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Loudoun County Unincorporated, Virginia · District

R-16

R-16 Townhouse/Multifamily Legacy Zoning District
ResidentialMultifamilyAll Loudoun County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

R-16 lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 25 ftRear 25 ftSide 8 ftMin width 50 ftMAX HEIGHT40 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE60%MAX DENSITY16 du/ac
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 widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
50 ft

Density

Maximum density
16 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
25 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
25 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
8 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
40 ft
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
60%

Uses

Permitted by right3

From the ordinance

The purpose of the R-16 Townhouse/Multifamily Legacy Zoning District is to retain existing areas established to provide for manufactured housing, townhouse, and multifamily dwelling units at gross residential parcel densities not to exceed 16 dwelling units per acre in areas served by public water and sewer service
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