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Manassas, Virginia · District

B-1

B-1 business office
CommercialOfficeAll Manassas districts0

Dimensional standards

B-1 lot requirementsSTREETSTREETFront 15 ftRear 25 ftSide 25 ftStreet side 15 ftMAX HEIGHT55 ftMAX FAR0.25
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.

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

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
15 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
25 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
25 ft
Street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
15 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
55 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.
0.25

Uses

Permitted by right23

Conditional / special use12

From the ordinance

Maximum structure height. No structure shall be greater than 55 feet. Minimum setback requirements: Front: 15 feet from any street right-of-way line. Side and rear: None adjacent to a "B" or "I" district lot line. 25 feet from any "R" district lot line. Floor area. Within any building, the uses listed below shall not cumulatively exceed 25 percent of the gross floor area of the building: Personal improvement services, Professional personal services, Retail sales, Specialty food shops
Sec. 130-301