Henrico County Unincorporated, Virginia · District
R-6
R-6 General Residence District
Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
Height & bulk
Housing
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right8
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- TownhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. density12 du/acdu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
Townhouses at a density of 12 units per acre.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. with provisional use permit200 ft
The Board of Supervisors may approve a building or structure height up to 200 feet in accordance with Sec. 24-2306, Provisional Use Permit.
Setback
- Additional setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. adjacent to major thoroughfares
Additional minimum yard requirements apply if a yard is adjacent to specific roadways identified on the major thoroughfare plan. See Sec. 24-3105.D.
- Front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. variation by street type
The minimum front yard depth is 15 feet from project drives and walkways, 25 feet from secondary residential streets, and 35 feet from all other streets.
From the ordinance
The purpose of the R-6 General Residence District is to provide for townhouses, multifamily housing, which can contain commercial uses in lower floors, and other limited commercial uses. Allowed uses include: Townhouses at a density of 12 units per acre; Multifamily dwellings at a density of 19.8 units per acre, or as otherwise specified in a master planned community; Commercial uses primarily in lower floors of multifamily dwellings; Assisted living, nursing care; and Supporting institutional, recreational, and public facilities and uses.