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Manassas, Virginia · District

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Dimensional standards

A-1 lot requirementsSTREETSTREETFront 35 ftRear 30 ftSide 20 ftStreet side 20 ftMin width 100 ftMIN LOT AREA1 acMAX HEIGHT35 ftMAX DENSITY1 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.
43,560 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (1 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
100 ft

Density

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

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
35 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
30 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft
Street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft

Uses

Permitted by right7

Conditional / special use5

From the ordinance

Minimum lot dimensions: Area: Single-family detached dwelling unit, one acre. Width: Interior lots, 100 feet at the front setback line. Front, all structures shall be located a minimum of 35 feet from the front lot line. Side, all structures shall be located a minimum of 20 feet from a side lot line. Rear, all principal structures shall be located a minimum of 30 feet from the rear lot line. Maximum structure height. No structure shall be greater than 35 feet
Sec. 130-261