Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Chesapeake Bay Protection Area
- Geographic extent
- Applies to all development in designated Chesapeake Bay Protection Areas (CBPAs).
Extracted standards
21 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- 100-year floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. study required
100-year floodplain limit studies as required by the administrator.
Other
- Site plan appeal period30 days
An applicant may appeal the decision of the administrator within 30 days in writing to the board of zoning appeals in accordance with article XVI of this chapter.
- Erosion and sediment control required2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Provisions and schedule for the adequate control of erosion and sedimentation for development or redevelopment exceeding 2,500 square feet, in accordance with the county erosion and sediment control ordinance.
- Maximum site plan sheet size24 in
All site plans shall not exceed 24-inch by 36-inch sheets.
- Maximum site plan sheet size36 in
All site plans shall not exceed 24-inch by 36-inch sheets.
- Minimum pavement width for one-way traffic10 ft
The pavement of vehicular travel lanes, driveways, or alleys designed to permit vehicular travel on the site and to-and-from adjacent property and parking areas shall be not less than 20 feet in width for two-way traffic and ten feet for one-way traffic.
- Minimum pavement width for two-way traffic20 ft
The pavement of vehicular travel lanes, driveways, or alleys designed to permit vehicular travel on the site and to-and-from adjacent property and parking areas shall be not less than 20 feet in width for two-way traffic and ten feet for one-way traffic.
- Minimum utility easement setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from building5 ft
Where easements do not follow the established lot lines, the nearest edge of any easement shall be a minimum of five feet from any building.
- Minimum utility easement clearance from pipes5 ft
Where multiple structures or pipes are installed, the edge of the easement shall be five feet clear of the outside pipes.
- Minimum utility easement width20 ft
Minimum utility easement width shall be 20 feet unless specifically reduced as specified by the administrator.
- Site plan review decision period20 days
The administrator shall notify the applicant within 20 days of the action taken, which may be approval, approval subject to conditions or disapproval.
- Site plan expiration period12 months
An approved site plan shall expire and become null and void if no building permit has been obtained for the site in 12 months after the final approval.
- Site plan extension period12 months
The town council may grant an extension of one year.
- Site development plan required
A site development plan is required and shall be submitted for the following: ... 7. Any development in a designated Chesapeake Bay Protection Area.
- Site development plan required
A site development plan is required and shall be submitted for the following: 1. Any development in which automobile parking space is to be used by more than one business or residence.
- Site development plan required
Any use or development, not including accessory buildings of less than 500 square feet, in all zoning districts except single-family detached dwelling units where a plat is submitted pursuant to the subdivision ordinance of the town.
- Site development plan required
When a change is proposed in a previously approved site development plan.
- Site development plan required
When an existing residential use is proposed for change to a business, industrial, or multifamily residential use.
- Site development plan required
All public and/or semi-public buildings.
- Site development plan required
All other uses involving a structure required to be reviewed by the town for consistency with the comprehensive plan as required under Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2232, as amended.
- Tree protection6 in
The location of all trees on the site with a diameter of six inches or greater at the DBH (diameter, breast high).
From the ordinance
Any development in a designated Chesapeake Bay Protection Area.