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Spotsylvania County Unincorporated, Virginia · District

R-1

Residential 1 (R-1) District
ResidentialSingle FamilyAll Spotsylvania County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

R-1 lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 30 ftRear 35 ftSide 10 ftMin width 100 ftMIN LOT AREA2 acMAX HEIGHT35 ftMAX DENSITY0.5 du/acMIN OPEN SPACE40%
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.
87,120 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (2 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

Density

Maximum density
0.5 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.

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.
35 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
10 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft
Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
40%

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right

Uses

Permitted by right8

Conditional / special use18

Accessory1

  • Accessory uses, as permitted by article 5, division 3

Extracted standards

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

Density

Other

From the ordinance

With public water and sewer: One (1) dwelling unit per two (2) gross acres and one (1) dwelling unit per one and one-half (1.5) gross acres in cluster subdivisions. Minimum lot area: Single-family detached dwellings with public water and sewer: Two (2) acres. Minimum lot width: Conventional subdivision: One hundred (100) feet. Minimum yards: Front yard: Thirty (30) feet. Side yard: Ten (10) feet. Rear yard: Thirty-five (35) feet. Maximum height: Thirty-five (35) feet.
Sec. 23-6.6.2, 23-6.6.3, 23-6.6.4

Use details

{
  "dropped_conditions": {
    "conditional_uses": [
      "retail sales establishment, provided the following standards are met: (i) The use is within an existing building converted to accommodate the retail use. (ii) Ingress and egress is to a road classified as an arterial or urban collector (Virginia Highway Functional Classification)."
    ]
  }
}