Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Exemptions from stormwater permit
Minor land-disturbing activities, including home gardens and individual home landscaping, repairs, and maintenance work; installation of fence and signposts; agricultural operations; etc. are exempt.
- Land disturbance threshold10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Land-disturbing activity that disturbs 10,000 square feet or more, is less than one acre, not in an area of a locality designated as a Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area, and not part of a common plan of development or sale, is subject to criteria defined in Article 2 (9VAC25-875-540 et seq.) of Part V of the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Regulation.
- Permit required for land-disturbing activities
Except as provided herein, no person may engage in any land-disturbing activity until a permit has been issued by the Town in accordance with the provisions of this division and the Regulation.
- Plan review action deadline60 days
The Town shall act on any application within 60 days after it has been determined by the Town to be complete.
- Plan review completeness determination15 days
The Town shall determine the completeness of any application within 15 days after receipt and shall act on any application within 60 days after it has been determined by the Town to be complete.
- Responsible Land Disturber certificate required
The name of the individual who will be assisting the owner in carrying out the activity and holds a Responsible Land Disturber certificate pursuant to § 62.1-44.15:30 of the Code of Virginia is submitted to the Town.
- Resubmittal review deadline45 days
The Town shall act on the resubmitted application within 45 days after receipt.
From the ordinance
Land-disturbing activities that meet one of the criteria below are regulated... No person may engage in any land-disturbing activity until a permit has been issued by the Town in accordance with the provisions of this division and the Regulation.