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.
Drive-through facilities, including stacking lanes, must not be located within 50 feet of a Residential district or a lot containing a residential use.
In the B-1 Business District, an office building must not exceed 15,000 square feet of floor area unless a provisional use permit is issued
Parking must be the principal use of the parking lot. Parking spaces may be rented for parking but repair, servicing, washing, or display of vehicles is not allowed. In the R-6, CMU, O-2, O-3, O/S, B-1, B-2, and B-3 Districts, if a parking structure is developed for office, retail, or residential use on its ground floor along 70 percent of two of its façades that face a street, a residential use, or a courtyard or other open space area, the structure may extend an additional 12 feet in height above the maximum allowed in the district. All parking structures must be provided with security cameras and call boxes to provide for the security of patrons.
In the R-6, CMU, O-2, O-3, O/S, B-1, B-2, and B-3 Districts, if a parking structure is developed for office, retail, or residential use on its ground floor along 70 percent of two of its façades that face a street, a residential use, or a courtyard or other open space area, the structure may extend an additional 12 feet in height above the maximum allowed in the district.
In the R-6, CMU, O-2, O-3, O/S, B-1, B-2, and B-3 Districts, if a parking structure is developed for office, retail, or residential use on its ground floor along 70 percent of two of its façades... the structure may extend an additional 12 feet in height above the maximum allowed in the district. In the CMU Community Mixed Use District, the gross floor area of a laundromat must not exceed 10,000 square feet. In the CMU District, a car wash must be located within and have access only through a parking garage or parking deck and must be entirely screened from view from any sidewalks and adjacent streets. In the O-3, O/S, B-1, and CMU districts, a helicopter landing facility must not include refueling, servicing, or maintenance facilities or hangars.
In the R-5, R-6, and B-1 districts, the gross floor area of a fitness center must not exceed 10,000 square feet. Any indoor shooting range must be located within a structure that is fully enclosed with steel plate and acoustical tiles, or other materials with comparable bullet-stopping and soundproofing capacities. Any establishment offering historical horse racing terminals must not be located within 2,000 feet of a school, park, playground, religious institution, or another gambling-related use.
In the R-5, R-6, and B-1 districts, the gross floor area of a fitness center must not exceed 10,000 square feet.
Any establishment offering historical horse racing terminals must not be located within 2,000 feet of a school, park, playground, religious institution, or another gambling-related use.
The site of an outdoor recreation and entertainment use must be enclosed by fences eight feet in height as necessary to protect the public safety. A marina must abut a navigable stream for at least 300 feet; and A marina must not be located within 400 feet of a Residential district or within 200 feet of any other lot where the principal use is a dwelling. A shooting range must provide backstops that are at least 20 feet high behind all target lines...
The site of an outdoor recreation and entertainment use must be enclosed by fences eight feet in height as necessary to protect the public safety.
A marina must abut a navigable stream for at least 300 feet; and A marina must not be located within 400 feet of a Residential district or within 200 feet of any other lot where the principal use is a dwelling.
A shooting range must provide backstops that are at least 20 feet high behind all target lines
A drive-through ice machine must be located at least 100 feet from any lot line or public right-of-way. ... In the CMU Community Mixed Use District, the gross floor area of a laundromat must not exceed 10,000 square feet. A vaping shop must not be located within 1,000 feet of a school or within 2,000 feet of a religious institution, childcare center, public park, or an existing vaping shop.
The structure must be located at least 100 feet from any lot line or public right-of-way.
Stalls, sales tables, and any other outdoor facilities related to a farmers' market must be located at least 25 feet from any abutting street.
In the CMU Community Mixed Use District, the gross floor area of a laundromat must not exceed 10,000 square feet.
A vaping shop must not be located within 1,000 feet of a school or within 2,000 feet of a religious institution, childcare center, public park, or an existing vaping shop.
A vehicle repair use must not be located within 100 feet of the property of an elementary or secondary school, public playground, religious institution, hospital, public library, or childcare center. ... All repair and maintenance of vehicles, including parts installation, must be performed within an enclosed building... In the B-1, B-2, B-3, and M-1 Districts, inoperable vehicles must not be parked or stored on the site except as follows...
A vehicle repair use must not be located within 100 feet of the property of an elementary or secondary school, public playground, religious institution, hospital, public library, or childcare center.
The entrance to a vehicle repair use must not be located within 200 feet of the entrance to any elementary or secondary school, public playground, religious institution, hospital, public library, or childcare center on the same side of the street within the same block.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.