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Stafford County Unincorporated, Virginia · District

R-3

Urban Residential—High Density
ResidentialHigh DensityAll Stafford County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

R-3 lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 20 ftSide 10 ftMAX DENSITY7 du/ac
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.

Density

Maximum density
7 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.
20 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
10 ft

Uses

Permitted by right19

Conditional / special use8

From the ordinance

provide areas of high density residential uses designed and intended to be primarily characterized by multifamily dwellings and townhouses. Such districts are to be located near centers of urban concentrations, only where approved water and sewerage are available
Table 3.1, R-3 Urban Residential—High Density