Hamilton, Virginia · District
R-2
Single-Family Residential District
Dimensional standards
Lot
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
- 15,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (0.34 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
- Minimum lot depth
- 150 ft
Density
- Maximum density
- 2 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
- Lot area per dwelling unitLot area per dwelling unitLand required for each home — the same limit as du/acre, expressed per unit instead of per acre.
- 21,780 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (0.5 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
Height & bulk
Housing
Uses
Permitted by right4
Conditional / special use16
Accessory1
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. threshold15 ft
Detached accessory structures greater in height than fifteen (15) feet shall meet the minimum yard standards for a principal structure.
- Maximum radio/TV tower heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.75 ft
Radio or television transmission or receiving tower not more than 75 feet in height.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line5 ft
Detached accessory structures shall not be closer than five (5) feet to any property line, easement or right of way.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of fences/shrubs within 15 ft of corner3 ft
fences, signs, landscaping, shrubbery, evergreens and trees in excess of three feet in height are not permitted within 15 feet of the corner of a lot at intersecting streets.
From the ordinance
R-2 Single-Family Residential District (2 Dwelling Units per acre). Building coverage limited to 35% of lot area. Side yard min 5 ft, sum 10 ft.