Elkton, Virginia · District
R-1
Low-Density Residential District R-1
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right6
Conditional / special use8
- schools
- churches and other places of worship with attendant educational and recreational facilities
- public parks, playgrounds, recreational facilities; tennis courts, public swimming pools and outdoor recreational activities, all of a noncommercial nature
- child-care centers and family day-care homes
- bed-and-breakfast facilities, limited
- cemeteries
- other uses of the same general character
- short-term rental
Accessory10
- living quarters of persons principally employed on the premises
- travel trailers
- temporary buildings or office trailers
- signs
- parking
- private parking garage
- shelter for house pets
- private swimming pool
- satellite antenna
- home occupations
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. increase to 45 feet and 3 storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
The height limit for dwellings may be increased up to a maximum of 45 feet and up to three stories, provided that each side yard is 20 feet, plus one foot or more of side yard for each additional foot of building height over 35 feet.
- Public/semipublic building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.60 ft
A public or semipublic building, such as a school, church, or library, may be erected to a height of 60 feet from grade, provided that required front, side, and rear yards shall be increased one foot for each foot in height over 35 feet.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
Accessory buildings and uses: 10 feet from main building. Side yard: 5 feet. Rear yard: 5 feet. Height: 35 feet.
Setback
- Corner lot side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. addition15 ft
Add 15 feet for corner lots.
From the ordinance
Minimum lot size: 21,000 square feet with public water and sewer. 21,000 square feet with other facilities. Setback: 30 feet. Frontage at setback: 175 feet. Side yard: One side: 15 feet. Two sides: 30 feet. Rear yard: 35 feet. Maximum height: 35 feet.