Richmond, VA · zoning record
The dimensional standards that govern what you can build in the R-5A district, straight from Richmond's ordinance, with every figure quoting its source. Check a specific address to see how these rules apply to a real lot.
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These are the letter-of-the-law limits for the base R-5A district. Overlays (historic, neighborhood plan, and similar) can tighten them; a specific address check resolves the overlays that actually apply.
How tall the building may be.
“No building or structure in the R-5A Single- and Two-Family Residential District shall exceed 35 feet in height”DIVISION 6.1. R-5A SINGLE- AND TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT › 30-411.8 · Richmond code · read 2026-10-02
Smallest conforming lot.
“Single-family detached dwellings shall be located on lots of not less than 5,000 square feet in area with a width of not less than 50 feet.”DIVISION 6.1. R-5A SINGLE- AND TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT › 30-411.5 · Richmond code · read 2026-10-02
Narrowest conforming lot.
“Single-family detached dwellings shall be located on lots of not less than 5,000 square feet in area with a width of not less than 50 feet.”DIVISION 6.1. R-5A SINGLE- AND TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT › 30-411.5 · Richmond code · read 2026-10-02
Required space from the front line.
“There shall be a front yard with a depth of not less than 25 feet”DIVISION 6.1. R-5A SINGLE- AND TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT › 30-411.6 · Richmond code · read 2026-10-02
Required space from a side line.
“There shall be side yards of not less than five feet in width”DIVISION 6.1. R-5A SINGLE- AND TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT › 30-411.6 · Richmond code · read 2026-10-02
Required space from the rear line.
“There shall be a rear yard with a depth of not less than five feet”DIVISION 6.1. R-5A SINGLE- AND TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT › 30-411.6 · Richmond code · read 2026-10-02
Share of the lot the building footprint may cover.
“Lot coverage in the R-5A Single- and Two-Family Residential District shall not exceed 40 percent of the area of the lot.”DIVISION 6.1. R-5A SINGLE- AND TWO-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT › 30-411.7 · Richmond code · read 2026-10-02
Every figure above is quoted verbatim from the current ordinance. We never substitute a typical-for-zone default: a field absent from the record shows nothing, not a guess.
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