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Woodstock, Virginia · District

R-3

R-3 High Density Residential District
ResidentialHigh DensityAll Woodstock districts0

Dimensional standards

R-3 lot requirementsSTREETFront 30 ftRear 35 ftSide 6 ftMin width 75 ftMIN LOT AREA6,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT35 ft / 2.5 storiesMAX LOT COVERAGE40%
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.
6,000 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.
75 ft

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.
6,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
30 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
35 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
6 ft
Side, combinedSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
15 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
35 ft
Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
2.5
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
40%

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right
Two-family
by_right
Three-family
by_right
Four-plus family
by_right

Parking

Minimum spacesMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open.
2

Uses

Permitted by right8

Conditional / special use8

Accessory4

Extracted standards

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

Other

Parking

  • Parking in yards

    parking is permitted in the yard areas

Setback

From the ordinance

Permitted uses include multifamily, courtyard homes. Setback 30 ft, lot width 75 ft, side yard 6 ft, rear 35 ft, max coverage 40%, max height 35 ft.
Sec. 90-151 to 90-160.1

Parking requirements

{
  "duplex_unit": "2 spaces",
  "courtyard_home_unit": "2 spaces"
}

Use details

{
  "dropped_conditions": {
    "conditional_uses": [
      "two-family (duplex) dwellings, each unit of which may be sold separately"
    ]
  }
}