West Point, Virginia · District
R-1
R-1 Low Density Residential District
Dimensional standards
Lot
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.
- 18,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (0.41 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
Height & bulk
Housing
Uses
Permitted by right5
- Single-family detached dwellings
- Churches (with plan of development)
- Propagation and cultivation of crops, flowers, trees and shrubs not offered for sale on premises
- Rights-of-way, easements and appurtenances for public utilities and public transportation
- Home occupations
Conditional / special use5
- Public schools and private schools with substantially same curriculum as public schools
- Parks, recreational facilities, libraries and museums owned/operated by governmental agency
- Life care facilities
- Child care centers licensed by state on lots containing one acre or more
- Homestay
Accessory1
- Accessory uses and structures (excluding truck bodies, vans, trailers, tanks and other vessels)
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Minimum fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for child careDay careSupervised care for children or adults during part of the day. outdoor play areas4 ft
outdoor play areas ... shall be enclosed with continuous fencing not less than four feet in height
Other
- ChurchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached. plan of development required
Churches, provided that a plan of development shall be required
- Minimum corner lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.125 ft
corner lots shall be not less than 125 feet in width
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures
excluding the use of truck bodies, vans, trailers, tanks and other vessels, as an accessory structure
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. for churches, schools, public buildings abutting residential50 ft
churches, schools and public buildings shall have side yards of not less than 50 feet abutting lots in residential districts
From the ordinance
R-1 Low Density Residential: min lot area 18,000 sq ft, min width 100 ft, living area 1,800 sq ft, front/rear yard 35 ft, side yard 15 ft, max height 35 ft.