James City County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 24-482 to 24-497

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETRear 50 ftSide 50 ftMAX HEIGHT60 ftMAX DENSITY4 du/acMIN OPEN SPACE35%
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Uses

Conditional / special use3

  • Group homes or residential facilities, for nine or more adults
  • Vape/smoke shop and vape/smoke lounge
  • Water facilities (public) and sewer facilities (public), including but not limited to, treatment plants, pumping stations, storage facilities and transmission mains, wells and associated equipment such as pumps to be owned and operated by political jurisdictions

Extracted standards

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

Lighting

Other

  • Planned unit development districts shall be located on a single parcel of land or separate but adjacent parcels which are under one ownership or control and which shall total five acres or more.

  • For residential uses a minimum landscape buffer of 50 feet shall be maintained from all property lines adjoining a different zoning district which abut the site.

  • Perimeter buffer when adjoining R-1, R-2, R-3, R-6, A-1 low density75 ft

    Where attached structures in a PUD-R District adjoin an existing R-1, R-2, R-3 or R-6 District, or an A-1 or R-8 District that is designated low-density residential or rural lands on the Comprehensive Plan, the minimum buffer shall be 75 feet.

  • Recreation area requirement

    Areas on the master plan designated as A, B, C or D shall be provided with a recreation area or areas. The developer shall provide and install playground equipment, playfields, tennis courts or other recreation facilities prior to the issuance of certificates of occupancy.

  • Right-of-way buffer on community character corridor150 ft

    The minimum right-of-way buffer on external community character corridor roads as defined in the comprehensive plan shall be 150 feet, except when the average lot depth of the parent parcel is less than 600 feet.

  • Right-of-way buffer on other external roads75 ft

    The minimum right-of-way buffer on all external non-community character corridor roads shall be 75 feet, except when the average lot depth of the parent parcel is less than 300 feet.

Signage

  • Sign regulations

    Outdoor signs shall comply with the regulations for exterior signs in article II, division 3 of this chapter, except that unique signing systems may be approved by the planning director.

From the ordinance

Planned unit development districts shall be categorized as either residential (PUD-R) or commercial (PUD-C). Minimum area 5 acres. Max density 4 du/ac. Open space 35%. Height up to 60 ft.
Sec. 24-482 to 24-497

Use details

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  "dropped_conditions": {
    "permitted_uses": [
      "Retail and service stores, including the following stores: books, cabinet, candy, carpet, coin, department, dressmaking, florist, furniture, furrier, garden supply, greeting card, gunsmith (excluding shooting ranges), hardware, home appliance sales and service, ice cream, jewelry sales and service, locksmith, music and records, paint, pet, picture framing, plant supply, shoe, sporting goods, stamp, tailor, toys, travel bureau, upholstery, wearing apparel, and yard goods"
    ]
  }
}