Section 28-XXX(p)
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
- Four-plus family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right53
- Single-Family Detached
- Duplex
- Semi-detached
- Townhouse
- Triplex
- Three-family attached
- Quadruple-attached
- Atrium
- Village
- Lot line
- Patio
- Accessory Dwelling
- Carriage House
- Multifamily
- Live/work units
- Hotel
- School Dormitory
- Professional Office
- Medical/Dentist Office
- Medical/Dentist Clinic
- Bank/Lenders Inst. Without drive-through
- Home Occupation
- Home Business I
- Day Care Center
- Elementary
- Middle
- High School
- College/University
- Vocational School
- Instruction with studio
- Place of Worship
- Open-Market
- High intensity retail not otherwise listed
- Push Cart
- Kiosk
- Restaurant
- Carry-out/Cafe with no drive through
- Fountains/Public Art
- Library
- Museum
- Outdoor Pavilion
- Center for the Arts
- Movie Theater
- Conference Center
- Convention Center
- Exhibition Center
- Bikestation
- Fire/Rescue Station
- Police Station
- Funeral Home
- Water/Sewer Pump Station
- Water Tank
- Telecommunication Antennas as an ancillary use to an existing building
Conditional / special use9
- Motel
- Bank/Lender Inst. With drive-through
- Vehicle Fuel Sales
- Automobile Repair
- Carry-out with drive through
- Hospital
- Substations
- Water/Sewer Treatment Facility
- Telecommunication Facility including as an ancillary use to an existing structure
Extracted standards
45 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- SD-C street lighting maximum footcandles5 fc
Average lighting levels measured at the building frontage shall not exceed 5.0 fc (footcandles).
- Street lights shall not cause glare into residential uses
Street lights shall be designed to not cause any glare into any residential use that may be above the 1st floor at street grade.
- T3 street lighting maximum footcandles1 fc
Average lighting levels for street lights measured at the building frontage shall not exceed 1.0 f.c. (footcandles).
- T4 street lighting maximum footcandles2 fc
Average lighting levels for street lights measured at the building frontage shall not exceed 2.0 fc (footcandles).
- T5 street lighting maximum footcandles5 fc
Average lighting levels measured at the building frontage shall not exceed 5.0 fc (footcandles).
- T6 street lighting maximum footcandles5 fc
Average lighting levels measured at the building frontage shall not exceed 5.0 fc (footcandles).
Other
- Awnings may encroach public sidewalk
Awnings may encroach the public sidewalk, provided the sidewalk is not within the right-of-way.
- Balcony and bay window encroachment percentage25 pct
Balconies and bay windows may encroach up to twenty-five (25) percent of the depth of the setback.
- Bicycle parking required for listed uses
Facilities for the parking and/or storage of bicycles shall be provided for all uses listed in Table 3.3(c).
- Bicycle rack clear sidewalk space5 ft
The racks shall be installed on a wide sidewalk with five (5) or more feet of clear sidewalk space remaining.
- Bicycle rack distance from hydrants4 ft
The racks shall be four (4) feet from fire hydrants, curb ramps, and building entrances.
- Bicycle racks on private property
The racks shall be located on the private property in which the use is located unless approved by the board of supervisors as part of the reclassification to the P-TND district, provided they are within five hundred (500) feet from the proposed use.
- Maximum pedestrian shed radius1,320 ft
The maximum length of a pedestrian shed is a circle with a radius of one thousand, three hundred twenty (1,320) feet...
- Maximum pedestrian shed radius at transit hub2,640 ft
except that the maximum radius of a pedestrian shed on a transit hub or a proposed transit hub as a destination point is two thousand, six hundred forty (2,640) feet...
- Maximum principal buildings per lot1 count
Except for the SD-C transect zone, or a secondary dwelling fifty (50) or more years in age upon referral of the Stafford County Historic Commission, no more than one principal building and one accessory building, or one carriage house shall be permitted on one lot.
- Mechanical equipment screened from street
Mechanical equipment, whether on the ground or the roof of a building shall be screened to where it is not visible from any street.
- Minimum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. per pedestrian shed5 pct
Each pedestrian shed shall contain not less than five (5) percent of its gross land areas as open or park spaces as provided in Table 3.4(b).
- Minimum number of transect zones3 count
The P-TND shall contain at least three (3) transect zones.
- Outdoor storage screened from principal street
Outdoor storage shall be screened from view of any principal street by a streetscreen. Outdoor storage shall be screened from view of any other street or adjoining property in compliance with section 130 of the DCSL.
- Minimum parapet heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.42 in
Flat roofs shall be enclosed by parapets a minimum of forty-two (42) inches high, or as required to conceal mechanical equipment.
- Open porch encroachment percentage50 pct
Open porches and awnings may encroach up to fifty (50) percent of the depth of the setback.
- Minimum roof pitch for residential buildings5 ratio
all residential buildings, excluding multifamily units, shall have pitched roofs and shall be symmetrically sloped no less than 5:12, except that porches and attached sheds may be no less than 2:12.
- SD-C antennas screened from streets
Antennas or microwaves used for communication or telecommunication purposes shall be screened from view from all streets including streets that are not within the P-TND.
- SD-C awnings may encroach without limit
Awnings may encroach upon the sidewalk with no limits.
- SD-C equal entrance features
All buildings shall provide equal entrance features for the side of the building facing the principal street and the parking area.
- SD-C mechanical equipment screened
Mechanical equipment, including elevator penthouses, shall be screened from view from all public streets.
- SD-C pedestrian access to all streets
All principal buildings and parking structures shall have pedestrian access to all streets the lot fronts on.
- Stoop encroachment percentage100 pct
Stoops may encroach one hundred (100) percent of the depth of the setback.
- T4 minimum housing mix types3 count
A minimum residential housing mix of three (3) types, such as, but not limited to: townhouse, duplex, triplex, patio, atrium, or village, shall be provided; and each type shall consist of at least twenty (20) percent of the total number of residential units within the transect zone.
- T5 principal pedestrian entrances along street
All principal buildings shall have their principal pedestrian entrances along the street. For a corner lot, the pedestrian entrance shall be along the principal street.
- T5 facade parallel to street minimum70 pct
Facades shall be built parallel to the principal street frontage line along a minimum of seventy (70) percent of its length of the lot.
- T5 floor at street grade raised2 ft
The floor at street grade of a residential unit or a building used for lodging shall be raised a minimum of two (2) feet above the average grade of the sidewalk.
- T6 awnings may encroach without limit
Awnings may encroach the public sidewalk without limit, provided the sidewalk is not within the right-of-way.
- T6 principal buildings have pedestrian access to street
All principal buildings shall have pedestrian access to a street. For a corner lot, the pedestrian access shall be along the principal street.
- T6 facade parallel to street minimum80 pct
The facade for buildings shall be built parallel to the principal street frontage line along a minimum of eighty (80) percent of its length of the lot.
- T6 floor at street grade raised2 ft
The floor at street grade of residential units or a building used for lodging shall be a minimum of two (2) feet above the average grade of the sidewalk.
Parking
- Nonresidential parking distance from use500 ft
and five hundred (500) feet if for a nonresidential use.
- Parallel parking spaces count towards required
Unless listed as prohibited, all parallel parking spaces shall count towards the required number of parking spaces provided the size of the parallel space is in compliance with section 28-102.
- Parking accessed by alley or non-principal street
Other than parallel and angled parking spaces, all parking spaces shall be accessed by an alley or a street that is not considered a principal street.
- Parking lots screened from principal street
Parking lots and loading and service areas shall be screened from the principal street by buildings or streetscreens.
- Private parking garage counts towards required
A private parking garage for a residential dwelling may be counted towards the required parking space, however, the driveway accessing the private parking garage shall not be considered towards the required number of parking spaces...
- Residential parking distance from use150 ft
The location of the parking spaces for a residential use is within one hundred fifty (150) feet...
- Transit stop parking credit10 pct
A credit of up to ten (10) percent of the maximum required parking spaces may be granted for all uses within the same pedestrian shed where a transit stop is located.
Setback
- SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from alleys measured from edge of easement
Setbacks from alleys shall be measured from the edge of the easement and not the centerline.
In the case for infill lots, the front setback shall not be less than the shortest front setback established by the existing buildings on the same side of the street on the same block.
From the ordinance
Planned-Traditional Neighborhood Development (P-TND) regulations, including transect zones, pedestrian sheds, parking, and architectural standards.