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.
Principal uses are allowed in each of the zoning districts in accordance with 4205: Principal Use Table. The cross-references in the "Use Specific Standards" column are provided for ease of reference and are not exhaustive.
Every principal use must comply with all applicable County, state, and federal laws and regulations.
Animals must be kept on the property and not permitted to run at large. Fenced areas for grazing must be set back at least 40 feet from any lot in a Residential District and at least 20 feet from any lot in a Nonresidential and Mixed Use District or a Planned Development District. All barns, pens, feed lots, and similar animal enclosures, and all areas where animal waste is stored, must be located at least 400 feet from any lot in a Residential district and 200 feet from any other lot where the principal use is a dwelling. Unless the farm is subject to a nutrient management plan... then 60 feet.
Fenced areas for grazing must be set back at least 40 feet from any lot in a Residential District...
All stationary motorized equipment must be located at least 400 feet from any Residential district...
An agriculture support and services use (directly related) is allowed only in direct association with and on the same lot as an on-going agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, or silvicultural use. ... All stationary motorized equipment must be located at least 400 feet from any Residential district and 200 feet from any other lot where the principal use is a dwelling.
Structures must not exceed 35 feet in height if located within 500 feet of a dwelling.
An agricultural support and services use (not directly related) must be accessible from an arterial, major collector, or major access road without passing through a residential neighborhood. Structures must not exceed 35 feet in height if located within 500 feet of a dwelling.
Silviculture activities must comply with all applicable state regulations pertaining to water quality.
Silviculture activities must comply with all applicable state regulations pertaining to water quality. If exempt from such regulations, silviculture activities must adhere to water quality protection procedures prescribed by the Virginia Department of Forestry in the most recent edition of 'Virginia's Forestry Best Management Practices for Water Quality Technical Manual.' Silviculture uses must comply with the minimum setbacks of Sec. 24-3203.D, C-1 District Dimensional Standards, and Sec. 24-3204.D, A-1 District Dimensional Standards.
The residential portion of a live/work dwelling must occupy at least 50 percent of the total gross floor area.
The residential portion of a live/work dwelling must occupy at least 50 percent of the total gross floor area. ... No more than three persons other than residents of the dwelling may be employed at a live/work dwelling. Drive-through facilities are prohibited.
The manufactured home dwelling must be placed on a permanent foundation...
The manufactured home dwelling must comply with the Virginia Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Law. ... One manufactured home dwelling must be the only principal structure on the lot. ... Two or more manufactured home dwellings must not be joined or connected together as one dwelling except for those designed and constructed at the factory as multi-section homes.
All multifamily dwellings must be served by public water and sewer.
All ground level and rooftop HVAC and mechanical equipment must be screened from view from the property lines at ground level. ... All multifamily dwellings must be served by public water and sewer. In the RTH District, the number of dwelling units in a multifamily building must not exceed six. ... an additional five percent of the minimum number of required parking spaces must be provided for recreational vehicles.
In the RTH District, the number of dwelling units in a multifamily building must not exceed six.
In the RTH District, the number of dwelling units in a multifamily building must not exceed six.
No openings are permitted in a party wall between two attached dwellings.
No openings are permitted in a party wall between two attached dwellings. The front wall immediately adjacent to the common lot line of one dwelling must not be set back a greater distance from the front line than the rear wall immediately adjacent to the common lot line of the attached dwelling. In the R-5A District, single-family attached dwellings are only allowed within an approved subdivision of five or more lots...
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.