Municipality · Virginia

West Point

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13
Districts
80
Extracted rules
438
Standards
28
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Zoning districts

13 districts, grouped by category.

General provisions

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

Sec. 70-3464 standards

Where a nonresidential use abuts a residential district or residential use, a buffer yard of at least 25 feet in width shall be provided along the common property line.

Sec. 70-346(c)1 standards

Where a wall or fence is specified, such structure shall be at least six feet in height and shall be so constructed as to provide a permanent, year-round visual barrier from surrounding properties.

Sec. 70-346(c)(5)3 standards

When the buffer or screen includes the use of berms or mounds, these elements shall have a minimum height of three feet, a maximum side slope ratio of three horizontal feet to one vertical foot, and a level crown with a minimum width of three feet for maintenance and planting purposes.

Sec. 70-3473 standards

A landscape plan is required for any construction plan or plan of development... All existing viable mature trees (eight inches or greater diameter at breast height (DBH)) and specimen trees (24 inches or greater DBH) shall be preserved within the required landscape area. ... The required landscape area shall be fully protected by a substantial, temporary fence or barrier with a minimum height of 40 inches.

Sec. 70-3477 standards

Street trees shall be provided along all public and private streets, at a rate of at least one tree per 40 linear feet of street frontage.

Sec. 70-347(e)3 standards

All existing viable mature trees (eight inches or greater diameter at breast height (DBH)) and specimen trees (24 inches or greater DBH) shall be preserved within the required landscape area.

Sec. 70-3491 standards

A landscape area of at least 10 feet in width shall be provided along all public street rights-of-way and thoroughfares, except where driveways, utilities, and other necessary breaks occur.

Sec. 70-3503 standards

A landscape area adjoining all side property lines shall be provided which is at least 15 feet in width. Along the side property lines, such landscape area may be reduced to a minimum of ten feet in width or five percent of the average lot depth, whichever is greater, on lots with less than 10,000 square feet which were recorded or legally in existence prior to March 27, 1989. A landscape area adjoining all rear property lines shall be provided which is at least 15 feet in width.

Sec. 70-3502 standards

A landscape area of at least 10 feet in width shall be provided along the perimeter of all sites, except where driveways, utilities, and other necessary breaks occur.

Sec. 70-3502 standards

A landscape area adjoining all side property lines shall be provided which is at least 15 feet in width. ... A landscape area adjoining all rear property lines shall be provided which is at least 15 feet in width.

Sec. 70-3511 standards

Parking areas containing ten or more spaces shall have a total landscape area within the parking lot that meets the minimum standards specified in the following chart... The required trees shall be spaced no more than 75 feet apart throughout the parking lot.

Sec. 70-3514 standards

At least one tree shall be provided for every ten parking spaces, distributed throughout the parking area.

Sec. 70-3511 standards

The required trees shall be spaced no more than 75 feet apart throughout the parking lot.

Sec. 70-3531 standards

Landscaped screening areas shall be left in their undisturbed natural state and supplemented where necessary... to provide an effective visual screen at least six feet in height.

Sec. 70-362(c)1 standards

Surface parking lots shall be located to the side or rear of buildings or in the interior of development sites surrounded by proposed buildings.

Sec. 70-3739 standards

The following signs shall be permitted in all residential districts, subject to the regulations and restrictions set forth herein:

Sec. 70-379 through 70-38312 standards

Certain signs permitted generally; certain signs prohibited; illumination; signs identifying nonconforming uses; nonconforming signs.

Sec. 70-4

In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this chapter shall be construed to be minimum requirements... the most restrictive, or that which imposes the higher standard, shall govern.

Sec. 70-465(5)3 standards

A PCTF shall be permitted for a maximum of 90 days in any 365-day period... The maximum height of the PCTF shall be 120 feet.

Sec. 70-46619 standards

All towers shall be set back from any off-site existing residential structure by no less than 200 feet. ... No fence shall exceed six feet in height and it shall contain no barb wire or similar barrier.

Source documents

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