Henrico County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 24-5301-5312

Dimensional standards

Height & bulk

Minimum landscaping
5%

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Distance to canopy tree from parking space100 ft

    Every parking space must be within 100 feet of a canopy tree.

  • Cemetery tree cover10 pct

    In all zoning districts, cemeteries must provide 10% tree cover.

  • Maximum single genus when 20 or more trees35 pct

    If 20 or more trees are required to be planted on a site, no more than 35 percent of the required trees must be of a single genus.

  • Maximum single genus when fewer than 20 trees70 pct

    If fewer than 20 trees are required to be planted on a site, no more than 70 percent of the required trees must be of a single genus.

  • Parking lot interior landscaping percentage5 pct

    A parking lot must include interior landscaping area that is equal to at least five percent of the total area of the parking spaces.

  • Vegetation at the intersection of two drive aisles must be maintained at a maximum height of 30 inches to maintain visibility.

  • Maximum uninterrupted parking spaces19 spaces

    A parking lot must not include a line of more than 19 spaces uninterrupted by a landscape area at least nine feet in width.

  • Minimum transitional buffer width10 ft

    The minimum width of a transitional buffer must not be reduced below ten feet.

  • Minimum native species percentage35 pct

    A minimum of 35 percent of all plantings on a site must be native species.

From the ordinance

A minimum of 35 percent of all plantings on a site must be native species. If fewer than 20 trees are required to be planted on a site, no more than 70 percent of the required trees must be of a single genus. If 20 or more trees are required, no more than 35 percent.
Sec. 24-5301-5312