§ 175-22.23
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Chesapeake Bay
- Geographic extent
- Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Overlay DistrictOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it.
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Environmental
- ESA waiver threshold5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
In the case of a site devoted to single-family dwelling purposes, or other use or development resulting in less than 5,000 square feet of land disturbance, the requirements of this subsection may be waived by the Administrator...
- RPA buffer width100 ft
A one-hundred-foot buffer area located adjacent to and landward of the components listed in Subsection A(1) through (3) above, and along both sides of any water body with perennial flow.
- Wetlands delineation manual
Wetlands delineations shall be performed consistent with the procedures specified in the Federal Manual for Identifying and Delineating Jurisdictional Wetlands, 1989, or other similar manual or guideline utilized by the Corps of Engineers of the United States Army...
Landscaping & trees
- Minimum replacement tree DBH1.5 in
Replacement trees shall be a minimum 1.5 inches DBH at the time of planting.
- Tree replacement ratio2 trees per tree removed
Where areas to be preserved, as designated on an approved landscape plan, are encroached, replacement of existing trees and other vegetation shall be achieved at a ratio of two planted trees to one removed.
- Tree inventory DBH threshold6 in
All existing trees on the site six inches or greater diameter at breast height (DBH) shall be shown on the landscape plan.
Other
- Approval expiration5 years
Final approval of a site plan submitted under the terms of this article shall expire five years after the date of such approval.
- Approval timeframe60 days
The Administrator shall take final action to approve or disapprove all plans and studies required as elements of the plan of development process within 60 days after receipt of all required plans and related information...
- Plan of development threshold2,500 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 within the Overlay District shall be subject to the plan of development review and approval process set forth in this Division prior to any clearing or grading of the site or the issuance of any building permit.
- Pre-submission conference required
Prior to submitting the required elements of the plan of development process, the applicant or the agent of the applicant shall schedule a pre-submission conference with the Administrator and shall discuss proposed plans with the Administrator.
From the ordinance
Any development or redevelopment exceeding 2,500 square feet of land disturbance within the Overlay District shall be subject to the plan of development review and approval process...