Vienna, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 18-236

Dimensional standards

Extracted standards

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

Fencing & walls

Lighting

Other

  • Arcade frequency

    Arcades are encouraged along the first floor of corner buildings but may not be used more frequently than every three store fronts or eighty (80) feet.

  • Awning restriction

    Awnings or canopies may only be used in restaurant areas with outdoor patron seating. Awnings and/or canopies will be made of fabric.

  • Bonus modifications

    The following are acceptable bonus incentives which may be granted as site plan modifications by the Town Council in return for an owner or developer providing building design and site plan features desired by and acceptable to the Town: Increase building footage and lot coverage, modification of lot coverages, reduce front, rear, and side building setbacks, modification to required number, size and location of parking spaces.

  • Dumpster screening

    Trash, recycling and any other refuse collection dumpsters shall be located at the rear of the property and either screened, enclosed or otherwise blocked from public view.

  • EIFS restriction

    EIFS, or any like material, may only be used above the first floor.

  • Equipment screening

    Building equipment, such as generators and air conditioning units shall be screened from view in a manner compatible with the site and using materials similar to the building and harmonious with the design.

  • Facade proportion

    Buildings with a street front longer than forty (40) feet shall be architecturally designed and situated on the site to create the impression of multiple facades with staggered setbacks.

  • Landscape island vegetation40 pct

    Forty percent of the landscape island area shall be planted with vegetation in addition to trees and shall be maintained in good condition by the property owner.

  • Mansard roofs are not permitted.

  • Minimum roof slope6 in 12

    First-story roofs shall have a minimum slope of 6:12.

  • Minimum tree caliper4 in

    Trees planted shall be a minimum of four inch caliper and meet the specifications of the American Association of Nurserymen.

  • Aluminum siding and buildings primarily of glass are prohibited.

  • Sidewalk material

    Sidewalks in the identified CS-O overlay area shall be paved with coordinating pavers and designed to match the existing pattern established along the Church Street corridor.

  • Buildings shall be placed forward on a lot to create a continuous street block. Buildings shall have a relationship to adjacent buildings and facades that creates a staggered building line along the street.

  • Street level vitality

    The street level of new and in-fill buildings, plazas, courtyards or other space and structures that face the street shall provide a primary pedestrian access and orient their design toward the street.

  • Stucco may be used no nearer than two feet eight inches (2'8") to the base of the building.

  • Vending machine restriction

    Vending machines may not be placed outside of a wholly enclosed building or shelter.

  • Vinyl siding restriction

    Vinyl siding may not be used below the second floor on any wall or surface visible from a public way.

Parking

  • Parking location

    Parking shall be designed to the rear of the lot when possible.

  • Parking ratio

    All parking shall be provided at a net ratio of one space per six hundred (600) square feet of total floor area.

  • Shared parking

    All lots developed as part of the CS-O district using the approved design guidelines shall provide shared parking with other lots developed under the Church Street Vision Design Guidelines unless prevented by an adjoining lot or lots not developed under the approved design guidelines.

Signage

From the ordinance

The maximum floor to area ratio (FAR) shall not exceed 0.7 for any lot and only upon accommodating both site and building design criteria.
Sec. 18-236

Parking requirements

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  "general": "1 per 600 sqft of total floor area"
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