Abingdon, Virginia · General provision

Section 3-6-3(f)

Dimensional standards

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Preferred building materials

    New buildings or exterior alterations to existing structures should include one or a combination of the following materials/methods of construction: wood frame (or fiber cement board), with brick, stone, or concrete foundations; brick construction or brick facing; finished concrete block; roof materials of standing seam metal, asphalt shingle, and rubber membrane/parapet for flat roof forms.

  • Facade colors

    Facade colors preferably shall be of low reflectance white, earth tone, muted, subtle, or neutral colors. Building trim may feature brighter colors as an accent material. The use of high-intensity, metallic, fluorescent, day glow, or neon colors are discouraged.

  • Screening of loading docks and trash containers

    Loading docks, trash containers, mechanical equipment and any sites for storage facilities shall be screened from view from public streets.

  • Screening of mechanical equipment

    Heating and air-conditioning units, ventilation units, and mechanical equipment shall be screened from view from public streets.

  • Parking lot design

    Parking lots will be interconnected on adjacent parcels whenever possible. Small, landscaped and interconnected parking lots, rather than large, central parking lots shall be encouraged. Parking lots shall not dominate the image of a site.

  • Parking reduction authority

    The Planning Commission is permitted to reduce the parking space requirement when the interests of the Town are better served.

  • Pedestrian access

    Where sidewalks exist adjacent to individual project sites pedestrian access from the sidewalk into individual project sites as well as within sites and between sites shall be provided.

From the ordinance

The Planning Commission shall consider the following matters in passing on the appropriateness of a particular project: ...
Section 3-6-3(f)