Design Standards Manual

Regulations

Site development shall be in accordance with Chapter 72 of the City Code and state standards. Some design standards are provided for the following topics and the Design Standards Manual is currently being updated:

• Water and Sewer Facilities Construction Specifications and Standards-Jan2016 (PDF)
• Fire Department Details
  • 1913 (PDF)
  • 1914 (PDF)
  • 1916 (PDF)

Specific Codes

• Landscaping: Refer to City Code Section 72-55
• E&S: Refer to VESCH and City Code Section 78, Article V
• Site Development Standards: Refer to City Code Section 72
• Floodplain Management: Refer to City Code Section 72-34.3
• Wetlands: Refer to City Code Section 72-34.4
• Site Plan Notes: RLD required, Hydraulic Unit Code (HUC), PASS (Possible Acid Sulphate Soils (PASS) (PDF), Chesapeake Bay Statements (PDF)
• Signs: as required per City Code Section 72-59
• ADA requirements: as per the American National Standard, Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities, ICC/ANSI A117.1-2003
• As-builts: required after completion of all site work.
• Lighting: as required per City Code Section 72-58
• Parking, and Traffic Improvements: as required per City Code Section 72-52 and 72-53
• Roads: as per VDOT (PDF)
• Unified Development Ordinance- Procedures Manual (PDF)