Section
175-37.04
STANDARDS.
A. Planned
neighborhood developments shall contain
not less than 20 contiguous acres.
B. The
project area must be held in single ownership
or all property owners within the proposed district must participate in
the
application.
C. Planned
neighborhood developments shall be served
by municipal water and sewer service and municipal electric service if
located
within the Town’s electric service area.
D. Allowable
base residential density. Overall
residential density shall not exceed the overall allowable residential
density
of the parcel or parcels involved prior to the re-zoning, dedicated
to
uses other than the commercial uses set forth in Sections 175-37.3 B
and C.
This base residential density may be increased at the Town
Council’s
discretion up to a maximum of 6.0 dwelling units per acre.
E. Conservation
lands. Lands with the following
characteristics shall not be developed and shall not be platted as part
of a
residential, community, institutional or commercial lot within a
planned
neighborhood development: land within the 100-year flood plain; land
with a
natural slope in excess of 40 percent, and as determined by standard
slope
computation methods. These lands shall be designated on the plat for
conservation purposes. Conservation lands may be used in
computing the
allowable base residential density. Nontidal wetlands may be
platted, but
shall be protected by preservation easements.
F. Management
and ownership of common open space and
facilities. All common spaces, properties, and facilities not
deeded to
the Town or other public entity shall be preserved for their intended
purpose
as specified on the approved plan. The developer shall provide
for the
establishment of a property owner’s association conforming to the
Virginia
Property Owners’ Association Act, Code of Virginia (1950) as amended,
to ensure
the maintenance of all common areas.