Sec. 19.2-23
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to any area zoned NB, CC, and EC within the boundary along Route 1, 10, 60, and 360 Highways.
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. restriction near residential45 ft
Maximum height can equal the height of a residential structure within 100' of the common boundary if greater than 45'.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for hospitals, hotels, and offices150 ft
Hospitals, hotels, and offices may have a maximum height of 150'.
Lighting
- Building-mounted light heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
Building-mounted lights shall be no higher than the roofline or parapet wall and directed downward with the exception of architectural lighting.
- Freestanding light maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.30 ft
Freestanding lights shall not exceed 30 feet above finished grade.
- Streetlight mounting heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. maximum15 ft
Fixture mounting heights between 12 and 15 feet above finished grade.
- Streetlight mounting heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. minimum12 ft
Fixture mounting heights between 12 and 15 feet above finished grade.
- Streetlight spacing60 ft
Pedestrian-scale streetlights shall be spaced generally 60 feet on center.
Other
- Concrete curb and gutter required
Roads, unless otherwise specified by the Virginia Department of Transportation, shall have concrete curb and gutter.
- Drive-through facility location
Except as provided herein, drive-in or drive through facilities and gasoline pumps shall not be located between a building and the road.
- Gas pump location
Gasoline pumps and associated drives shall meet the setback requirements for parking. The Director of Planning may permit location of gasoline pumps between building and a collector or arterial road where pump canopies are architecturally compatible with the building and the view of pumps from roads is minimized by three- to four-foot-high decorative walls, fencing, evergreen hedges or a combination thereof.
Parking
- Maximum double-loaded parking aisles1 aisle
No more than one double-loaded aisle of parking shall be located between the setback and the front building facade. Such parking aisle shall be parallel to the road.
Setback
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. reduction to zero with shared parking access
Setback can be reduced to zero feet if the parking area includes two-way access to a parking area on an adjacent lot.
From the ordinance
Setback can be reduced to zero feet if the parking area includes two-way access to a parking area on an adjacent lot. Hospitals, hotels, and offices may have a maximum height of 150'. Maximum height can equal the height of a residential structure within 100' of the common boundary if greater than 45'.