Sec. 3-1201 to 3-1208
Dimensional standards
Density
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right71
- Agriculture
- Greenhouse, Private
- Roadside Stand
- Silvicultural activities
- Stable, Commercial
- Stable, Private
- Accessory Apartment
- Condominium
- Dwelling, Multifamily Conversion
- Dwelling, Single-Family, Attached
- Dwelling, Single-Family, Detached
- Dwelling, Two-Family
- Family Day Care Home
- Group Home
- Guest House
- Home Occupation, Community
- Kennel, Private
- Multifamily Dwelling
- Temporary Emergency Housing
- Townhouse
- Club
- Community Center
- Community Recreation
- Crisis Center
- Day Care Center
- Educational Facility
- Nursing Home
- Park and Ride Facility
- Post Office
- Public Facilities
- Public Park and Recreational Area
- Religious Assembly
- Utility Service/Minor
- Antique Shop
- Bank
- Bed and Breakfast
- Business Support Service
- Business or Trade School
- Commercial Indoor Recreation
- Commercial Outdoor Recreation
- Construction Office, Temporary
- Convenience Store
- Farmer's Market
- Funeral Home
- Gasoline Station
- General Service and Repair
- Golf Course
- Hospital
- Hospital, Special Care
- Hotel/Motel/Motor Lodge/Inn
- Kennel, Commercial
- Laundry
- Marina
- Medical Office
- Mini Warehouse
- Office, General
- Personal Improvement Service
- Personal Service
- Real Estate Office, Temporary
- Restaurant, General
- Retail Sales
- Studio, Fine Arts
- Veterinary Hospital/Clinic
- Custom Manufacturing
- Laboratory
- Alternate Discharge Sewage System
- Amateur Radio Tower
- Communication Tower
- Outdoor Gathering
- Parking Facility
- Reconstructed Wetland
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density bonus
- HistoricHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. site density bonusDensity bonusExtra units allowed above the base cap in exchange for something — usually affordable homes.7.5 pct
A seven and one-half percent bonus to the gross density may be approved by the administrator when a historic site will be preserved and maintained.
- Open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. density bonusDensity bonusExtra units allowed above the base cap in exchange for something — usually affordable homes.25 pct
For each additional five percent of open space the maximum gross density shall be increased one dwelling unit per acre. The maximum open space bonus shall be 25 percent.
Other
- Commercial construction after 25% residential completion25 pct
Construction of commercial and office uses shall not begin until 25 percent of the residential units of the total PD have been completed.
- Maximum area for commercial and/or office uses20 pct
Maximum area for commercial and/or office uses: 20 percent of the gross area of the PD.
- Maximum percentage for any single residential use type70 pct
Maximum percentage devoted to any single residential use type: 70 percent of the total number of residential dwelling units.
- Minimum districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. size10 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Minimum district size: Ten acres of contiguous land.
- Streets may be public or private
Streets in the PD district may be public in accordance with VDOT and county standards or may be private, as may be approved by the board of supervisors.
- SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. established in master planComprehensive planThe long-range policy document zoning is meant to implement; it is not itself binding law.
Minimum setback requirements shall be specifically established during the review and approval of the master plan.
From the ordinance
The purpose of this district is to provide for the development of planned communities... Maximum gross density: Three dwelling units per acre. Minimum common open space: 15 percent of gross area.