Isle Of Wight County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 6-2010

Dimensional standards

Extracted standards

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

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  • Allowed facade colors

    Facade colors shall be nonreflective, subtle, neutral or earth tones. The use of high intensity colors, metallic colors, black or fluorescent colors are prohibited.

  • Allowed fence materials

    Fencing along the highway right-of-way is discouraged, but if used, such fencing shall be landscaped to minimize visibility from the highway and may be comprised of any of the following materials: Brick; Stone; Wrought-iron; Vinyl; Wood; Aluminum.

  • Allowed building materials

    The exterior of buildings, to include accessory buildings, shall be built utilizing one (1) or more the following: Brick; Decorative block; Stone; Stucco; Natural wood siding; Cementious siding.

  • Entryway features required

    Each principal building on a site, and anchor store(s) within a shopping center, shall have clearly defined customer entrances, featuring no less than three (3) of the following: canopies, overhangs, recesses, arcades, raised corniced parapets, peaked roof forms, arches, outdoor patios, architectural details, integral planters.

  • Architectural features on facades over 100 ft50 pct

    Facades in excess of one hundred (100) horizontal feet, that face public streets and vehicle moving areas, excluding loading areas, shall have architectural features such as arcades, entry areas, awnings, and arches or similar enhancements of no less than fifty percent (50%) of their horizontal length of the facade.

  • Facade length over 200 ft

    Facades in excess of two hundred (200) horizontal feet in length shall incorporate item a. above as well as recesses and projections in the architectural design which break the visual monotony of the continuous façade.

  • Facade length under 200 ft

    Facades under two hundred (200) horizontal feet in length shall incorporate vertical elements and materials changes in the architectural design which break the visual monotony of the continuous façade.

  • Chainlink fences are prohibited.

  • The use of either concrete block, flat or corrugated metal or vinyl siding walls is prohibited for new development or expansions of existing development within the Newport development service overlay district.

  • Roof options

    Roof options in the Newport development service overlay district are: Flat roofs with parapets; Pitched roof with overhanging eaves.

  • Window requirements for facades under 100 ft

    Facades that face vehicle moving areas, excluding loading areas, shall contain windows between the height of three (3) feet and eight (8) feet for no less than fifty percent (50%) of the horizontal length of the building facade facing the public vehicle moving area.

From the ordinance

The compatible relationship of architecture along highways within the Newport development service overlay district is of critical public concern for any structure or site improvement.
Sec. 6-2010