Section 175-113 SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS - APARTMENTS.
All
apartment developments shall comply with the following regulations:
A.
Area regulations: The minimum lot size for apartment
developments
is ten thousand (10,000) square feet for an apartment structure having
three
(3) units, with an additional two thousand (2,000) square feet of lot
area for
each additional unit above three (3).
B.
The minimum lot width shall be one hundred
twenty-five (125) feet
at the setback line.
C.
Minimum yard requirements shall be as follows:
1.
Front yard: - forty (40) feet from road right-of-way.
Required parking may be located in a front yard, but not closer
than ten
(10) feet to the ultimate street right-of-way.
2.
Rear yard: - forty (40) feet.
3.
Side yard: - thirty-five (35) feet on each side.
D.
Maximum building height shall be three (3) stories, but not to
exceed
thirty-five (35) feet.
E.
Other regulations for all apartment construction:
1.
Each apartment structure and/or apartment parking area
shall have parking areas on a dedicated public street or on an access
easement
meeting State Department of Transportation and town standards.
2.
Concrete curb and gutters shall be installed along both
sides of all new streets within the development. However, should
a new
street act as a boundary for an apartment development, curb and gutter
need
only be installed on the side of the street adjacent to the
development.
3.
Walkways of four (4) feet in width, constructed of
concrete or brick, shall be installed from parking areas to all
apartment
structures served by such parking areas.
4.
The radii of cul-de-sac shall be
at least fifty (50) feet. No more than twenty-five (25) dwelling
units
shall have sole principal access on any cul-de-sac.
5.
Minimum parking space. There shall be two (2)
off-street parking spaces for each unit. An off-street parking
space shall
be a minimum of ten by twenty (10 x 20) feet.
F.
Special regulations for apartment developments of one (1)
acre and over. For apartment developments of one (1) acre or
more, the following regulations shall apply in addition to those
previously
noted:
1. Parking
areas shall be set back at least thirty
(30) feet from property lines of the development.
2.
There shall be provided
twenty-five hundredths (0.25) square feet of usable open space (not
including
parking or driveway areas) devoted to recreational use for every
one (1)
square foot of gross residential floor area. This space shall
take the
form of parks or play areas, etc.
3. Management of open space:
a. All
open space shall be preserved for its
intended purpose as expressed in the final site plan.
b. Should
the units be for rental purposes, the
developer or rental agent shall be responsible for maintenance and
management
of open space.
c. Should
the units be for sale, there
shall be an establishment of a nonprofit association, corporation,
trust or
foundation of all individuals or corporations owning residential
property
within the planned development to ensure the maintenance of open spaces.
d. When
the development
is to administer open space through an association, nonprofit
corporation,
trust or foundation, said organization shall conform to the
following
requirements:
[1] The developer
must establish the organization prior to the sale of any
lots.
[2]
Membership in the organization shall be mandatory for
all residential property owners,
present or future, within the planned community, and said organization
shall
not discriminate in its members or shareholders.
[3]
The organization shall manage all open space and
recreational and cultural facilities, shall provide for the
maintenance,
administration and operation of said land and improvements and any
other
common land within the planned community and shall secure adequate
liability
insurance on the land.
[4]
The organization shall conform to the Condominium Act,
Code of Virginia 1950, as amended.
4.
The horizontal distance between apartment structures shall be:
a.
Two (2) times the average height of the two (2)
groups of apartments for front or rear walls facing front
or rear
walls;
b.
One and one-half (1 1/2) times
the average height for front or rear walls facing side walls; and
c.
Equal to the height of the highest building for side walls facing side
walls.
5. Parking
may be provided in a joint parking
facility for a group of apartments with such deed restrictions as
are
necessary to determine ownership and maintenance of common parking
facilities
and methods of assigning charges for maintenance, snow removal and
repairs.
6. Usable
open space devoted to recreational use as
herein required shall be designed for use by tenants of the development
and
shall be improved and equipped by the developer in accordance with
plans
submitted and approved by the Town Planning Commission and Town
Council.
7. Screening
shall be
provided of sufficient height and density to screen the site from
adjoining
residential districts whether R-1 or R-2. A planting plan
specifying
type, size and location of existing and proposed planting material
shall be
submitted with the application for the permit. Screening shall be
at
least six (6) feet in height.
8.
Parking facilities:
a.
Number of spaces. Off-street parking, whether
garage or on lot, shall be provided on the premises at the rate of two
(2)
spaces for each apartment unit.
b.
Location. Required parking
spaces shall be provided on the same lot as the building served.
c.
All access drives shall be at least fifteen (15) feet
from any building on the lot and from exterior lot lines.
d.
Parking areas shall not be designed or located so
as to require or encourage cars to back into a public street in
order to
leave the lot.
e.
Entrance and exit ways to parking areas shall have a
minimum width of twelve (12) feet for each lane of traffic entering or
leaving
the site, but shall at no time exceed thirty (30) feet in width at the
street line.
f.
All dead-end parking lots shall be designed to provide
sufficient back-up area for the end stalls of the parking area.
g.
All access ways and parking areas shall be paved
with a hard-surface, double-surface treatment or concrete
covering.
h.
Entrance and exit ways and interior access ways shall be
designed so as to prevent the blocking of vehicles.
i.
Any other requirements deemed necessary by the Planning
Commission or Town Council for the public health and safety shall be
complied
with.
9. Drainage:
a. A
storm runoff and drainage system shall be installed
by the developer in accordance with sound engineering
practice so
as to adequately drain the project site, to adequately dispose of all
runoff and
drainage away from the project site and so as not to permit
excess
flow of water across streets or adjoining properties. Plans
for
such drainage system shall be submitted with the application for
the
permit and shall be subject to approval by the Town Engineer, who may
seek
assistance from other agencies.
b.
All provisions of existing town ordinances and
regulations regarding storm drainage shall be complied with.
10. Lighting:
Lighting for buildings, access ways and
parking areas shall be so arranged as not to reflect toward public
streets
or cause any annoyance to building occupants or surrounding
property
owners or residents.
11. Storage
of trash and rubbish: Exterior storage
areas for trash and rubbish shall be well screened on three (3) sides
with
evergreen plantings and contained in vermin-proof containers. Interior
storage
areas for trash and rubbish shall at all times be kept in an
orderly and
sanitary fashion.
12. Site
plan review and approval: Site plan shall be
reviewed by the Planning Commission and approved or rejected by the
Town
Council. Such plan shall comply with Article XIII.