Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- between the Great Bridge HistoricHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. Gateway Overlay DistrictOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it. to the north and the Transportation Corridor OverlayOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it. (TCOD) DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. to the south
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Architectural style
Development shall be Southern Colonial, French Colonial, or Coastal Colonial, with thematically appropriate architectural elements and materials such as brick and stone masonry, stucco, wood shingle, wood clapboard, board and batten, or alternative materials that achieve the same style.
- Enhanced buffer along Battlefield Boulevard South25 pct
All new construction of a principal structure shall install an enhanced landscape buffer consisting of twenty-five (25) percent more plant material than required along the property line abutting Battlefield Boulevard South, as determined by the city's landscape coordinator.
- Façade color restriction20 pct
Façade color shall be low reflectance, subtle, neutral or earth tone colors. Brighter, trademark colors shall only be used as an accent color on no more than twenty (20) percent of the façade of the building.
- Native vegetation requirement
All plant materials shall be native vegetation appropriate to the Southern Colonial theme, as set forth in the adopted Great Bridge Village Design Guidelines.
- Pedestrian feature in street buffer
Street buffer yards shall include a pedestrian feature to provide pedestrian connectivity throughout the corridor.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. materials on primary facades
Use of prefabricated corrugated metal panels, smooth-faced concrete block; and smooth-faced tilt-up concrete panels on façades of primary buildings facing Battlefield Boulevard South is prohibited, and may only be permitted on side and rear façades if screened from Battlefield Boulevard South.
- Rooftop mechanical screening
Rooftop mechanical units, flues, and vents shall be organized and screened.
From the ordinance
Development shall be Southern Colonial, French Colonial, or Coastal Colonial, with thematically appropriate architectural elements and materials