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Surry, Virginia · District

R-2

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Dimensional standards

R-2 lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 75 ftRear 25 ftMin width 200 ftMIN LOT AREA40,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT45 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.
40,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (0.92 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.
200 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.
75 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
25 ft

Height & bulk

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

Uses

Permitted by right48

Conditional / special use6

From the ordinance

| **B-1** | On primary Highway | 40,000 | 200 | None | 200 | 75 | None. Buffer yards may apply | 25 | 2.5 stories, not to exceed 45 ft. |
LOT SIZE STANDARDS / YARD & SETBACK STANDARDS / HEIGHT