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Petersburg, Virginia · District

R-3

Two-Family Residence District
ResidentialTwo FamilyAll Petersburg districts0

Dimensional standards

R-3 lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 35 ftRear 25 ftSide 12 ftMAX HEIGHT3 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.

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.
25 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
12 ft

Height & bulk

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

Uses

Permitted by right4

Conditional / special use15

From the ordinance

"R-3" TWO-FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Article 8