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Richmond, VA Zoning

29 districts. 3 overlays.
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Districts

mu 14res_mf 11res_sf 2ind 2
CodeNameCategory Min lotHeight CoverageFAR Du/acParking Setbacks F/S/R
R-1Single-Family 1res_sf100 sf35 ft0.20.5—225 / 25 / 10
R-2Single-Family 2res_sf5,000 sf35 ft0.250.5—225 / 25 / 10
R-3Single-Family 3res_mf75 sf35 ft0.250.5—225 / 25 / 10
R-4Single-Family 4res_mf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
R-5Single-Family 5res_mf50 sf35 ft0.350.5—225 / 25 / 10
R-5ASingle-Family 5Ares_mf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
R-6Single-Family 6res_mf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
R-7Single-Family 7res_mf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
R-8Single-Family 8res_mf5,000 sf35 ft0.650.5—225 / 25 / 10
R-43Multifamily (43 du/ac)res_mf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
R-48Multifamily (48 du/ac)res_mf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
R-53Multifamily (53 du/ac)res_mf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
R-73Multifamily (73 du/ac)res_mf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
B-1Business 1 through 7mu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
B-2Business 1 through 7mu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
B-3Business 1 through 7mu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
B-4Business 1 through 7mu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
B-5Business 1 through 7mu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
B-6Business 1 through 7mu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
B-7Business 1 through 7mu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
RF-1Riverfront 1mu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
RF-2Riverfront 2mu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
TOD-1Transit-Oriented Development 1mu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
CMCommercial Medicalmu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
DCCDowntown Core Commercialmu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
OSOpen Spacemu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
RPResidential-Professionalmu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
M-1Light Industrialind5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
M-2Heavy Industrialind5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10

Confidence: confirmed partial under review not found

Overlays

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Article IX
spec

Applies to: Residential, Commercial, Mixed-Use, Office

height multiplier-0.05
setback addition (ft)5
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Floodplain
FP

Applies to: Residential, Commercial, Mixed-Use, Office

coverage adjustment (%)-10
setback addition (ft)15
T
TOD-1
TOD

Applies to: Residential, Commercial, Office, Mixed-Use

height multiplier-0.05

Adopted building codes

Statewide — VA Uniform SBC

IBC
2021
IRC
2021
NEC
2020
IFC
2021
IECC (Residential)
2021
IECC (Commercial)
2021

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Formulas

Definitions

height
Grade to highest point of structure.
lot_coverage
Building footprint / lot area.
far
Gross floor area / lot area.
du_ac
Dwelling units per gross acre.
setback_front
Front property line to nearest building face.
setback_side
Side property line to nearest building face.
setback_rear
Rear property line to nearest building face.
parking
Spaces per dwelling unit unless noted.

Capacity calculations

max_footprint_sf
lot_area_sf * lot_coverage
max_gfa_sf
lot_area_sf * far
buildable_width_ft
lot_width_ft - setback_side_ft * 2
buildable_depth_ft
lot_depth_ft - setback_front_ft - setback_rear_ft
max_stories_approx
max_height_ft / 10

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District Category Height FAR Coverage Setbacks Parking Density Min lot Overlays

Research status

Data quality

4%completeness5 confirmed55 partial75 inferred
Documented gaps
  • Quirks not populated — requires markdown source review

Known issues

schema:v1-legacypriority:lowdata:gaps-present

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