In Residential District R-2, structures to be erected or land to be used shall be for the following uses within each main structure meeting the minimum lot area, setback, frontage and yard requirements of this ordinance:

6-1-1 Uses permitted by right.

(1)

All uses permitted by right in R-1 excluding public facilities, agriculture and keeping of domestic laying hens

(2)

Two family dwelling units

(3)

Accessory uses or structures as defined

(4)

Swim, golf, tennis or similar athletic facilities

(5)

Residential accessory structure—768 square feet or less (Revised 8/18/05)

(6)

Temporary family health care structures as defined by article 22 and the Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2292.1 (Revised 7/23/13)

6-1-2 Uses permitted by special permit.

(1)

Cemeteries and churches

(2)

Patio houses

(3)

Townhouses

(4)

Multiple family dwellings

(5)

Condominium housing, in conformance with Code of Virginia, § 55-79.41

(6)

Boarding and rooming houses

(7)

Clubs and lodges

(8)

Home professional offices

(9)

Educational institutions, public and private

(10)

Hospitals and clinics

(11)

Mobile home parks, in conformance with section 16-4 of this ordinance

(12)

Reserved (Revised 7/23/13)

(13)

Nursing or convalescent homes

(14)

Any day care center

(15)

Agriculture as defined

(16)

Clubs, civic, fraternal, or patriotic organizations

(17)

Firehouses and rescue squads

(18)

Temporary construction yards

(19)

Public offices and other public buildings and public facilities owned or operated by agencies of the national, state or local government, if immediately adjacent to a business district

(20)

Telecommunication antennas and towers, subject to the conditions in article 21 (Revised 1/11/05)

(21)

Group home or home for developmentally disabled persons (per Code of Virginia) (Revised 1/11/05)

(22)

Residential accessory structure—greater than 768 square feet (Revised 8/18/05)

(Ord. of 3-22-16; Ord. of 6-12-18; Ord. No. 20-04, 11-10-20)

6-2-1 The minimum lot area for permitted uses not utilizing central/public water or central/public sewerage systems shall be 62,000 square feet except for clustered single family dwellings which shall require 38,435 square feet.

6-2-2 The minimum lot area for permitted uses utilizing either central/public water or central/public sewerage systems shall be 62,000 square feet except for clustered single family dwellings which shall require 38,435 square feet.

6-2-3 For permitted uses utilizing both central/public water and central/public sewerage systems, the minimum lot area shall be 14,300 square feet except for clustered single family dwellings which shall require 8,830 square feet and townhouses which shall require no minimum lot size.

6-2-4 For all other permitted uses, a minimum lot size is not required but minimum frontage, yard, density and all other requirements must be met.

6-2-5 The maximum density for single family attached dwelling units shall be six dwelling units per acre. The maximum density for townhouses shall be ten dwelling units per acre.

6-2-6 The maximum density for multiple family buildings shall be 16 units per acre.

6-2-7 In case of soil conditions or other physical factors which may impair the health and safety of the neighborhood, the planning commission, upon recommendation of the health department, may increase the area requirements for lots served by wells and septic systems.

(Ord. of 6-12-18; Ord. of 4-6-19)

6-3-1 Structures, except signs, shall be 25 feet or more from any street right-of-way which is 50 feet or greater in width, or 40 feet or more from the center line of any street right-of-way less than 50 feet in width. Townhouses shall be five feet or more from the edge of right-of-way or the exterior edge of sidewalk if the sidewalk is outside of the right-of-way. This shall be known as the setback line.

6-3-2 The planning commission shall determine the proper building setback line to be shown on the final subdivision plat where proper travel way and public access easements are shown.

6-3-3 No accessory building shall be located within the setback line. Handicapped ramps meeting ICC/ANSI A117.1 standards may be located within the required setback, but no closer to any street than the existing right-of-way line or right-of-way reservation line.

(Ord. of 6-12-18; Ord. of 4-6-19)

6-4-1 For lots containing or intending to contain a single family detached permitted use, the minimum lot width shall be 80 feet.

6-4-2 For lots containing or intending to contain a patio house, the minimum lot width shall be 50 feet.

6-4-3 For lots containing or intending to contain a duplex, the minimum lot width shall be 20 feet for interior lots and 40 feet for end lots. For lots intending to contain a townhouse permitted use, the minimum lot width shall be 18 feet for interior lots and 30 feet for end lots.

6-4-4 Patio and townhouse units shall have no more than three units in an unbroken facade line; an offset must be no less than two feet.

6-4-5 For permitted uses on all other lots, the minimum lot width shall be 80 feet, and for any additional permitted uses there shall be at least ten feet of additional lot width.

(Ord. of 6-12-18; Ord. of 4-6-19)

6-5-1 Side.

(1)

The minimum side yard for each single family detached dwelling unit shall be ten feet.

(2)

The minimum side yard for each group of patio houses or for each multiple family structure shall be 20 feet. The minimum side yard for each group of townhouses shall be six feet.

(3)

The minimum enclosed side yard of a patio house shall be 20 feet.

6-5-2 Rear.

(1)

The minimum rear yard for each single family detached dwelling unit shall be 35 feet, except for clustered single family dwelling subdivisions which shall require a minimum rear yard for each main structure of 25 feet. (Revised 11/27/07)

(2)

The minimum rear yard for each single family detached dwelling unit shall be 35 feet.

(3)

The minimum rear yard for each town house shall be 20 feet.

6-5-3 The minimum distance between main buildings and building groups shall be 40 feet except for townhouse developments where the minimum distance between main buildings and building groups shall be 12 feet.

6-5-4 The minimum side and rear yards adjoining or adjacent to the Residential R-1 District for any structure shall be 30 feet, except for clustered single family dwelling subdivisions which shall require a minimum side yard of ten feet and a minimum rear yard of 25 feet. (Revised 11/27/07)

6-5-5 Accessory structures and parking areas shall be located five or more feet from the side and rear property lines adjoining or adjacent to the R-1, A-1 or C-1 Districts. (Revised 8/23/11)

(Ord. of 6-12-18; Ord. of 4-6-19)

6-6-1 The site for single family detached dwelling clustered subdivision shall provide 25 percent of its gross site area as common open space or to a greater amount as stated in [subsection] 5-10-1 of this ordinance. This area shall not include any residential parking areas or road coverage areas. (Revised 5/8/12)

6-6-2 All townhouse developments shall provide 25 percent of its gross land area as common open space. Common open space shall not include parking areas, road coverage areas, or building footprint areas. Open space shall include amenity areas in accordance with section 6-6-3 of this appendix.

6-6-3 All townhouse developments shall provide 180 square feet of amenity area per residential unit. Amenity area shall provide for usable recreational space and may include walking paths and trails, athletic fields, playgrounds, parks, or any recreational area deemed appropriate by the zoning administrator.

6-6-4 Subdivisions. Clustered subdivisions with provisions for common open space shall be approved subject to the submission of legal instrument(s) setting forth a plan or manner of permanent care and maintenance of such areas. No such instrument(s) shall be acceptable until approval by the county attorney as to legal form and effect, and by the administrator as to suitability for the proposed use of the open area(s).

(Ord. of 6-12-18; Ord. of 4-6-19)

Buildings may be erected up to 40 feet in height except that:

6-7-1 A public or semi-public building such as a school or church may be erected to a height of 60 feet from grade provided that required front, side, and rear yards shall be increased one foot for each foot in height over 40 feet.

6-7-2 Church spires, belfries, cupolas, water towers, chimneys, flues, flagpoles, television antennae, and radio aerials are exempt. Parapet walls may be up to four feet above the height of the building on which the wall[s] rest.

6-7-3 Within multi-family projects with at least three buildings, buildings may be erected up to an average height over the entire community of 50 feet as measured at the bottom of roof eaves, except that no accessory building shall be more than one story high. (Revised 10/24/17)

(Ord. of 6-12-18)

Of the two sides of a corner lot, the front shall be deemed to be the shorter of the two sides fronting on streets.

6-8-1 The corner side yard(s) shall be 20 feet or more from the right-of-way for both main and accessory buildings. (Revised 11/27/07)

6-8-2 The corner side yard(s) for townhouses shall be ten feet or more from the right-of-way or exterior edge of the sidewalk if the sidewalk is outside of the right-of-way for both main and accessory buildings.

(Ord. of 6-12-18; Ord. of 4-6-19)

Each residential lot shall have frontage on a VDOT accepted and maintained public street, or on a private street designed to VDOT's secondary street acceptance requirements, as determined by the zoning administrator, and dependent on the proposed street's functional classification.

(Ord. of 6-12-18; Ord. of 4-6-19; Ord. of 11-26-19(2))

Editor's note— Ord. of 4-6-19 repealed § 6-10 which pertained to special provisions for cluster alternatives, duplexes, patio houses, and town houses for individual sale and derived from Ord. of 6-12-18.

6-11-1 All permitted uses in an R-2 District shall be served by central water and sewage facilities, unless private systems are approved by the planning commission upon recommendation of the health department.

6-11-2.1 Any building site on a lot created after the effective date of this regulation in this district shall have adequate area for the location of two septic drainfield areas as approved by the Virginia Department of Health when such lot is not served by a central sewage facility. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to require resubmission of any building site plan approved by the Virginia Department of Health prior to the adoption of this regulation.

6-11-3 Screening, including an evergreen hedge, a uniformly painted fence, a masonry wall or a combination thereof of permitted uses, may be required by the administrator.

6-11-4 Townhouse developments shall provide amenity facilities and improvements in accordance with section 6-6-3 of this appendix. All other residential developments in an R-2 District shall design and construct adequate recreation facilities and improvements for the use of its residents. The definition of adequate shall be based on the number of residents expected in the completed development and a regionally accepted published standard.

6-11-5 All roads and streets, whether dedicated to the public or not, for any permitted use in an R-2 District shall be built or improved to the specifications of the Virginia Department of Transportation including both construction and design specifications.

(Ord. of 6-12-18; Ord. of 4-6-19)

Signs shall conform to article 14 of this ordinance.

(Ord. of 6-12-18)

Off-street parking shall be provided as required in article 16 of this ordinance.

(Ord. of 6-12-18)