Blacksburg, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 4305

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA10 ac
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

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

Lighting

  • Night lighting screening

    Where night-time lighting of such areas is proposed large evergreen trees shall be required in a location appropriate to screen adjoining residences. Any such night-time lighting shall be constructed in accordance with the standards for a residential district contained in Article V of this ordinance.

Other

  • All-weather road for emergency vehicles

    Each building intended to accommodate members shall be accessible via an all weather road suitable to accommodate emergency vehicles serving the property.

  • One year-round caretaker's home permitted

    One (1) year-round residence may be constructed as a caretaker's home in addition to other facilities on the property.

  • The minimum area for a camp shall be ten (10) contiguous acres.

  • Multiple structures permitted

    Multiple structures may be constructed on the property, such as cabins, lodges and other facilities typical of a camp provided that all structures comply with the setback requirements for a principal structure from adjoining property lines.

  • Any outdoor activity area, swimming pool, or ball field or court which adjoins a residential use type shall have a thirty (30) feet transitional yard, which shall be landscaped in accordance with Article V of this ordinance.

From the ordinance

The minimum area for a camp shall be ten (10) contiguous acres.
Sec. 4305