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Winchester, Virginia · District

HE-1

Higher Education District
OtherHigher EducationAll Winchester districts0

Dimensional standards

HE-1 lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 35 ftRear 25 ftSide 10 ftMin width 100 ftMIN LOT AREA10,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT75 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.
Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
100 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.
35 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
25 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
10 ft

Height & bulk

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

Uses

Permitted by right5

Conditional / special use1

  • wireless facilities and wireless support structures not eligible for administrative review

Accessory1

Extracted standards

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

Height

Other

From the ordinance

Minimum lot area 10,000 sq ft; min lot width 100 ft; front setback 35 ft; side yard 10 ft; rear yard 25 ft; max height 35 ft.
Article 16, Sec. 16-1 to 16-7