Sec. 24-3709
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 75%
Servicing
- Applies near
- Route 5
- Applies within
- 500 ft
- Geographic extent
- 500 feet on either side of Route 5, from I-295 to the Charles City County line
Uses
Prohibited2
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Lighting standards
Lighting along the corridor should be designed to avoid light trespass and nuisance glare. Light poles and fixtures should avoid unnecessary or excessive height and use concealed source fixtures.
Other
- Avoid ridgelines and hilltops
To the maximum extent practicable, new development must not be located on the top of ridgelines, hilltops, and visually prominent rises within open fields.
- Buildings should face the corridor
Buildings should be oriented to front (face) the corridor.
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. transition required for tall buildings30 pct
Any new development taller than adjacent existing buildings by more than 30 percent must be designed to ensure an adequate transition and maintain a building height facing Route 5 that is more consistent with the adjacent buildings through step-backs and similar design techniques.
- Maximum residential street width24 ft
New two-way streets in residential developments should use a narrow cross section of 24 feet.
- Minimum landscaped buffer width from Route 575 ft
All new residential development, except that which is part of a Cluster Subdivision (see Article 5 of Chapter 19 of the County Code), must provide a minimum 75 foot landscaped buffer between the development and Route 5 (the right-of-way).
- Blank facades should be avoided
Blank facades should be avoided.
Development should avoid mass grading to the maximum extent practicable.
Signage
- Sign style should complement districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. character
Signs should complement the character of the district. Businesses should employ signs that resemble a traditional storefront style rather than suburban monument style signs.
From the ordinance
The boundaries for the Route 5 Corridor Overlay (R5C-O) District extend 500 feet on either side of Route 5, from I-295 to the Charles City County line.