zoneoptics
Lynchburg, Virginia · District

R-3

R-3
ResidentialAll Lynchburg districts0

Dimensional standards

R-3 lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA4,000 sq ftMAX DENSITY10.89 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.
4,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

Density

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

Uses

Permitted by right1

Conditional / special use1

Accessory5

Prohibited2

Extracted standards

1 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

From the ordinance

No lot, building or structure shall be used ... for any industrial manufacturing, trade or commercial purposes except as authorized in section 35.2-71 for a home occupation. ... No commercial vehicle requiring a Class A or Class B license ... may be parked or stored in a R-1, R-2, R-3 or R-4 district. ... 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 ... Manufactured home communities ... may be permitted in the R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, and IN-2 districts by conditional use permit
Sec. 35.2-71.9, 35.2-71.13, 35.2-71.16, 35.2-72.13