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Goochland County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 10

- RESIDENTIAL, NEIGHBORHOOD, DISTRICT R-N

Sec. 15-171.- Statement of intent.

This district is designed for residential areas within villages as designated on the comprehensive plan where public water and sewer are available. The regulations for this district are designed to encourage efficient development patterns that maximize the use of the land in a village setting. Permitted uses are limited to single-family dwellings plus uses that serve the district residents. The minimum lot size is 15,000 square feet which allows a density of 2.9 units per acre. This district corresponds to areas designated on the comprehensive plan as being in a village and designated for residential use.

Sec. 15-172. - Uses and structures permitted by right (P) or by conditional use permit (CUP).

Principal Uses and StructuresP or CUP
Residential
 Accessory family housing unit, attached, in accordance with Sec. 15-285.A P
Accessory family housing unit, detached, in accordance with Sec. 15-285.A CUP
Bed and breakfast in accordance with Sec. 15-285.G CUP
Dwelling, manufactured home P
Dwelling, single-family P
Family health care structure, temporary, in accordance with Sec. 15-285.D P
Home occupation in accordance with Sec. 15-285.E P
Short-term rental, hosted or unhosted, in accordance with Sec. 15-285.G CUP
Non-residential
 Assisted living facility; group home for eight or fewer P
Family day home, four children or fewer P
Park; playground P
School, private CUP
School, public P
Solar energy facility, accessory, in accordance with Sec. 15-289.B P
Temporary trailer in accordance with Sec. 15-287 P
Utility distribution facility, public, and all accompanying appurtenances and structures P
Utility - gas transmission line, compressor station, measurement station, regulator station CUP
Utility transmission substation; transmission line, other than normal distribution facility CUP
Worship uses existing as of July 1, 2016 and the expansion of no more than 50% of the square footage of the existing place of worship as of July 1, 2016. P
Worship uses and expansion of any place of worship in existence on July 1, 2016, that results in a square footage increase greater than 50% of the square footage of the place of worship as of July 1, 2016. CUP

 

(Ord. No. 5703, § 7, 5-2-23)

Sec. 15-173. - District standards.

Principal Structure
Public Utilities
 All lots must be served by both public water and sewage systems
Minimum Lot Area (exclusive of road rights-of-way, ponds, lakes, and rivers)
 All lots served by both public water and sewage systems 15,000 sq. ft.
Minimum Lot Width(measured at setback line - exclusive of all roads)
 Lots served by both public water and sewage systems 85 ft.
 Corner lot 100 ft.
Minimum Lot Frontage
 Lot frontage - percentage of the minimum required lot width 80%
 Lot frontage for cul-de-sac lots 50 ft.
Minimum Yard Setbacks (measured from property line)
 Front yard
  Routes 6, 45, 250, 522, 621, 623, 632, 650, and 670 100 ft.
   Secondary roads 75 ft.
   Cul-de-sac roads and internal subdivision roads 40 ft.
 Side yard 10 ft.
 Side yard corner lot 25 ft.
 Rear yard 25 ft.
Maximum Height*
Structures 35 ft.
*   Exceptions to the height requirement include: church spires, belfries, cupolas, monuments, water towers, chimneys, flues, flagpoles, television antennas and radio aerials. Parapet walls may rise up to six feet above the finished roof surface.

 

Accessory Structure
Yard Requirements (setbacks are measured from property line)
 Front yard setback
  Routes 6, 45, 250, 522, 621, 623, 632, 650, and 670 100 ft.
  Secondary roads 75 ft.
  Cul-de-sac roads and internal subdivision roads 40 ft.
 Side yard 5 ft.
 Side yard for corner lot or adjacent to an access easement 35 ft.
 Rear yard 5 ft.
Maximum Height*
 Accessory structure Less than main
building height
 Accessory structure within 20 ft. of lot line 15 ft.
* Exceptions to the height requirement include: church spires, belfries, cupolas, monuments, water towers, chimneys, flues, flagpoles, television antennas and radio aerials. Parapet walls may rise up to six feet above the finished roof surface.

 

Sec. 15-174. - Open space requirement.

A minimum of 20% the district acreage must be open space. The area in roads and existing utility rights-of-way are not included in the required open space. The area in lakes, ponds and floodplains cannot exceed 50% of the required open space. There is no open space requirement for developments of six or fewer lots.