Frederick County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

§ 165-502.02 - 165-502.06

Dimensional standards

Uses

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Buffer and screening requirements

    Buffers and screening shall be provided between various uses and housing types as if the uses were located in the RP, B1 or B2 Zoning District...

  • Curb and gutter

    All public and private streets shall be provided with curb and gutter.

  • Environmental protection

    Upon recommendation of the Planning Commission, the Board of Supervisors may allow waivers of, or variations to, the environmental requirements of § 165-201.08 of this chapter...

  • The Zoning Administrator may allow reduced yard setbacks on existing lots of record, by a distance of up to 25% of the required setback, where topography or other environmental constraints create a hardship.

  • Side: 50 feet from perimeter boundary. Rear: 50 feet from perimeter boundary. One and one-half parking spaces shall be provided for each one-bedroom unit, and two parking spaces shall be provided for each two-bedroom unit.

  • Landscaping plan

    Landscaping shall be in conformance with an overall landscaping plan or unifying concept for the development.

  • Maximum commercial area6 pct

    Not more than 6% of the gross area of a residential recreational community shall be used for commercial uses.

  • Vehicle storage areas shall not exceed eight acres in size, shall be screened from view of any public street or adjoining residential property by a category B buffer...

  • No residential recreational community master development plan nor rezoning to the Residential Recreational Community District shall be approved for less than 500 contiguous acres.

  • When communities are approved with private streets, a minimum of 45% of open space shall be required.

  • Pedestrian and bicycle access

    A combined system of pedestrian and/or bicycle access... shall be provided to allow walking or bicycling between every use, structure or recreational facility.

  • Phasing requirements

    If a Residential Recreational Community District is proposed to be developed in phases, common open space shall be provided within each phase in proportion to the fraction of the total area of the development in each phase. Recreational facilities shall be provided with each phase in proportion to the fraction of the total dwelling units in each phase.

  • Property owners' association

    A single property owners' association shall be provided for all phases of a recreational community development according to the requirements of § 165-201.11 of this chapter.

  • Recreational facilities ratio

    One recreational unit or equivalent recreational facilities shall be provided for each 30 dwelling units.

  • Road access

    All residential recreational community developments shall have direct access to an arterial or collector road or to roads improved to arterial or collector standards.

  • Minimum landscape plantings, in addition to the required street trees, shall be three trees and 12 shrubs. Trees shall be a minimum of two inches in caliper at time of planting, and shrubs a minimum of 12 inches in height at time of planting.

  • Stormwater management

    The requirements of § 165-201.09 of this chapter shall apply to the total residential recreational community development.

  • Street requirements

    The residential recreational community development shall be provided with a complete system of public streets dedicated to the Virginia Department of Transportation...

  • Minimum lot area: 2,000 square feet. Minimum lot width: 20 feet. Side: 30 feet from perimeter boundary. Rear: 50 feet from perimeter boundary. Two parking spaces shall be provided per unit. Decks may extend five feet into rear yard setback areas. Where the townhouse housing type abuts open space, decks may extend up to 12 feet into rear yard setback areas. Front porches, stoops and steps may extend eight feet into front yard setback areas.

From the ordinance

The intention of the Residential Recreational Community District is to provide for a carefully planned recreational community... All land to be contained within the Residential Recreational Community District shall be included within an approved master development plan.
§ 165-502.02 - 165-502.06

Parking requirements

{
  "townhouse": "2 spaces per unit",
  "garden_apartment": "1.5 spaces per 1BR, 2 spaces per 2BR"
}