Sec. 35.2-87.1 through 35.2-87.4
Dimensional standards
Density
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Permitted by rightBy rightPermitted outright: if the plans meet the written rules, permission cannot be withheld. in I-1 or I-2 districts; by conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit in B-5 or IN-2 districts
Uses
Permitted by right6
- Residential development within mixed-use buildings
- Professional, medical, scientific and technical offices/services
- Manufacturing, processing or product assembly (contained within structure)
- Scientific laboratories and research enterprises
- Finance, insurance, management, administrative and support offices
- Support uses (hotels, motels, restaurants) - max 10% of total floor area
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Building entrance features
All buildings shall have clearly defined, visible entrances, featuring no fewer than three of the following: canopies, awnings, overhangs, recesses/projections, arcades, raised corniced parapets, peaked roof forms, outdoor patios, display windows.
- Facade articulation required for facades over 100 ft100 ft
Front and street-facing side facades greater than 100 feet in length, measured horizontally, shall incorporate wall plane projections or recesses having a depth of at least three percent of the length of the facade and extending at least 20 percent of the length of the façade.
- HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. transition abutting residential districts100 ft
Where a lot abuts a residential zoning district or a mixed-use project, the maximum building height shall be no taller than the maximum height of the abutting district within 100 feet of the property line.
- Outdoor storage setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street or residential50 ft
Outdoor storage is prohibited within 50 feet of any street or residential zoning district.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. wall materials
Materials with the appearance of concrete block, smooth concrete, corrugated or standing seam metal are prohibited.
- Roofline variation interval100 ft
Rooflines shall be varied in height at least every 100 linear feet.
- Screening fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for outdoor storage6 ft
Screening shall include an opaque wall or fence enclosure measuring at least six feet high and no more than eight feet high.
- Tree planting requirements in civic areas
At least one small deciduous tree shall be planted for every 200 square feet of civic area. At least one large deciduous tree shall be planted for every 800 square feet of civic area.
From the ordinance
The maximum building height shall be 100 feet. ... At least ten percent of the total project area shall be devoted to common and civic areas.