Lynchburg, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 35.2-82.4 through 35.2-82.9

Planned DevelopmentAll Lynchburg districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaFront 0 ftMIN OPEN SPACE10%
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

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for commercial/multi-household/attached residential0 ft

    Commercial/service, multi-household residential, and single-household attached residential buildings are generally recommended to have front setbacks of zero to ten feet.

  • Single-household detached residential buildings, front setbacks of zero to 25 feet.

  • Maximum block perimeter in core area1,600 ft

    In the TND core area, the blocks created by the grid of streets shall have a maximum block perimeter of 1,600 feet.

  • Maximum commercial area30 pct

    A minimum of five percent and a maximum of 30 percent of the net development area shall be designated for commercial/service uses.

  • Maximum cul-de-sac length percentage20 pct

    Culs-de-sac should be avoided to the extent possible and shall not exceed 20 percent of the total length of streets.

  • Maximum distance from residential unit to park1,320 ft

    No residential unit of the neighborhood shall be located more than one-quarter mile (1,320 feet) from the boundary of a park, square, or common open space property.

  • Maximum restricted industrial area30 pct

    A maximum of 30 percent of the net development area may be designated for restricted industrial uses.

  • Maximum residential area80 pct

    A maximum of 80 percent of the net development area shall be designated for residential uses.

  • Minimum civic area2 pct

    A minimum of two percent of the net development area shall be designated for civic uses.

  • Minimum commercial area5 pct

    A minimum of five percent and a maximum of 30 percent of the net development area shall be designated for commercial/service uses.

  • Sidewalks in multi-household/commercial/industrial areas

    In areas where multi-household residential, commercial/service, and restricted industrial uses predominate, sidewalks shall be provided on both sides of the street.

  • Sidewalks in single-household areas

    In single-household detached and single-household attached residential areas, sidewalks shall be provided on at least one side of the street.

From the ordinance

A maximum of 80 percent of the net development area shall be designated for residential uses. ... A minimum of ten percent of the net development area shall be designated for park, square, and/or common open space uses.
Sec. 35.2-82.4 through 35.2-82.9

Parking requirements

{
  "general": "Per Section 35.2-62, on-street parking counts toward requirement; off-street parking behind or side of buildings"
}