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Blacksburg, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 4515(a)

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Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA10 acMAX DENSITY14 du/acMIN OPEN SPACE15%
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.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
435,600 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (10 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)

Density

Maximum density
14 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.

Height & bulk

Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
15%

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Campsite direct access prohibition

    No campsite shall have direct access to a public street.

  • Cottage minimum area for first unit4,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

    Vacation cottages may be constructed within a campground provided that a minimum land area of four thousand (4,000) square feet is designated solely for the first dwelling unit in a cottage, with an additional two thousand (2,000) square feet of land area provided for the second dwelling unit within the cottage.

  • Cottage minimum area for second unit2,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

    Vacation cottages may be constructed within a campground provided that a minimum land area of four thousand (4,000) square feet is designated solely for the first dwelling unit in a cottage, with an additional two thousand (2,000) square feet of land area provided for the second dwelling unit within the cottage.

  • Guest stay limit30 nights

    Guests may stay no more than thirty (30) nights in any one (1) calendar year. The operator of a campground shall maintain a log of all guests, including their name, address, license plate number, and length of stay, and shall make the log available to Town staff upon request.

  • Interior road width18 ft

    All interior roads shall be eighteen (18) feet minimum width for two-way travel or ten (10) feet minimum width for one-way travel.

  • Maximum cottage floor area percentage30 pct

    The maximum floor area of a cottage shall be thirty (30) percent of the site.

  • Maximum dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. per cottage2 units

    A maximum of two (2) dwelling units per cottage may be constructed.

  • Minimum recreation area percentage15 pct

    At least fifteen (15) percent of the campground area shall be developed and improved for recreational uses. In calculating the required area, common walkways and related landscaping may be included provided that such space is at least twenty (20) feet in width. At least one-half (½) of the required recreation area shall be for active recreation, such as swimming pools, ball fields and play lots for small children. No developed recreational areas shall be located within the required yard setbacks for the district.

  • Primary access road paving

    The primary access road shall be paved with at least a chip and seal surface. Paving shall extend from the public street right-of-way to the entrance station. Interior roads and access to individual sites shall consist at a minimum of an all weather gravel surface.

  • Retail sales permitted

    Retail sales for the convenience of campground tenants are permitted. Items are limited to food, concessions, recreational supplies, personal care items, and other items clearly supportive of campground tenants' needs.

  • RV campsite minimum area2,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

    Each campsite designed for recreational vehicles shall have a minimum space of two thousand (2,000) square feet with a minimum width of thirty (30) feet.

  • RV campsite minimum width30 ft

    Each campsite designed for recreational vehicles shall have a minimum space of two thousand (2,000) square feet with a minimum width of thirty (30) feet.

  • Tent campsite minimum area400 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

    Areas devoted solely for tent camping shall provide at least four hundred (400) square feet per campsite.

Setback

From the ordinance

The minimum area for a campground shall be ten (10) contiguous acres. Each campsite shall be set back a minimum distance of fifty (50) feet from the perimeter property line of the campground. The maximum density shall be fourteen (14) sites per gross acre. Each campsite designed for recreational vehicles shall have a minimum space of two thousand (2,000) square feet with a minimum width of thirty (30) feet. Areas devoted solely for tent camping shall provide at least four hundred (400) square feet per campsite. Vacation cottages may be constructed within a campground provided that a minimum land area of four thousand (4,000) square feet is designated solely for the first dwelling unit in a cottage, with an additional two thousand (2,000) square feet of land area provided for the second dwelling unit within the cottage. A maximum of two (2) dwelling units per cottage may be constructed. The maximum floor area of a cottage shall be thirty (30) percent of the site. The primary access road shall be paved with at least a chip and seal surface. Paving shall extend from the public street right-of-way to the entrance station. Interior roads and access to individual sites shall consist at a minimum of an all weather gravel surface. All interior roads shall be eighteen (18) feet minimum width for two-way travel or ten (10) feet minimum width for one-way travel. No campsite shall have direct access to a public street. The following uses and activities shall be prohibited at a campground: a. The sale, storage, use or occupancy of any manufactured home. b. The sale of recreational vehicles and the storage of unoccupied units. Indoor and outdoor recreational facilities are permitted for the exclusive use of campground tenants. At least fifteen (15) percent of the campground area shall be developed and improved for recreational uses. In calculating the required area, common walkways and related landscaping may be included provided that such space is at least twenty (20) feet in width. At least one-half (½) of the required recreation area shall be for active recreation, such as swimming pools, ball fields and play lots for small children. No developed recreational areas shall be located within the required yard setbacks for the district. Retail sales for the convenience of campground tenants are permitted. Items are limited to food, concessions, recreational supplies, personal care items, and other items clearly supportive of campground tenants' needs. Guests may stay no more than thirty (30) nights in any one (1) calendar year. The operator of a campground shall maintain a log of all guests, including their name, address, license plate number, and length of stay, and shall make the log available to Town staff upon request.
Sec. 4515(a)