R-1A
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right18
Conditional / special use6
Accessory5
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum parapet wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above building4 ft
Parapet walls may be up to four feet above the height of the building on which the walls rest.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for public/semi-public buildings60 ft
A public or semi-public building, such as a school or church, may be erected to a height of 60 feet from grade; 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 heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. relative to main structure
Accessory buildings shall not exceed the main structure in height, except that when the accessory building is located at a lower ground elevation, then the elevation of the roofline of the accessory building shall not be higher than the elevation of the roofline of the main structure, but not to exceed two stories in 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. limit near property line1 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
No accessory building which is within 20 feet of any property line shall be more than one story high.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line3 ft
no accessory building shall be closer than three feet to any property line or located within any easement or right-of-way.
- Minimum width for corner lots125 ft
For subdivisions platted after the enactment of this chapter, each corner lot shall have a minimum width at the setback line and the street line measured to the Pi of a radius where a radius exists of 125 feet.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. on side street for corner lots35 ft
The side yard on the side facing the side street shall be 35 feet or more for both main and accessory buildings.
- Handicap ramp encroachment into yards
Handicap ramps shall be allowed to encroach in all yards if the following criteria are met: (1) The encroachment by the ramp must be the minimum necessary to accomplish safe access; (2) The ramp must meet the current edition of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code and the Town of Christiansburg Code; and (3) The minimum size of a building entry landing associated with the ramp shall meet Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code requirements. The maximum building entry landing size shall be six feet by six feet.
- Minimum horse enclosure area8,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Enclosures for horses of at least 8,000 square feet for each horse.
- Sidewalk and curb/gutter requirement
Sidewalks and curb and gutter shall be required on both sides of the public streets for all new streets. In lieu of sidewalks and curb and gutter, an owner or developer shall provide a paved multi-use trail a minimum of ten feet in width connecting to the street right-of-way adjoining other properties and to each lot within the development by a hard surface connection.
Parking
- Parking lot setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street right-of-way15 ft
Parking lots shall have a minimum setback of 15 feet from any street right-of-way.
From the ordinance
This district is intended for low-density single-family residential areas, plus certain open areas, where similar residential development appears likely to occur.