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Petersburg, Virginia · District

R-6

High Rise District
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Dimensional standards

R-6 lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA5,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT35 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.

Height & bulk

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

Uses

Permitted by right9

Conditional / special use13

From the ordinance

"R-6" HIGH RISE DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Article 11