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Spotsylvania County Unincorporated, Virginia · District

C-2

Commercial 2 District
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Dimensional standards

C-2 lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 30 ftRear 20 ftMin width 100 ftMIN LOT AREA20,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT55 ftMAX FAR0.7MIN OPEN SPACE15%
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.
20,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (0.46 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
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.
30 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
55 ft
Maximum floor area ratioFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot.
0.7
Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
15%

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Two-family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Three-family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Four-plus family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

Uses

Permitted by right45

Conditional / special use24

Accessory1

  • Accessory uses as permitted by article 5, division 3

From the ordinance

Min lot area 20,000 sqft, min lot width 100 ft. Max height 55 ft. Front 30, rear 20, side no requirement. FAR 0.70. Open space 15%.
Sec. 23-6.18.5 - 23-6.18.7