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Lynchburg, Virginia · District

B-1

B-1
CommercialAll Lynchburg districts0

Dimensional standards

B-1 lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA1,000 sq ftMAX DENSITY43 du/ac
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.
1,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

Density

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

Uses

Permitted by right1

Conditional / special use7

Accessory5

From the ordinance

Short Term Rentals ... shall be a use permitted by right in the R-C, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, B-1, B-3, B-4, B-5 and IN-2 Districts
Sec. 35.2-71.16