zoneoptics
Vienna, Virginia · District

RS-10

Residential - Single-Unit, 10,000 sq. ft. Zone
ResidentialSingle FamilyAll Vienna districts0

Dimensional standards

RS-10 lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA10,000 sq 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.
10,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

Density

Maximum units
1

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.

Uses

Permitted by right1

Conditional / special use19

Accessory6

  • Development Standards - Single-Unit Detached Residential Uses: See Article 4A;
  • Development Standards - Public, Institutional, and Community Uses - See Article 5B.
  • Development Standards - Muti-Unit Attached Residential Uses: See Article 4B.
  • Development Standards - Muti-Unit Attached Residential Uses: See Article 4B.
  • Development Standards - Muti-Unit Attached Residential Uses: See Article 4B.
  • Development Standards - Muti-Unit Attached Residential Uses: See Article 4B.

From the ordinance

The purpose of this zone is to provide standards for single-unit, detached residences with a minimum lot area of 10,000 square feet. Principal Structure Count: 1 per lot max.
Sec. 18-219

Use details

{
  "dropped_conditions": {
    "accessory_uses": [
      "**Story.** A story is a portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the next floo",
      "**Basement.** A basement is partially or wholly underground and not considered a story. The space shall be considered a ",
      "**Half-story.** A half-story is fifty percent (50%) or less floor area than the floor below."
    ]
  }
}