§ 4-18001. General description.  


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  • It is the intent of this district to allow a more flexible approach to the development of large tracts of land in terms of land use, density, and design. Integration of land uses is encouraged to help reduce the need for vehicular travel by integrating housing into the overall design of commercial or "mixed used" centers. These centers are intended to mix a variety of housing types with large-scale employment, or shopping centers, restaurants, civic and office uses. Homes are blended into a built working environment to form a workplace that will not only reduce vehicle miles of travel, but also present opportunities for workers to walk or bike to work. Flexibility in zoning will be provided to permit such large-scale, mixed-use development through floating zones. To minimize noontime travel, the types of uses that are permitted in a mixed-use project may include retail, medical, and other consumer related or "personal" services. Areas within or adjacent to "mixed use centers" identified in the comprehensive plan may be appropriate for future expansions of this district.

    A planned development mixed use development shall be designed to be compatible with surrounding, adjacent, and nearby properties, both developed and undeveloped. Therefore, consideration shall be given during the design process of such planned developments to location, orientation, spacing and setback of buildings, maintenance of landscaping, access points, size and location of signage, common open spaces, vehicular parking and movement areas, preservation of existing vegetation, overall landscaping, grading and stormwater management.

    According to the county's comprehensive plan, the intent of the PD-MX district is to accommodate a diversity of uses at existing or future major road intersections, where public sewer and water are proposed with a capacity for more intensive development. This zoning district is also the most appropriate district to govern the future development of the county's urban development areas (UDA) as designated on the future land use plans. The UDA boundaries shall be determined by the boundaries depicted on the development service district (DSD) land use plan maps as shown in the comprehensive plan, as may be amended by the board of supervisors.

    In keeping with the Code of Virginia, development within designated UDAs should be based on the principles and features of traditional neighborhood design (TND). These features may include, but are not limited to: (i) pedestrian-friendly road design, (ii) interconnection of new local streets with existing local streets and roads, (iii) connectivity of road and pedestrian networks, (iv) preservation of natural areas, (v) mixed use neighborhoods, including mixed housing types, with affordable housing to meet the projected family income distributions of future residential growth, (vi) reduction of front and side yard setbacks, and (vii) reduction of street widths and turning radii at subdivision intersections. In addition to the requirements for PD-MX districts including in this article, all UDA development must meet the minimum development standards for traditional neighborhood design found in article V of the Isle of Wight County subdivision ordinance. (11-17-16; 7-19-18; 11-15-18.)