Dimensional standards
Lot
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- Fairmont Avenue, Millwood Avenue, North Loudoun Street
- Geographic extent
- Fairmont Avenue, Millwood Avenue, and North Loudoun Street Corridors
Extracted standards
30 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Lighting source concealment
Site lighting should be from concealed sources (i.e., the luminaire or bulb itself is not visible).
- Downcast directional or cut-off lighting
Lighting fixtures or devices should be of a downcast directional or cut-off type capable of shielding the light source from direct view.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of free-standing parking lot lighting fixtures24 ft
Free-standing parking lot lighting fixtures and supports should be of ornamental design and shall not exceed 24 feet in height.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure consistency
Accessory structure(s) should be of style, color, and materials consistent with the main structure(s).
- Chain link fence prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in front and corner side yards
Chain link fence shall not be located in the front and corner side yard.
- Chain link fence not visible from street
Chain link fence should not be visible from the street.
- Visibility of dish antennas and cellular panels
Dish antennas and cellular panels shall not be visible from a public or private street.
- Drive-thru orientation
Drive-thru(s) shall not be oriented toward a front or corner side yard.
- Preservation of existing limestone freestanding or retaining walls
Existing limestone freestanding or retaining walls shall be preserved.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of freestanding signs15 ft
Signs shall not be greater than 15 feet in height.
- Maximum building footprint20,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
No structure should have a footprint exceeding 20,000 square feet.
- Maximum number of colors per building (excluding roof)3 colors
No more than three colors, excluding roof color, should be used per building.
- Maximum distance from public right-of-way50 ft
At least one structure on the site shall be no more than 50 feet from public right-of-way.
- Maximum number of drive-thru stations3 stations
No more than three drive-thru stations should be provided.
- Maximum facade length along front and corner side elevations40 ft
Long monotonous facades of more than 40 feet in length along the front and corner side elevation shall be avoided.
- Maximum facade length along non-corner side and rear elevations60 ft
Long monotonous facades of more than 60 feet in length for non-corner side and rear elevations shall be avoided.
- Minimum primary roof pitch
Primary roofs on one and two-story buildings should have a minimum pitch of 6:12.
- Material for new freestanding or retaining walls
New freestanding or retaining walls shall be made of stone or brick.
- Outdoor display of merchandise not visible from street
Outdoor display of merchandise should not be visible from a public or private street.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. exterior materials
No portion of a building, except the rear elevation, shall be constructed of barren and unfinished concrete masonry unit (cinder block) or corrugated material or sheet metal.
- Roof mounted signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Roof mounted signs, banners, and pennants are prohibited, portable and temporary signs should not be used.
- Internal illumination of signs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Signs should not be internally illuminated. Internally illuminated signs shall have a dark background with light letters.
- Maximum number of colors in sign message3 colors
The message portion of signs should have no more than three colors.
- Telecommunication towers not of lattice construction
Creative design and locating of telecommunication equipment is encouraged, however towers should not be of lattice construction.
- Ratio of transparent to opaque treatment for front and corner side elevations
The Ratio Of Transparent To Opaque treatment for front and corner side elevations shall be between 1:1 and 1:3 or vice versa.
- Ratio of transparent to opaque treatment for non-corner side elevations
The ratio of transparent to opaque treatment for non-corner side elevations should be between 1:1 and 1:4 or vice versa.
- Placement of above ground utilities and mechanical equipment
Above ground utilities, mechanical equipment and support equipment shall be placed in the rear yard or on the rear roof.
- Screening of above ground utilities and mechanical equipment
All above ground utilities, mechanical and support equipment shall be screened from public street view irrespective of location.
Parking
- Maximum distance of off-street parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. from structure to street60 ft
No more than 60 feet of off-street parking should be located between a structure and the street.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. of off-street parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. from public right-of-way in front/corner side yards15 ft
Off-street parking located in a front or corner side yards should be a minimum of 15 feet from public right of way.
From the ordinance
No main building shall have a footprint less than 1,000 square feet.