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Staunton, Virginia · District

R-6

Manufactured Home Subdivision
ResidentialManufactured HomeAll Staunton districts0

Dimensional standards

R-6 lot requirementsSTREETFront 25 ftRear 15 ftSide 15 ftMin width 50 ftMIN LOT AREA30,000 sq ftMIN FRONTAGE50 ftMAX HEIGHT15 ftMAX LOT COVERAGE30%
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.
30,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (0.69 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
50 ft
Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
50 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.
8,750 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.
25 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.
15 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
15 ft
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
30%

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right
Two-family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Three-family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Four-plus family
prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

Parking

Minimum spacesMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open.
2

Uses

Permitted by right7

Conditional / special use9

Accessory1

  • accessory uses and structures as permitted by Chapter 18.110 SCC

Extracted standards

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

Height

Other

From the ordinance

For each manufactured home and building accessory thereto, there shall be a lot area of not less than 8,750 square feet and the lot shall have at least 50 feet frontage on a public street within the subdivision.
18.45.070

Parking requirements

{
  "manufactured home": "2 spaces"
}