New Kent County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Article XXVIII, Sec. 98-1067

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Applies near
New Kent Highway, Pocahontas Trail, Emmaus ChurchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached. Road, Courthouse Road, Eltham Road
Applies within
500 ft
Geographic extent
All lands within 500 feet on each side of the following arterial rights-of-way: New Kent Highway (SR 249/30), Pocahontas Trail (SR 60), Emmaus ChurchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached. Road (SR 106), Courthouse Road (SR 155), Eltham Road (SR 33).

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Chain link fences shall be prohibited.

  • Exterior covering must extend to ground

    The exterior covering material shall extend to the ground, except that when a solid brick or masonry perimeter foundation is used, exterior covering material need not extend below the top of the foundation.

  • No inferior facade materials

    No building facade (whether front, side or rear) will consist of architectural materials inferior in quality, appearance, or detail to any other facade of the same building.

  • Fencing along public right-of-way must be landscaped or harmonious

    Fencing along the public right-of-way is discouraged, but if used, such fencing shall be landscaped to minimize visibility from the public right-of-way or be of a style which is harmonious with the rural, agricultural and historical character of the county.

  • Foundation wall material

    The exterior of the foundation walls shall be of brick or masonry construction, except when the exterior wall material extends to the ground in accordance with subsection 98-1069(a)(1).

  • Loading spaces location

    All loading spaces shall be located within the side or rear yards.

  • Minimum sidewalk width in Village areas5 ft

    A pedestrian way (sidewalk) of no less than five feet of clear and unimpeded area shall be provided across the frontage of the property in all areas designated as Village in the New Kent County Comprehensive Plan.

  • Minimum window and door area on facades visible from public right-of-way16 pct

    Not less than 16 percent of the total area of any facade visible from a public right-of-way (excluding work areas) shall consist of windows and doors.

  • Outside storage location and screening

    Outside storage of equipment, materials, or supplies if permitted in the underlying district, shall be permitted only in the side or rear yards and shall be screened from view from the public right-of-way with fencing or landscaping.

  • Vinyl siding, flat or corrugated metal and concrete block shall not be used for exterior siding material on any building, except that vinyl siding may be used as trim material.

  • Screening of HVAC and mechanical equipment

    Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment, duct work, air compressors and other fixed operating machinery shall be either screened from view with either a solid wall, solid fence or landscaping or located so that such items are not visible from the public right-of-way.

  • Show existing development within 250 feet250 ft

    In addition to showing the parcel or parcels proposed for development, the site plan shall also show all existing development and utility infrastructure within 250 feet of the proposal for the purpose of documenting interconnections and designs of streets, driveways, pedestrian ways, parking, and uses.

  • Site plan required for all development

    A site plan shall be submitted for all development in the Commerce Corridor Overlay District.

  • Trash receptacle screening

    Large trash receptacles, dumpsters and recycling bins, must be completely screened from view from the public right-of-way and any adjoining lot with a solid wall or solid fencing constructed with the building elevation materials referenced in subsection 98-1069(a)(1).

  • Large work area doors orientation

    Large work area doors or open bays shall not open toward or face the public right-of-way.

Parking

  • Parking area paving and curb/gutter

    All parking areas shall be paved with concrete or asphalt, or other similar material. Traditional curb and gutter systems (or alternative equivalents as approved by the county) shall be used around and within all such parking areas.

Signage

From the ordinance

The Commerce Corridor Overlay District (CCOD) shall include all lands within 500 feet on each side of the following arterial rights-of-way: New Kent Highway, Pocahontas Trail, Emmaus Church Road, Courthouse Road, Eltham Road.
Article XXVIII, Sec. 98-1067