Sec. 12-405 C, 12-406, 12-408
Dimensional standards
Lot
Servicing
- Applies near
- Fentress Airfield
- Geographic extent
- Properties within noise contours 65 DNL or greater and accident potential zones around Fentress Airfield
Extracted standards
18 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. per Navy AICUZ
No building or structure shall exceed the U.S. Navy's recommended height restrictions under its AICUZ program.
Lighting
- Lighting directed downward
All lighting shall be directed downward toward the interior of the development. No lighting shall be used that interferes with airfield operations.
Noise
- Noise level reduction for non-residential uses35 dB
All other occupied buildings and structures located in noise contours 65 DNL or greater must achieve an outdoor to indoor noise level reduction of 35 dB.
Other
- Landscaped berm between use and residential4 ft
A four-foot high landscaped berm with a 3:1 slope and a two-foot wide top shall be installed between any proposed use and any existing residential unit located within 500 feet of any building on the lot.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. in noise contours 65-75 DNL43,560 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Minimum lot size for properties in noise contours 65-70 DNL and 70-75 DNL shall be one acre or the minimum lot size prescribed by the underlying zoning district, whichever is greater.
- Parking buffer from street
If parking is proposed between the building and any street bordering the property, there shall be a buffer and landscaping arranged so that the parking lot is effectively screened from public view from the street.
- Residential sound transmission control
All residential dwellings in 65 DNL or greater shall conform with sound transmission control regulations and airport noise attenuation standards set out in the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.
Setback
- Front setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. reduction with landscaping50 ft
This setback distance may be reduced, up to a minimum setback of 50 feet, if landscaping approved by city council is provided which screens the building from public view from the street.
Signage
- Freestanding sign maximum area64 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Maximum cumulative sign area: 64 square feet.
- Freestanding sign count1 per frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
One (1) per frontage.
- Freestanding sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.12 ft
Maximum height: 12 feet.
- Freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.15 ft
Minimum setback: 15 feet from the street right-of-way.
- Ground sign maximum area4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Maximum cumulative sign area: 4 square feet.
- Ground sign count1 per vehicular entrance
One (1) per vehicular entrance to the site.
- Ground sign maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
Maximum height: 4 feet.
Minimum setback: 5 feet from the street right-of-way.
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. sign lighting
No freestanding sign, wall sign, or ground sign permitted under this section shall contain any lighting that is internal to or contained within the sign.
- Wall sign area1 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. per linear ft of building frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.
Maximum cumulative sign area: 1 square foot per 1 foot of linear building frontage.
From the ordinance
Minimum lot size for properties in noise contours 65-70 DNL and 70-75 DNL shall be one acre... Minimum building setback from a public street shall be 150 feet...