Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Chesapeake Bay Preservation Overlay DistrictOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it. composed of RPA, IDA, and RMA subdistricts as shown on Chesapeake Bay Preservation Overlay DistrictOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it. map
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum land disturbance without additional permits2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Any land disturbance exceeding two thousand, five hundred (2,500) square feet shall comply with the requirements of the land disturbance ordinance...
- Minimize imperviousImpervious coverageThe share of a lot covered by anything water cannot soak through — roofs, drives, patios. cover
Impervious cover shall be minimized to the maximum extent practicable.
- Preserve indigenous vegetation
Indigenous vegetation shall be preserved to the maximum extent practicable.
- Reserve sewage disposal site required
A reserve sewage disposal site with a capacity equal to or greater than that of the primary sewage disposal site shall be provided.
- Soil and water quality conservation assessment for agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. land
Land upon which agricultural activities are being conducted shall have a soil and water quality conservation assessment conducted.
- Wetlands permits required
The developer shall provide copies of all wetlands permits that are required by local, state, and federal law prior to the issuance of a zoning, building or land disturbing permit where alteration or filling of wetlands is proposed.
From the ordinance
The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Overlay District (O-CBP) shall be composed of three (3) subdistricts: the Resource Protection Area (RPA), the Intensely Developed Area (IDA), and the Resource Management Area (RMA).