Sec. 32-81
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 36%
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right4
- Any use permitted in the R-1, R-2, R-3, CR, C-1, C-2, C-3, and Harbor—Commercial
- Commercial recreation uses
- Outdoor recreational uses
- Transportation facilities
Conditional / special use1
- Any use listed as a conditional use in the R-1, R-2, R-3, CR, C-1, C-2, C-3, and Harbor—Commercial
Accessory1
- Accessory uses as permitted in the R-1, R-2, and R-3 districts
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Density flexibility
The sub-areas of PUD districts may contain the density requirements of one or more of the R-1, R-2, and R-3 for residential districts, and CR, C-1, C-2, C-3, and HARB-C for the commercial districts.
Height
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. per underlying districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
The maximum height of any building in PUD districts shall be per the underlying zoning district requirement.
Other
- Landscape zone width5 ft
All required street trees, streetlights, and pedestrian lights shall be provided in the landscape zone, which shall be five foot minimum.
- Landscaping heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.36 in
Landscaping shall be kept to no more than 36 inches tall for ground cover and limbed up to no lower than six-foot above ground.
- Maximum wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.24 in
Any authorized walls surrounding landscaped and grassed areas shall not exceed 24 inches, except retaining walls which shall not exceed a maximum of 36 inches.
- Sidewalk clear zone width5 ft
Sidewalks meeting VDOT standards shall be installed in the sidewalk clear zone, which shall be a minimum of five feet.
- Sidewalk clear zone width along Marina and Bayshore10 ft
Sidewalk clear zones located adjacent to Marina Road and Bayshore Road shall be a minimum of ten feet.
- Supplemental zone heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above sidewalk24 in
The supplemental zone shall be no more than 24 inches higher than the adjacent sidewalk.
- Street tree spacing40 ft
Trees shall be located 40 foot on center with pedestrian lights located between every other street (80 foot on center).
- Underground utilities
All utilities shall be installed underground. Central instrumentation and substations shall be screened from all rights-of-way with approved fencing and/or landscaping.
Setback
- SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. per underlying districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
Side and rear yard setbacks shall be per the underlying zoning district requirement. Front yard setbacks other than the R-1 underlying zone district shall be located directly adjacent to the supplemental zone.
From the ordinance
The minimum contiguous area for PUD districts shall be five acres (5 ac). The maximum impervious surface coverage in PUD districts shall not exceed 80 percent of the total gross area of development.