Sec. 86-460
Extracted standards
25 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Environmental
- Wetlands must be identified and delineated
Any and all wetlands must be identified and delineated.
Other
- Alleys prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in residential areas except for attached dwellings
Alleys shall not be permitted in residential areas except to provide access to attached dwellings or multiple dwellings
- Maximum block length1,200 ft
Residential blocks shall normally not exceed 1,200 feet in length
- Minimum block length400 ft
Residential blocks shall normally not exceed 1,200 feet in length, or be less than 400 feet in length
- Landscaped buffer between developments and adjoining property owners for R-R and R-150 ft
For all subdivisions developed in R-R and R-1 residential districts, a buffer shall be located between the proposed development and adjoining property owners ... to a minimum depth of 50 feet.
- Landscaped buffer between developments and adjoining property owners for R-R25 ft
For all subdivisions developed in the R-R residential district, a buffer shall be located between the proposed development and adjoining property owners ... to a minimum depth of 25 feet.
- Landscaped buffer along public roads for R-R and R-150 ft
For all subdivisions developed in R-R and R-1 residential districts, a buffer shall be located along all public roads ... to a minimum depth of 50 feet.
- Curb and gutter required for R-1
For all subdivisions developed in the R-1 residential district, curb and gutter shall be provided to VDOT standard CG-6
- Driveway construction standards
All driveways must have a concrete apron that meets VDOT standards. The remainder of the driveway must consist of concrete with a minimum thickness of four inches or asphalt with a minimum thickness of two inches and a granular base aggregate of six inches to eight inches in thickness.
- Fire hydrants required for >25 lots with central water
The installation of adequate fire hydrants for fire protection in a subdivision at locations approved by the agent shall be required when a central water system is installed in the subdivision of more than 25 lots.
- Landscaped median depth150 ft
Medians shall have minimum depths of 150 feet.
- Landscaped median width15 ft
All medians shall have a minimum width of 15 feet.
- Maximum lot depth to width ratio2 ratio
a ratio of depth to width of two to one shall be considered a desirable maximum.
- Metal pipe monument requirements
Monuments of metal pipe, three-fourths of an inch in diameter or solid metal rod one-half inch or more in diameter and at least 24 inches in length
- No residential lot frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. on US 360 or State 30
No residential lot shall be platted in a major subdivision which has its primary frontage on U.S. Highway 360 or on State Highway 30.
- No ingress/egress onto existing public primary and secondary roadways
The ingress or egress into major subdivision lots from existing public primary and secondary roadways shall be prohibited.
- On-site sewage disposal approval required
Approval of any proposed subdivision in which sewage disposal will be on-site may be granted only with the understanding that on-site sewage disposal systems must be approved on an individual lot basis by the health official.
- Pedestrian path width4 ft
The paths shall be constructed of permanent materials ... and shall be no less than four feet wide.
- Permanent reference monument requirements
Permanent reference monuments, of stone or reinforced concrete and at least 36 inches in length and four inches square
- Planting strip width near US 360/State 3030 ft
by providing vehicular access to such lots by means of a new subdivision road separated from the highway by a planting strip at least 30 feet in width
- Traffic impact analysis for 12+ lots12 lots
Major subdivisions with 12 or more lots fronting on a new street require a traffic impact analysis
- Underground utilities required
All utility lines, except those in the I industrial district, including, but not limited to, electric, CATV, telephone, or other lines shall be placed underground.
- Utility easement width15 ft
easements of not less than 15 feet in width shall be provided where necessary to meet public utility requirements.
- Wastewater treatment system required for 50+ lots or 30+ with majority <=5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
In a major subdivision with 50 or more lots, or a major subdivision with 30 or more lots in which a majority of lots are equal to or less than five acres in area, the subdivider shall install a properly designed wastewater treatment system
- Water supply system required for 25+ lots or 15+ with majority <=5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
In any major subdivision with 25 or more lots, or a major subdivision with 15 or more lots in which a majority of lots are equal to or less than five acres in area, the subdivider shall install a properly designed water supply system
From the ordinance
Major subdivisions have five or more lots and therefore will have greater impact on the environment, highways and surrounding communities.