Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Grading
- Maximum proposed grade10 pct
Proposed topography cannot exceed a ten (10) percent grade.
Other
- Exemptions from site plan
Accessory buildings (with scaled sketch); single-family dwelling or single-family attached dwelling not exceeding 2 units (with engineered house location survey and grading plan); additions less than 10% of total square footage; family day homes.
- Irrigation for retail landscaping
Provisions for irrigation of all required landscaping (trees and shrubs) for retail commercial uses. Grass areas are not required to be irrigated.
- Maximum contour interval2 ft
Existing topography with a maximum of two-foot contour intervals.
- Maximum contour interval for easements1 ft
Existing and proposed topography with a maximum of one foot contour intervals must be shown for all easements.
- Maximum site plan scale100 ft per inch
Site plans shall be prepared to a scale of not more than one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet (1″ = 100′).
- Developments requiring site plan
Planned unit developments; any development involving public improvements; all new buildings and residential structures; additions to existing multifamily, commercial or industrial buildings (unless <10% of total square footage); religious assembly, schools, child care centers, hospitals, nursing homes, government offices; any development meeting VDOT review threshold.
- Stormwater permit threshold1 acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
A Virginia stormwater management permit is required if the site disturbs more than one (1) acre.
From the ordinance
Developments requiring site plan; exemptions; scale; contour intervals; stormwater permit; irrigation.