Section 36.710
Extracted standards
12 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Environmental
- Chesapeake Bay buffer restriction
No land disturbance or vegetation removal is allowed in the Chesapeake Bay buffer area without review and approval by the Zoning Administrator
- RPA water-dependent use only
Only water-dependent facilities or redevelopment is allowed in Resource Protection Areas, including the 100-foot wide buffer area.
Other
- Boundary survey closure ratio10,000 ratio
A boundary survey with a field error of closure within the limit of one in ten thousand (1 in 10,000)
- Plat prepared by qualified professional
The plat shall be prepared by a qualified professional with certificates or seals signed by the engineer or surveyor certifying the plat.
- Maximum plat scale200 ft/inch
Blue line or black line prints at a preferred scale of not more than 200 feet to the inch.
- Show dam break inundation zones
Location of any mapped dam break inundation zones and any grave, object, or structure marking a place of burial.
- Date, scale, and true north point shown
The date, scale and true north point shall be shown on the plat.
- Show dimensions and acreage
Dimensions shall be shown along all boundaries of all lots and the acreage marked within the lots.
- Show easements
Easements shall be shown by centerline and width when lines are parallel to a boundary, otherwise boundary bearings and distances shall be shown.
- Delineate RPA/RMA boundaries
Delineation of RPA boundary, required buffer areas, RMA wetlands, and RMA boundary.
- Reserve drainfield requirement100 pct
100% reserve drainfield is required for on-site sewage treatment systems
- Septic pump frequency5 years
On-site septic systems must be pumped out every five years, or a certification must be submitted by a sewage handler permitted by the Virginia Department of Health that the septic system has been inspected, is functioning properly, and the tank does not need to have the solids pumped out
From the ordinance
The following requirements shall be adhered to in preparing plats for a single, family, and minor lot subdivisions: 1. Blue line or black line prints at a preferred scale of not more than 200 feet to the inch.