Dimensional standards
Density
Height & bulk
Housing
- Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
- conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right46
- banks and financial institutions
- bed and breakfast, inn, or tourist home
- business service and office supply establishments
- call center
- churches and places of worship
- commercial recreation establishments
- convenience stores
- data storage and data processing center
- manufacturing and distribution establishments
- scientific research establishments
- farmers markets and temporary stands
- fast food restaurants
- gasoline sales establishments
- hospitals and health care facilities
- hotels and motels
- health club, spa and fitness center
- light warehousing establishments
- light wholesale trade and sales establishments
- microbrewery or micro-winery
- mini-storage warehouse
- museum and art gallery
- movie theaters
- multifamily and attached residential dwellings
- offices
- patio dining
- parking garages and parking lots
- personal service establishments
- private post offices and delivery service establishments
- public uses
- public utilities and facilities
- radio and television station
- residential structure conversions for non-residential use
- restaurants
- retail sales establishments
- studios for artist, designer, writer, photographer, sculptor or musician
- school, college and university
- temporary retail uses
- veterinary hospitals
- visitor centers and public restroom facilities
- automobile and light vehicle repair establishments
- bicycle shop
- distillery
- short-term rental
- home occupations
- live/work units
- residential dwellings (ancillary)
Conditional / special use9
- uses with outdoor storage or display
- uses with drive-thru facilities
- artisan/craftsman manufacturing
- establishments with screened outdoor storage
- microbrewery
- private clubs and lodges
- seasonal retail uses
- accessory building or accessory use without a primary building
- single-family dwelling
Extracted standards
25 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum density for elderly housing30 du/acredu/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/acredu/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/acredu/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-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. attached dwellings10 du/acredu/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-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. detached dwellings5 du/acredu/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
- Environmental impact statement may be required
An environmental impact statement may be required for any permitted or special permit use.
- Compliance with environmental performance standards
All uses shall conform to federal, state and City environmental performance standards and design criteria as related to air pollution, fire and explosion hazards, radiation hazards, electromagnetic radiation, liquid/gas/solid wastes, noise, vibration, illumination and glare, water quality, and others.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for accessory usesAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office.24 ft
Accessory uses: 24 feet.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for churchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached. spires110 ft
Church spires: 110 feet.
- Maximum building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for non-residential uses80 ft
Non-residential uses: 80 feet.
Historic
- Historic districtHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. design guidelines apply
Refer to the Danville Historic District Design Guidelines and the HP-O District for additional design standards and criteria, where applicable. For properties located within the HP-O District, no site plan shall be approved prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness.
Other
- Special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. for additional curb cutGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. adjacent to sensitive uses
For any use adjacent to uses which in the opinion of the Planning Director may be adversely affected by the creation of an additional curb cut, such use will require a special use permit.
- Landscaping and screening regulations apply
Refer to Landscaping and Screening, where applicable.
- Maximum percentage of lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. comprised of wetlands or water features25 pct
No TW-C District lot shall be designed or employed for use in which an area more than 25% of the prescribed minimum lot area is comprised of either of the following physical land units: (a) wetlands and (b) water features.
- Net developable area calculation required
The subdivision plat and/or site plan for a project shall graphically depict the location and area for the physical land units as outlined herein below. A calculation of the net developable area shall be required for all subdivision and site plan submissions.
- Landscaped open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per approved site plan
Landscaped open space shall be provided in accord with an approved site plan or subdivision plat.
- Outdoor dining subject to city ordinance
Establishments offering outdoor dining shall be subject to the provisions regulating such uses in the City Ordinance.
- Outdoor storage/loading/display subject to special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.
Subject to special use permit approval, the outdoor area devoted to storage, loading and display of goods shall be as designated on an approved site plan.
- 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.
- Conversion of existing residential structure to non-residential use requires special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.
The conversion of any existing residential structure for a non-residential use as the principal use of the building is subject to special use permit approval.
- Geotechnical report required 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.
- Site plan approval required for non-single-family uses
Uses other than single family residential uses shall be subject to site plan approval.
Overlay
- FloodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. overlay districtOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it. applies
Refer to the FP-O, Floodplain Zoning Overlay District, where applicable.
Parking
- Off-street parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. exemption for non-residential uses20,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
No off-street parking is required for individual non-residential uses within the TW-C District which do not exceed 20,000 square feet in gross floor area or a floor area ratio (FAR) of 3.0.
Signage
- Signage regulations apply
Refer to the Signage regulations, where applicable.
From the ordinance
The TW-C, Tobacco Warehouse District is established to promote revitalization, redevelopment and adaptive reuse of existing uses and harmonious new development in the City's historic tobacco warehouse business area.
Parking requirements
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"residential": "Per Article 8",
"non-residential": "No minimum for uses ≤20,000 sqft or FAR ≤3.0; otherwise per Article 8"
}