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Lynchburg, Virginia · District

IN-2

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Dimensional standards

IN-2 lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA6,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT40 ftMAX FAR0.75
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.
6,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
40 ft
Maximum floor area ratioFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot.
0.75

Uses

Permitted by right15

Conditional / special use3

Accessory5

From the ordinance

min lot area: 6000.0; max far: 0.75; max height: 40.0
Exhibit VIII-4: Cluster Commercial Development Standards