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Stafford County Unincorporated, Virginia · District

R-5

Age-Restricted Housing
ResidentialAge RestrictedAll Stafford County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

R-5 lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 15 ftRear 20 ftSide 15 ftMAX HEIGHT3 ftMAX DENSITY15 du/ac
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.

Density

Maximum density
15 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.

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

FrontSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
15 ft
RearSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
20 ft
SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
15 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
3 ft

Servicing

Geographic extent
located within the designated urban services area, where public water and sewer are available and transportation systems are adequate, and outside of the military impact areas in the comprehensive planComprehensive planThe long-range policy document zoning is meant to implement; it is not itself binding law.

Uses

Permitted by right4

Conditional / special use1

  • Allocated density greater than 15.0 du/acre, gross tract but less than or equal to 24.0 du/acre, gross tract

From the ordinance

provide areas of high-intensity residential uses designed and intended to be multifamily dwellings for persons fifty-five (55) years in age or older ... Allocated density greater than 15.0 du/acre, gross tract but less than or equal to 24.0 du/acre, gross tract.
Table 3.1, R-5 Age-Restricted Housing