Sec 70-550 to 70-560
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Servicing
- Applies near
- Barboursville village
- Geographic extent
- Barboursville Village Overlay DistrictOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it. as shown on the map adopted by the Board of Supervisors
Uses
Permitted by right1
- all underlying permitted and special uses except prohibited ones
Conditional / special use1
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Exterior lighting full-cutoff
All exterior lighting shall be of the full-cutoff variety that directs light downward and away from street or neighboring properties.
Other
- Required architectural styles
Commercial buildings shall incorporate the architectural treatments and design considerations established below. Any commercial building within the BVOD shall be constructed in any of the following architectural styles: Federal/Georgian, Greek Revival, Vernacular (Folk) Victorian, Post & Beam / Timber Frame.
- Outdoor storage screening
Outdoor storage of goods and materials related to any commercial use shall not be located in any yard adjacent to a public road, and shall be opaquely screened by fencing and/or evergreen landscaping, or shall be within an approved accessory building.
- Permitted fence types
Picket fences and split-rail fences are the permitted fence types. Chain-link fencing is expressly prohibited except for security and safety purposes.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. adjacent to railroad right-of-way0 ft
Adjacent to the railroad right-of-way: No minimum setback requirement.
- Roof-mounted mechanical equipment screening
Roof-mounted mechanical equipment shall be opaquely screened from view at grade by parapet walls or other similar structures that reflect the architecture of the building.
- Strip centers prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Strip centers as a building design shall not be permitted within the BVOD.
- Trash dumpsters not in yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. adjacent to public road
Trash dumpsters and waste receptacles for commercial use shall not be located in any yard adjacent to a public road, and shall be opaquely screened from view by fencing and/or evergreen landscaping.
Signage
- Digital signs static display
Digital signs shall have a static display (no strobes or star-bursts etc.) of a single color, and may feature a change of message no more frequent than once per sixty (60) seconds.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of freestanding signs8 ft
Freestanding signs within the BVOD shall not exceed eight (8) feet in height.
- Monument signs only style of freestanding sign
Monument signs are the only style of freestanding sign permitted in the BVOD.
From the ordinance
The Barboursville Village Overlay District (BVOD) implements the policies, objectives, and purposes of the Comprehensive Plan and the Code of Virginia § 15.2-2283 by providing standards to protect and enhance the character of the area which complement the requirements of the underlying zoning districts.