Article VI, Sec. 32-261 to 32-298
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Cape Charles Harbor
- Geographic extent
- HistoricHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. Harbor Area Overlay DistrictOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it., superimposed on other zoning districts near Cape Charles Harbor
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. threshold for substantial alteration3.5 ft
Landscaping which involves major changes of grade or walls and fences more than three-and-one-half feet in height.
Other
- Certificate of appropriateness expiration period12 months
Any certificate issued pursuant to this article and any permit to raze a building issued pursuant to this article shall expire of its own limitation 12 months from the date of issuance if the work authorized thereby is not commenced by the end of such 12-month period.
- Certificate of appropriateness required for substantial alterations
No building or structure, including signs, shall be erected, reconstructed, restored, or substantially altered in exterior appearance and no buildings or structures shall be razed or demolished within a historic district and no permit authorizing same shall be granted unless and until the same is approved by the harbor area review board and a certificate of appropriateness has been issued.
- Demolition requires offer to sell
The owner of a contributing structure in the town's historic harbor area overlay district shall as a matter of right be entitled to move, remove, modify, raze or demolish all or part of such contributing structure provided that: ... made a bona fide, public offer to sell such contributing structure...
- Design guidelines adopted by town council
It shall be the duty of the harbor area review board to prepare and recommend to planning commission, specific design guidelines for adoption by town council.
- Maximum outside storage footprint for exemption41 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Creation of outside storage having a structure footprint of less than 41 square feet in a commercial or industrial district which does not require structural changes or major grading and is not visible from a public street or waterway.
- Underlying districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. regulations apply
The uses, housing types, minimum lot requirements, minimum yard requirements, maximum height, and accessory uses and accessory signs shall be determined by the regulations applicable to the other districts over which the historic harbor area overlay district is superimposed.
Parking
- Maximum off-street parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. spaces for exemption5 spaces
Construction of off-street loading areas and off-street parking areas containing five spaces or less in a commercial or industrial district.
Signage
- Maximum sign area for exempt non-illuminated flat/wall signs4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
any permitted non-illuminated flat or wall sign not exceeding three inches from a wall and not exceeding four square feet in area in a commercial or industrial district.
From the ordinance
The historic harbor area overlay district is created as a special district to be superimposed on other districts contained in these regulations.