Stafford County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
24 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
2Commercial
3Industrial
2Other
8Planned Development-1 District
- Max density
- 7 du/ac
Planned Development-2
- Min lot
- 21,780,000 sq ft (500 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 35
T-5 Transect Zone
T-6 Transect Zone
Urban Development Subdistrict 1
Residential
7Suburban Residential
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Max density
- 14 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 14
Urban Residential—Medium Density
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 3.5 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 19
Urban Residential—High Density
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Max density
- 7 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 19
Manufactured Homes
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 7 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 12
Age-Restricted Housing
- Max height
- 3 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 15 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 4
T-3 Transect Zone
T-4 Transect Zone
General provisions
259 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
The purpose of the HI district is to reserve areas in all regions of the county for interpretation of heritage sites and to retain the setting and feeling of the cultural landscape, to permit restoration, preservation, conservation, education, research and business activities related to the operation of a museum and other historic sites in Stafford County, to provide heritage tourism opportunities, and to promote the preservation and enhancement of unique Stafford County cultural resources.
Maximum height (in feet): Forty (40) feet.
provide for the protection of historic resources in the county.
The purpose of the HR district is to provide protection of historic resources in the county.
All uses permitted by right in the underlying district. All conditional uses permitted in the underlying district.
Such parks have the need for and shall include integrated uses such as Class A office space, hotel space for corporate clientele, supporting retail services, data centers, child care, and multifamily housing for employees working in the district and nearby area. Such districts shall be designed to accommodate at least four hundred thousand (400,000) square feet of existing corporate office space
Uses permitted by right: ... Data center. ... Conditional use permit: ... Multifamily dwellings. ... Special exception: ... Microbrewery.
Maximum Height (in feet): 80. Maximum Residential Density: 24 du/acre
The purpose of the LC district is to provide for life care/retirement communities.
Adult day care center. Assisted living facility. Community use. Dwelling, independent living unit. Nursing home. Place of worship.
provide areas for the continuing care of elderly, providing for transitional housing progressing from independent living in various dwelling units, with or without kitchen facilities, and culminating in nursing home care
provide an overlay zone to address the interaction between military facilities and surrounding land uses.
The purpose of the MZ district is to provide an overlay zone to address the interaction
All uses permitted by right in the underlying district. All conditional uses permitted in the underlying district.
promotes the development or redevelopment of pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods with a mix of uses, housing types and prices, lot sizes and density, architectural variety, a central civic building and use, a network of streets and alleys
Uses permitted by right: ... Dwelling, multifamily. ... Conditional use permit: ... Hospital. ...
Dwelling, single-family. Dwelling, townhouse. Dwelling, multifamily. Conditional: Drive-through facilities, Hospital, Motel.
The purpose of the RBC district is to provide areas for professional office, general office, research and development, hotel, conference facilities, low to medium intensity retail, health and fitness clubs, executive style housing, law enforcement training campuses, retirement housing, active recreational activities, and other specified uses in a business campus environment...
The purpose of the RBC district is to provide areas for professional office, general office, research and development, hotel, conference facilities, low to medium intensity retail, health and fitness clubs, executive style housing, law enforcement training campuses, retirement housing, active recreational activities, and other specified uses in a business campus environment...
The purpose of the RC district is to provide areas of the county located at strategic intersections of arterial and major collector roads where commercial uses in centers of less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet of gross floor area...
Source documents
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