Blacksburg, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 4304

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETSide 20 ftMIN LOT AREA20,000 sq 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.

Extracted standards

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

Lighting

  • Exterior lighting compatible

    Exterior lighting shall be compatible with the surrounding neighborhood.

Other

  • Entrances minimized

    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.

  • Minimum lot size: Twenty thousand (20,000) square feet

  • Neighborhood compatibility in R-4, R-5, OTR

    The scale, massing, and building design should be compatible with the surrounding neighborhood. The structure shall be street-oriented with pedestrian entrances from the street. Applicants must clearly demonstrate that the use will be compatible with the neighborhood, particularly with regard to traffic circulation, parking, and appearance.

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

Parking

  • Parking behind front line

    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.

Setback

From the ordinance

Minimum lot size: Twenty thousand (20,000) square feet
Sec. 4304