Loudoun County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Section 6.04

Dimensional standards

Extracted standards

10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

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  • Maximum slope for disturbance50 pct

    No roads, shared-use paths, driveways, minor utilities and utility lines not associated with public water or public sewer, water lines serving an individual water supply system, or septic lines serving an individual sewage disposal system are permitted to disturb Very Steep Slope Areas with slopes greater than 50%.

  • Land disturbing activity for the sole purpose of surveying and land investigation including studies required by the FSM is limited to 5,000 square feet in the aggregate on any property.

  • Road disturbance on 25-50% slopes

    Roads are not permitted to disturb Adjacent Steep Slopes or Very Steep Slope Areas with slopes greater than 25% to 50%, unless no other alternative exists to access a legal lot of record approved prior to June 16, 1993.

  • Shared-use path/driveway disturbance on 25-50% slopes200 ft

    Shared-use paths, driveways, minor utilities and utility lines not associated with public water or public sewer, water lines serving an individual water supply system or septic lines serving an individual sewage disposal system are not permitted to disturb Adjacent Steep Slopes or Very Steep Slope Areas with slopes greater than 25% to 50%. However, a short run of no more than 200 feet or 10% of the entire length ... is permitted.

  • Number of super silt fence rows2 rows

    2 rows of super silt fence must be installed as follows: ...

  • Spacing between super silt fence rows3 ft

    The minimum spacing between the rows must be 3 feet to allow for maintenance.

  • Maximum additional crossing distance300 ft

    The Zoning Administrator may approve an increase to this maximum distance of up to an additional 300 feet provided that the longer crossing distance is found to reduce or have minimal impacts to other environmentally sensitive areas.

  • Maximum utility line crossing distance200 ft

    Utility lines associated with public water or public sewer are permitted to cross a maximum distance of 200 feet of any 1 contiguous Adjacent Steep Slopes or Very Steep Slope Area through the Zoning Administrator pursuant to Section 10.02 Determination.

  • Maximum total crossing distance500 ft

    Any proposed crossing that exceeds a total of 500 feet.

  • Utility line disturbance on >50% slopes50 pct

    No utility lines associated with public water or public sewer are permitted to disturb Adjacent Steep Slopes or Very Steep Slope Areas with slopes greater than 50%.

From the ordinance

In addition to the General Development Standards provided in Table 6.04-1, the below-listed covered activities located in RSCR Adjacent Steep Slopes or Very Steep Slope Areas are subject to the following:
Section 6.04