Fredericksburg

The Old and Historic Fredericksburg District (HFD) is established for the purpose of promoting the general welfare... The following forms of development... shall be required to obtain a certificate of appropriateness.

The following uses of and activities in wetlands are authorized, if otherwise permitted by law: ...

The CBPO standards in this section shall be applied in addition to all other applicable base and overlay zoning district standards.

The Gateway Corridor Overlay (GCO) District is hereby created to provide additional architectural and site requirements for development and redevelopment along key highways and roads leading into the City's central business and historic district

A minimum size necessary to accommodate both solid waste containers and recycling containers. Located atop a concrete pad with a minimum depth of six inches. Screened in accordance with § 72-55.5, Screening; Contained within an enclosure; and Constructed according to specifications established by the solid waste services provider to allow for collection without damage to the collection vehicle.

The purpose of this section is to regulate light spillage and glare... All exterior luminaries, including security lighting, shall be full cut-off fixtures and directed downward... the height of outdoor lighting... shall be no greater than 25 feet above grade... In no instance shall illumination levels within a lot or development site exceed three footcandles.

The purpose and intent of this section is to establish reasonable regulations on the size, height, area, bulk, location... No sign, unless exempted by § 72-59.3, shall be erected, constructed, posted, painted, altered, or relocated... until a sign permit has been issued.

Roof signs are permitted in the Creative Maker District in accordance with the following: The roof sign shall be no taller than 25% of the height of the existing building or 20 feet, whichever is greater. The roof sign shall count as 'building signage' and, together with other building signs, shall not exceed the established square foot limits. Electronic variable-message signs are prohibited in the Creative Maker Districts.

All signs to be located in the Old and Historic Fredericksburg District shall be approved by the Architectural Review Board in accordance with the provisions of the HFD Overlay District. The ARB may regulate the area, height, placement, materials, color, lighting, graphics, lettering, and architectural styling of signs, consistent with applicable guidelines. Electronic variable message signs are prohibited in all historic districts.

All signs to be located in Gateway Overlay Districts shall be approved by the Zoning Administrator... The only signage allowed within the streetscape buffer in C-SC, C-H, and C-T districts is one sign, which shall be ground-mounted, monument-style, and not more than 10 feet in height or more than 60 square feet in surface area.

The side yard setbacks on lots that are less than 3,750 square feet may be reduced... each side yard shall be no less than two feet. Maximum height for single-family dwellings on lots of record... reduced by a percentage... not lower than 27 feet.

Fifty percent of the allowable maximum density shall be permitted and calculated for that area of a site containing any or all of the following features, when the sum of such features comprises 25% or more of such site. Additional density credit, but not to exceed 10% of the maximum allowable density...

The length of a block shall be not less than 250 feet and not more than 600 feet. Lot frontages within the R-2, R-4, R-8, and R-12 zoning districts shall not be less than 80% of the required lot width. The depth of a lot shall not exceed five times its width.

These cluster subdivision standards may be used only for single-family detached residential development in the R-2 and R-4 Zoning Districts. Each cluster subdivision shall be at least two acres in area and shall incorporate no fewer than five lots along with the required open space. Each cluster subdivision shall set aside at least 25% of the total subdivision area as permanent private common open space.

No freestanding use shall have more than two curb cuts on any single right-of-way, and such curb cuts shall maintain a minimum separation of 60 feet. Culs-de-sac shall not be longer than 600 feet. Streetlighting shall provide a minimum average of 0.3 footcandle at road grade. Driveways for nonresidential uses shall not exceed 50 feet in width at the curbline or more than 35 feet at the front lot line. Alleys without through access shall include turnaround facilities consistent with cul-de-sac requirements.

Unless otherwise expressly stated in this section or approved through an alternative parking plan, the minimum number of off-street parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with Table 72-53.1C(2), Minimum Off-Street Parking Standards. Exemptions include re-striping, historic building rehabilitation, lots of record before 1984, on-street parking credit, changes in use in C-D and CM districts, and first 1,500 sq ft of commercial uses in certain districts.