Sec. 45-3157. - Established boundaries.
Sec. 45-3158. - Permitted uses.
Sec. 45-3159. - Area and dimensional regulations.
Sec. 45-3160. - Off-street parking.
Purpose and intent: The purpose of this division is to establish an overlay district known as the Lower Jefferson Avenue Urban Corridor Overlay District. The intent of this division is to promote well-planned and designed mixed-use pedestrian oriented development of property along an older section of Jefferson Avenue. This division prescribes standards for construction and reconstruction of buildings and sites within the Overlay District. Regulations for the Lower Jefferson Avenue Urban Corridor Overlay District supplement and modify district regulations set forth in other articles.
(Ord. No. 6052-04)
Sec. 45-3157. - Established boundaries.
Lower Jefferson Avenue Urban Corridor Overlay District (LJAUC): The district boundaries of the Lower Jefferson Avenue Urban Corridor Overlay District (LJAUC) are established on the Zoning District Map, as amended.
(Ord. No. 6052-04)
Sec. 45-3158. - Permitted uses.
(a)
Permitted uses. In the district, buildings or premises may be used for any use normally permitted in the underlying zoning district regulations set forth in Article IV, section 45-402. In addition, the following uses shall be permitted as a matter of right (section 45-402 matrix listing shown in parenthesis):
Single-family attached (B.2.1)
Housing for older persons—Single-family attached (B.2.2)
Multiple-family (B.3)
Housing for older persons—Multiple family (B.3.1)
High rise apartment (B.4)
Bed & breakfast (B.11)
Mixed-use building with any combination of residential, commercial and/or office uses.
(b)
Accessory uses. Any use customarily incidental or accessory to any permitted use is permitted in this district when clearly established as an accessory to a permitted use. However, certain accessory uses may have special requirements or require a special exception. Refer to Article V and Article XXXII to determine what special requirements may apply.
(c)
Signs. Signs permitted in the district shall be those set forth in Chapter 33.01, Newport News City Code. Such signs permitted in the district shall be compatible with the architecture of the structures.
(Ord. No. 6052-04)
Sec. 45-3159. - Area and dimensional regulations.
There shall be no minimum lot area, lot dimensions, yard regulations, height regulations, or transitional buffer areas.
(Ord. No. 6052-04)
Sec. 45-3160. - Off-street parking.
(a)
On site parking shall not be required for office and commercial uses.
(b)
Residential units require a minimum of one (1) parking space per dwelling unit located either on-site or on adjacent property. However, parking for housing for older persons may be reduced in accordance with Article XXX, section 45-3004.4.
(c)
Parking for community facilities shall be located off-street.
(d)
Any public parking lot, no more than four hundred (400) feet from the use it serves, may be counted towards the parking requirement for community facility uses.
(e)
All off-street parking shall be located behind buildings or within structures.
(Ord. No. 6052-04)
The development of any site within the Overlay District shall be in accordance with the Jefferson Avenue Corridor Study, as adopted by city council on September 8, 2009, and an approved master plan and/or site plan.
(a)
Development or redevelopment of a block or part thereof shall require the submittal of a master plan approved by the director of planning.
(1)
The master plan shall be drawn to a readable scale and show the location of all buildings, streets, light fixtures, parking, landscaping, sidewalks or pedestrian ways or other public spaces and other physical improvements, including but not limited to, location and screening of dumpsters, building elevations, floor area of non-residential space, sign design and materials.
(2)
The master plan shall include a landscape plan drawn to scale, which shall show the location of all landscaping materials. Landscaping materials shall be used from an approved list compiled by the director of planning.
(3)
The master plan shall include a development program indicating the sequence in which all structures, vehicular and pedestrian circulation systems are to be developed, and a schedule of construction dates indicating the anticipated date of commencement and completion of the project and any phasing of the project, to include a plan for stormwater management on the site.
(4)
For any residential or mixed use development that includes residential, the master plan shall indicate the use and number of dwelling units proposed. The master plan shall indicate the use and square footage of any non-residential use.
(5)
The master plan submittal shall include all building elevations, to include materials, color, and style.
(6)
Mechanical equipment shall not be visible from city rights-of-way.
(7)
All utilities, including but not limited to, all wires, cables, pipes, conduits and appurtenant equipment, carrying or used in connection with the furnishing of electric power, telephone, telegraph, cable televisions, petroleum, gas, steam, water, or sewer systems, shall be installed underground notwithstanding any provisions of City Code section [Chapter] 40.1 to the contrary.
(8)
Sustainable building practices shall be encouraged.
(9)
Curb-cuts shall not be permitted on Jefferson Avenue.
(b)
Development of a single lot shall require the submittal of a site plan in accordance with the site regulations, after or concurrent with review by the director of planning for compliance with the Jefferson Avenue Corridor study and, if applicable, with the approved master plan.
(Ord. No. 6052-04; Ord. No. 6673-10)
(a)
Prior to review and the issuance of a sign permit by the director of codes compliance, all building signs shall be submitted to and approved by the director of planning. The submission shall include: sign design, dimensions of the proposed signs, a drawing to a readable scale, colors, and a description of the sign materials and method of illumination.
(b)
Signs permitted in the district shall be those set forth in Chapter 33.01, Newport News City Code, except those specifically prohibited by this chapter.
(c)
Portable and freestanding signs are prohibited.
(Ord. No. 6673-10)