Alexandria, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 13-107

Resource ProtectionAll Alexandria districts0

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Applies near
water bodies with perennial flow
Applies within
100 ft
Geographic extent
Areas within the CBPA that include tidal wetlands, tidal shores, nontidal wetlands connected by surface flow, and a 100-foot buffer adjacent to these features and water bodies with perennial flow.

Uses

Extracted standards

8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Access to water-dependent facility minimized

    Access to the water-dependent facility is provided with the minimum disturbance necessary, and where practical, a single point of access is provided.

  • Buffer reduction requirements

    The buffer area will achieve a 75 percent reduction of sediments and a 40 percent reduction of nutrients.

  • RPA buffer width100 ft

    A buffer area of 100 feet (measured from top of bank) located adjacent to and landward of the components listed in subsections (1) through (3) above and along both sides of any water body with perennial flow.

  • No further encroachment within the RPA

    There is no further encroachment within the RPA

  • There is no increase in impervious surface cover

  • No increase in structure footprint for repair

    Repair and maintenance of existing piers, walkways, observation decks, wildlife management shelters, boathouses, and other similar water-related structures provided that there is no increase in structure footprint and that any required excavating and filling results in a land-disturbing activity of 2,500 square feet or less

  • Non-water-dependent component located outside RPA

    Any non-water-dependent component is located outside of the RPA

  • Water quality impact assessment may be required

    A water quality impact assessment may be required by the director of T&ES in accordance with section 13-117 if the project is located within an environmentally sensitive area, or is of sufficient scale to affect water quality.

From the ordinance

The following are permitted within the RPA provided they do not require development, redevelopment, structures, grading, fill, draining, or dredging: (1) Conservation or preservation of soil, water, vegetation, fish, shellfish, and other wildlife; (2) Passive recreational activities... (3) Educational activities and scientific research.
Sec. 13-107