710.05, 710.06, 710.07
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Superimposed over other districts; boundaries shown on Watershed DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. Maps of Amherst County, Virginia
Uses
Permitted by right1
- all uses permitted in underlying zoning district (except as prohibited)
Conditional / special use3
- exploration, development or operation of oil wells, natural gas wells, strip mines or quarries
- food processing plant or other industrial/commercial activity requiring wastewater treatment facilities
- bulk storage of petroleum or asphalt products (10,000 to 80,000 gallons)
Prohibited12
- production or disposal of hazardous waste
- storage of hazardous waste or materials (except agricultural pesticides)
- storage of pesticides for repackaging or resale
- installation of long distance transmission pipelines for natural gas, liquid petroleum, petroleum products, slurry coal, or other liquids/solids (except water, sewer, storm sewers)
- application to land surfaces or landfilling of industrial, commercial or residential waste
- relocation of streambeds or channelization of streams (except flood damage correction or conservation plan)
- establishment of feed lots with more than 100 animal livestock units (unless under best management practices)
- bulk storage of petroleum or asphalt products in excess of 80,000 gallons
- storage of petroleum or asphalt products within 400 feet of permanent tributaries or reservoir (except heating oil ≤550 gallons)
- storage of pesticides within 400 feet of permanent tributaries or reservoir
- establishment of feed lots within 400 feet of permanent tributaries or reservoir (unless under best management practices)
- application of biosolids, livestock waste, poultry litter, or other animal waste within 50 feet of permanent tributaries or reservoirs (except with nutrient management plan)
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- AgriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. buffer reduction25 ft
The agricultural buffer strip may be reduced to a minimum of 25 feet on each side of the stream when a water and soil quality conservation plan utilizing best management practices has been implemented.
- ImperviousImpervious coverageThe share of a lot covered by anything water cannot soak through — roofs, drives, patios. surface stormwater plan threshold10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
All new construction projects resulting in 10,000 square feet or more of impervious surfaces on any single site shall have a stormwater management plan approved by the Robert E. Lee Soil and Water Conservation District.
- Primary Water Supply DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. stream bufferRiparian bufferA strip along a stream or wetland that must be left undisturbed. width75 ft
A buffer strip of dense perennial vegetation shall be maintained adjacent to any permanent tributary and shall be no less than 75 feet in width on each side of the tributary.
- Steep slopeSteep slopeGround above a stated gradient, where building is restricted or barred. agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. restriction15 pct
Portions of properties having steep slopes of 15 percent or greater shall not be placed in agricultural uses which require soil tillage, except for preparation to plant permanent cover, unless operated under best management practices.
- Secondary Water Supply DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. stream bufferRiparian bufferA strip along a stream or wetland that must be left undisturbed. width50 ft
A buffer strip of dense perennial vegetation shall be maintained adjacent to any permanent tributary and shall be no less than 50 feet in width on each side of the tributary.
Setback
- Primary Water Supply DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. reservoir setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.350 ft
No structures, on-site sewerage system drain field or reserve drain field space owned by parties other than the local government entity or the appropriate public water supply agency shall be located within 350 feet of the normal pool elevation of a water supply reservoir.
- Secondary Water Supply DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. reservoir setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.300 ft
No structures, above ground or below ground storage tanks, on-site sewerage system, drain field or reserve drain field space owned by parties other than the local government entity or the appropriate public water supply agency shall be located within 300 feet of the normal pool elevation of a water supply reservoir.
From the ordinance
The watershed areas within the county are hereby divided into two types of districts: Primary Water Supply Districts (PWS) and Secondary Water Supply Districts (SWS).