Blacksburg, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 4331(b)

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETSide 20 ft
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.

Servicing

Geographic extent
Applies to post office uses in the R-4, R-5, and OTR zoning districts

Extracted standards

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

Lighting

  • Exterior lighting compatibility

    Exterior lighting shall be compatible with the surrounding neighborhood.

Other

  • A type B buffer yard shall be provided in yards adjacent to a R-4, R-5, OTR, PR, RR1 or RR2 zoning district.

  • Entrance minimization

    Entrances to the site should be minimized and placed in such a way as to maximize safety, maximize efficient traffic circulation, and minimize the impact on any surrounding residential neighborhood.

  • Loading area screening

    Loading areas shall be sited in such a way so as to minimize the impact on any surrounding neighborhood. Sufficient screening meeting the standards of Article V, Division 3 of this ordinance [Appendix] shall be provided to screen and diffuse noise impacts on adjacent residences. A type D buffer yard shall be required when a loading area is located adjacent to a residential use.

  • Neighborhood compatibility

    Applicants must clearly demonstrate that the use will be compatible with the neighborhood, particularly with regard to traffic circulation, parking, and appearance.

Parking

  • Parking location

    Parking shall be located behind the front line of the principal building. Town Council may grant a special exception to this requirement as authorized by Section 1112.

From the ordinance

Minimum side setback: Twenty (20) feet.
Sec. 4331(b)