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Richmond, Virginia · District

R-63

R-63 Multifamily Residential District
ResidentialMultifamilyAll Richmond districts0

Dimensional standards

R-63 lot requirementsSTREETFront 0 ftRear 15 ftSide 5 ftMin width 25 ftMIN LOT AREA2,200 sq ftMAX HEIGHT3 storiesMAX LOT COVERAGE65%MIN OPEN SPACE30%
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.
2,200 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.
25 ft

Density

Lot area per dwelling unitLot area per dwelling unitLand required for each home — the same limit as du/acre, expressed per unit instead of per acre.
1,000 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.
0 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
15 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
5 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
3
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
65%
Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
30%

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right
Two-family
by_right
Three-family
by_right
Four-plus family
by_right

Uses

Permitted by right23

Accessory5

Extracted standards

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

Height

Other

  • Minimum distance between buildings with dwelling use15 ft

    Where two or more buildings, at least one of which contains a dwelling use, are erected on the same lot, the distance between any two such buildings shall be not less than 15 feet.

  • Minimum distance between buildings without dwelling use10 ft

    Where two or more buildings, neither of which contains a dwelling use, are erected on the same lot, the distance between any two such buildings shall be not less than ten feet.

  • Minimum ground floor window percentage for corner-lot uses60 pct

    For principal uses that are permitted only on corner lots and listed in Section 30-419.3, a minimum of 60 percent of the building façade between two and eight feet in height along the street frontage shall be comprised of windows or glass doors.

  • Minimum ground floor window percentage for dwelling uses30 pct

    For dwelling uses, other than single-family and two-family dwellings, windows or glass doors or both that allow views into and out of the interior building space shall comprise a minimum of 30 percent of the building façade between two and eight feet in height along the street frontage.

  • Minimum upper story window percentage for dwelling uses30 pct

    For dwelling uses, other than single-family and two-family dwellings, windows or glass doors or both that allow views out of the interior building space shall comprise a minimum of 30 percent of the building façade between two and eight feet in height above the floor level of each story above the street level story.

From the ordinance

Single-family detached dwellings shall be located on lots of not less than 3,000 square feet in area with a width of not less than 25 feet.
Sec. 30-419.2 through 30-419.11