Richmond, Virginia · District
R-5A
Single- and Two-Family Residential District
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right23
- single-family detached dwelling
- two-family detached dwelling
- library
- museum
- school
- park
- recreational facility
- church or place of worship
- crop cultivation
- forest
- wildlife preserve
- conservation area
- private noncommercial park
- country club
- swimming pool
- athletic field
- community center
- private elementary or secondary school
- rights-of-way
- easement
- public utility
- antenna
- wireless communications facility
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum driveway width in front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.9 ft
Permitted driveways within front yards of single-family and two-family dwellings shall not exceed nine feet in width.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for two-family detached dwelling6,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Two-family detached dwellings shall be located on lots of not less than 6,000 square feet in area.
From the ordinance
Single-family detached dwellings shall be located on lots of not less than 5,000 sq ft with width 50 ft. Two-family detached dwellings on lots of not less than 6,000 sq ft with width 50 ft. Front yard 25 ft, side yards 5 ft, rear yard 5 ft. Max lot coverage 40%. Max height 35 ft.