§72-52.1, §72-52.2, §72-52.3, §72-52.6
Extracted standards
24 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Minimum streetlight illumination0.3 footcandle
For residential and commercial development, streetlighting shall be installed which provides a minimum average of 0.3 footcandle at road grade.
Other
- Bicycle trail base thickness6 in
Trails shall have a 2.5 inch surface course (typically asphalt, but other material may be considered with the City's approval), a six inch VDOT 21A compacted aggregate base, and an undisturbed or compacted subgrade.
- Maximum bicycle trail cross slope2 pct
Trails shall be 10 feet wide, with a maximum 5% longitudinal slope and 2% cross-slope.
- Maximum bicycle trail longitudinal slope5 pct
Trails shall be 10 feet wide, with a maximum 5% longitudinal slope and 2% cross-slope.
- Maximum bicycle trail shoulder slope8 pct
The immediate two feet on either side of the trail (shoulder) shall not exceed a slope of 12:1 or 8%.
- Bicycle trail surface course thickness2.5 in
Trails shall have a 2.5 inch surface course (typically asphalt, but other material may be considered with the City's approval), a six inch VDOT 21A compacted aggregate base, and an undisturbed or compacted subgrade.
- Bicycle trail width10 ft
Trails shall be 10 feet wide, with a maximum 5% longitudinal slope and 2% cross-slope. Trails width may be reduced to eight feet, with the City's approval, where physical constraints preclude construction of the full ten-foot width.
- Limited direct access to collector streets
Direct driveway access to collector streets shall be limited to lots containing multifamily dwellings, commercial, or industrial and related uses, with exceptions.
- Traffic volume threshold requiring two connectors1,000 vehicles per day
Where traffic generated from a subdivision exceeds 1,000 vehicles per day, such subdivision shall provide connectors to any existing public road at two locations.
- Creative Maker DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. two-way driveway width on narrow lots12 ft
In the Creative Maker District, two-way nonresidential driveways on lots less than 75 feet wide shall be at least 12 feet wide and shall have a maximum width of 24 feet.
- Maximum cul-de-sac length600 ft
Culs-de-sac shall not be longer than 600 feet.
- Maximum number of curb cuts per right-of-way2 count
No freestanding use shall have more than two curb cuts on any single right-of-way, and such curb cuts shall maintain a minimum separation of 60 feet.
- Maximum nonresidential driveway width at curbline50 ft
Driveways for nonresidential uses shall not exceed 50 feet in width at the curbline or more than 35 feet at the front lot line.
- Maximum nonresidential driveway width at front lot line35 ft
Driveways for nonresidential uses shall not exceed 50 feet in width at the curbline or more than 35 feet at the front lot line.
- Minimum alley width when serving lots fronting on street20 ft
If an alley serves lots that front on a street, it shall be a minimum width of 20 feet unless the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code requires wider access.
- Minimum alley width when sole access24 ft
If an alley is the sole means of motor vehicle access to a lot, it shall have a minimum width of 24 feet unless the Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code requires wider access.
- Minimum curb cutGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. distance from corner radius75 ft
No curb cut on a corner lot shall be located closer than 75 feet from the radius at the corner.
- Minimum separation between curb cuts60 ft
Curb cuts on adjacent lots shall maintain a minimum separation of 60 feet from one another.
- Minimum curb cutGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. distance from side or rear lot line30 ft
No curb cut shall be located closer than 30 feet to a side or rear site line, unless a common curb cut serves adjacent uses.
- Minimum one-way driveway width15 ft
One-way driveways shall have a minimum width of 15 feet, and two-way driveways shall be at least 24 feet wide.
- Minimum pedestrian connection width5 ft
All commercial, mixed-use, and multifamily development shall provide a network of onsite pedestrian connections with a minimum width of five feet.
- Minimum two-way driveway width24 ft
One-way driveways shall have a minimum width of 15 feet, and two-way driveways shall be at least 24 feet wide.
- No direct lot access to arterial roads
Every subdivision and development shall be designed so that no lot will have direct access to any arterial road.
- Sidewalk connection to existing sidewalk
Where the property on either side of a lot being subdivided or developed has an existing sidewalk, then the owner of the lot being subdivided or developed shall dedicate land for an easement and shall construct within the easement a sidewalk to connect to the existing sidewalk.
From the ordinance
No freestanding use shall have more than two curb cuts on any single right-of-way, and such curb cuts shall maintain a minimum separation of 60 feet. Culs-de-sac shall not be longer than 600 feet. Streetlighting shall provide a minimum average of 0.3 footcandle at road grade. Driveways for nonresidential uses shall not exceed 50 feet in width at the curbline or more than 35 feet at the front lot line. Alleys without through access shall include turnaround facilities consistent with cul-de-sac requirements.