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Roanoke, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 36.2-409.1(b)

All Roanoke districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA7,000 sq ftMAX HEIGHT2 storiesMIN OPEN SPACE20%MIN UNIT SIZE1,000 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.
7,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum floor areaMinimum floor areaThe smallest dwelling the district permits, in square feet of living space.
1,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

Height & bulk

Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
2
Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
20%

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Garage bay door offset from front facade24 in

    Any garage bay door facing a primary street shall be offset at least twenty-four (24) inches behind the front façade of the dwelling and the front door.

  • Max attached garage as % of front facade33 pct

    An attached garage shall not make up more than thirty-three (33) percent of the front façade of the dwelling.

  • Max building facade width facing primary street35 ft

    Any single building façade facing a primary street shall be thirty-five (35) feet wide or less.

  • Min central courtyard area20 pct

    At least twenty (20) percent of the lot area shall be dedicated to a central courtyard.

  • Min window/door openings on street facade15 pct

    Window or door openings shall constitute at least fifteen (15) percent of façades facing the street frontage.

From the ordinance

Permitted only on a lot with a minimum lot area of seven thousand (7,000) square feet. ... Limited to two (2) stories. ... Dwelling units have a maximum gross floor area of one thousand (1,000) square feet. ... At least twenty (20) percent of the lot area shall be dedicated to a central courtyard.
Sec. 36.2-409.1(b)