Tazewell, Virginia · District
R-1
Residential, Limited R-1
Dimensional standards
Uses
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Accessory structures
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
No accessory structure within 20 feet of any party lot line shall be higher than 4 feet.
Height
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. exception for dwellings
Dwellings may be increased up to 45 feet and up to 3 stories provided there are two side yards each 15 feet or more, plus 1 foot of side yard for each additional foot over 35 feet.
Other
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. with individual water and sewage20,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For lots served by individual water and sewage disposal systems, the minimum lot area shall be 20,000 square feet.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. with public water only15,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
For lots served by public water systems but having individual sewage disposal, the minimum lot area shall be 15,000 square feet.
From the ordinance
For lots in Residential District R-1 containing or intended to contain a single permitted use served by public water and sewage disposal, the minimum lot area shall be seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet.