Buena Vista, Virginia · General provision

Section 615

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA6,250 sq ftMAX HEIGHT3 stories
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Uses

Extracted standards

10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Lighting

  • Lighting standards

    Outside lighting appendix F of the Buena Vista Land Development Regulations.

Other

  • Certificate of appropriateness required

    No architectural features of any buildings or structures within the district which are subject to public view from a public street shall be altered, nor shall any building or structure, including signs, hereafter be erected, reconstructed, altered, relocated or restored within such district, unless and until an application for a certificate of appropriateness shall have been approved by the historic district review committee.

  • Demolition requires certificate

    No building or structure may be demolished in whole or in part, or moved from one location to another, unless and until an application for a certificate of appropriateness shall have been approved by the historic district review committee.

  • Drive-through facilities require CUP

    Drive-through facilities shall be considered an accessory use and shall require a conditional use permit.

  • In the institutional district new buildings located to the east of Beech Avenue to the West side of Chestnut Avenue and to the North Side of Park and 25th Streets to the south side of 28th Street buildings may be not greater in height than six stories if the base of the building is located at the foot of the ridge and the height of the building does not exceed 1,000 feet above mean sea level (48 feet above the base elevation of Main Hall) without a conditional use permit. In no event shall any building or structure be built that would materially obstruct the view of Main Hall from the south looking northward. Buildings and structures built in the area lying to the south of 29th Street and to the east of Birch Avenue in the area designated as 'the Dinky' also known as 'Mineral Ridge' may be no taller than three stories in height.

  • Landscaping plan required

    All new construction except single- and two-family homes are required to submit a landscaping plan.

  • Road standards

    All new streets or roads must be built according to appendices C and D of the Buena Vista Land Development Regulations and the Buena Vista Street Construction Policy.

  • Site plan required

    Construction of any building except single- and two-family homes requires the submission of a site plan that must be reviewed by the planning commission.

Parking

  • Off-site parking allowed

    Parking space requirements for any use may be provided for off-site.

Signage

  • Signs conform to section 706

    Signs shall conform to section 706 of the Buena Vista Land Development Regulations.

From the ordinance

The minimum area for new construction in the mixed business district is 6,250 square feet.
Section 615