Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- Chesapeake Bay
- Geographic extent
- All lands identified as Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas as shown on the adopted CBPA map.
Extracted standards
15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Buffer nutrient reduction40 pct
The 100-foot buffer area shall be deemed to achieve a 75 percent reduction of sediments and a 40 percent reduction of nutrients.
- Buffer sediment reduction75 pct
The 100-foot buffer area 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 100-foot wide vegetated buffer area measured from mean high water (MHW) and located adjacent to and landward of the components listed in divisions (A)(2)(a)1. through (A)(2)(a)3. above, and along both sides of any water body with perennial flow.
- Maximum imperviousImpervious coverageThe share of a lot covered by anything water cannot soak through — roofs, drives, patios. cover for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. on lots >=1 acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.16 pct
For single-family dwellings on lots of one acre or greater in size, stormwater runoff calculations are not required, provided the post development impervious coverage for all structures, buildings and other impervious surfaces does not exceed 16 percent of the area.
- No encroachment into seaward 50 feet of buffer0 ft
In no case shall the encroachment extend into the seaward 50 feet of the buffer area.
- Land disturbance threshold requiring plan of development2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Any development or redevelopment exceeding 2,500 square feet of land disturbance shall be accomplished through a plan of development process prior to any clearing or grading of the site or the issuance of any zoning permit.
- Post-development non-point source pollution load not to exceed pre-development load0 bool
For development, the post-development non-point source pollution runoff load shall not exceed the pre-development load, based on the calculated average land cover for Virginia Chesapeake Bay watershed.
- Reserve sewage disposal site required1 bool
A reserve sewage disposal site with a capacity at least equal to that of the primary sewage disposal site shall be provided, in accordance with the County Health Code.
- Septic pump-out frequency5 years
All on-site sewage disposal systems not requiring a VPDES permit shall be pumped out at least once every five years, in accordance with the provisions of the County Health Code.
- Minimum two-way drive width22 ft
Two-way drives shall be a minimum of 22 feet in width.
Parking
- Parking space area162 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Parking space size shall be 162 square feet.
- Parking space length18 ft
parking space length shall be 18 feet.
- Parking space width9 ft
Parking space width shall be nine feet;
Signage
- Minimum RPA signs per lot2 count
A minimum of two signs shall be posted per lot where applicable.
- RPA sign spacing300 ft
Signs, which are available from the zoning administrator, shall be positioned within 300 feet of each other and/or where an RPA boundary line crosses a property line.
From the ordinance
This subchapter shall be known and referenced as the 'Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Overlay District' of the town. The overlay district applies to all lands identified as CBPAs as shown on the adopted CBPA map.