§ 19.6-94
Extracted standards
25 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Minimum parcel size for intensive dairy facility60 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
If the operator of an intensive dairy facility has at least 200 dairy cattle, then the minimum parcel size of which an initial dairy facility may be placed shall be 60 acres.
- Minimum parcel size for intensive livestock facility60 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
If the operator of an intensive livestock facility has at least 300 beef cattle, 3,000 sheep, or 150 horses, then the minimum parcel size of which an initial livestock facility may be placed shall be 60 acres.
- Minimum parcel size for intensive poultry facility20 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
If the operator of an intensive poultry facility has at least 30,000 chickens or 16,500 turkeys, then the minimum parcel size of which an initial poultry facility may be placed shall be 20 acres.
- Minimum parcel size for intensive swine facility150 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
If the operator of an intensive swine facility has at least 750 pigs, then the minimum parcel size of which an initial swine facility may be placed shall be 150 acres.
- Minimum distance to dwelling for dairy facility200 ft
The minimum distance from the intensive dairy facility to any dwelling shall be 200 feet.
- Minimum distance to dwelling for livestock facility200 ft
The minimum distance from the intensive livestock facility to any dwelling shall be 200 feet.
- Minimum distance to dwelling for poultry facility200 ft
The minimum distance from the intensive poultry facility to any dwelling shall be 200 feet.
- Minimum distance to dwelling for swine facility200 ft
The minimum distance from the intensive swine facility to any dwelling shall be 200 feet.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines for dairy facility150 ft
The minimum setback of any structure from all property lines shall be 150 feet.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines for livestock facility150 ft
The minimum setback from all property lines shall be 150 feet.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines for poultry facility300 ft
The minimum setback of any structure from all property lines shall be 300 feet.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines for swine facility1,000 ft
The minimum setback of any structure from all property lines shall be 1,000 feet.
- Minimum distance to town limits for dairy facility1,000 ft
The minimum distance from the intensive dairy facility to an incorporation town limits shall be 1,000 feet.
- Minimum distance to town limits for livestock facility1,000 ft
The minimum distance from the intensive livestock facility to an incorporation town limits shall be 1,000 feet.
- Minimum distance to town limits for poultry facility1,000 ft
The minimum distance from the intensive poultry facility to an incorporation town limits shall be 1,000 feet.
- Minimum distance to town limits for swine facility1,000 ft
The minimum distance from the intensive swine facility to an incorporation town limits shall be 1,000 feet.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for waste storage from property line500 ft
A waste storage area and/or structure shall be set back a minimum distance of 500 feet from any property line.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for waste storage from property line500 ft
A waste storage area and/or structure shall be set back a minimum distance of 500 feet from any property line.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for waste storage from property line500 ft
A waste storage area and/or structure shall be set back a minimum distance of 500 feet from any property line.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. for waste storage from property line500 ft
A waste storage area and/or structure shall be set back a minimum distance of 500 feet from any property line.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from water source for dairy facility100 ft
Additionally, an intensive dairy facility must be set back a minimum of 100 feet from any surface and/or drinking water source.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from water source for livestock facility100 ft
Additionally, an intensive livestock facility must be set back a minimum of 100 feet from any surface and/or drinking water source.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from water source for poultry facility200 ft
Additionally, an intensive poultry facility must be set back a minimum of 200 feet from any surface and/or drinking water source.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from water source for swine facility300 ft
Additionally, an intensive swine facility must be set back a minimum of 300 feet from any surface and/or drinking water source.
- Nutrient management plan required
No intensive facility shall commence operation until a nutrient management plan, if required by the Commonwealth of Virginia for the proposed facility, has been reviewed and approved by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation or by the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service or by a person certified or employed by the commonwealth as a nutrient management planner.
From the ordinance
The following regulations shall apply to a new or existing intensive farming facility. ...