Purcellville

Mixed-use buildings that contain residential, office, and commercial uses, subject to the provisions of Article 3: Uses, shall be permitted.

The downtown southeast overlay district serves as a transition from residential areas to the east to core of downtown to the west.

Mixed-use buildings that contain residential, office, and commercial uses, subject to the provisions of Article 3: Uses, shall be permitted in a single building.

The downtown southwest overlay district serves the historic core of the town.

A special use permit for drive-through facilities may not be sought in subarea 1 of the east main overlay district. Where a special permit to construct a drive-through facility in subarea 2 is sought, the drive-through shall not be located closer than 100 feet of Main Street.

The east main overlay district is intended to promote a more pedestrian-friendly retail destination...

Pole and pylon signs are not permitted. Clearly delineated pedestrian areas...

No property shall be used for any purpose other than for such purpose permitted by the base district in which the property is located.

The Hirst east overlay district offers significant development opportunities in Purcellville.

Street and canopy trees: Caliper: two inches. Evergreen trees: Height: eight feet if for buffering, six feet otherwise. Shrubs: Height: two feet. Evergreen trees shall not be planted closer together than 12 feet on center.

Open space shall be provided in an amount required by the subdivision ordinance and the district regulations... Subdivides shall not be required to dedicate land for parks or playgrounds exceeding ten percent of the area of the subdivision.

One canopy tree for every ten parking spaces and one ornamental tree for every ten parking spaces. Planting island min area 180 sq ft. Perimeter landscape 5 ft wide, 9 ft if tree. Interior ratio 20 sq ft per space.

Major stream buffer: 100 feet on each side... Minor stream buffer: 35 feet... Wetlands setback: 35 feet.

Major stream buffer: 100 ft each side. Minor stream buffer: 35 ft each side. Streamside forested area 25 ft. Wetland setback 35 ft. Construction prohibited within buffer.

No fences greater than three feet in height shall be installed in the clear visibility triangle. All swimming pools, hot tubs, and retention ponds shall be located on portions of a lot that is completely enclosed by a fence of at least four feet in height.

No fences greater than three feet in height shall be installed in the clear visibility triangle. Screening fences min 6 ft. Pool enclosures min 4 ft.

Refuse storage shall be screened by an enclosure at least six feet in height... not closer than 25 feet from any street line, or 50 feet from any residential district boundary.

Refuse storage for any commercial, industrial or multi-family residential use shall be screened by an enclosure at least six feet in height. Not closer than 25 ft from street line, 50 ft from residential district boundary.

The provisions of this article shall apply to all site development plans and subdivision construction plans within the corporate limits approved after the effective date of this ordinance including those which include the reconstruction and enlargement of existing structures.

Plans shall be drawn to a scale of not less than 30 feet to the inch. Site analysis required for any site of three acres or more.