Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Disturbed area threshold5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Any disturbed areas greater than 5,000 square feet in total land area, except single family homes and other uses that are exempted by E&S Control regulations.
- Building enlargement threshold2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Enlargement of a building which results in changes in onsite parking requirements, provided that such enlargement exceeds twenty-five percent (25%) of the gross floor area of the original building or 2500 square feet, whichever is less.
- Parking lot enlargement threshold10 spaces
Enlargement of a parking lot in a residential, commercial or industrial zoning district, increasing parking spaces by more than ten (10) spaces.
- Uses requiring a site plan
Uses in any commercial, industrial, attached/multifamily, mobile home park districts; uses requiring a special permit; enlargement >25% GFA or 2500 sq ft; frontage on Dan River; public water/sewer main; parking lots for public use; pump facility; water storage; treatment facility; new street; disturbed area >5,000 sq ft; parking lot enlargement >10 spaces; shared parking >10 spaces.
From the ordinance
Uses requiring a site plan: ... Enlargement of a building which results in changes in onsite parking requirements, provided that such enlargement exceeds twenty-five percent (25%) of the gross floor area of the original building or 2500 square feet, whichever is less.