Sec. 4225

Architectural screening of brick or wood panel, at least six (6) feet in height shall be provided for any lot which abuts a single-family, single-family attached, two-family or townhome structure.

Building maintenance shall be in compliance with the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code for Existing Structures. The Town will conduct an annual inspection of the property to verify compliance.

The organization shall take effective measures to ensure that activities conducted at the residence are conducted in compliance with Town and Virginia laws, including, but not limited to, laws pertaining to under-age drinking, public drunkenness, excessive noise, weeds and debris, overcrowding, sexual assault, and anti-hazing rules.

A solid waste dumpster with appropriate screening shall be provided for the use of the occupants of the house. As an alternative, a trash enclosure may be provided, behind the front building line. Dumpsters may be clustered in a shared location to serve adjacent special housing uses.

Maximum occupancy shall be in compliance with the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code for Existing Structures and the conditional use permit. The Town will conduct an annual inspection of the property to verify compliance.

Minimum lot size: Eight thousand five hundred (8,500) square feet

The organization shall make a prompt and effective response to neighborhood complaints concerning lifestyle conflicts such as, but not limited to, excessive noise, accumulation of debris, public intoxication of members or guests, trespassing, and property damage.

There shall be no outside storage of bicycles or other equipment, except a bike rack is permitted behind the front building line.

Outdoor furniture shall be appropriate for such use. Indoor furniture, such as upholstered chairs and couches, shall not be used on porches, in yards, or other outside areas.

A specific recreational activity area or areas may be developed and maintained for the members of the organization. Any proposal for an outdoor recreational facility must be included in the conditional use permit application, or in the renewal request, or an application for conditional use permit amendment. The outdoor recreational facility should be designed to minimize the impacts upon adjacent properties, e.g. noise, lighting, and hours of operation. No overhead outdoor lighting shall be permitted for the illumination of an outdoor recreational facility.

The organization shall have a Resident Manager. The name of the Resident Manager shall be registered annually with the Planning and Building Department. This person, or his or her designee, must be present during social events held at the house.

The architecture and historic character of structures in the Special Housing Zoning District shall be retained. The retention and use of existing structures that contribute to the character of the neighborhood shall be a consideration in the granting of a conditional use permit.

The house must be located on a Blacksburg Transit bus route or within 0.5 mile of campus.

Parking requirements may be reduced with an approved mass transit or alternative transit plan per Article V, Division 2.

A minimum of one (1) space per resident plus one (1) space per ten (10) nonresident active members shall be provided. Parking must be provided off-street, behind the front building line, with an all-weather surface.

Multiple student organizations may share one (1) parking area, under the following conditions, in addition to those contained in Article V, Division 2: Meetings and/or social events are not held on the same date; The parking facilities must be within eight hundred (800) feet of each house; Safe and convenient pedestrian access must exist or be provided; The area must contain at least one (1) space for each bed available at both houses combined, plus one (1) space per ten (10) nonresident active members of the larger of the organizations sharing parking.

An identification sign, attached to the residence, of a maximum size per the underlying district is permitted, with lighting directed toward the sign. The lighting shall not cause a glare onto adjacent properties or oncoming traffic. Any sign must be approved as an element of the conditional use permit.