8B-4-17 through 8B-6-1
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
33 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
The maximum height of any structure shall be forty-five (45) feet.
Lighting
- Lighting glare control
All lighting shall be hooded or directed to avoid glare and the spread of unrestricted light on adjacent property and roadways.
Lot
- No minimum lot size
There shall be no minimum lot size.
There shall be no minimum lot widths.
Other
- Amendments
Amendments to the PUD development plan may be made through the zoning map amendment process as set forth in this ordinance and excluding minor changes as identified in section 8B-4 of this Article.
- Building grouping relative to parking
Commercial and industrial buildings shall be so grouped in relation to parking areas that persons arriving by automobile may easily access buildings with a minimum of internal automotive movement on the site.
- Delivery area location
Areas where deliveries are to be made or where services are to be provided to vehicles shall be so located and arranged as to prevent interference with pedestrian traffic within the center.
- Landscaping plan required
To promote a community character within the PUD, a landscaping plan shall accompany each site plan to maximize the visual effects of those green spaces that are seen from existing public roads.
- Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage. for mixed-use60 pct
ii. 60% for mixed-use structures and non-residential developments.
- Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage. for residential35 pct
There shall be a maximum lot coverage of: i. 35% for residential developments.
At least 50% of the PUD area is to be Open Space.
- Minimize natural site disturbance
The plan shall minimize natural site disturbance by respecting natural topography and features in determining building design and location.
- Minor variations
Minor variations in site plans and subdivision plats from the approved PUD development plan may be permitted by the zoning administrator upon written findings that such variations are generally in keeping with the spirit and concept of the approved PUD development plan.
- Natural open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. buffering
Natural open space areas shall accentuate and complement the visual and physical impacts of structures and be used to buffer and define neighborhoods.
- No residential on first floor for live-work
Live-work structures, and other mixed-use structures that include residential uses, shall have no residential units on the first floor.
- Open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. maintenance
All common open space shall be protected by covenants and open space easements setting forth the provisions for its ownership and maintenance.
- Primary access from high-capacity roads
Primary access to the internal PUD road network shall be provided from those roads with the greatest available capacity to accommodate project traffic.
- Private roads allowed
Roads within a PUD may be private. However, they must be constructed to the current standards of the Virginia Department of Transportation as outlined in Article VII of the Subdivision Ordinance.
- Public facilities required
Residential development shall be supported by public facilities in the general vicinity of or within the PUD, such as active recreation areas, green spaces, library sites, fire station sites, commuter parking and school sites.
- Public water and sewer required
The PUD shall be connected to public water and sewer.
- Screening of parking areas
Parking areas for more than ten (10) vehicles shall be screened or buffered from view from existing public street by berms, landscaping, fences or walls.
- Screening of service areas
All service, loading, storage and trash areas shall be fully screened from view from public streets and from adjacent properties.
- Side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. between structures15 ft
Whenever there is more than one (1) detached principal structure on a lot, a side yard shall be provided of fifteen (15) feet or more between structures measured from the nearest building walls (excluding porches, balconies, stairs and eaves).
- Sketch plans not required
Sketch plans are not required for subdivision review of PUD sections.
- Special permits per Article 17
Uses requiring a special permit will be processed in accordance with Article 17 of this ordinance.
- Support services scale
The plan shall provide a level, scale and location of support services which, taken as a whole, are reasonably sufficient to service the activity areas of the plan.
- Underground utility lines
All common utility lines shall be placed underground and utilize common easements wherever possible.
- Uses subject to underlying districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. provisions
Except as otherwise specified in this Article, proposed uses within a PUD shall be subject to the provisions set forth in the zoning districts within this Zoning Ordinance (i.e., Article 3 through Article 7.1B).
Parking
- Green space in parking areas5 pct
All parking areas for more than ten percent (10%) of vehicles shall include five percent (5%) green space landscaped to break up the continuity of impervious surface.
- Parking per Article 10
Parking requirements shall be in accordance with Article 10 of this Zoning Ordinance for individual or cumulative uses.
Signage
- Coordinated sign plan required
A coordinated, unified sign plan shall be utilized for direction and information signage in the entire PUD and advertising signs in each area.
- Locational advertising signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Locational advertising signs are prohibited.
- Maximum monument sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.5 ft
All free-standing signs shall be of monument design and no greater than five (5) feet in height and shall be sited to avoid obscuring entry or egress sight distance.
From the ordinance
At least 50% of the PUD area is to be Open Space. There shall be a maximum lot coverage of: i. 35% for residential developments. ii. 60% for mixed-use structures and non-residential developments. The maximum height of any structure shall be forty-five (45) feet. The PUD shall be connected to public water and sewer.