Section IV - Site Plan Regulations

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• Action on site plan period60 calendar days

  The zoning administrator shall review the site plan and all comments received from the reviewing agencies and shall take action to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the site plan within sixty (60) calendar days of the determination of completeness, unless a different time period is agreed to by the applicant.

• Site plan approval expiration24 months

  Approval of a site plan shall expire twenty-four (24) months from the date of approval if substantial construction has not commenced.

• Site plan approval extension12 months

  The zoning administrator may grant an extension of the approval for up to twelve (12) months upon written request of the applicant, provided that the applicant demonstrates good cause for the extension and that there have been no material changes in the applicable regulations or site conditions.

• Bond expiration notification60 days

  If prior to sixty (60) calendar days from the expiration date of the bond the applicant has not taken steps to gain approval of improvements, release of the bond, and/or extension of the bond, the applicant and surety will be notified by the city by mail within forty-five (45) calendar days prior to the expiration date that a bond extension or new bond will be required.

• Bond extension deadline25 days

  If an extension or new bond is not received by the city engineer within twenty-five (25) calendar days of the original bond's expiration date, action will be taken to draw upon the original to allow the city to complete the installation of public improvements.

• Bond termination notice90 days

  The bond shall be of a form which automatically renews itself unless and until the issuing guarantor shall give ninety (90) calendar days prior written notice to the city of its intent to terminate the bond.

• Building enlargement threshold percent25 pct

  Enlargement of a building which results in changes in onsite parking requirements, provided that such enlargement exceeds twenty-five (25) percent of the gross floor area of the original building or two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet, whichever is less.

• Building enlargement threshold square feetsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  or two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet, whichever is less.

• Completeness review period10 business days

  The zoning administrator shall review the submission for completeness within ten (10) business days of receipt.

• Concept plan review period15 business days

  The zoning administrator shall review the concept plan and shall provide the applicant with written comments and recommendations within fifteen (15) business days of the pre-application conference.

• Deficiency submission period30 calendar days

  The applicant shall submit the required information within thirty (30) calendar days of the notice of deficiencies.

• Disturbed area threshold for site plan5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Any disturbed areas greater than five thousand (5,000) square feet in total land area, except single family detached dwellings and other uses that are exempted by erosion and sediment control regulations.

• Foundation survey required within setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. distance5 ft

  No work on a new building or addition that is required to have a site plan and is located within five (5) feet of any required setback shall be approved to proceed above the foundation or slab until the building inspections office has received a survey prepared by a certified land surveyor licensed to practice in Virginia.

• Disturbed area threshold for land disturbance permit5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Issuance of a land disturbance permit (for projects with greater than five thousand (5,000) square feet of disturbed land area).

• Maintenance bond percentage10 pct

  The maintenance (defect) shall be in an amount and form satisfactory to the city attorney but in no instance shall be less than ten (10) percent of the total construction cost of the improvements subject to the bond.

• Maintenance bond period2 years

  The maintenance bond may be released at the end of two (2) years from the date of city acceptance of responsibility.

• Parking lot enlargement threshold10 spaces

  Enlargement of a parking lot in a residential, commercial or economic development zoning district, increasing parking spaces by more than ten (10) spaces.

• Performance bond initial period12 months

  The period of the initial bond (surety) agreement shall be not less than twelve (12) months from its effective date.

• Planning commission review period45 calendar days

  The planning commission shall review the site plan and provide its recommendation to the zoning administrator within forty-five (45) calendar days of receipt of the site plan.

• Site plan scale (1 inch = X feet)50 ft

  The site plan shall be drawn at a scale of not less than one (1) inch equals fifty (50) feet, unless otherwise approved by the zoning administrator.

• Technical review period15 business days

  The reviewing agencies shall provide their comments to the zoning administrator within fifteen (15) business days of receipt of the site plan.

• Waiver notification period10 business days

  The applicant shall be notified in writing by the zoning administrator within ten (10) business days upon action by either the zoning administrator or the planning commission.