Nonresidential and mixed-use buildings in mixed-use developments
shall be laid out to encourage walking along streets by using the
following design practices:
A. Windows and public doors should be placed in facades facing streets.
B. Buildings should be grouped together along streets so it is a short
walking distance from one building to the next.
C. Buildings should be placed to make the distance between the central
green and residential areas no greater than 500 feet.
D. Drive-through facilities, when permitted, shall be located to the
side or rear of the building.
Each central green shall:
A. Have no more than 15% of its area consist of wetlands, floodplains
or steep slopes.
B. Be surrounded along at least 45% of its perimeters by streets or
commercial driveways. When a central green is directly fronted on
at least two sides by nonresidential/mixed-use buildings with public
doors facing the green, the Board of Supervisors may allow the percentage
of street frontage to be reduced to 20% of the green's perimeter.
C. Be a minimum of 30,000 square feet in size, with its center no closer
than 50 feet to any abutting lot, equivalent lot or street.
D. Be located in the area of the site that will be most visible to and
best serve the site's existing and proposed uses.
E. Be part of the open space requirement.
F. Have at least 30% of its area consist of lawn, while at least 70%
of it must consist of green space.
G. Be improved with a gazebo, pavilion, paved patio area with a fountain,
or decorative seating area to help identify this park as the central
gathering place for the development. This improvement shall be a minimum
of 300 square feet in size.
The parking for twin homes, including garages, must be located
at least five feet behind the building's front facade.
Buffer and screen plantings shall be provided in accordance
with this chapter.