Louisa County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 86-45, 86-46
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Landscaping & trees
- Minimum canopy heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for supplemental plantings20 ft
Supplemental plantings must reach a minimum height canopy of 20 feet within ten years.
- Minimum vegetative buffer for utility-scale solar300 ft
Such vegetative buffers shall be a minimum of 300 feet surrounding all utility-scale solar projects.
- Pollinator-friendly native plants required
The plan also must address the use and maintenance of pollinator-friendly and wildlife-friendly native plants, shrubs, trees, grasses, forbs, and wildflowers in the project area and in the setbacks and vegetative buffering following the Virginia Pollinator-Smart Program best practices.
From the ordinance
The plan shall address the vegetative buffering required... Such vegetative buffers shall be a minimum of 300 feet surrounding all utility-scale solar projects. Supplemental plantings must reach a minimum height canopy of 20 feet within ten years.