Article VII, M-U Mixed Use Planned Unit Development
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Housing
Uses
Permitted by right20
- single-family dwelling
- two-family dwelling
- multi-family dwelling
- public park or playground
- community center
- community recreation
- child day center
- church
- educational facility (primary/secondary)
- educational facility (college/university)
- cultural service
- public utility (neighborhood)
- office/institution
- retail sales
- retail service
- hospital
- nursing home
- medical facility
- clinic
- adult day care center
Extracted standards
16 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Building spacing
Building spacing shall provide privacy within each dwelling unit and ensure that each room has adequate light and air in accordance with the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.
- Screening of service yards
Areas used as service yards, for storage of trash or for other utilitarian purposes shall be screened from adjoining dwellings with screens compatible with building designs and in accordance with the landscaping requirements Article XXV of this ordinance.
Environmental
- Tree preservation plan
The Master Plan shall include a tree preservation plan that will identify target trees, and/or areas of trees, to be preserved within the district.
Other
- Landscaping requirements
Landscaping shall meet the minimum requirements of Article XXV of this ordinance.
- Maximum commercial area5 pct
These facilities should not occupy more than five (5%) of the gross useful land area of the district.
- Maximum residential area in mixed-use development50 pct
No more than 70% of the total area of the mixed-use development shall be dedicated to residential use. (50% adopted by ordinance 6-25-2018)
- Minimum business setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. boundary100 ft
All business structures within the PUD shall be set back at least one-hundred (100) feet from the boundary line of the district.
- Minimum districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. size5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
The minimum size for a district shall be five (5) contiguous acres
- Minimum recreational open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.15 pct
At least fifteen (15%) percent of the total gross area of the district shall be developed for recreational use or community facilities
- Minimum recreational share of common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.75 pct
At least seventy-five (75) percent of the open space must be satisfactory for recreational uses.
- Minimum residential setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. boundary35 ft
All residential, community and recreational structures in the PUD shall be set back at least thirty-five (35) feet from any boundary of the district.
- Minimum share of single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. detached dwellings45 pct
Single family dwelling, detached shall comprise at least 45% of the dwelling units within the district.
- Minimum street pavement width30 ft
Traffic lanes of primary streets must be sufficiently wide to carry the anticipated volume and speed of traffic and in no case shall the pavement width be less than thirty (30) feet.
Each dwelling and commercial unit in the district shall front on a public street
Parking
- Off-street parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. requirements
The Off-Street Parking within the PUD shall comply with the minimum requirements specified in Article XVII of this Ordinance.
Signage
- Signage restrictions
Signage used in the district must not exceed the applicable restrictions established in Article XXII of this Ordinance.
From the ordinance
The purpose of the Residential Planned Unit development (PUD) zoning district is to provide for the development of planned residential communities that incorporate a variety of housing options and may incorporate certain limited commercial and office uses designed to serve the inhabitants of the PUD.