Sec 70-596C through 70-596G
Dimensional standards
Uses
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Extracted standards
16 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Maximum interval for differentiated facade elements150 ft
Include differentiated surfaces at horizontal linear intervals that may vary in frequency but must be no less frequent than 150 horizontal linear feet or no less frequent than 3 times the average height of the building
Height
- Additional setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. per foot above 85 feet5 ft/ft
A height above 85 feet can be increased to a maximum height of 100 feet provided the building is setback an additional five feet for every foot in building height above 85 feet.
Lighting
- Full cutoff fixtures required
All fixtures on buildings and in parking areas must be 'full cutoff,' meaning they are fully shielded to emit no light above the horizontal plane.
- Maximum correlated color temperature3,000 K
Use bulbs with a correlated color temperature (CCT) of 3000 Kelvin (K) or lower
Noise
- Maximum sound level daytime65 dB(A)
sound emanating from or otherwise associated with the use, as measured at property lines, does not exceed a decibel level of 65 dB(A) during daytime hours
- Maximum sound level nighttime60 dB(A)
and a decibel level of 60 dB(A) during nighttime hours.
- Decibel reduction for prominent discrete tones5 dB(A)
In presence of a 'prominent discrete tones,' as measured at a receiving property line, the decibel limits set forth above are decreased by 5 dB(A).
Other
- Buffer installation timing
the complete perimeter buffer must be installed following the installation of the erosion and sediment control measures for phase I construction and completed prior to installation of any utilities or building footers.
- Generator testing hours
Generator testing shall only occur between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
- Landscape maintenance surety period5 years
The amount of the surety shall be equal to a reasonable estimate of the amount needed to establish, and following establishment, to maintain the landscaping required by the approved landscape plan for five years after initial installation.
- Minimum buffer depth as percentage of setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.50 pct
Every setback area required by subsections (a)(1) (Primary Highways), (a)(3) (Commercial), (a)(4) (Industrial), (a)(5) (Agricultural), (a)(6) (Residential), and (a)(7) (Rapidan River or perennial stream) above shall contain a buffer which is a minimum of 50% of the depth of the required setback.
- Performance security for buffer installation125 pct
Performance security in the amount of 125% of the buffer installation cost shall be provided prior to site plan approval.
- Water source restriction for cooling
In no instance shall groundwater or raw water from the Rapidan River be used for industrial processes or data center cooling.
Signage
- Maximum sign area for improved lot32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each improved lot may be permitted one monument sign, not to exceed 8 feet in height or 32 square feet in area.
- Maximum sign area for unimproved lot16 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each unimproved lot may be permitted one sign advertising the lot for sale, not to exceed 8 feet in height or 16 square feet in area.
- Maximum sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft
Each improved lot may be permitted one monument sign, not to exceed 8 feet in height or 32 square feet in area.
From the ordinance
In the technology district, structures shall be 85 feet or less in height. A height above 85 feet can be increased to a maximum height of 100 feet provided the building is setback an additional five feet for every foot in building height above 85 feet.