Municipality · Virginia

Abingdon

The ordinance has been retrieved, read and turned into structured rules.
22
Districts
343
Extracted rules
1,308
Standards
12
Chapters read

Zoning districts

22 districts, grouped by category.

General provisions

318 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

Section 3-7-3(a)(13)1 standards

The proposed nature and manner of grading the site, including proposed treatment of slopes in excess of 10% to prevent soil erosion and excessive runoff.

Section 3-7-3(a)(14)1 standards

The location and screening materials for dumpsters or other outdoor trash receptacles.

Section 3-7-3(a)(15)1 standards

The location and dimensions of proposed recreation areas, open spaces and other required amenities and improvements.

Section 3-7-3(a)(16)1 standards

A tabulation of the total number of acres in the project and the percentage and acreage thereof proposed to be allocated to the several dwelling types, any nonresidential uses, off-street parking, green areas, streets, parks, schools and other reservations.

Section 3-7-3(a)(17)1 standards

A tabulation of the total number of dwelling, commercial or industrial units of various types in the project and the overall project density in dwelling, commercial or industrial units per gross acre.

Section 3-7-3(a)(18)1 standards

The proposed and required off-street parking and loading areas, including parking and access for the handicapped as specified in the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, as amended.

Section 3-7-3(a)(19)1 standards

The location of any grave, object or structure marking a place of burial.

Section 3-7-3(a)(20)1 standards

The approximate limit of the 100-year floodplain, any drainage district, mapped dam break inundation zone.

Section 3-7-3(a)(21)1 standards

A plan or report indicating the extent, timing and estimated cost of all off-site improvements, such as roads, sewer, and drainage facilities deemed necessary to construct the proposed development, and the extent, timing and estimated cost of all facilities deemed necessary to serve the development such as schools, libraries and police substations.

Section 3-7-3(a)(5)1 standards

Topography of the project area with contour intervals of five feet or less.

Section 3-7-3(a)(7)1 standards

The location, dimensions, and character of construction of proposed streets, alleys, loading area (including numbers of parking and loading spaces), outdoor lighting systems, storm drainage and sanitary facilities, sidewalks, curbs and gutters, and all curb cuts.

Section 3-7-3(a)(7)1 standards

Where necessary to meet the purposes and intent of this article, such information shall be provided for the site itself and for an area within 50 feet of any property line of the site

Section 3-7-3(a)(9)1 standards

The location, height, type and material of all fences, walls, screen planting and landscape details of all buildings and grounds.

Section 3-7-3(b)(2)1 standards

General information on the trip generation, ownership, maintenance and construction standards for proposed streets should be included. The Administrator or the director of public works may require a traffic impact study.

Section 3-7-5(b)1 standards

the final site plan shall be approved or disapproved within 60 days after it has been officially submitted for approval.

Section 3-7-5(c)1 standards

the final site plan that is previously disapproved but has been modified, corrected, and resubmitted shall be acted on within 45 days of resubmission.

Section 3-7-6(c)1 standards

If the Administrator fails to act on a request for a minor amendment to the site plan within 15 calendar days, it shall be considered approved.

Section 3-7-81 standards

An approved site plan shall be valid for a period of two years from the date of approval.

Section 3-7-8(a)1 standards

If no final site plan is submitted within 12 months of the approved preliminary site plan and construction has not begun within the time period approved by the Town Council, the preliminary site plan approved shall lapse and be of no further effect.

Section 3-7-8(b)1 standards

approval of a final site plan submitted under the provisions of this article shall expire five years after the date of such approval unless building permits have been obtained for construction in accordance therewith.

Source documents

The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.