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Southampton County Unincorporated, Virginia · District

R-2

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Dimensional standards

R-2 lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 25 ftRear 25 ftSide 8 ftMin width 75 ftMin depth 100 ftMIN LOT AREA8,500 sq 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.
8,500 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
75 ft
Minimum lot depth
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.
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

Uses

Permitted by right11

Conditional / special use15

Accessory8

From the ordinance

| R-2 | 10,000 | 8,500 | 75 | 100 | 25 | 8 | 25 |
(f) Reduction of lot area, lot width and yard areas permitted.