Sec. 3-1201, 3-1202, 3-1203
Dimensional standards
Density
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right71
- Agriculture
- Greenhouse, Private
- Roadside Stand
- Silvicultural activities
- Stable, Commercial
- Stable, Private
- Accessory Apartment
- Condominium
- Dwelling, Multifamily Conversion
- Dwelling, Single-Family, Attached
- Dwelling, Single-Family, Detached
- Dwelling, Two-Family
- Family Day Care Home
- Group Home
- Guest House
- Home Occupation, Community
- Kennel, Private
- Multifamily Dwelling
- Temporary Emergency Housing
- Townhouse
- Club
- Community Center
- Community Recreation
- Crisis Center
- Day Care Center
- Educational Facility
- Nursing Home
- Park and Ride Facility
- Post Office
- Public Facilities
- Public Park and Recreational Area
- Religious Assembly
- Utility Service/Minor
- Antique Shop
- Bank
- Bed and Breakfast
- Business Support Service
- Business or Trade School
- Commercial Indoor Recreation
- Commercial Outdoor Recreation
- Construction Office, Temporary
- Convenience Store
- Farmer's Market
- Funeral Home
- Gasoline Station
- General Service and Repair
- Golf Course
- Hospital
- Hospital, Special Care
- Hotel/Motel/Motor Lodge/Inn
- Kennel, Commercial
- Laundry
- Marina
- Medical Office
- Mini Warehouse
- Office, General
- Personal Improvement Service
- Personal Service
- Real Estate Office, Temporary
- Restaurant, General
- Retail Sales
- Studio, Fine Arts
- Veterinary Hospital/Clinic
- Custom Manufacturing
- Laboratory
- Alternate Discharge Sewage System
- Amateur Radio Tower
- Communication Tower
- Outdoor Gathering
- Parking Facility
- Reconstructed Wetland
Extracted standards
14 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum gross density3 du/acdu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
Maximum gross density: Three dwelling units per acre, excluding any density bonuses provided for below.
Density bonus
- HistoricHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. site density bonusDensity bonusExtra units allowed above the base cap in exchange for something — usually affordable homes.7.5 pct
A seven and one-half percent bonus to the gross density may be approved by the administrator when a historic site will be preserved and maintained as an integral part of the development proposal.
- Maximum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. density bonusDensity bonusExtra units allowed above the base cap in exchange for something — usually affordable homes.25 pct
The maximum open space bonus shall be 25 percent.
- Density bonusDensity bonusExtra units allowed above the base cap in exchange for something — usually affordable homes. per additional 5% open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.1 du/acdu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
for each additional five percent of open space the maximum gross density specified in [subsection] A.2. above shall be increased one dwelling units per acre.
Other
- Residential completion required before commercial construction25 pct
Construction of commercial and office uses shall not begin until 25 percent of the residential units of the total PD have been completed.
- Maximum area for commercial/office uses20 pct
Maximum area for commercial and/or office uses: 20 percent of the gross area of the PD.
- Maximum percentage of any single residential use type70 pct
Maximum percentage devoted to any single residential use type: 70 percent of the total number of residential dwelling units.
- Minimum districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. size10 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Minimum district size: Ten acres of contiguous land.
- Minimum countable open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum countable open space: 5,000 contiguous square feet.
- Minimum horizontal dimension for open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.50 ft
Minimum horizontal dimension: 50 feet
- Minimum horizontal dimension for open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. with facilities20 ft
areas with a horizontal distance of not less than 20 feet shall be counted as open space provided such areas contain facilities
- Minimum common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.15 pct
Minimum common open space and/or recreational areas: 15 percent of the gross area of the PD district.
Minimum setback requirements shall be specifically established during the review and approval of the master plan.
- Streets may be public or private
Streets in the PD district may be public in accordance with VDOT and county standards or may be private, as may be approved by the board of supervisors.
From the ordinance
Minimum district size: Ten acres of contiguous land. Maximum gross density: Three dwelling units per acre. Minimum common open space and/or recreational areas: 15 percent of the gross area of the PD district.