Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to all development and redevelopment within the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area.
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Minimize imperviousImpervious coverageThe share of a lot covered by anything water cannot soak through — roofs, drives, patios. cover
All land development shall minimize impervious cover consistent with the use or development proposed.
- Plan of development 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...
- Preserve indigenous vegetation
Indigenous vegetation shall be preserved to the maximum extent practicable consistent with the use or development proposed.
- 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.
- Septic 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
All development and redevelopment exceeding 2,500 square feet shall be subject to applicable provisions of the Subdivision Ordinance for Surry County, Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance, and the Zoning Ordinance for Surry County.