Dimensional standards
Density
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum residential density in GMU districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.64 du/acdu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
Residential densities for residential development other than single-family detached shall be allowed up to 64 units per acre in the GMU district.
- Maximum residential density in NMU districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.32 du/acdu/acreDwelling units per acre — the number of homes allowed on each acre of land.
Residential densities for residential development other than single-family detached shall be allowed up to 32 units per acre in the NMU district.
Other
- County Street setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. reduction
Buildings on County Street may reduce the front setback to ten feet.
- Effingham Street setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. reduction
Buildings on Effingham Street may reduce the front setback to five feet.
- High Street setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. reduction
Buildings on High Street may reduce the front setback to zero if abutting a sidewalk of at least eight feet in width.
- London Boulevard setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. alternative
As an alternative to the standards in Sec. 40.2-218, the building setback along London Boulevard may be the average of other buildings along the same block.
- Principal entrance facing street
A building on a lot abutting London Boulevard, High Street or County Street shall have the principal entrance to the building facing these streets unless the lot is a corner lot with a previously established frontage on a different public street.
The following uses are prohibited with the exception of developments facing London Boulevard or Effingham Street: drive-through facilities, convenience stores with gasoline pumps, and gasoline sales.
From the ordinance
The purpose of the Innovation Overlay District is to support activity that stimulates innovation while offering value to entities that drive the economy.