Fredericksburg City Zoning Code

Sec. 3.101

R-1-A: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL-SMALL LOT.

Intent

This zone is intended to provide for detached single family dwellings, with not more than one principal residence permitted on any lot to ensure an environment conducive to single family residential use. Additional uses necessary and incidental to a single family residential dwelling unit are also permitted. This zone is typically associated with the Low to Medium Density Residential Land Use category but is conditionally allowed within all land use categories except "Open Space/Parks," "Industrial" and "Public Facilities."

Principal Permitted Uses

Buildings, structures and lands shall be used, and buildings and structures shall hereinafter be erected, altered or enlarged only for the following uses, plus such other uses as the City Council, by resolution, may deem to be similar to those uses listed and not obnoxious or detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare:

Single Family Residential (detached)

Local Utility Service

Uses Permitted Subject to Conditional Use Permit

The following uses may be permitted subject to a Conditional Use Permit as provided in Section 5.400:

Community Recreation	Private Primary Education
Day Care Services	Private Secondary Education
Guidance Service	Religious Assembly

Bed and Breakfast use is specifically prohibited.

Property Development Standards

Except as hereinafter provided, no building or structure or part thereof shall be erected, altered or converted for any use permitted in this district unless it is in conformity with all the standards and regulations herein specified for lot area, width and depth, dwelling unit area, lot coverage, yards and building height. The following standards shall apply except in cases where a lot does not meet the standards herein required but was an official "lot of record" prior to the adoption of this ordinance. In such cases, the present dimension shall be maintained as a minimum standard unit until such time as the use is removed. The replacement shall meet the standards and regulations herein specified.

Site Development Regulations

Each site in the R-1 district shall be subject to the following site development regulations:

Feature	Regulations
Lot Size	Minimum Lot Area, 4,500 Square Feet
Lot Width	Minimum Lot Width, 45 feet
Height	Maximum Building Height, 2 Stories, 28 feet
Front Yard	Minimum Required Setback, 15 feet (20 for Garage)
Street Side Yard	Minimum Required Setback, 15 feet
Interior Side Yard	Minimum Required Setback, 5 feet
Rear Yard	Minimum Required Setback, 10 feet
Residential Density	Maximum Dwelling Units per Lot, 1 per Lot
Minimum Dwelling Areas (Living Area Only)	750 Square Feet
Maximum Building Coverage	Percent of Lot Area, 50%
Maximum Impervious Coverage	Percent of Lot area, 60%
Nonconforming Uses	Section 6.100
Special Yard Regulations	Section 7.300
Fences, Walls and Visibility	Section 7.530
Parking	Section 7.800
Temporary/Accessory Building	Section 8.000
Home Occupations	Section 8.300

(Ord. No. 18-014, § 3.101, 12-1-2008; Ord. No. 23-014, 9-16-2013; Ord. No. 2022-13, 2(Exh. B), 3-21-2022)