Chesterfield County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

19.2-36

Extracted standards

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

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  • Architectural style shall use building elements that interrupt linear pattern. Include facade wall, entry and tower features, colors, parapets and roofs, and at least two pedestrian elements.

  • Buildings adjacent to roads serving as entrances to residential neighborhoods shall be compatible with residential architecture.

  • EC, EG, WD architecture

    Building design shall identify the building entrance and break up the mass of any building façade through painted patterns, change in materials, exterior wall offsets, fenestration, or other features.

  • Mechanical equipment in EC

    Mechanical equipment visible from adjacent property or roads shall be integrated into architectural treatment or view minimized by landscaping.

  • Mechanical equipment in EG and WD

    Mechanical equipment visible from adjacent property (excluding adjacent EG or WD) or roads that accommodate through traffic shall be integrated or view minimized by landscaping.

  • Design features shall include articulation of doors and windows, architectural ornamentation, and use of residential materials such as brick or siding, and asphalt shingle or simulated slate roofs.

  • UR and MU facade treatment50 pct

    Excluding windows and doors, a minimum of 50% of the façade of the first two stories fronting a road shall be faced with stone, brick, or other masonry material.

  • UR and MU orientation

    Any building along a public or private road shall front and have main entrances that face that road.

  • UR and MU streetfront windows

    Any building with nonresidential uses on the first floor where a façade faces a public road or amenity space shall incorporate streetfront windows and pedestrian entrances.

  • Building addressing10 in

    Buildings shall be addressed on all sides that face roadways/drive aisles with minimum 10-inch-tall numerals of a contrasting color to the façade.

  • Commercial architecture (NB and CC)

    Within projects, architectural treatment such as materials, colors, and styles shall be compatible. Buildings within same block or across road shall have compatible treatment.

  • Commercial materials

    Facades visible to adjoining properties shall have materials consistent in appearance and detail to any other facade of the same building.

  • Mechanical equipment in commercial

    Mechanical equipment, junction boxes, and accessory boxes visible from adjacent property or roads shall be integrated into architectural treatment or screened.

  • Direct vent fireplace

    Direct vent gas fireplace boxes, which protrude beyond the exterior face of the unit, are not permitted on front façades.

  • Access for emergency personnel

    Properties with vehicle gates and apartment buildings with electronic access controls shall install electronic pushbutton keypads at gates and main entrances. Emergency access code provided to ECC.

  • Exterior materials

    Except for the A District, no building shall be covered with any unpainted, untreated, or unfinished concrete block, unfinished corrugated metal, or unfinished sheet metal.

  • Maximum building length in AR, UR, MU districts400 ft

    Buildings that exceed 400 feet in length in the AR, UR, and MU Districts shall provide breezeways or similar throughways.

  • Buildings that exceed 250 feet in length in the TR district shall provide breezeways or similar throughways for pedestrian access.

  • Mechanical units shall be ground or roof mounted. If visible from adjacent property or roads, they shall be integrated into architectural treatment or screened with landscaping, wall, or fence.

  • Mechanical units shall initially be screened from view of public roads by landscaping or low maintenance material, or be located to the rear of the principal building.

  • Multifamily buildings shall have architectural variety and consistent style. Facades shall have offsets or appearance of different buildings connected. Three-layer design for first floor and roof/parapet. All facades shall have comparable fenestration.

  • Facades visible to adjoining properties shall have materials consistent in appearance and detail to the street facing facade.

  • Parking decks

    Parking decks shall be architecturally incorporated into the project it serves through use of similar styles, colors, and materials to the greatest extent possible.

  • Buildings shall be designed to impart harmonious proportions and avoid monotonous facades. Townhouse rows shall possess architectural variety while maintaining cohesive character.

From the ordinance

The following standards regulate the use of land, buildings, structures and other premises.
19.2-36