Henrico County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
25 districts, grouped by category.
Other
6B-1 Business District
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 3
B-2 Business District
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 5
B-3 Business District
- Max height
- 110 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
C-1 Conservation District
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
O-2 Office District
- Min lot
- 16,000 sq ft (0.37 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 6
O-3 Office District
- Min lot
- 25,000 sq ft (0.57 ac)
- Max height
- 110 ft
- Front setback
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
Industrial
3General Industrial District
- Max height
- 200 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
Heavy Industrial District
- Min lot
- 1,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 200 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Max density
- 10 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 4
Residential
14R-0 One-Family Residence District
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-0A One-Family Residence District
- Min lot
- 35,000 sq ft (0.8 ac)
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-1 One-Family Residence District
- Min lot
- 25,000 sq ft (0.57 ac)
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-1A One-Family Residence District
- Min lot
- 21,500 sq ft (0.49 ac)
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-2 One-Family Residence District
- Min lot
- 18,000 sq ft (0.41 ac)
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-2A One-Family Residence District
- Min lot
- 13,500 sq ft (0.31 ac)
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-3 One-Family Residence District
- Min lot
- 11,000 sq ft (0.25 ac)
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-3A One-Family Residence District
- Min lot
- 9,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-4 One-Family Residence District
- Min lot
- 8,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-4A One-Family Residence District
- Min lot
- 7,750 sq ft
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-5 General Residence District
- Min lot
- 1,260 sq ft
- Max height
- 200 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 12 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 5
General Residence District
- Min lot
- 5,625 sq ft
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 6 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 7
R-5B General Residence District
- Min lot
- 3,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Max density
- 10 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-6 General Residence District
- Min lot
- 1,260 sq ft
- Max height
- 200 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 12 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 8
General provisions
482 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
If a sign for which a sign permit is issued is not installed within six months after issuance of the sign permit, the permit will be void.
If a sign for which a sign permit is issued is not installed within six months after issuance of the sign permit, the permit will be void.
A tree removal permit will expire in accordance with any expiration date established and included in the permit approval. If no such date is included in the permit approval, the permit will automatically expire six months after the date it was issued.
A tree removal permit will expire in accordance with any expiration date established and included in the permit approval. If no such date is included in the permit approval, the permit will automatically expire six months after the date it was issued.
Residential development in the R-5A, R-5B, R-5, R-6, RTH, Mixed Use, and Planned Development districts consisting of 50 or more dwelling units; Nonresidential development having a gross floor area or principal use area of 65,000 square feet or more; ... connection must be made to public water and public sewer, as applicable, when available within 300 feet of the site.
Procedural requirements for plan of development, site plan, variance, interpretation, proffer interpretation, administrative modification, and appeal.
Residential development in the R-5A, R-5B, R-5, R-6, RTH, Mixed Use, and Planned Development districts consisting of 50 or more dwelling units; Nonresidential development having a gross floor area or principal use area of 65,000 square feet or more;
For any development containing three or more residential units or any Commercial or Industrial use other than agricultural production proposed within the boundaries of a mapped dam break inundation zone, the County Engineer must review the dam break inundation zone map...
For any development containing three or more residential units or any Commercial or Industrial use other than agricultural production proposed within the boundaries of a mapped dam break inundation zone, the County Engineer must review the dam break inundation zone map...
The owner must enter into all necessary contracts with the Department of Public Utilities for all connections to public water and sewer identified on the approved plan of development. If the proposed development is not served by public water or public sewer, connection must be made to public water and public sewer, as applicable, when available within 300 feet of the site.
The following development is exempted from the requirements of this section: ... Construction of or alterations to one single-family dwelling; Alterations to the interior of a building with no increase in the gross floor area, off-street parking, landscaping, buffers, or other development standards.
A dwelling must not be erected on a lot that is not served by both public sewer and public water unless the lot meets all applicable Health Department requirements in addition to the standards in this article.
A dwelling must not be erected on a lot that is not served by both public sewer and public water unless the lot meets all applicable Health Department requirements in addition to the standards in this article.
Table 3105 establishes additional setback requirements for yards adjacent to specific roadways. These requirements apply to all residential developments that did not, as of March 26, 2002, have a recorded subdivision...
Table 3105: Additional Setback Requirements Adjacent to Specific Roadways in Major Thoroughfare Plan establishes additional setback requirements for yards adjacent to specific roadways.
The following standards apply to any single-family residential lot in an Agricultural or Residential zoning district created prior to January 1, 1960... The front setback will be reduced to 35 feet. The rear setback will be reduced to 25 feet. For a corner lot where the rear lot line adjoins the rear lot line of the adjoining lot, the street side setback will be reduced to ten percent of the lot width (rounded down to the next lowest foot) or 10 feet, whichever is greater. For a corner lot where the rear lot line adjoins the side lot line of the adjoining single-family residential lot (directly or across an alley or common area less than 30 feet wide), the street side setback will be reduced to 36 percent of the lot width (rounded down to the next lowest foot) or 25 feet, whichever is less. The interior side setback will be reduced to ten percent of the lot width (rounded down to the next lowest foot) or seven feet, whichever is greater. If the dwelling will be served by an individual well or onsite sewage disposal system, the lot must include a primary drainfield with a 100% reserve drainfield area, and must meet current requirements of the Virginia Department of Health in addition to the requirements of this subsection. The height of any principal dwelling on the lot must not exceed 35 feet, or 40 feet if a provisional use permit is approved for additional height (see Sec. 24-2306, Provisional Use Permit).
The front setback will be reduced to 35 feet. The rear setback will be reduced to 25 feet. ... The height of any principal dwelling on the lot must not exceed 35 feet, or 40 feet if a provisional use permit is approved...
Any division of land subject to a partition suit by virtue of an order or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction takes precedence over the minimum lot area, width, and frontage requirements in this Ordinance so long as the lot or parcel resulting from such order or decree does not vary from minimum lot area, width, or frontage requirements by more than 20 percent.
Any division of land subject to a partition suit by virtue of an order or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction takes precedence over the minimum lot area, width, and frontage requirements in this Ordinance so long as the lot or parcel resulting from such order or decree does not vary from minimum lot area, width, or frontage requirements by more than 20 percent.
The purpose of the RTH Residential Townhouse District is to provide residential areas where townhouses are the predominant pattern of residential development. Allowed uses include: Townhouses at a density of 12 units per acre; Multifamily dwellings at a density of nine units per acre; and Supporting institutional, recreational, and public facilities and uses.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.