Danville

The subdivision plat or site plan for any subdivision or site development activity shall include the planting and/or replacement of trees, minimum tree canopies or tree covers will be provided in accord with the following standards:

Where a parking lot (or a private driveway providing access to a parking lot or building entry) abuts a property line not common with the right-of-way of a street, a landscaping strip of two and one-half (2 1/2) feet in width shall be located between the parking lot and the abutting property line.

Where a parking lot (or a private driveway providing access to a parking lot or building entry) abuts a public right-of-way for a City or VDOT street, a landscaping strip of five (5) feet in width (not including sidewalk) shall be located between the parking lot or private driveway and the right-of-way line.

All parking lots of thirty-one (31) or more spaces shall contain within the interior of the parking lot not less than one tree for every fifteen (15) continuous parking spaces or fraction thereof.

Planting islands which are located parallel to the long dimension of a parking spaces shall have a minimum width of ten (10) feet and shall be designed to permit vehicular doors to open fully without impacting plant materials.

Planting islands shall have a minimum width of six (6) feet to allow for bumper overhang and shall otherwise provide adequate width for the growth and maintenance of the intended landscape materials to be planted therein.

All outdoor storage and loading areas shall be screened from adjacent residential properties. An opaque screen with a minimum height of six (6) feet of landscape materials, architectural walls, opaque fencing or other opaque material shall be used.

The street tree landscape plan for subdivisions shall provide for the placement of street trees outside of and contiguous to the public right-of-way. A minimum of two (2) street trees shall be provided per each lot.

Street trees shall be spaced at intervals appropriate to the species selected, with a maximum spacing of forty (40) feet on center.

A minimum of two (2) different species of street trees shall be utilized within any subdivision to provide diversity and reduce the risk of widespread disease or pest infestation. Where a subdivision contains more than one hundred (100) lots, a minimum of three (3) different species shall be utilized.

A surface adequately covered in accordance with good practice with a minimum of either two (2) applications of bituminous surface treatment, concrete, bituminous concrete or equivalent paving material approved by the City Engineer, and to be maintained in good condition at all times.

no more than two (2) abutting units in a row shall have the same rear and front setbacks, with a minimum setback offset being two and one half (2 1/2) feet unless otherwise approved by the Director of Planning/Zoning Administrator.

Such dwelling unit may include rental space for occupancy by not more than two (2) persons unrelated to the resident family, provided that such rental space does not include separate kitchen facilities or a separate entrance for the exclusive use of the renters.

No conditions more restrictive than those imposed on residences occupied by persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption shall be imposed on such facility.

A home occupation permitted by special use permit in which the resident and not more than one additional employee cares for more than five (5) but no more than twelve (12) non-related children for less than a twenty-four (24) hour period.

Such sales shall be limited to two days in duration, and no more than two such sales shall occur in any calendar year.

No such quarters shall be occupied by the same guest or guests for a period of time of more than three (3) months in any twelve (12) month period, and no such quarters shall be rented, leased, or otherwise made available for compensation of any kind.

An allowable home occupation in which the resident cares for no more than five (5) non-related children during normal business hours.

Required off-street parking must be constructed of an all-weather, dust-free surface paving, unless otherwise exempt.

All outdoor storage shall be required to be enclosed by a fence, wall, landscaped berm, or other suitable and appropriate method.