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.
Permitted uses: ... Dwelling, single-family, detached; ... Special uses: ... Dwelling, two-family; Dwelling, multifamily; ...
Residential subdivisions are not permitted. Non-residential: Floor area ratio of 0.20. Minimum lot area: Residential: Two (2) acres. Minimum lot width: One hundred fifty (150) 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.
Residential subdivisions are not permitted. Non-residential: Floor area ratio of 0.20. Minimum lot width: 150 feet. Maximum height: 35 feet.
Overlay districts shall be in addition to and shall overlap and overlay all other zoning districts so that any parcel of land lying in an overlay district shall also lie in one or more of the zoning districts provided for by this chapter.
Accessory structures of any size shall be prohibited within the floodplain, except as set forth below... Septic drainfields shall be prohibited within the floodplain.
Variances generally are limited to a lot size less than one-half acre. No variance shall be granted for any proposed use, development, or activity within any Floodway District that will cause any increase in the one percent (1%) chance flood elevation.
The floodplain overlay district shall include all areas subject to inundation by waters of the base flood. (Sec. 23-7.2.2)
For any development containing three (3) or more residential units or any business or industrial use other than agricultural production proposed within the boundaries of a mapped dam break inundation zone, the director of planning shall review...
For any development containing three (3) or more residential units or any business or industrial use other than agricultural production proposed within the boundaries of a mapped dam break inundation zone, the director of planning shall (i) review the dam break inundation zone map...
A maximum of two (2) banner signs, provided such signs shall not exceed twenty-four (24) square feet in combined sign area... Any sign, electronic or digital display.
A maximum of two (2) banner signs, provided such signs shall not exceed twenty-four (24) square feet in combined sign area. Any sign, electronic or digital display.
The minimum lot size for single-family dwellings in river protection overlay districts shall be: (a) Five (5) acres for lots to be served by private septic systems... The placement of septic fields within the one-hundred-year floodplain is prohibited.
The minimum lot size for single-family dwellings in river protection overlay districts shall be: (a) Five (5) acres for lots to be served by private septic systems. ... The placement of septic fields within the one-hundred-year floodplain is prohibited.
A buffer area shall be maintained adjacent to the mean high water line and shall be no less than one hundred fifty (150) feet in width... No septic tanks or septic tank drainfield shall be allowed within one hundred (100) feet of the floodwater easement of the reservoir or on less than one and one-fourth (1¼) acres of land, if within two hundred (200) feet of the flood easement.
Lots shall have a minimum dimension of two hundred (200) feet along the mean high water line or county acquisition line, where applicable. ... No septic tanks or septic tank drainfield shall be allowed within one hundred (100) feet of the floodwater easement of the reservoir or on less than one and one-fourth (1¼) acres of land, if within two hundred (200) feet of the flood easement.
Plank Road, Route 3. All land within four hundred (400) feet of either side of the future right-of-way of Plank Road, Route 3, from the City of Fredericksburg line, to the Orange County line shall be within the HCOD.
All land within four hundred (400) feet of either side of the future right-of-way of Courthouse Road, Route 208, ... shall be within the HCOD. ... For buildings located within the first two hundred (200) feet ... the total sign, building-mounted area ... shall not exceed ... eighty (80) square feet per tenant in the primary development HCOD.
That area classified as rural development HCOD shall consist of all land within four hundred (400) feet of either side of the right-of-way of Courthouse Road, Route 208, from five hundred (500) feet west of its intersection with Smith Station Road ... extending southward to ... Wild Turkey Drive. ... For buildings located within the first two hundred (200) feet ... the total sign, building-mounted area ... shall not exceed ... sixty-four (64) square feet per tenant in the rural development HCOD.
All land within four hundred (400) feet of either side of the future right-of-way of Plank Road, Route 3, from the City of Fredericksburg line, to the Orange County line shall be within the HCOD. ... A comprehensive uniform sign plan shall be submitted to the county for approval in conjunction with the site plan submittal.
No structure shall be erected, altered, or maintained, and no vegetation shall be allowed to grow to a height so as to penetrate any referenced surface of any airport safety zone. (Sec. 23-7.7.5(a))
Source documents
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