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Ordinance Update Presentation - The Berkley GroupPittsylvania County Zoning Ordinance Update Joint Worksession #3 February 9, 2023 1 Agenda •Project Progress •Article Review •Article 4 –District Standards •Article 5 –Overlay Zoning Districts •Pertinent Definitions •Next Steps 2 Project Progress Investigation and Public Engagement Kick-off with Staff Diagnostic Joint Kickoff Meeting Public Outreach: Stakeholder Sessions Public Workshops Public Survey Content Development General & Administrative Provisions Permits & Applications District Standards Overlay & Special Districts Use Matrix Use Performance Standards Community Design Standards Nonconformities Adoption Public Open House Pre-Adoption PC and BOS Work Session(s) Incorporate Final Revisions Public Hearings and Adoption COMPLETE Worksession #3: Articles 4 and 5 3 Article 4 – District Standards •Establishment and Purpose •General District Standards •(Height, measurement of lots, exemptions) •Agricultural Districts •Residential Districts •Commercial Districts •Industrial Districts •Planned Development Districts •Conservation Districts Article Content: 4 Article 4 –Primary Zoning Districts Drafting Based on Public Engagement and Staff Direction –Updates to reflect needs and desires of community and staff General Organization –Streamlining of content (text to charts) –References to other regulations (Article III and Article VIII) 5 Article 4 –District Standards Revisions to Note •Section 4-1-3. Purpose and Intent of Primary Zoning Districts. •Purpose and intent statements for each primary zoning district consolidated into one Section •Language modernized and edited for clarity •Section 4-2-2. Additional Standards. •New Section to apply use performance and community design regulations to development within primary zoning districts 6 Article 4 –District Standards Revisions to Note •Overall addition of graphics to illustrate dimensional standards 7 Article 4 –District Standards Revisions to Note •Division 3. Exemptions and Encroachments. •The maximum distance between covered porches and a lot line has been reduced from 15 ft. to 10 ft. •An encroachment distance for uncovered porches and decks has been added and is applicable to both rear and side setbacks. •Height limit for flagpoles introduced at 40 ft; farm buildings have been added as a use exempt from height regulations 8 Article 4 –District Standards Revisions to Note •Division 4. Agricultural Districts Dimensional Standards. •Minimum lot area increased to 1 acre from 0.5 acre •Density decreased to 1 du/acre from 2 du/acre •Side setbacks are based on a uniformly applied distance rather than being 10% of the lot frontage 9 Article 4 –District Standards Revisions to Note •Division 5. Single Family Residential Districts Dimensional Standards. •Minimum lot area and minimum lot width established for all residential districts &tied to availability of public utilities •Density proposed to be determined by acreage, not by lot, for ease of administration •Front, side, and rear setbacks are established for all districts and based on a uniformly applied distance 10 11 Article 4 –District Standards Revisions to Note •Division 5. Multifamily Residential Districts Dimensional Standards. •Minimum lot area and minimum lot width for single-family vs. two- family and multi-family uses clarified & tied to utility availability •Density increased from 13 du/acre to 16 du/acre •Front, side, and rear setbacks established and uniformly applied •Setback requirements introduced for accessory structures •Addition of requirements for MHP total area, as opposed to only having requirements for individual pad sites. 12 13 14 Article 4 –District Standards Revisions to Note •Division 6. Commercial Districts Dimensional Standards. •Minimum lot area established for B-1 and B-2 and tied to utility availability •Minimum road frontage requirements introduced •Side and rear setbacks introduced for commercial properties adjacent to agriculture, residential, or conservation districts 15 16 Article 4 –District Standards Revisions to Note •Division 7. Industrial Districts Dimensional Standards. •Minimum lot area established for M-1 and M-2 •Minimum road frontage requirements introduced •Front setback minimum increased to 50 ft. for all structures •Side and rear setbacks introduced for industrial properties adjacent to all other districts 17 18 Article 4 –District Standards Revisions to Note •Division 8. Planned Development Dimensional Standards. •Side and rear setbacks introduced •New text introduced to provide clarity regarding the intended character of RPD development •New text to establish procedures for establishing an RPD district, including requirements for a pre-application meeting, submittal of a concept plan in accordance with Article III, and procedures for major and minor amendments 19 Article 4 –District Standards Revisions to Note •Division 8. Planned Development Dimensional Standards. •Introduction of development standards to address utilities, setbacks, and design in accordance with Article VIII •Open space requirements reduced to be 30% of the total RPD development •Of the overall open space, 50% must be dedicated to active recreation uses •Addition of requirement to have at least two types of residential uses in an RPD development 20 Article 5 – Overlay Zoning Districts •In General •Lake Surface Overlay District •Floodplain Overlay District •Airport Overlay District Article Content: 21 General Organization and Best Practices –Moved items for readability and streamlining of content –Included references to other regulations, to reduce text –Introduction of development and design standards 22 Article 5 –Overlay Zoning Districts Drafting Article 5 –Overlay Zoning Districts Lake Surface Overlay District: Revisions to Note 23 •Section 5-2-2. Applicability •LSOD no longer applies to lakes with four or more shoreline landowners. •Proposed text applies to Smith Mountain and Leesville Lakes and lakes greater than 100 acres •Section 5-2-3. Development and Design Standards •New Section to introduce development and design standards for the LSOD •Inclusion of rear setbacks for primary zoning districts permitted within the LSOD •Section 5-2-4. Piers, Docks, and Boathouses •New regulations to ensure that boathouses are constructed & used for their intended purpose and not converted into secondary dwelling units Article 5 –Overlay Zoning Districts Lake Surface Overlay District: Revisions to Note 24 •Section 5-2-5. Moorings and Floats. •Review and approval of all moorings and floats proposed to become administrative in nature, as opposed to a current Board of Supervisors review and approval process •Section 5-2-6. Variances. •New Section to address variances for all structures within an LSOD, not solely variances for piers and docks Article 5 –Overlay Zoning Districts Floodplain Overlay District 25 •The Floodplain Overlay District (FOD) Division references Chapter 23, Flood Plain Management, of the County Code •Currently governed by Chapter 23 and can continue to be governed outside of the Zoning Ordinance Article 5 –Overlay Zoning Districts Airport Overlay District: Revisions to Note 26 •Section 5-4-3. General Regulations. •Addition of reference to federal regulations for airport safety zones •Updated language to reflect procedures occurring in practice •“Zoning Clearance” “Zoning Permit” consistent with Article III •Language added to clarify that property owners of nonconforming uses, lots, and structures within an AOD are still required to comply with any local, state, or federal requirements for safety markers and lighting. Article 5 –Overlay Zoning Districts Airport Overlay District: Revisions to Note 27 •Section 5-4-4. Development and Design Standards. •This is a new Section proposed for inclusion to address development and design standards for the AOD. Pertinent Definitions Questions and Comments 28 Next Steps Joint Kickoff Work Session Public Survey Public Workshop Stakeholder Listening Sessions Draft Ordinance Worksessions Next Worksession: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 Public Open House and Review –December 2023 Pre-Adoption Worksessions –February 2024 Final Revisions Public Hearings & Adoption –Spring 2024     Use Matrix (Article 6) 29