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Manassas, Virginia · District

R-4

R-4 residential manufactured home parks
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Dimensional standards

R-4 lot requirementsSTREETSTREETFront 35 ftRear 15 ftSide 15 ftStreet side 35 ftMin width 50 ftMIN LOT AREA4,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT35 ftMAX DENSITY6 du/acMIN OPEN SPACE8%
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.
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
50 ft

Density

Maximum density
6 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.
15 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
15 ft
Street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
35 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft
Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
8%

Uses

Permitted by right6

Conditional / special use4

From the ordinance

Minimum lot dimensions: Area: 4,000 square feet. Width: 50 feet. Maximum density. Six dwelling units per acre. Minimum setbacks: Setback from streets, 35 feet from any lot line abutting a street right-of-way or 75 feet from the centerline of an arterial or collector street (as identified in the Comprehensive Plan), whichever is greater. Setback from all other lot lines, 15 feet or the same as the adjoining property's side or rear setback requirement, whichever is greater. Maximum structure height: No structure shall be greater than 35 feet in height.
Sec. 130-266