Article VI, Sec. 32-180 to 32-191
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Chesapeake Bay and tributaries
- Geographic extent
- Applies to all lands identified as CBPAs as shown on the zoning districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. map, including resource protection areas (RPA) and resource management areas (RMA).
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Buffer encroachment limit
Encroachments into the buffer areas shall be the minimum necessary to achieve a reasonable buildable area and may not extend into the seaward 50 feet of the buffer area.
- Buffer width100 ft
A 100 foot vegetated buffer area located adjacent to and landward of the components listed.
- Major water quality impact assessment threshold5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A major water quality impact assessment shall be required for any development which exceeds 5,000 square feet of land disturbance within CBPA.
- Minor water quality impact assessment threshold5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A minor water quality impact assessment pertains only to a development within CBPAs which causes no more than 5,000 square feet of land disturbance.
- Plan of development threshold2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Any development or redevelopment exceeding 2,500 square feet of land disturbance shall be accomplished through a plan of development process.
- Post-development nonpoint source pollution load
For development, the post-development nonpoint source pollution runoff load shall not exceed the pre-development load.
- Redevelopment pollution reduction10 pct
For sites within IDAs or other isolated redevelopment sites, the non-point source pollution load shall be reduced by at least ten percent.
- Sewage disposal pumpout frequency5 years
All on-site sewage disposal systems not requiring a VPDES permit shall be pumped out at least once every five years.
From the ordinance
Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Overlay District regulations including buffer requirements, performance standards, and water quality impact assessments.