Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- James River
- Applies within
- 100 ft
- Geographic extent
- RPA includes tidal wetlands, nontidal wetlands, tidal shores, and a buffer area not less than 100 feet in width. RMA includes all remaining areas of Surry County within the James River Watershed.
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- RMA includes all remaining areas in James River Watershed
The RMA includes all remaining areas of Surry County which are located within the James River Watershed.
- RMA opt-out criteria
Lots may be exempt if they do not possess RMA features: 100-year floodplain, nontidal wetlands, highly erodible soils, slopes >15%, or 100-foot land adjacent to RPA.
- RPA buffer width100 ft
A buffer area not less than 100 feet in width located adjacent to and landward of the components listed in subsections A.1. through 4.
- Water quality impact assessment required
The county shall determine whether water bodies have perennial flow and adjust RPA boundaries as necessary.
From the ordinance
The resource protection area shall include... a buffer area not less than 100 feet in width located adjacent to and landward of the components... The RMA includes all remaining areas of Surry County which are located within the James River Watershed.