Dumfries, Virginia · District
R-1
Residential, Limited District
Dimensional standards
Uses
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Maximum floor area for home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there.25 pct
Not more than 25 percent of the floor area of the dwelling unit is used.
- Max accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. near lot line1 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
No accessory building which is within ten feet of any party lot line shall be more than one story in height.
- Maximum nameplate area1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Other than a nameplate not exceeding one square foot in area attached to the building.
- Accessory useAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
Nor closer than five feet to any rear yard property line.
- Accessory useAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.10 ft
No accessory use may be closer than ten feet to any side yard property line.
From the ordinance
The minimum lot area for any one main structure in this district shall be 15,000 square feet. Structures shall be located 40 feet or more from any street or highway right-of-way.