Article. Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Overlay District, Sec. 32-180 to 32-191
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Chesapeake Bay
- Geographic extent
- All lands identified as Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas as shown on the zoning districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. map.
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum buffer encroachment into landward portion50 ft
The encroachment may not extend into the seaward 50 feet of the buffer area.
- Buffer vegetation removal conditions
In order to maintain the functional value of the buffer area, indigenous vegetation may be removed, subject to approval by the zoning administrator, only to provide for reasonable sight lines, access paths, general woodlot management, and best management practices
- Resource protection area buffer width100 ft
A 100 foot vegetated buffer area located adjacent to and landward of the components listed in subsections a. through c. above and along both sides of any water body with perennial flow.
- Development post-development load standard
For development, the post-development nonpoint source pollution runoff load shall not exceed the pre-development load
- Erosion and sediment control threshold2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
any land-disturbing activity exceeding 2,500 square feet, including construction of all single-family houses, shall comply with the requirements of Cape Charles' Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance.
- Land disturbance threshold for plan of development2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Any development or redevelopment exceeding 2,500 square feet of land disturbance shall be accomplished through a plan of development process
- Landscaping plan required
No clearing or grading of any lot or parcel shall be permitted without an approved landscaping plan.
- Redevelopment nonpoint source pollution reduction10 pct
For sites within IDAs or other isolated redevelopment sites, the non-point source pollution load shall be reduced by at least ten percent.
- 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
- Water quality impact assessment threshold5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A minor water quality impact assessment pertains only to a development within CBPAs which causes no more than 5,000 square feet of land disturbance
From the ordinance
The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act Overlay District shall apply to all lands identified as CBPAs as designated by the town council and as shown on the zoning district map.