Bedford, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 1201

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent
Within the incorporated area of the town

Extracted standards

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

Floodplain

Noise

  • Noise abatement plan required

    In addition, in instances where decibel levels may exceed the minimum standards specified by VDOT, a noise abatement plan shall also be required.

Other

  • Construction completion deadline12 months

    Said bond shall be forfeited if construction is not completed within a period of one year from the date of the bond

  • Erosion and sedimentation control plan required

    A statement by the subdivider acknowledging that an erosion and sedimentation control plan will be prepared and other requirements of the erosion and sedimentation program will be carried out at the expense of the subdivider.

  • Final plat approval required

    No street shall be opened, dedicated, or accepted by the town... nor any building permit affecting any lot in a subdivision issued, unless and until a final plat of said subdivision shall have been prepared, approved, and recorded.

  • Final plat recording deadline60 days

    within 60 days of said approval shall be recorded in the office of the clerk

  • Final plat recording deadline15 days

    Within 15 days following approval by the zoning administrator of the final plat, one copy of the final plat shall be recorded immediately in the town clerk's office

  • Final plat maximum scale100 ft per inch

    The scale shall be one inch to not more than 100 feet.

  • Final plat maximum sheet size17 inches

    maximum of 17 inches by 22 inches

  • Final plat minimum sheet size8.5 inches

    Sheet size shall be a minimum of 8½ inches by 11 inches

  • Final plat submission deadline365 days

    Within one year of conditional approval or full approval of the preliminary plat... the subdivider shall submit to the zoning administrator ten copies of a final plat

  • Maintenance bond duration12 months

    Said bond shall be for a maximum of 12 months for maintenance of the public improvements.

  • Maintenance bond percentage10 pct

    an irrevocable letter of credit, certified check, performance bond or other surety... in an amount equal to ten percent of the total cost of the public improvements

  • Monument replacement required

    All iron pipes, monuments, or steel pins destroyed during installation of public improvements... will be replaced at owner's expense.

  • Performance bond required

    An irrevocable letter of credit, certified check, performance bond or other surety... in an amount equal to the total construction expense

  • Commission action deadline60 days

    Within 60 days after submission of the preliminary plat... the commission shall forward two copies of said plat to the council

  • Council action deadline45 days

    Within 45 days after receipt of the commission's recommendations, the council shall approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove the preliminary plat

  • Preliminary plat maximum scale100 ft per inch

    The scale shall be no more than one inch to 100 feet.

  • Preliminary plat maximum sheet size17 inches

    maximum of 17 inches by 22 inches

  • Preliminary plat minimum sheet size8.5 inches

    Sheet size shall be a minimum of 8½ inches by 11 inches

  • Town boundary line distance200 ft

    Town boundary lines, if any, within 200 feet of the proposed subdivision.

  • Vicinity map distance2,000 ft

    All streets, alleys, or other public ways, within 2,000 feet of the proposed subdivision, shown on a reduced scale insert (vicinity) map on the first sheet.

From the ordinance

Any owner or owners of any tract of land within the incorporated area of the town... who subdivides same as herein provided, shall cause a final plat of such subdivision to be made in accordance with regulations set forth in this Land Development Ordinance.
Sec. 1201