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Blacksburg, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 3301, 3302, 3303

All Blacksburg districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMin frontage 30 ftMAX HEIGHT60 ftMIN OPEN SPACE10%
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
30 ft

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
60 ft
Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.
10%
Minimum landscaping
20%

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.
Two-family
by_right
Three-family
by_right
Four-plus family
by_right

Uses

Permitted by right46

Conditional / special use24

Extracted standards

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

Density

Height

Other

  • Maximum contiguous wall length without windows30 ft

    Each facade... shall have no more than thirty (30) feet of contiguous horizontal wall length devoid of transparent windows on any floor, unless that length of wall includes architectural features...

  • Maximum curb cuts per street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.2 count

    A maximum of two (2) curb cuts shall be allowed per street frontage of any lot.

  • Maximum MXD Development coverage85 pct

    Maximum MXD Development Coverage: Eighty-five (85) percent of the total MXD Development area.

  • Maximum distance to transit facility1,250 ft

    At least one such transit facility shall be located so that no occupiable structure's main entrance is more than one thousand two hundred fifty (1,250) feet away...

  • Maximum dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. occupancy4 persons

    The maximum dwelling unit occupancy shall be a family, plus two (2) persons unrelated to the family; or no more than four (4) unrelated persons.

  • Minimum recreational activity area5 pct

    This recreational activity area shall be a minimum of five (5) percent of the residential gross floor area in the MXD Development.

  • Outdoor display restrictions

    The outdoor display of merchandise for sale shall be accessory and limited to products that are customarily associated with the operation of the principal business... The outdoor display area shall not be located in areas intended for traffic and pedestrian circulation or parking...

  • Perimeter landscaping bed width20 ft

    If any public road-facing elevation of a principal structure does not contain a major entrance as described above, a minimum twenty (20) foot perimeter landscaping bed shall be provided immediately adjacent to the public road.

  • Recreational area within 1000 feet of residences1,000 ft

    Such recreational area shall be provided within one thousand (1,000) feet of the residences served.

  • Residential floor area percentage range10 pct

    The gross residential floor area in any MXD Development shall be no less than a minimum of ten (10) percent and no greater than a maximum of seventy-five (75) percent of gross floor area within the MXD Development.

  • Rooftop equipment screening required

    All roof-top equipment shall be screened in building materials that match the structure or which are visually compatible with the structure.

  • Transit shelterShelterTemporary accommodation for people without housing, usually with support services. required for large developments75,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

    any MXD Development with gross floor area in excess of seventy-five thousand (75,000) square feet shall provide a transit shelter...

  • Tree spacing in perimeter landscaping bed18 ft

    Plantings within this area shall include trees located no more than eighteen (18) feet on center and vegetative ground cover.

  • All utility lines placed underground

    All utility lines (electric, telephone, cable television lines, etc.) shall be placed underground.

From the ordinance

Sec. 3301 Permitted uses... Sec. 3302 (b) Minimum street frontage: Thirty (30) feet... (g) Maximum Structure Height: Sixty (60) feet... Sec. 3303 (a) A minimum of ten (10) percent of the MXD Development gross land area shall be reserved as open space.
Sec. 3301, 3302, 3303

Use details

{
  "dropped_conditions": {
    "permitted_uses": [
      "Outdoor Display (pursuant to Section 3302)"
    ]
  }
}