Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- South Gateway Character DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. within the Great Bridge HistoricHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. Gateway Overlay DistrictOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it.
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Architectural style
Development shall be Southern Colonial, French Colonial, or Coastal Colonial, with thematically appropriate architectural elements and materials such as brick and stone masonry, stucco, wood shingle, wood clapboard, board and batten, or alternative materials that achieve the same style. Porches, stoops, and decks with decorative columns, railing, and spindles or balusters are encouraged. Windows shall include visually prominent sills, muntins, shutters, and other framing details. Use gabled or hipped roofs, or a combination thereof with chimneys, dormers, and other accentuating design features that articulate rooflines.
- Enhanced buffer along Battlefield Boulevard South25 pct
All new construction of a principal structure shall install an enhanced landscape buffer consisting of twenty-five (25) percent more plant material than required along the property line abutting Battlefield Boulevard South, as determined by the city's landscape coordinator. All plant materials shall be native vegetation appropriate to the Southern Colonial theme, as set forth in the adopted Great Bridge Village Design Guidelines. Street buffer yards shall include a pedestrian feature to provide pedestrian connectivity throughout the corridor.
- Facade color restrictions20 pct
Façade color shall be low reflectance, subtle, neutral or earth tone colors. Brighter, trademark colors shall only be used as an accent color on no more than twenty (20) percent of the façade of the building.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. materials on facades
Use of prefabricated corrugated metal panels, smooth-faced concrete block; and smooth-faced tilt-up concrete panels on façades of primary buildings facing Battlefield Boulevard South is prohibited, and may only be permitted on side and rear façades if screened from Battlefield Boulevard South.
- Rooftop mechanical screening
Rooftop mechanical units, flues, and vents shall be organized and screened.
From the ordinance
Development in this district shall comply with the underlying zoning district and the adopted Transportation Corridor Overlay District, unless otherwise specified herein. ... New construction of a principal structure shall comply with the following design standards, as determined by the Director of Planning or designee: Development shall be Southern Colonial, French Colonial, or Coastal Colonial, with thematically appropriate architectural elements and materials such as brick and stone masonry, stucco, wood shingle, wood clapboard, board and batten, or alternative materials that achieve the same style.