Extracted standards
15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Curb and gutter required
All streets shall be constructed with curb and gutter constructed in accordance to VDOT standards.
- Maximum cul-de-sac length1,200 ft
Cul-de-sacs should not exceed twelve hundred (1,200) feet in length exclusive of the turnaround.
- Maximum number of street approaches at an intersection4 count
No intersection shall have more than (4) street approaches.
- Minimum alley right-of-way width16 ft
Alleys not less than sixteen (16) feet in right-of-way width may be provided...
- Minimum boulevard median width10 ft
A boulevard type of street design providing a minimum ten-foot (10') wide median between lanes...
- Minimum cul-de-sac turnaround radius50 ft
Cul-de-sacs or dead-end streets shall provide a terminal turn-around having a radius of not less than fifty (50) feet.
- Minimum means of ingress/egress for developments of 100+ units2 count
All developments of one hundred (100) or more dwelling units shall have at least two (2) means of ingress and egress.
- Minimum offset between intersecting streets150 ft
Off-set or jog streets shall be avoided unless the distance from centerline to centerline of intersecting streets is at least 150 feet apart.
- Minimum right-of-way width50 ft
The right-of-way width for streets shall not be less than fifty (50) feet.
- Minimum sidewalk width4 ft
A four foot wide sidewalk shall be provided along both sides of all streets.
- Street names shall not duplicate
Names of proposed streets shall not duplicate or nearly duplicate the name, spelling or sound of any existing or approved street name...
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. obstruction heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. range in sight triangle
Signs, plantings, structures and other obstructions which would obscure or impede sight lines between three feet (3') and six feet (6') in height above grade shall be prohibited within the sight triangle area.
- Sight triangle shown on final plat
The sight triangle shall be clearly shown and its purposes noted on the Final Plat.
- Street signs must have reflective backgrounds
Permanent street signs shall have reflective backgrounds and lettering...
- Street signs installed before certificate of occupancy
Prior to the issuance of any certificates of occupancy, permanent street identification signs shall be installed...
From the ordinance
The right-of-way width for streets shall not be less than fifty (50) feet. ... Cul-de-sacs ... radius of not less than fifty (50) feet. ...