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Petersburg, Virginia · District

R-4

Multiple Dwelling District
ResidentialMultiple FamilyAll Petersburg districts0

Dimensional standards

R-4 lot requirementsSTREETFront 35 ftRear 25 ftSide 12 ftMIN LOT AREA5,000 sq 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.

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.

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 right5

  • Any use permitted in the R-1A Single-Family Residence District
  • Two-family dwelling
  • Multiple-family dwelling or group of dwellings designed to be operated as a unit by an individual, partnership, corporation or cooperative
  • Off-street parking of private automobiles in connection with any use permitted in this section
  • Short-term rental of an existing dwelling

Conditional / special use14

From the ordinance

"R-4" MULTIPLE DWELLING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Article 9