Maximum stories
3 storiesStory cap where the code sets one.
“No building shall exceed three stories in height.”DIVISION 7.2. R-8 URBAN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT › 30-413.19 · Richmond code · read 2026-10-02
Richmond, VA · zoning record
R-8 zoning in Richmond.
The dimensional standards that govern what you can build in the R-8 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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R-8 dimensional standards.
These are the letter-of-the-law limits for the base R-8 district. Overlays (historic, neighborhood plan, and similar) can tighten them; a specific address check resolves the overlays that actually apply.
Minimum lot size
3,000 sfSmallest conforming lot.
“Single-family detached dwellings shall be located on lots of not less than 3,000 square feet in area.”DIVISION 7.2. R-8 URBAN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT › 30-413.14 · Richmond code · read 2026-10-02
Rear setback
5 ftRequired space from the rear line.
“There shall be a rear yard with a depth of not less than five feet.”DIVISION 7.2. R-8 URBAN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT › 30-413.15 · Richmond code · read 2026-10-02
Maximum building coverage
65 %Share of the lot the building footprint may cover.
“Lot coverage in an R-8 district shall not exceed 65 percent of the area of the lot.”DIVISION 7.2. R-8 URBAN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT › 30-413.16 · Richmond code · read 2026-10-02
Sources
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.
- DIVISION 7.2. R-8 URBAN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT · Richmond, VA code of ordinances (read 2026-10-02)
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