James City County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 24-56
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum handicap sign area1.5 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Such signs shall not exceed 1.5 square feet in area
- Maximum handicap sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.7 ft
and no more than seven feet above grade.
- Minimum handicap sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
positioned so that the bottom edge of the sign is no less than four feet above grade
- Maximum grade for handicap walk0.05 ratio
grade not to exceed 1:20
- Minimum width for handicap walk5 ft
no less than five feet wide
From the ordinance
Parking spaces for the handicapped and any necessary curb cuts, ramps and accessible routes to the proposed use shall be provided in and from parking areas in conformance with the regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Justice pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)...