Article 3-1400, Sec. 3-1401, 3-1402, 3-1403, 3-1404
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Chesapeake Bay, James River
- Geographic extent
- Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas (CBPAs) including Resource Protection Areas (RPAs) and Resource Management Areas (RMAs) within the James River Watershed.
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Environmental
- Development disturbance threshold2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
All development and redevelopment exceeding 2,500 square feet shall be subject to applicable provisions...
- Reserve sewage disposal site required
For new construction, provide a reserve sewage disposal site with a capacity at least equal to that of the primary sewage disposal site.
- RMA buffer adjacent to RPA100 ft
A 100-foot land adjacent to a resource protection area
- RMA 100-year floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions.
The 100-year floodplain
- RMA slope threshold15 pct
Slopes in excess of 15 percent
- RPA buffer nutrient reduction40 pct
The 100-foot RPA buffer shall be deemed to achieve a 75 percent reduction of sediments and a 40 percent reduction of nutrients.
- RPA buffer sediment reduction75 pct
The 100-foot RPA buffer shall be deemed to achieve a 75 percent reduction of sediments and a 40 percent reduction of nutrients.
- Resource Protection Area buffer width100 ft
A buffer area not less than 100 feet in width located adjacent to and landward of the components listed in subsections A.1. through 4. above, and along both sides of any water body with perennial flow.
- RPA buffer encroachment seaward limit50 ft
The encroachment may not extend into the seaward 50 feet of the buffer area.
- Septic system pump-out frequency5 years
All on-site sewage disposal systems not requiring VPDES permit shall be pumped out at least once every five years.
From the ordinance
The requirements contained herein establish the means to minimize erosion and sedimentation potential, reduce land application of nutrients and toxins, and maximize rainwater infiltration within the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas...