Spotsylvania County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
23 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
2Commercial
5Commercial 1 District
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 30 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 32
Commercial 2 District
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 55 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 45
Commercial 3 Highway District
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 75 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 54
Offices 1 District
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 18
Offices 2 District
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 55 ft
- Front setback
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 23
Industrial
2Mixed use
5Mixed Use 1
Mixed Use 2
Mixed Use 3
Mixed Use 4
Mixed Use 5
Residential
9Planned Rural Residential District - PRR-1
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 0.1 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 5
Planned Rural Residential District - PRR-2
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 0.2 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 5
Planned Rural Residential District - PRR-3
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 0.33 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 5
Planned Rural Residential District - PRR-4
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 0.5 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 5
Residential 1 (R-1) District
- Min lot
- 87,120 sq ft (2 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 0.5 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 8
Residential 12 District
- Max height
- 65 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Max density
- 12 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 8
Residential 2 (R-2) District
- Min lot
- 65,340 sq ft (1.5 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 0.67 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 8
Residential 3 District
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 40 ft
- Max density
- 1 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 8
Residential 8 (R-8) District
- Min lot
- 12,000 sq ft (0.28 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 8 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 7
General provisions
169 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Minimum lot area: 20,000 sq ft; max height 35 ft; FAR 0.5; open space 15%.
All permitted and special uses shall be conducted entirely within an enclosed building, except for outdoor display and sales as approved through the site plan process. A minimum of 10 percent of the total lot area shall be maintained as landscaped open space. All developments shall be served by public water and public sewer.
Min lot area 20,000 sqft, min lot width 100 ft. Max height 35 ft. Side yard no requirement. FAR 0.50. Open space 15%.
Principal uses permitted subject to development standards; secondary uses permitted only in a PDC district which contains one or more principal uses.
The PDC district is established to encourage the innovative and creative design of commercial development. Maximum floor area ratio: 1.5. Fifteen (15) percent of the gross area shall be open space.
All development in the PDC district shall be approved through the site plan process and shall be consistent with an approved master development plan.
The purpose of the rural (Ru) district is to protect and maintain the rural character of the county. Residential (subdivision): One (1) dwelling unit per three (3) gross acres. Non-residential: Floor area ratio of 0.1.
The following uses may be established as permitted uses in the rural (Ru) district: ...
Residential (subdivision): One (1) dwelling unit per three (3) gross acres and the lot yield from any parent parcel existing as of February 12, 2002 shall not exceed ten (10) lots including the parent parcel.
The purpose of the village (V) district is to provide for a compatible mixture of commercial, cultural, institutional, governmental, and residential uses in a village-like setting. Minimum lot area: 2,500 sq ft for single-family detached. Maximum height: 60 ft. Density: 6 dwelling units per gross acre.
The following uses may be established as permitted uses in the village (V) district: ...
Minimum lot area: Non-residential: 2,500 sq ft. Residential: single-family detached 2,500 sq ft, single-family attached 1,600 sq ft, multi-family 10,000 sq ft.
The planned rural residential district (PRR) is intended to encourage innovative development designs accommodating agricultural and forestry practices. Minimum lot size: Two (2) acres. Maximum building height for agricultural structures is fifty (50) feet. All other structures shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet. Non-residential floor area ratio of 0.2.
All development in the PRR district shall be approved through the site plan process and shall be consistent with an approved master development plan.
The mixed use (MU) district creates a flexible approach to development, to include infill and redevelopment, by allowing a variety of interrelated and compatible commercial, office, residential, civic, recreational, and entertainment uses in a pedestrian-oriented neighborhood setting.
Uses in the mixed use (MU) district shall be determined through the approved master development plan and shall be consistent with the purpose and intent of the district.
One (1) legal on-street parking space may be substituted for every required parking space... 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.
One (1) space per efficiency or one-bedroom multi-living dwelling unit. Two (2) spaces per two-bedroom or greater multi-living dwelling unit.
The maximum block perimeter shall be four thousand four hundred (4,400) feet. The maximum block length shall be one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet. The maximum block length for a dead end street shall be three hundred (300) feet.
Height above the district maximum is permitted with special use approval. Where height is proposed above the district maximum, appropriate transitions to nearby development... shall be considered.
Source documents
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