Williamsburg

The zoning administrator may waive the requirements for the preliminary site plan review conference if it is determined that the site-related and design issues are of a nature that can be satisfactorily resolved during the regular review process.

Minor site plan approval is required for the construction or expansion of the following: (1) Single-family detached dwellings. (2) Duplexes. (3) Additions to single-family detached or duplex dwellings exceeding 250 square feet in footprint area. (4) Residential accessory buildings exceeding 250 square feet in footprint area.

Enlargement of a building otherwise requiring a site plan, but which does not result in any changes in parking lots except as allowed in subsection (7) below; provided that the enlargement does not exceed 25 percent of the gross floor area of the existing building, or 2,500 square feet, whichever is the least.

Enlargement of a parking lot that does not increase the number of parking spaces by more than ten spaces, and which does not require changes to vehicular access from a public street.

No work on a new building or addition that is required to have a minor site plan shall be approved to proceed above the foundation or slab until the zoning administrator has received a survey prepared by a certified land surveyor licensed to practice in accordance with Code of Virginia, § 54-17.1, as amended, showing that the foundation or slab, as constructed, is located in accordance with the approved minor site plan and any other applicable ordinances.

The minor site plan and/or foundation survey requirements may be waived or modified if it is determined by the zoning administrator that sufficient evidence has been provided to show that the proposal meets all zoning requirements and all regulations and standards pertaining to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act

Uses requiring site plan approval are as provided in this section. Site plan approval is required for the construction or expansion of the following: (1) Multifamily dwellings. (2) Townhouses. (3) Playgrounds, parks and athletic fields owned and/or operated by the City of Williamsburg. (4) Public buildings owned and/or operated by the City of Williamsburg. (5) All special use permit uses. (6) All permitted non-residential uses in the LB-1, LB-2, LB-3, LB-4, B-1, B-2, B-3, ED, ED-2, MS, WM, PDR and PDD districts, except for those uses requiring a minor site plan (section 21-779). (7) Parking lots, other than an expansion allowed as a minor site plan (section 21-779(a)(7)). (8) All special exception uses in the Colonial Williamsburg historic area CW, except for those uses requiring a minor site plan (section 21-779(a)(9)). (9) Water-dependent development located in a resource protection area.

Sheet size shall be 24 inches by 36 inches; however, the zoning administrator may approve different sheet sizes in advance of plan submission.

Sheet size shall be 24 inches by 36 inches; however, the zoning administrator may approve different sheet sizes in advance of plan submission.

Existing topography with a maximum contour interval of two feet; except that, where existing ground is on a slope of less than two percent, either one-foot contours or spot elevations shall be provided where necessary, but not more than 50 feet apart.

Gross acreages of the following physical land units shall be tabulated and computed by accurate planimetric methods at the site plan scale: a. Slopes less than ten percent. b. Slopes from ten percent but less than 20 percent. c. Slopes from 20 percent but less than 30 percent. d. Slopes 30 percent or greater. e. 100-year floodplains. f. Wetlands. g. Existing water features (bodies of water, drainage channels, streams, etc.). h. Above ground electric transmission line easements. i. Resource protection areas and resource management areas as specified by article VIII, Chesapeake Bay Preservation.

Written schedule or data as necessary to demonstrate that the site can accommodate the proposed use, including: acreage occupied by each use; number of floors, and height; floor area ratio for office, commercial and industrial uses; lot coverage (amount of impervious cover); acreage occupied by open space; number of dwelling units by type and size; and net residential density.

The design, location, height, illumination intensity in footcandles, and luminaire type of all exterior lighting fixtures. The direction of illumination and methods to eliminate glare onto the adjoining properties must also be shown.

New construction on slopes in excess of 30 percent shall be prohibited, unless approved by City Council pursuant to Section 21-626 or a waiver is granted by the zoning administrator pursuant to Section 21-788.

New construction on slopes in excess of 30 percent shall be prohibited, unless approved by City Council pursuant to Section 21-626 or a waiver is granted by the zoning administrator pursuant to Section 21-788.

Parking lots containing more than five parking spaces, and associated driveways, shall be constructed of concrete, asphalt, brick, interlocking pavers or other equivalent permanent surface.

Minimum width of traffic aisles in parking lots for two-way traffic shall be 24 feet.

Private streets and driveways for multifamily and townhouse developments, and for Planned Development Residential PDR and Planned Development Downtown PDD projects, shall be constructed with whichever of the following is the more stringent requirement: 1. A minimum cross section of six inches of aggregate base material, VDOT type 21-B or equivalent; three inches of base bituminous concrete, VDOT type BM-2 or equivalent; and one and one-half inches of surface bituminous concrete, VDOT type SM-2a or equivalent; or 2. In accordance with the VDOT Pavement Design Guide for Subdivision and Secondary Roads in Virginia.

The minor site plan or site plan shall include the planting and/or replacement of trees on the site to the extent that, at a maturity of 20 years, minimum tree covers will be provided in accord with the following standards: a. Business, commercial and industrial development: Ten percent of the total site area. b. Residential development (greater than ten dwelling units/acre): 15 percent of the total site area. c. Residential development (ten dwelling units/acre and less): 20 percent of the total site area.

The minor site plan or site plan shall include the planting and/or replacement of trees on the site to the extent that, at a maturity of 20 years, minimum tree covers will be provided in accord with the following standards: a. Business, commercial and industrial development: Ten percent of the total site area. b. Residential development (greater than ten dwelling units/acre): 15 percent of the total site area. c. Residential development (ten dwelling units/acre and less): 20 percent of the total site area.