Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Landscaping & trees
- Street trees required on all new streets except alleys
All new streets, except alleys shall be lined with trees.
Other
- Curb and gutter on both sides with stormwater management
All streets, except alleys shall have curb and gutter on both sides of the roadway and be designed to flow into a stormwater management system that is approved by the city.
- Engineer licensed in Virginia required
An engineer licensed in the State of Virginia shall design all streets.
- Rectilinear grid pattern with interconnected streets
All streets shall be built along the traditional rectilinear grid pattern of City of Buena Vista and have interconnected streets (no streets may end in a cul-de-sac). Exceptions may be granted where topography prevents this pattern.
- Sidewalk bulb pattern at intersections with on-street parking
All new intersections within the neighborhood shall have the pattern of a sidewalk bulb stamped into the asphalt everywhere that there is on street parking.
- Sidewalks and crosswalks contrast with road surface
Materials shall provide a nonmonolithic texture, color, and pattern for the pedestrian. Additionally, the sidewalks and crosswalks shall exist in contrast to the road surface.
- All streets designated to one of specified street types
All streets in subject to these regulations shall be designated to be one of the street types specified in this document.
- Street vistas framing significant features
All streets, except alleys should frame vistas of core areas, public buildings, parks, and/or other natural features. Any street that terminates should do so at significant buildings or places.
- Utilities buried on all streets except alleys
In alleys, utilities (power lines, telephone, cable, etc.) may be above ground. All other streets and roads shall have all associated utilities (power lines, telephone, cable, etc.) buried below ground.
- Streets dedicated to city built to VDOT standards
Streets that will be dedicated to the city shall be built to VDOT standards.
Parking
- On-street parking required on all streets except alleys and thoroughfares
On-street parking is required on all streets, except alleys and thoroughfares.
From the ordinance
All streets shall be built along the traditional rectilinear grid pattern of City of Buena Vista and have interconnected streets (no streets may end in a cul-de-sac).