Small lot residential zoning district required
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Virginia Code › Title 15.2 › Subtitle II › Chapter 22 › Article 7 › Section 15.2-2286.2
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A. Any locality with a population of 50,000 or more shall adopt, maintain, and apply to land within its boundaries at least one zoning district classification that permits a single-family dwelling on a lot with a minimum lot area not exceeding 3,000 square feet.
B. Such zoning district classifications shall not impose minimum lot widths exceeding 30 feet or setback, lot coverage, or density requirements that would preclude construction of eligible dwellings on conforming lots.
C. A locality shall satisfy the requirements of this section through either (i) the maintenance of one or more existing zoning district classifications already applying to land within the locality's boundaries and meeting the requirements of this section or (ii) the amendment of the requirements of one or more existing zoning district classifications already applying to land within the locality's boundaries to meet the requirements of this section.
D. This section shall not apply to areas within a historic district established pursuant to § 15.2-2306 .
2026, c. 751 .
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