Henrico County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
25 districts, grouped by category.
Other
6B-1 Business District
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 3
B-2 Business District
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 5
B-3 Business District
- Max height
- 110 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
C-1 Conservation District
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 50 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
O-2 Office District
- Min lot
- 16,000 sq ft (0.37 ac)
- Max height
- 45 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 6
O-3 Office District
- Min lot
- 25,000 sq ft (0.57 ac)
- Max height
- 110 ft
- Front setback
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 9
Industrial
3General Industrial District
- Max height
- 200 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
Heavy Industrial District
- Min lot
- 1,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 200 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Max density
- 10 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 4
Residential
14R-0 One-Family Residence District
- Min lot
- 43,560 sq ft (1 ac)
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-0A One-Family Residence District
- Min lot
- 35,000 sq ft (0.8 ac)
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-1 One-Family Residence District
- Min lot
- 25,000 sq ft (0.57 ac)
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-1A One-Family Residence District
- Min lot
- 21,500 sq ft (0.49 ac)
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-2 One-Family Residence District
- Min lot
- 18,000 sq ft (0.41 ac)
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-2A One-Family Residence District
- Min lot
- 13,500 sq ft (0.31 ac)
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-3 One-Family Residence District
- Min lot
- 11,000 sq ft (0.25 ac)
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-3A One-Family Residence District
- Min lot
- 9,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-4 One-Family Residence District
- Min lot
- 8,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-4A One-Family Residence District
- Min lot
- 7,750 sq ft
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-5 General Residence District
- Min lot
- 1,260 sq ft
- Max height
- 200 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 12 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 5
General Residence District
- Min lot
- 5,625 sq ft
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 6 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 7
R-5B General Residence District
- Min lot
- 3,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 40 ft
- Max density
- 10 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-6 General Residence District
- Min lot
- 1,260 sq ft
- Max height
- 200 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Max density
- 12 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 8
General provisions
482 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
An outdoor recycling and refuse collection area is allowed as an accessory use to any use other than a single-family detached dwelling, duplex dwelling, manufactured home dwelling, or live/work dwelling in accordance with the following standards:
Concrete pavement must be used where a recycling or refuse container pad and apron are located. ... Gates intended for service access to the recycling and refuse collection area must provide an opening at least ten feet wide. ... Recycling and refuse collection areas must not be serviced before 6:00 a.m. or after 12:00 midnight
In the M-2 and M-3 districts, retail sales as an accessory use to an Industrial use must comply with the following standards:
In buildings with single occupancy, retail sales area must not exceed 20 percent of the building floor area; In buildings with multiple occupancy, retail sales areas must not exceed 33 percent of the building floor area;
The plant must be located at least 600 feet from all Residential districts;
The plant must be located at least 600 feet from all Residential districts; The plant must not exceed five acres in area;
A conditional use permit is required for short term rental, hosted stays that are (1) located in a guesthouse, (2) located on a lot that does not abut a public street for at least 80 feet, (3) occupied by more than six short-term renters at any time, or (4) rented more than a total of 60 days in any calendar year, and for short term rental, unhosted stays.
One off-street parking space must be provided for each guestroom in addition to parking spaces required for the principal dwelling. ... The occupancy of any property during a short-term rental may not exceed a number equal to twice the number of bedrooms in the dwelling.
Accessory solar energy equipment must comply with the maximum height standards for the zoning district in which it is located, except roof-mounted equipment may extend a maximum of three feet above the roofline of the building on which it is mounted, regardless of building height.
roof-mounted equipment may extend a maximum of three feet above the roofline of the building on which it is mounted, regardless of building height.
A minimum of one off-street parking space meeting the requirements of Article 5, Division 1, Access, Circulation, Off-Street Parking, and Loading, must be provided for every 100 square feet of tasting areas and other areas designed for on-premise consumption of food and beverages.
A minimum of one off-street parking space meeting the requirements of Article 5, Division 1, Access, Circulation, Off-Street Parking, and Loading, must be provided for every 100 square feet of tasting areas and other areas designed for on-premise consumption of food and beverages.
A parking space must be provided for each rental vehicle, in addition to the off-street parking spaces required in Article 5, Division 2, Off-Street Parking and Loading.
A parking space must be provided for each rental vehicle, in addition to the off-street parking spaces required in Article 5, Division 2, Off-Street Parking and Loading. All parking, service, and maintenance areas of establishments that rent small trucks, vans, trailers, or recreational vehicles must be located at the back of the buildings and must be screened from view with approved fencing or landscaping.
Bulk storage of flammable liquids as an accessory use to any use other than an automobile filling station (fuel only) or for emergency generators at a hospital or similar facility must comply with the standards in Sec. 24-4330.E.5.
Vending machine allowed by right in all districts (R in table).
Bulk storage of flammable liquids as an accessory use to any use other than an automobile filling station (fuel only) or for emergency generators at a hospital or similar facility must comply with the standards in Sec. 24-4330.E.5.
Vending machines for selling food or beverages are allowed as an accessory use to any use provided a maximum of two such vending machines may be located on the premises outside of an enclosed building.
Small wind energy system allowed by right in all districts (R in table).
Vending machines for selling food or beverages are allowed as an accessory use to any use provided a maximum of two such vending machines may be located on the premises outside of an enclosed building.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.