Sec. 19.2-26

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• AgriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. encroachment within landward 50 feet50 ft

  Agricultural activities may encroach within the landward 50 feet of the 100 foot wide RPA buffer area when at least one agricultural best management practice...

• AgriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. encroachment within landward 75 feet75 ft

  Agricultural activities may encroach within the landward 75 feet of the 100-foot-wide RPA buffer area when agricultural best management practices which address erosion control, nutrient management, and pest chemical control...

• Land disturbance threshold for major assessment2,500 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 a development that exceeds 2,500 square feet of land disturbance.

• Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from nontidal wetlands25 ft

  all new construction and substantial improvements of residential dwellings shall have a minimum setback of at least 25 feet horizontal distance from the outer most boundaries of nontidal wetlands not located within resource protection areas.

• Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from nontidal wetlands in Upper Swift Creek Watershed35 ft

  In the Upper Swift Creek Watershed, all new construction and substantial improvements of residential dwellings shall have a minimum setback of at least 35 feet horizontal distance from the outer most boundaries of the nontidal wetlands not located within resource protection areas.

• Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from RPA25 ft

  all new construction and substantial improvements of residential dwellings shall have minimum setbacks from an RPA which encroaches within a lot or parcel that is the lesser of the applicable yard setback requirement of the underlying zoning district or 25 feet.

• Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from RPA in Upper Swift Creek Watershed35 ft

  In the Upper Swift Creek Watershed, all new construction and substantial improvements of residential dwellings shall have a minimum setback from the RPA of 35 feet.

• Reserve sewage disposal site required

  A reserve sewage disposal site with a capacity at least equal to that of the primary sewage disposal site shall be provided on each lot or parcel proposed for new construction.

• RPA buffer encroachment seaward limit50 ft

  The encroachment may not extend into the seaward 50 feet of the RPA buffer area.

• RPA buffer nutrient reduction40 pct

  The 100-foot-wide RPA buffer area shall be deemed to achieve a 75% reduction of sediments and a 40% reduction of nutrients.

• RPA buffer sediment reduction75 pct

  The 100-foot-wide RPA buffer area shall be deemed to achieve a 75% reduction of sediments and a 40% reduction of nutrients.

• RPA buffer width100 ft

  A vegetated RPA buffer area a minimum of 100 feet in width, located adjacent to and landward of the environmental features listed in Subsections a. through c. above, and along both sides of any water body with perennial flow.

• Septic system pump-out frequency5 years

  Systems shall be pumped out at least once every five (5) years, unless the owner submits documentation every five (5) years...