Lynchburg, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 35.2-85.1 through 35.2-85.6

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Applies near
transit route
Applies within
1,320 ft
Geographic extent
Located in B-1, B-3, B-5, and IN-2 districts by conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit; must be within 1/4 mile of existing or planned transit route

Uses

Permitted by right1

  • Uses permitted by right in R-3 through B-5 districts (via conditional use permit)

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Maximum block length400 ft

    Maximum block length within the CCD shall be 400 feet unless convenient and safe pedestrian cross-block access will be provided.

  • Maximum distance between building entrances150 ft

    Building entrances along streets shall be separated by no more than 150 feet from the next building entrance along a block face.

  • Underground utilities required

    All utilities within a CCD shall be located underground.

Parking

  • Maximum parking distance from facility500 ft

    Required parking spaces shall be provided within the perimeter of the cluster commercial development and no further than 500 feet from the facilities to be served.

  • Parking lot location

    Parking lots shall be located in the middle of blocks and shall be located behind the front building lines of structures.

From the ordinance

Cluster commercial development districts may be established ... in locations that ... Are located within one-quarter mile of an existing or planned transit route and have direct pedestrian access to the route.
Sec. 35.2-85.1 through 35.2-85.6