York County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 24.1-402
Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum density increase for extra recreation10 pct
Density increases shall be limited to a maximum of ten percent (10%)
Other
- Buffer type
landscaped to meet Type 35 Transitional Buffer standards
- Common open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. requirement
All areas not included in lots or street rights-of-way shall be incorporated into common open space.
- Minimum gross land area5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
a minimum gross land area of five (5) acres is available and utilized.
- Open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. buffer strip minimum width45 ft
separated by an open space strip not less than forty-five feet (45')
- Recreation space percentage7.5 pct
recreation area in excess of the 7.5% prescribed by the York County subdivision ordinance
- Sidewalks on both sides of each street
Sidewalks shall be located on both sides of each street.
From the ordinance
In those districts where permitted, cluster techniques may be utilized to create open space developments, provided that a minimum gross land area of five (5) acres is available and utilized.