§ 31-15. R-1 Single-Family Residential District.

(a)

Purpose of the district: The intent of this district is to provide for medium density single-family development. The regulations for this district are designed to stabilize and protect the essential characteristics of the district, and to promote and encourage a suitable environment for family life. To these ends, development is limited to a medium concentration and permitted uses are restricted basically to providing homes for the residents. Certain additional uses, such as schools, parks, churches, and certain public facilities that serve the residents of the district are made conditional on review of the governing body to ensure compatibility.

(b)

Permitted uses: A building or land shall be used only for the following purposes:

(1)

Detached single-family dwellings.

(2)

Residential human care facilities, as defined and regulated by of the Code of Virginia, as amended.

(3)

Facilities and structures necessary for rendering utility service, including poles, wires, transformers, telephone booths, and the like for normal electrical power distribution or communication service, and pipelines or conduits for electrical, gas, sewer, or water service.

(4)

Public or private forests, wildlife reservations, and similar conservation projects.

(c)

Permitted accessory uses: Accessory uses customarily incidental to a permitted principal or conditional use on the same lot therewith, including:

(1)

Domestic storage in main building or in an accessory building.

(2)

Garage, private.

(3)

Reserved.

(4)

Home occupations in a main building. (See article VI for supplementary regulations.)

(5)

Storage of a boat trailer, an unoccupied travel trailer (not mobile home) or a boat less than thirty-two (32) feet in length, but not in a front yard. (See article VI for supplementary regulations.)

(6)

Swimming pool and game courts for use of occupants or their guests, however, if lighted, illumination must be properly shielded from adjoining properties.

(7)

Signs, as regulated by article VI.

(8)

Temporary buildings, the uses of which are incidental to construction operations during development being conducted on the same or adjoining tract or subdivision or for use as a sales or rental office for a real estate development or subdivision, provided that such buildings shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of such construction.

(9)

Accessory off-street parking and loading spaces. Open or enclosed space for parking one (1) commercial vehicle (truck or bus) of not more than one (1) ton capacity and used by the occupant of the dwelling shall be permitted as accessory.

(d)

Conditional uses: The following uses may be permitted as conditional uses if approved by the governing body in accordance with the procedures, guides, and standards of section 31-54.1:

(1)

Cemetery.

(2)

Churches and other places of worship, but not including temporary revival tents.

(3)

Clinic or medical office building.

(4)

Institutions, educational or philanthropic, including museums, art galleries, and libraries.

(5)

Kennels (private), for the keeping of animals by the occupant of the property, of a noncommercial nature.

(6)

Nursery schools, child care centers, kindergartens and family day homes serving six (6) to twelve (12) children.

(7)

Public or governmental buildings and uses, including schools, fire and police stations, parks, playgrounds, and administrative buildings.

(8)

Public utilities or public service uses, buildings, generating or treatment plants, pumping or regulator stations, and substations.

(9)

Swimming or tennis club, private, noncommercially operated.

(e)

Area regulations: Every building or group of buildings shall be located on a lot having at least the area and width as prescribed below:

	Minimum Lot Area (Square Feet)	Minimum Lot Width (Feet)
Single-family dwelling
(1) With public water and sewerage	8,400	70
(2) With individual water and sewerage	43,560	150

 

(f)

Yard requirements:

	Minimum Feet
	Front Yard	Side Yard Minimum	Side Yard Total	Rear Yard
Single-family dwelling
(1) Street width 50 feet or greater	30	5	10	25
(2) Street width less than [50 feet]	55	5	10	25

 

See Article VI, section 31-30, "Special height and yard regulations."

(g)

Height requirements:

	Maximum Height
(1) Single-family dwellings and all other structures not specifically exempted in article VI	35 feet
(2) Accessory building within 10 feet of any lot line	15 feet

 

(h)

Special regulations for second story additions:

(1)

Notwithstanding the yard requirements listed in subsection (f) above, a second story addition to an existing dwelling may encroach into any minimum required yard, provided that the addition does not extend beyond any exterior wall of the existing dwelling.

(2)

For purposes of this subsection (h), the existing dwelling does not include any front porch, stoop, stairs, carport, or other accessory structure attached to the dwelling.

(i)

Other applicable requirements:

(1)

Article VI: Supplementary Regulations.

(2)

Article VII: Site Plan Review Requirements.

(Ord. No. 83-1700-216, Exh. A, § 1, 4-5-83; Ord. No. 83-1700-226, 10-18-83; Ord. No. 88-1700-376, 5-17-88; Ord. No. 06-1700-818A, 12-12-06; Ord. No. 11-1700-903, § 4, 5-24-11; Ord. No. 18-1700-1024, § 1, 12-4-18)

(Ord. No. 83-1700-216, Exh. A, § 1, 4-5-83; Ord. No. 83-1700-226, 10-18-83; Ord. No. 88-1700-376, 5-17-88; Ord. No. 06-1700-818A, 12-12-06; Ord. No. 11-1700-903, § 4, 5-24-11; Ord. No. 18-1700-1024, § 1, 12-4-18)