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Elkton, Virginia · District

R-8

Planned Unit Development District R-8
ResidentialPlanned Unit DevelopmentAll Elkton districts0

Dimensional standards

R-8 lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA5 acMAX DENSITY12 du/acMIN OPEN SPACE30%
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.
217,800 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (5 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)

Density

Maximum density
12 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.

Height & bulk

Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
30%

Uses

Permitted by right6

Accessory1

From the ordinance

The gross residential density shall not exceed 12 dwelling units per acre. Minimum open space shall be not less than 30% of the total project area...
§ 110-609