Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Cross-access required on arterial/collector
Vehicular access shall be required between abutting lots fronting on arterial and collector streets in order to minimize the total number of access points along those streets.
- Minimum distance of curb cutGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. from arterial intersection200 ft
No curb cut shall be located within 200 feet of an intersection involving at least one arterial street.
- Minimum distance of nonresidential curb cutGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. from intersection50 ft
No curb cut shall be located within 50 feet of any street intersection.
- Minimum distance of residential curb cutGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. from intersection25 ft
No residential curb cut shall be located within 25 feet of the corner of a street intersection.
- Minimum distance of residential curb cutGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. from property line5 ft
No residential curb cut shall be located within five feet, at the curb line, from the line of the adjacent property.
- Minimum spacing between curb cuts on same site200 ft
Curb cuts on the same site shall be not less than 200 feet apart.
- Maximum nonresidential curb cutGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. width35 ft
Curb cuts shall not be more than 35 feet in width, excluding landscaped center medians.
- Maximum residential curb cutGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. width (other)15 ft
Curb cuts serving all other residential uses: 15 feet
- Maximum residential curb cutGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. width (multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive./townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot.)24 ft
Curb cuts serving multifamily buildings or townhouse development: 24 feet, excluding landscaped center medians
- Safe sight triangle per VDOT
On any lot, a safe sight triangle shall be maintained in accordance with VDOT standards.
From the ordinance
All curb cuts shall be in accordance with City standards and specifications.