Article XXIII, § 325-23.3
Extracted standards
19 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- AgriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. production permitted as of right
Where permitted by this chapter, agricultural production activities including but not limited to tillage, crop production, harvesting, and raising and pasturing of animals shall be permitted uses as a matter of right subject to the standards of this article.
- Years to supplement natural buffers10 years
Existing natural buffers should be supplemented by newly created buffers to provide screening for the facility over a ten-year period.
- Certified plat required
Each application for a livestock, feedlot, dairy or poultry facility shall be accompanied by a plat of the entire parcel with location of proposed facility prepared and signed by a land surveyor or civil engineer licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia
- Erosion and sedimentation control plan required
An erosion and sedimentation control plan shall be submitted for approval to the Zoning Administrator
- Maximum catastrophic mortality weight for on-site burial5,000 lbs
over 10% or 5,000 pounds, whichever is greater
- Maximum catastrophic mortality percentage for on-site burial10 pct
over 10% or 5,000 pounds, whichever is greater
- Maximum months for subsequent facilities in development plan60 months
Zoning approval for any subsequent facilities indicated in the development plan may only be obtained if no more than 60 months have passed
- Minimum fraction of facilities in service within 12 months12 months
At least 1/3 of the number of head of livestock or dairy animals subject to this article or one poultry facility indicated in the development plan must be placed into service within 12 months
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. reduction by mutual consent200 ft
Setbacks may be reduced to a minimum of 200 feet from the property line by mutual consent.
- Days to notify Zoning Administrator of placement into service30 days
The grower/operator shall notify the Zoning Administrator, in writing, within 30 days of placement into service
- Nutrient management plan required
no facility permit shall be issued until a nutrient management plan for the proposed facility has been reviewed and approved
- Nutrient management plan review interval5 years
The nutrient management plan shall be reviewed and updated every five years
- Months for prior permits to be valid24 months
construction is completed within 24 months from the adoption of this article
- Storage capacity for waste in months4 months
Have sufficient capacity to accommodate 100% of the waste produced by each facility in operation on the parcel during the four consecutive months
- Storage site on impermeable base
Be located on an impermeable base
- Storage site out of drainways
Be out of all drainways
- Zoning permit required for poultry facilities
A zoning permit shall be required prior to the construction of any poultry facility or the expansion of any poultry facility.
Signage
- Maximum development plan sign area4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
or larger than four square feet
- Minimum development plan sign area2 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
a sign not smaller than two square feet
From the ordinance
Setbacks may be reduced to a minimum of 200 feet from the property line by mutual consent.