Lexington, Virginia · General provision
Article V, § 420-5.1
Planned Unit DevelopmentAll Lexington districts0
Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- East Nelson Street and South Main Street
- Geographic extent
- Opportunity areas 3 and 5 along East Nelson Street and South Main Street; also designated as entrance corridors
Uses
Permitted by right1
- All uses permitted by right in residential, commercial, civic, miscellaneous, and industrial districts
Conditional / special use1
- Uses permitted by conditional use permit in any zoning district (if documented in PD-MU master plan)
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. residences45 ft
Single-family residences: 45 feet (maximum).
Other
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. when abutting a residential zoning districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.30 ft
A thirty-foot minimum setback is required when abutting a residential zoning district.
- Open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. shall be dedicated in a logical relationship to the site
Open space shall be dedicated in a logical relationship to the site and in accordance with any guidance from the Comprehensive Plan regarding significant open space.
- All new utility lines shall be placed underground
All new utility lines, electric, cable television, and other telecommunication lines, etc., shall be placed underground.
Parking
- Parking lots shall not dominate the image of a site
Parking lots shall not dominate the image of a site.
From the ordinance
The purpose of the Planned Development - Mixed Use District is to promote areas appropriate for office, retail, and residential uses...