Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Main Street, Route 287, Route 690 North, Route 690 South, Route 1604
- Geographic extent
- Parcels contiguous to HCOD streets: Main Street (Route 7 Business), Route 287, Route 690 North (23rd and 21st Street), Route 690 South (32nd Street), Route 1604 (21st Street between Main and 23rd Streets).
Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Design criteria
The BAR and, on appeal, the town council shall use the following standards and criteria in considering applications other than demolitions: proposed architectural design is suitable for Purcellville's historic small-town character, compatibility with existing structures, promotion of general welfare, use of harmonious materials, etc.
- No specific architectural style required
The BAR and the town council on appeal shall not adopt or impose any specific architectural style in the administration of this article.
Other
- Certificate of design approval required
No structure or building within the historic corridor overlay district shall be erected, reconstructed, altered, restored, relocated or demolished, in whole or in part, unless and until a certificate of design approval authorizing such work shall have been approved.
- Demolition review required
No historic structure, as defined in this article, within any historic corridor overlay district shall be razed, demolished or moved, in whole or in part, until the razing, demolition or moving thereof is approved by the BAR, or, on appeal, by the town council after consultation with the BAR.
- Exemptions for additions with no design change
Additions or modifications to a building where no change in design or material is proposed as determined by the zoning administrator.
- Exemptions for general maintenance
General maintenance where no change in design or material is proposed.
- Exemptions for handicapped ramps
Construction of ramps and other modifications to serve the handicapped.
- Exemptions for interior alterations
Interior alterations to a building or structure having no effect on exterior appearance of the building or structure.
- Exemptions for repair and maintenance
The repair and maintenance of nonconforming structures authorized pursuant to Section 4.13.4(3).
- Exemptions for signs, fences, light poles
Signs, fences and light poles.
- Exemptions for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. residential
Construction or alteration of main and accessory buildings or structures in single-family detached residential use or in an agricultural and forestal district where no site plan is required for the work.
- No gradingGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. within tree drip line
No grading or other earth disturbing activity (including trenching or tunneling), except as necessary for the construction of tree wells or tree walls, shall occur within the drip line of any trees or wooded areas nor intrude upon any other existing features designated in the certificate of design approval for preservation.
- Preservation area delineation
Areas designated on approved plans for preservation of existing features shall be clearly and visibly delineated on the site prior to commencement of any grading or other earth-disturbing activity.
From the ordinance
Historic corridor overlay districts are hereby established upon and along the following streets in their entirety within the corporate limits of the Town of Purcellville: Main Street (Route 7 Business), Route 287, Route 690 North (23rd and 21st Street), Route 690 South (32nd Street), Route 1604 (21st Street between Main and 23rd Streets).