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Spotsylvania County Unincorporated, Virginia · District

MU-4

Mixed Use 4
Mixed useAll Spotsylvania County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

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
by_right
Three-family
by_right
Four-plus family
by_right

Parking

Minimum, studio / 1-bedroom
1
Minimum, 2+ bedroom
2

Uses

Permitted by right58

Conditional / special use10

Accessory1

Prohibited4

Extracted standards

9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Height

Other

  • Adjacent sub-district use allowance15 pct

    A square footage amount equal to fifteen (15) percent of the land area within a sub-district may be the types of uses allowed in adjacent sub-districts.

  • Allowed building types

    Attached House, Townhouse Building, Apartment Building, General Building, Mixed Use Building, Civic Building, Accessory Apartment

  • Maximum block length700 ft

    The maximum block length shall be seven hundred (700) feet.

  • Maximum block perimeter2,400 ft

    The maximum block perimeter shall be two thousand four hundred (2,400) feet.

  • Maximum dead end street length300 ft

    The maximum block length for a dead end street shall be three hundred (300) feet.

  • Porch encroachment2 ft

    Porches, stoops, balconies, galleries and awnings may encroach, provided that such extension is at least two (2) feet from the vertical plane of any lot line.

Parking

  • On-street parking credit1 space

    One (1) legal on-street parking space may be substituted for every required parking space, provided the on-street space is located on a public or private right-of-way immediately abutting the subject property.

  • Transit proximity parking reduction15 pct

    A fifteen (15) percent reduction in the number of required parking spaces is allowed for uses with a main entrance within a walking distance of two thousand six hundred forty (2,640) feet of an operating transit stop.

From the ordinance

Use table and building type table for MU-4; 15% adjacent sub-district use allowance.
Sec. 23-6.28.5(c) and Sec. 23-6.28.4

Parking requirements

{
  "2BR+": "2 spaces",
  "efficiency/1BR": "1 space"
}