Article 3, Section K (CB-C)
Dimensional standards
Density
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right32
- bank or financial institution
- bed and breakfast inn
- business service establishment
- call center
- church
- day care facility
- data storage center
- health club
- home occupation
- hospital
- hotel
- microbrewery
- movie theater
- museum
- office
- patio dining
- parking garage
- personal service establishment
- public use
- radio station
- repair service establishment
- residential dwelling (ancillary)
- restaurant
- retail sales establishment
- single family dwelling
- duplex
- two-family dwelling
- artist studio
- temporary retail use
- bicycle shop
- distillery
- short-term rental
Conditional / special use28
- residential structure conversion
- outdoor storage/display use
- large use exceeding thresholds
- drive-thru facility
- bus terminal
- commercial recreation establishment
- convenience store
- farmers market
- fast food restaurant
- laundromat
- multifamily dwelling
- attached residential dwelling
- private club
- private post office
- public utility
- repair service establishment (large)
- school
- seasonal retail use
- use with Dan River frontage
- visitor center
- commercial kennel
- pet clinic
- veterinary clinic
- homeless shelter
- production/processing establishment
- funeral home
- accessory building without primary use
- car wash
Extracted standards
28 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum density for elderly housing30 du/acdu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
30 dwelling units per net acre for assisted living, life-care and other forms of housing for the elderly.
- Maximum density for mixed-use structures24 du/acdu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
24 dwelling units per net acre for mixed-use structures containing residential dwellings with commercial uses on first floor.
- Maximum density for multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. dwellings24 du/acdu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
24 dwelling units per net acre for multifamily dwellings.
- Maximum density for single family attached dwellings10 du/acdu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
10 dwellings units per net acre for single family attached dwellings.
- Maximum density for single family detached dwellings5 du/acdu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
5 dwelling units per net acre for single family detached dwellings.
Environmental
- Maximum wetland and water feature area25 pct
No CB-C District lot shall be designed or employed for use in which an area more than 25% of the total lot area is comprised of either of the following physical land units: (a) wetlands and (b) water features.
Floodplain
- FloodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. zoning overlayOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it.
Refer to the Floodplain Zoning Overlay District, where applicable.
Height
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.24 ft
Accessory uses: 24 feet.
- Maximum churchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached. spire heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.110 ft
Church spires: 110 feet.
Other
- Curb cutGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. special permit
For any use adjacent to uses which in the opinion of the Planning and Zoning Administrator may be adversely affected by the creation of an additional curb cut, such use will require a special use permit.
- Front yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. conformity to adjacent structures20 pct
Front yard: Not regulated; provided front yard dimensions shall conform to within twenty percent (20%) of the setback of the average of the existing, adjacent structures.
- Historic districtHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. design guidelines
Refer to the Danville Historic District Design Guidelines and the HP-O District for additional design standards and criteria, where applicable.
- Landscaping and screening regulations
Refer to Landscaping and Screening, where applicable.
- Maximum outdoor storage area15 pct
Subject to special use permit approval, the outdoor area devoted to storage, loading and display of goods shall be limited to a maximum of 15% of the total lot area and as otherwise designated on an approved site plan.
- Minimum site improvements
Minimum site improvements for uses within the CB-C District shall include adequate sidewalk improvements, coordination with City streetscape and infrastructure improvements, public water and sewer service, storm drainage, attractive signage, and landscaping and urban design features.
- MultifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. and attached residential subject to MF-R and A-R regulations
Multifamily and attached residential dwellings, as a principal use, subject the residential density regulations of the CB-C District and, otherwise, to MF-R and A-R District regulations.
- Outdoor dining regulations
Establishments offering outdoor dining shall be subject to the provisions regulating such uses in the City Ordinance.
- Rear yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. when adjacent to residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.10 ft
Rear yard: Not regulated; except rear yard shall be at least 10 feet where adjacent to any residential district.
- Refuse containment and screening
All refuse shall be contained in completely enclosed facilities. Refuse containers and refuse storage shall be located in a paved area and screened from public view by means of fences, wall, or landscaping.
- Residential structure conversion requires special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.
The conversion of any residential structure for a non-residential use as the principal use of the building shall be subject to special use permit approval.
- Residential principal use subject to OT-R regulations
Single family, duplex and two-family residential dwellings, as a principal use, subject to the OT-R District regulations.
- Geotechnical report for shrink/swell soils
Any subdivision or lot which is proposed to be developed on shrink/swell soils shall require a geotechnical report to be submitted with the preliminary plat and plans.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. when abutting residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.10 ft
If the property's interior side yard abuts a residential zoning district, then the required setback is ten (10) feet
- Site plan approval required
Uses other than single family residential uses shall be subject to site plan approval.
- Street sideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. when abutting alley5 ft
If the property's street side yard abuts an alley, then the required setback is five (5) feet.
Parking
- Off-street parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. exemption for small uses
No off-street parking is required for downtown business uses within the CB-C District which do not exceed 20,000 square feet in gross floor area or a floor area ratio (FAR) of 3.0.
- Off-street parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. for large uses
Off-street parking space requirements in accord with Article 8 shall be provided for downtown retail and non-residential uses in the CB-C District which exceed 20,000 square feet in lot coverage or a floor area ratio (FAR) of 3.0.
Signage
- Signage regulations
Refer to the Signage regulations, where applicable.
From the ordinance
The CB-C, Central Business District is established to promote harmonious new development, redevelopment and rehabilitation of uses in and around the established downtown commercial areas of Danville.
Parking requirements
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"large_uses": "per Article 8",
"small_uses": "no minimum"
}