Fredericksburg, Virginia · District
R-4
R-4 Residential District
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right1
Conditional / special use31
- Dwelling, Multifamily
- Dormitory
- Fraternity or Sorority
- Community Center
- Cultural Facility
- Library
- Museum
- Child-Care Center
- Family Day Home (6-12 Children)
- Educational Facilities
- School, Elementary
- School, Middle
- School, High
- Governmental Office
- Post Office
- Nursing Home
- Religious Institution
- Parks and Open Areas
- Swimming Pool (public or private)
- Utility, Minor
- Restaurant, Indoor and Outdoor Seating
- Medical and Dental
- Parking Lot (commercial)
- Golf Course
- Convenience Store (without gasoline sales)
- Historic Dependency Limited Office/Retail
- Personal Services Establishment
- Pharmacy
- Repair Service Establishment
- Visitor Accommodations
- Historic Dependency Lodging
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. reduction for lots of record in areas with lower heights27 ft
Maximum height for single-family dwellings on lots of record in areas where established building heights are less than 35 feet shall be reduced by a percentage corresponding to the ratio of actual lot area to 7,500 square feet. In no case shall the new maximum height be set lower than 27 feet.
Other
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for lots 30 feet or less in width2 ft
or no less than two feet for lots 30 feet or less in width.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. reduction for lots less than 7,500 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.3 ft
The side yard setbacks on lots that are less than 7,500 square feet may be reduced using the rules in § 72-82.4B(2); but each side yard shall be no less than three feet, or no less than two feet for lots 30 feet or less in width.
From the ordinance
The R-4 Residential District is established to provide for single-family detached dwellings in both developed and undeveloped areas of the City at densities of up to four units per acre.