Hanover County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Section 26-54.7

Dimensional standards

Height & bulk

Minimum landscaping
1%

Extracted standards

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

Lighting

Other

  • Buffer requirements1 boolean

    Development must adhere to the requirements regarding buffers set forth in section 26-264.

  • Chain-link fence coating1 boolean

    Any chain-link fencing must have a dark vinyl coating rather than a bare galvanized steel finish.

  • Conceptual plan required1 boolean

    The property, including landscaping and other improvements, shall be developed in substantial conformity with a conceptual plan approved by the board

  • Dumpster screening required1 boolean

    Commercial containers shall be screened on three (3) sides by durable, sight-obscuring walls

  • Facade articulation required1 boolean

    Building facades greater than sixty (60) feet wide that are oriented towards public or private roads must include wall offsets

  • Facade materials1 boolean

    Building facade materials are limited to wood, brick, stone, decorative block, or other materials with a similar appearance

  • Loading area location1 boolean

    Loading areas must be located to the side or rear of building. Loading areas may not be oriented towards public roadways.

  • Maximum decorative block on facades30 pct

    No more than thirty percent (30%) of building facades visible from existing or planned public roads may be adorned with decorative block.

  • Any hedge or wall abutting a street must be maintained at a maximum height of three (3) feet above the elevation of the adjacent parking area.

  • Maximum interval for roofline change40 ft

    For buildings with parapet walls, there must be a change in roofline at least once every forty (40) feet.

  • Maximum wall offset spacing40 ft

    spaced no more than forty (40) feet apart

  • Mechanical equipment screening required1 boolean

    Exterior mechanical equipment ... must be screened

  • At least twenty-five percent (25%) of the street-facing facade area ... must be occupied by doorways or transparent windows.

  • Any flat roofs must incorporate a parapet at least three (3) feet high with a three-dimensional cornice.

  • Minimum wall offset depth1 ft

    wall offsets ... that are at least one (1) foot deep

  • Minimum wall offset width10 ft

    at least ten (10) feet wide

  • Parking lot landscaping required1 boolean

    evergreen shrubs must be planted to form a continuous, opaque hedge around the perimeter of the parking area

  • Primary entrance orientation1 boolean

    The primary entrances of buildings must be oriented towards a public road

  • Roof materials1 boolean

    Any roof visible from an adjoining street or property shall be constructed of wood, tile, standing seam metal, heavy-grade architectural fiberglass shingles, slate, or other materials with a similar appearance

Parking

  • Maximum parking between building and road50 pct

    For uses with twenty (20) or more off-street parking spaces, no more than fifty percent (50%) of the off-street parking spaces may be located between the front facade of the building and adjacent public roads.

Signage

  • Signage standards1 boolean

    All signage for nonresidential uses within this district must comply with the standards within article 5 ... applicable to the B-1, Neighborhood Business District.

From the ordinance

Any of these design standards may be waived by an approved special exception for new construction or buildings in existence prior to the date of adoption of this ordinance undergoing an expansion of twenty-five percent (25%) or more
Section 26-54.7