Essex County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Section 36.240

Dimensional standards

Housing

Two-family
by_right
Three-family
by_right
Four-plus family
by_right

Uses

Extracted standards

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

Design

  • Quality design standards

    Quality design standards are required to include provision of sidewalks, street trees, site and individual lot landscaping, recreational amenities, a comprehensive system of pedestrian, bike and bridle paths, where appropriate, and quality and variety of the architectural design and materials.

Other

  • Maximum residential occupancy before non-residential construction50 pct

    Maximum of 50% of the total residential uses for the project are permitted to receive certificates of occupancy until such time as construction is complete on 40% of the non-residential uses

  • Minimum commercial land area20 pct

    Overall not less than 20% commercial uses

  • Minimum non-residential land area30 pct

    Minimum of 30% of the total land area of the PUD must include non-residential uses

  • Minimum public/recreational land area10 pct

    not less than 10% public/recreational and open space uses

From the ordinance

Minimum of 30% of the total land area of the PUD must include non-residential uses (Overall not less than 20% commercial uses and not less than 10% public/recreational and open space uses)
Section 36.240
Section 36.240 — Essex County Unincorporated, Virginia · zoneoptics