Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Chesapeake Bay Preservation Overlay DistrictOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it.
- Geographic extent
- Chesapeake Bay Preservation Overlay DistrictOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it. (CBPA)
Extracted standards
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Exemptions in resource protection areas
The following land disturbances in resource protection areas may be exempted from the overlay district: (1) water wells; (2) passive recreation facilities such as boardwalks, trails, and pathways; and (3) historic preservation and archaeological activities provided that it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the zoning administrator that: (1) Any required permits, except those to which this exemption specifically applies, shall have been issued; (2) Sufficient and reasonable proof is submitted that the intended use will not deteriorate water quality; (3) The intended use does not conflict with nearby planned or approved uses; and (4) Any land disturbance exceeding an area 2,500 square feet shall comply with all town erosion and sediment control requirements.
- Silvicultural activities exemption
Silvicultural activities are exempt from the requirements of this article provided that silvicultural operations adhere to water quality protection procedures prescribed by the Virginia Department of Forestry in the 1997 edition of 'Best Management Practices Handbook for Forestry Operations [Technical Guide].'
- Utility exemption conditions
Construction, installation, and maintenance of water, sewer, and natural gas and underground telecommunication and cable television lines, owned, permitted or both by the Town of Cape Charles, shall be exempt from the overlay district provided that: a. To the degree possible, the location of such utilities and facilities shall be outside RPAs; b. No more land shall be disturbed than is necessary to provide for the proposed utility installation; c. All construction, installation, and maintenance of such utilities and facilities shall be in compliance with all applicable state and federal requirements and permits and designed and conducted in a manner that protects water quality; and d. Any land disturbance exceeding an area of 2,500 square feet complies with all Cape Charles erosion and sediment control requirements.
- Exemption for utilities, railroads, and public roads
Construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of electric, natural gas, fiber-optic, and telephone transmission lines, railroads, and public roads and their appurtenant structures in accordance with (i) regulations promulgated pursuant to the Erosion and Sediment Control Law ... and the Stormwater Management Act ... are deemed to comply with this article.
From the ordinance
Exemptions for utilities, railroads, and public roads. Construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of electric, natural gas, fiber-optic, and telephone transmission lines, railroads, and public roads and their appurtenant structures ... are deemed to comply with this article.