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Richmond, Virginia · District

R-5

Single-Family Residential District
ResidentialSingle FamilyAll Richmond districts0

Dimensional standards

R-5 lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 25 ftRear 5 ftSide 5 ftMin width 50 ftMIN LOT AREA6,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT35 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE35%
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.
6,000 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

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

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
25 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
5 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
5 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
35%

Uses

Permitted by right22

Accessory19

Extracted standards

1 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

From the ordinance

Single-family dwellings in the R-5 district shall be located on lots of not less than 6,000 square feet in area with a width of not less than 50 feet. Front yard 25 ft, side yards 5 ft, rear yard 5 ft. Max lot coverage 35%. Max height 35 ft.
Sec. 30-410.1, 30-410.2, 30-410.4-30-410.8