Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Intensely Developed Area 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
4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures encroachment
Accessory structures, decks, and discretionary pavement surface improvements may encroach into the IDA provided that the encroachment is the minimum necessary to afford relief while adhering to required yard setbacks.
- Mitigation required for new imperviousImpervious coverageThe share of a lot covered by anything water cannot soak through — roofs, drives, patios. area or vegetation removal
All permitted development and redevelopment within the IDA that results in new impervious area or removal of indigenous vegetation shall provide mitigation consistent with the requirements of a minor water quality impact assessment unless a major water quality impact assessment is required.
- Development sited outside IDA
Development and redevelopment shall be sited outside of the IDA to the greatest extent possible.
Setback
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from RPA feature10 ft
No structure or impervious area, other than those exempt pursuant to subsection 9-19(2) shall be built within ten (10) feet of an RPA feature.
From the ordinance
Development and redevelopment in the IDA. On existing parcels designated as IDA, development and redevelopment shall be sited outside of the IDA to the greatest extent possible.