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Buena Vista, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 616.00, 616.13-1, 616.15-1, 615.04-5

Mixed UseAll Buena Vista districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA6,250 sq ftMAX HEIGHT40 ft / 3 storiesMAX LOT COVERAGE80%
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 lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
6,250 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

Height & bulk

Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
40 ft
Maximum storiesStoreysHabitable floor levels. Whether a basement or attic counts is defined by the local code.
3
Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.
80%

Uses

Permitted by right45

Conditional / special use7

  • Athletic fields, stadiums and arenas
  • Kennels and animal hospitals
  • Public billiard parlors and pool rooms, bowling alleys, dance halls and similar forms of public amusement
  • Public or commercial swimming pools, skating rinks, golf driving ranges, miniature golf courses, or similar recreational use or facility
  • Public utilities limited to public service structures such as power plants or substations, water lines or pumping stations, or such similar operations publicly or privately owned furnishing electricity, gas, rail transport, communications or related services to the general public
  • Radio and television broadcasting studios
  • Wholesale business

Accessory2

Extracted standards

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

Other

Use

  • Multiple principal uses allowed

    Insofar as allowed by the building codes, single structures may have multiple principal by right uses.

From the ordinance

Buildings may at a maximum take up 80 percent of lot area. Buildings shall be limited to three stories in height or one story greater than contiguous buildings, up to a maximum height of 40 feet.
Sec. 616.00, 616.13-1, 616.15-1, 615.04-5

Use details

{
  "dropped_conditions": {
    "accessory_uses": [
      "Existing structures to include towers, power towers, water tanks, telephone poles, commercial buildings and rooftops, may be used to affix commercial radio, television, and communication antennas provided the requirements of article 13 are met",
      "Home occupations provided the requirements of article 7, section 705 are met",
      "Temporary office or storage building for use during construction, which shall be removed upon completion or abandonment of the construction work",
      "Travel trailers, which may be stored within the minimum yard requirements and shall be prohibited from occupancy",
      "Accessory uses and garages must be located behind the main building on a lot"
    ],
    "permitted_uses": [
      "Upholstering shops provided that the first 100 square feet of space in the building facing a street that is the primary entrance to the building must be devoted exclusively to retail operations",
      "Family care homes, foster homes or group homes serving the mentally retarded, developmentally disabled or others, rest homes, homes for adults or nursing homes, provided that licensing requirements are met"
    ],
    "conditional_uses": [
      "Commercial radio, television and communication towers along with related buildings and equipment provided the requirements of article 13 are met"
    ]
  }
}