Article 13, Section 13-10
Dimensional standards
Density
- Maximum density
- 0.5 du/acredu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
- Lot area per dwelling unitLot area per dwelling unitLand required for each home — the same limit as du/acre, expressed per unit instead of per acre.
- 87,120 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. (2 acacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.)
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Density condition
If the Intentional Community is to exceed the density of one (1) dwelling per two (2) acres, then the Intentional Community shall construct either a central water or central sewer system.
- Minimum distance between dwellings50 ft
dwellings must be at least fifty (50) feet apart.
Other
- Clustering allowed
Clustering will be allowed in an Intentional Community, but dwellings must be at least fifty (50) feet apart.
- Fire hydrant requirement
Where public water is available, the developer shall install fire hydrants. The location and number of fire hydrants shall comply with the regulations of the Nelson County Service Authority. Where public water is not available and the Intentional Community contains fifteen (15) or more dwellings, the Intentional Community shall provide both dry hydrant with a natural or manmade water source meeting the specifications contained in the National Fire Code and an all-weather access road to the same.
- Open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. applies to future subdivisions
This requirement also applies to any future subdivision of the subject parcel.
- Private road class
For Intentional Communities that have private streets serving between three (3) and twenty (20) dwellings, each private street must be constructed to the Class 1 road standards described in the Subdivision Ordinance of Nelson County. For Intentional Communities with private streets serving more than twenty (20) dwellings, each private street must be constructed to the Class 2 road standards described in the Subdivision Ordinance of Nelson County.
- Street naming
All streets shall be named. Street names must be approved by the County Administrator. Names of existing streets shall not be changed except by approval of the County Administrator.
From the ordinance
Intentional Communities shall have a density of no greater than one (1) dwelling per two (2) acres, unless there is central water or sewer. At least sixty (60) percent of the property must be unimproved land.