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Manassas, Virginia · District

B-3

B-3 city center commercial (Old Town district)
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Dimensional standards

B-3 lot requirementsSTREETSTREETbuildable areaFront 0 ftRear 10 ftSide 10 ftStreet side 0 ftMin width 70 ftMIN LOT AREA5,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT55 ftMIN UNIT SIZE600 sq ft
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.
5,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
70 ft
Minimum floor areaMinimum floor areaThe smallest dwelling the district permits, in square feet of living space.
600 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

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

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

Height & bulk

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

Parking

Minimum spacesMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open.
1.5

Uses

Permitted by right24

Conditional / special use12

Accessory1

  • Building projections, including unroofed decks: See section 130-58.

From the ordinance

Maximum structure height. No structure shall exceed 55 feet in height. Minimum and maximum setback requirements: Front: Minimum setback: From any street right-of-way or alley: None. Maximum setback: No building wall shall be located more than 22 feet from the back of curb of any street. Side and rear: None adjacent to a "B" or "I" district lot line. 10 feet from any "R" district lot line for any residential use. 25 feet from any "R" district lot line for any non-residential or mixed use. Residential uses: Single-family detached or duplex dwelling units: Minimum lot area: 5,000 square feet. Minimum lot width, interior lots: 70 feet at the front setback line. Multifamily residential dwelling units: The minimum size of each residential dwelling unit shall be 600 gross square feet. A minimum of 1.5 parking spaces per residential dwelling unit shall be provided on-site
Sec. 130-303