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Dayton, Virginia · District

R-1

R-1 Residential District
ResidentialSingle FamilyAll Dayton districts0

Dimensional standards

R-1 lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 30 ftRear 30 ftSide 8 ftMin width 80 ftMin depth 100 ftMIN LOT AREA10,000 sq ftMIN FRONTAGE30 ftMAX HEIGHT35 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE30%
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.
10,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
80 ft
Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
30 ft
Minimum lot depth
100 ft

Density

Lot area per dwelling unitLot area per dwelling unitLand required for each home — the same limit as du/acre, expressed per unit instead of per acre.
10,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

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.
30 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
8 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
30%

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right
Two-family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Three-family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Four-plus family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

Uses

Permitted by right7

Conditional / special use11

Accessory2

Extracted standards

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

Other

From the ordinance

R-1 Residential District: low density single-family. Min lot area 10,000 sq ft if public water/sewer, front yard 30 ft, max height 35 ft, max coverage 30%.
Article V, Division 2 (Sec. 30-253 to 30-265)