Blacksburg, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 3301-3305

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMin frontage 30 ftMAX HEIGHT60 ftMIN OPEN SPACE10%
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Uses

Extracted standards

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

Density

Height

Other

  • Maximum contiguous wall length without windows30 ft

    Each facade shall have no more than thirty (30) feet of contiguous horizontal wall length devoid of transparent windows on any floor, unless that length of wall includes architectural features.

  • A maximum of two (2) curb cuts shall be allowed per street frontage of any lot.

  • Maximum MXD Development coverage85 pct

    Maximum MXD Development Coverage: Eighty-five (85) percent of the total MXD Development area.

  • The maximum dwelling unit occupancy shall be a family, plus two (2) persons unrelated to the family; or no more than four (4) unrelated persons.

  • A minimum of ten (10) percent of the MXD Development gross land area shall be reserved as open space.

  • Pedestrian amenities required

    Each new structure and every expansion to an existing building shall provide pedestrian amenities located to serve the subject structure.

  • Recreational activity area minimum5 pct

    This recreational activity area shall be a minimum of five (5) percent of the residential gross floor area in the MXD Development.

  • Recreation area distance from residences1,000 ft

    Such recreational area shall be provided within one thousand (1,000) feet of the residences served.

  • Gross residential floor area percentage

    The gross residential floor area in any MXD Development shall be no less than a minimum of ten (10) percent and no greater than a maximum of seventy-five (75) percent of gross floor area within the MXD Development.

  • Roof-top equipment screening

    All roof-top equipment shall be screened in building materials that match the structure or which are visually compatible with the structure.

  • Setbacks for structures with elevations facing an abutting public road (excluding alleys) shall be as follows: Local Street: Front None, Side None, Rear None; Collector Street: Rear None; Arterial Street: Rear None.

  • Any MXD Development with gross floor area in excess of seventy-five thousand (75,000) square feet shall provide a transit shelter.

  • Underground utilities

    All utility lines (electric, telephone, cable television lines, etc.) shall be placed underground.

From the ordinance

The purposes of the Mixed Use Development (MXD) District are as follows: ...
Sec. 3301-3305

Use details

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  "dropped_conditions": {
    "permitted_uses": [
      "Outdoor Display (pursuant to Section 3302)"
    ]
  }
}