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Stafford County Unincorporated, Virginia · District

B-1

Convenience Commercial
CommercialConvenienceAll Stafford County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

B-1 lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 40 ftSide 0 ftMAX HEIGHT40 ftMAX FAR0.6
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.

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
40 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
0 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
40 ft
Maximum floor area ratioFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot.
0.6

Uses

Permitted by right30

Conditional / special use14

From the ordinance

provide areas for selected retail shopping and personal services to serve only the needs of the adjacent residential areas.
Table 3.1, B-1 Convenience Commercial