Article XXIII, Sec. 74-993-74-999
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- All poultry facilities in Cumberland County
Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Environmental
- Nutrient management plan required
After October 5, 1992, no poultry facility permit shall be issued until a nutrient management plan for the proposed poultry facility has been approved or is pending approval by the Peter Francisco Soil and Water Conservation District and is on file with the zoning administrator.
Other
- Buffer requirement for poultry houses
One of the following buffers shall be required for all poultry houses placed into operation after October 5, 1992: (1) An existing natural buffer between the existing dwelling and the new poultry house; or (2) A buffer consisting of three staggered rows of native evergreens between the existing dwelling and the poultry house.
- Buffer requirement for processing facilities100 ft
Within this setback, a vegetative buffer of 100 feet is required. The buffer may be comprised of an existing, well established natural area with extensive tree cover, or may consist of five staggered rows of planted evergreens, with a minimum of one evergreen per 30 lineal feet in each row. The buffer shall be provided in the 100 feet of the setback closest to the adjacent residence.
- Direct access to Route 13, 45, or 60
All poultry processing facilities shall be located with direct access to Route 13, 45, or 60. Prior to the issuance of any building permit, an entrance permit will be required from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).
- No structures or parking lots within 300 ft setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. (processing facility)
Within this setback, no structures or parking lots are allowed.
- Poultry development plan required in A-2 districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
In the A-2 district, a grower or a potential grower or processing facility shall file with the zoning administrator a development plan which indicates the number, size and location of all structures planned for the subject parcel.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from existing dwellings300 ft
Each poultry house shall be set back from all existing dwellings not owned by the grower a distance of three hundred (300) feet. Each poultry processing facility shall be set back from all properties with existing dwellings not owned by the processor a distance of 300 feet.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from other public roadways (poultry house)100 ft
At least 100 feet from all other public roadways.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines (poultry house)150 ft
The setback for poultry houses from property lines shall be at least 150 feet.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines (processing facility)300 ft
The setback for poultry processing facilities from property lines shall be 300 feet.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from Route 60, 45, and 13 (poultry house)150 ft
At least 150 feet from Route 60, Route 45 and Route 13.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from incorporated towns, residentially zoned districts, public schools, recreation areas, public wells, springs, water intakes1,000 ft
All poultry houses shall be set back at least 1,000 feet from incorporated towns, residentially zoned districts as provided in articles VI, VII, VIII, and X of this chapter, public schools, county, town and community recreation areas, public wells, springs and water intakes.
- Processing facilities subject to section 74-549(a)
All poultry processing facilities are subject to the standards enumerated in section 74-549(a).
From the ordinance
Each poultry house shall be set back from all existing dwellings not owned by the grower a distance of three hundred (300) feet.