Sec. 35.2-83.1 through 35.2-83.7
Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- May be established by conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit in R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-4 districts
Uses
Permitted by right3
- Any variety of residential types
- Accessory commercial and service uses (limited)
- Customary accessory uses (private garages, storage, recreational and community activities, churches, schools)
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Density bonusDensity bonusExtra units allowed above the base cap in exchange for something — usually affordable homes. per R-4 districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
The number of dwelling units permitted may be increased through the density bonus provisions established for the R-4 district in section 35.2-44.4(b).
Other
- Maximum commercial floor area per 100 dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. (100+ units)2,400 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Where the planned unit development contains 100 or more dwelling units, a maximum of 2,400 square feet of floor area for every 100 dwelling units may be used for limited commercial and/or service purposes.
- Maximum commercial land per 100 dwelling unitsDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. (300+ units)0.5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Where the planned unit development contains 300 or more dwelling units, a maximum of one-half acre of land for every 100 dwelling units may be used for commercial and/or service purposes.
- Minimum single-household detached units20 pct
At least 20 percent of the total number of dwelling units within any planned unit development shall be in single-household, detached structures.
From the ordinance
Generally, the minimum area required to qualify for a planned unit development shall be five contiguous acres of land. ... Land designated for mixed-use development in the Comprehensive Plan shall not exceed residential densities of 24 dwellings per acre.
Parking requirements
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"general": "Per Section 35.2-62"
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