Bedford, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 613

Memorial ParkAll Bedford districts0

Dimensional standards

Uses

Extracted standards

10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Lighting

  • Maximum illumination at lot line0.1 footcandles

    Light emitted from any use or structure shall not exceed an illumination level of 0.1 footcandles at any lot line adjoining a residential district, nor 0.5 footcandles at any other lot line.

  • Maximum light brightness within 500 feet of residential100 footcandles

    No light within 500 feet of a residential district and visible from that district shall exceed 100 footcandles in brightness.

Noise

  • Noise compliance with town ordinances

    The noise generated by any use on the site including any amplified sound shall be in compliance with town ordinances or required permits.

Other

  • Motor vehicle access from paved public street

    Motor vehicle access to the site shall be from a paved, public street.

  • Landscaping requirements

    Landscaping shall provide ornamental features, shade, focal points, visual reinforcement, buffers, and screening for storage and utility structures.

  • A minimum of 70 percent of the site must be preserved in permanent open space uses.

  • Pedestrian circulation separate from motor vehicles

    Pedestrian circulation within the site shall be provided by suitable defined walkways and trails sufficient to allow safe and convenient pedestrian movement, separate from motor vehicles.

  • Existing features which would add value to the memorial site or to the town such as trees, watercourses and falls, vistas, historic spots, historic or architecturally significant buildings, and similar irreplaceable assets should be preserved.

  • Storage must be enclosed

    All storage of materials and equipment shall be located within a completely enclosed building except where the nature of the material or equipment makes it impossible, and in such case it shall be screened from public view.

  • All utility lines underground

    All utility lines shall be placed underground.

From the ordinance

The following uses are permitted in the Planned Memorial Park District PMPD; provided no such uses shall be permitted unless they are specifically included in the final master plan of development approved or amended in accordance with this zoning district.
Sec. 613

Parking requirements

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  "general": "20 spaces per acre or 1 per 4 occupants"
}