uses that are generally compatible with medium-density residential development. Allowed uses include: Offices including medical, artist studios, and professional services; Limited retail such as financial institutions, restaurants, and drug stores; Childcare and adult care; and Hospitals.
Sec. 24-3405