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Cape Charles, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 32-81

Planned Unit DevelopmentAll Cape Charles districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA5 acMAX IMPERVIOUS80%
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.
217,800 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (5 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)

Height & bulk

Maximum impervious coverageImpervious coverageThe share of a lot covered by anything water cannot soak through — roofs, drives, patios.
80%
Minimum landscaping
36%

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right
Two-family
by_right
Three-family
by_right
Four-plus family
by_right

Uses

Permitted by right5

Conditional / special use1

  • Any use listed as conditional in R-1, R-2, R-3, CR, C-1, C-2, C-3, and Harbor—Commercial

Accessory1

  • Accessory uses as permitted in R-1, R-2, and R-3 districts

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Landscape zone width5 ft

    All required street trees, streetlights, and pedestrian lights shall be provided in the landscape zone, which shall be five foot minimum.

  • Landscaping heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.36 in

    Landscaping shall be kept to no more than 36 inches tall for ground cover and limbed up to no lower than six-foot above ground.

  • Sidewalk clear zone width5 ft

    Sidewalks meeting VDOT standards shall be installed in the sidewalk clear zone, which shall be a minimum of five feet.

  • Sidewalk clear zone width adjacent to Marina/Bayshore10 ft

    Sidewalk clear zones located adjacent to Marina Road and Bayshore Road shall be a minimum of ten feet.

  • Street tree spacing40 ft

    Trees shall be located 40 foot on center with pedestrian lights between every other street (80 foot on center).

  • Underground utilities

    All utilities shall be installed underground.

  • Wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.24 in

    Any authorized walls surrounding landscaped and grassed areas shall not exceed 24 inches, except retaining walls which shall not exceed a maximum of 36 inches.

From the ordinance

The minimum contiguous area for PUD districts shall be five acres. The maximum impervious surface coverage in PUD districts shall not exceed 80 percent...
Sec. 32-81