R-2
Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Located within, adjacent to, or very near existing villages or settlements in Madison County.
Uses
Permitted by right11
- single detached dwelling
- two-family dwelling (duplex)
- rooming and boarding house
- church, public school, parish hall, rectory and library
- public and private park and playground
- accessory use and building
- public service corporation transmission lines, poles, pipes, meters, transformers, and other facilities
- home garden
- home occupation
- solar energy system (roof-mounted only)
- short-term lodging unit
Conditional / special use9
Accessory1
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Maximum number of contiguous townhousesTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot.8 units
In any townhouse development, no more than eight townhouses shall be grouped contiguous to each other.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for churchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached. spires, belfries, etc.25 ft
Church spires, belfries, cupolas, monuments, water towers, fire towers, chimneys, flues, television antennae, and radio aerials may exceed the height limitation by 25 feet.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for dwellings with increased side yards45 ft
The height limit for dwellings may be increased ten feet and up to three stories provided there are two side yards for each permitted use, each of which is ten feet or more, plus one foot or more of side yard for each additional foot of building height over 35 feet.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for public or semipublic buildings60 ft
A public or semipublic building such as a school, church, library or hospital may be erected to a height of 60 feet from the average adjacent ground elevation provided that required front, side, and rear yards shall be increased one foot for each foot in height over 35 feet.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line10 ft
All accessory buildings must be located ten feet or more from any property line.
- Minimum entrance spacing on Virginia primary roads600 ft
The centerline of any entrance onto a Virginia primary road shall be 600 feet or more from the centerline of any adjacent entrance.
- Minimum entrance spacing on U.S. Route 29900 ft
The centerline of any entrance onto U.S. Route 29 shall be 900 feet or more from the centerline of any adjacent entrance.
- Site plan required for multiple family uses
All multiple family uses are subject to the Site Plan Ordinance.
From the ordinance
The minimum lot area for permitted uses shall be 1.5 acres (65,340 square feet) without public water and sewer systems, and three-quarters acre (32,670 square feet) with public water and sewer systems.