Dimensional standards
Density
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Parking
- Minimum, studio / 1-bedroom
- 1
- Minimum, 2+ bedroom
- 1.5
Servicing
- Applies near
- South Norfolk business districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
- Geographic extent
- Properties along south side of Liberty Street between 16th Street and Norfolk Southern railroad tracks; both sides of Poindexter Street from Liberty to Bainbridge; both sides of Bainbridge from Poindexter to southwest corner of Lakeside Park
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Neutral colors required
Only neutral colors shall be used on the exterior of buildings.
- Pedestrian entrance required
When parking for a new construction is to be located in the rear yard, at least one (1) pedestrian entrance to the building shall be located on the front of the building facing the thoroughfare.
- Permanent overhang prohibition
No permanent overhangs, including awnings and other building extensions other than signs, shall be constructed on any building located within the district
- Building wall plane break interval10 ft
the building wall plane facing a public thoroughfare must be broken along its length at least every ten (10) feet by either a public doorway or by a window having ... at least twelve (12) square feet in area ... lowest point no more than four (4) feet above the sidewalk.
Other
- Buffer area required
Buffer areas shall be provided in accordance with those standards established in section 19-600 et seq.
Parking
- Parking location
For all new buildings constructed on a site within the district, parking shall be located to the rear or side of the building
Signage
- Maximum entrance sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
Such signs shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height, with a sign face not exceeding sixteen (16) square feet.
- Freestanding sign prohibition
No freestanding signs shall be permitted when there is no front yard setback for the principal building.
- Maximum sign area per linear foot of frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000./ft
The total sign area for all signs on a premises shall not exceed one (1) square foot of sign area for each linear foot of public right-of-way frontage
- Overhanging sign permit required
Overhanging signs, extending out from the building and overhanging a sidewalk, street, alley or other passageway, shall not be permitted, unless a special permit is approved
- Sign roofline restriction
No sign shall extend above the roofline of the building face.
- Maximum wall sign area as percentage of building elevation10 pct
the total wall sign area on each building elevation shall be no more than ten (10) percent of the total area of the building elevation on which it is placed.
From the ordinance
The front setback may range from zero (0) to ten (10) percent of the lot depth. ... The maximum height of a building or structure shall be forty (40) feet. ... Multifamily residential as permitted within mixed use buildings ... shall not exceed a density of thirty (30) dwelling units per acre.
Parking requirements
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