Washington County Unincorporated, Virginia · District
R-1
R-1 Limited Residential District
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right4
Conditional / special use2
Accessory5
- Business signs only to advertise the sale or rent of the premises
- Church bulletin boards and identification signs
- Directional signs
- Garages
- Off-street parking
Prohibited1
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Minimum width at setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. line for corner lots platted after 1971125 ft
For subdivisions platted after December 31, 1971, each corner lot in the R-1 district shall have a minimum width at the setback line of 125 feet.
- Minimum side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. on side street for corner lots35 ft
The side yard on the side facing the side street in the R-1 district shall be 35 feet or more for both main and accessory buildings.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of vision obstruction in corner lot triangle3 ft
No sign, fence, wall, hedge, planting or other obstruction to vision extending to a height in excess of three feet above the established street grade shall be erected, planted or maintained in the R-1 district within the area of a corner lot...
From the ordinance
Permitted uses: single-family and two-family dwellings, parks, schools... Min lot area 1 acre, 30,000 sqft with water, 15,000 with sewer and water... Frontage 100 ft... Setback 35 ft... Height 35 ft.