Claremont, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 3-1201 to 3-1208
Planned DevelopmentAll Claremont districts0
Dimensional standards
Uses
Permitted by right71
- agriculture
- greenhouse, private
- roadside stand
- silvicultural activities
- stable, commercial
- stable, private
- accessory apartment
- condominium
- dwelling, multifamily conversion
- dwelling, single-family, attached
- dwelling, single-family, detached
- dwelling, two-family
- family day care home
- group home
- guest house
- home occupation, community
- kennel, private
- multifamily dwelling
- temporary emergency housing
- townhouse
- club
- community center
- community recreation
- crisis center
- day care center
- educational facility
- nursing home
- park and ride facility
- post office
- public facilities
- public park and recreational area
- religious assembly
- utility service/minor
- antique shop
- bank
- bed and breakfast
- business support service
- business or trade school
- commercial indoor recreation
- commercial outdoor recreation
- construction office, temporary
- convenience store
- farmer's market
- funeral home
- gasoline station
- general service and repair
- golf course
- hospital
- hospital, special care
- hotel/motel/motor lodge/inn
- kennel, commercial
- laundry
- marina
- medical office
- mini warehouse
- office, general
- personal improvement service
- personal service
- real estate office, temporary
- restaurant, general
- retail sales
- studio, fine arts
- veterinary hospital/clinic
- custom manufacturing
- laboratory
- alternate discharge sewage system
- amateur radio tower
- communication tower
- outdoor gathering
- parking facility
- reconstructed wetland
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density bonus
- HistoricHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. site density bonusDensity bonusExtra units allowed above the base cap in exchange for something — usually affordable homes.7.5 pct
7.5% density bonus for preservation of a historic site.
- Open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. density bonusDensity bonusExtra units allowed above the base cap in exchange for something — usually affordable homes.
For each additional 5% open space, density increases 1 du/acre up to 25% bonus.
Other
- Commercial construction trigger
Construction of commercial and office uses shall not begin until 25% of residential units completed.
- Maximum commercial/office area20 pct
Maximum area for commercial and/or office uses: 20% of gross area of the PD.
- Maximum single residential use type70 pct
Maximum percentage devoted to any single residential use type: 70% of total residential units.
- Minimum districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. size10 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Minimum district size: Ten acres of contiguous land.
From the ordinance
Minimum district size 10 acres; max gross density 3 du/acre; min common open space 15%; max single residential use 70%; max commercial/office 20%.