Covington, Virginia · District
R-4
Residential District R-4
Dimensional standards
Lot
Housing
- Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
- prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Conditional / special use1
Accessory1
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. requirements
Accessory buildings must be at least five feet from the main building or structure and are not permitted within any required front or side yard or within 15 feet of any street line or within five feet of any lot line not a street line.
- ApartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. and multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. requirements
Apartments and multifamily dwellings subject to the provisions of article XVI, section (3-4).
- Town house dwelling requirements
Town house dwellings subject to the provisions of article XVI, section (3-3).
Parking
Off-street parking for duplex dwellings is required and on premises parking is regulated with open space required. Refer to article XIV of this appendix for requirements.
Signage
- Sign regulations
Sign regulations shall conform to article XV of this ordinance.
From the ordinance
In district R-4, no building or land shall be used, nor any building erected, which is arranged, intended or designed to be used for other than one or more of the following uses: (2-1) Duplex dwellings. (2-2) Town house dwellings... (2-3) Apartments and multifamily dwellings... (2-4) Accessory buildings... (2-5) Public utilities...