R-4
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right1
Conditional / special use7
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Frontage
- Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. for conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. uses80 ft
The minimum frontage for conditional uses shall be 80 feet as measured at the setback line.
Other
- Anchoring required
The unit shall be located on the site and anchored in accordance with the provisions of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.
- Federal/state construction standards
Only those mobile homes constructed in accordance with regulations promulgated under the Federal Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act or the Virginia Industrialized Building Unit and Mobile Home Safety Act...
- Permanent masonry foundation required
A permanent masonry foundation, designed, constructed and maintained so as to completely conceal the undercarriage of the unit and fixtures thereof, shall be installed around the entire perimeter of each unit.
- Minimum districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. area5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
The minimum gross area for any R-4 District shall be five acres.
- Wheels and tongues removed
All wheels, tongues and similar devices designed for the transportation of the unit and which are capable of removal shall be removed.
Setback
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building rear setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.10 ft
the accessory structure may be located within 10 feet of the rear lot line.
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building side setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
accessory buildings may be located not less than five feet from the side lot line.
- Rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. when abutting other residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.40 ft
Whenever any lot in an R-4 District abuts any land in any other residential zoning district, the following yard requirements shall be observed for that portion of the lot which adjoins the other residential district: Rear yard: 40 feet.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. when abutting other residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.40 ft
Whenever any lot in an R-4 District abuts any land in any other residential zoning district, the following yard requirements shall be observed for that portion of the lot which adjoins the other residential district: Side yard: 40 feet.
From the ordinance
The minimum lot area served by public water and sewer systems for one- and two-family detached or two-family dwellings is 5,000 square feet per unit.