Section 11.4-6, 11.4-9, 11.4-10, 11.4-13
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Applies to all lands within the City of Poquoson, including Resource Protection Areas (RPAs) and Resource Management Areas (RMAs).
Extracted standards
18 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
All construction within flood hazard areas shall be in accordance with the requirements of chapter 42, floods, Code of Ordinances of the city; Section 3107, the Uniform Statewide Building Code; and any special requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program
Other
- BMP on common lot
For any new subdivision, where BMP(s), stormwater or retention facilities are required, they must be situated on a commonly owned lot with an appropriate maintenance agreement required.
- AgriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. buffer encroachment landward limit50 ft
Agricultural activities may encroach into the landward 50 feet of the 100-foot wide buffer area when at least one agricultural best management practice...
- AgriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. buffer encroachment landward limit (with BMPs)75 ft
Agricultural activities may encroach within the landward 75 feet of the 100-foot-wide buffer area when agricultural best management practices which address erosion control, nutrient management, and pest chemical control, are being implemented
- Buffer encroachment seaward limit50 ft
The encroachment may not extend into the seaward 50 feet of the buffer area.
- Buffer reduction credit
The 100-foot-wide RPA buffer shall be deemed to achieve a 75 percent reduction of sediments and a 40 percent reduction of nutrients.
- Wetland delineation method
Wetland delineations shall be performed in accordance with the methods specified in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual, 1987
- Erosion limit
prevent erosion from exceeding the soil loss tolerance level, referred to as 'T,' as defined in the National Soil Survey Handbook of November 1996
- Exception application fee520 USD
The board of zoning appeals shall review the application for an exception with supporting documents upon receipt of a $520.00 application fee.
- Exemption threshold for land disturbance2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Any land disturbance exceeding an area of 2,500 square feet shall comply with all erosion and sediment control regulations approved by the city engineer.
- Maximum sheet flow velocity1.5 ft/sec
Slopes less than or equal to five percent or that convey sheet flow of velocities less than 1.5 feet/second are preferred
- Maximum slope for fillGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume.10 pct
Slopes should be ten percent or less.
- NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. development waiver fee25 USD
An application for a nonconforming development waiver shall be made to the EDPRC accompanied by an application fee of $25.00
- Wetland permit required
Prior to initiating grading or other on-site development activities on any portion of a lot or parcel, all wetland permits required by federal, state and city laws and regulations shall be obtained
- Preferred slope for fillGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume.5 pct
Slopes less than or equal to five percent or that convey sheet flow of velocities less than 1.5 feet/second are preferred
- RPA buffer width100 ft
a buffer area of not less than 100 feet located on both sides of any water bodies with perennial flow
- Soil test required
whenever nutrient management plans are developed, the operator or landowner must provide soil test information, consistent with the Virginia Nutrient Management Training and Certification Regulations (4 VAC 50-85)
- Waiver expiration period12 months
A nonconforming development waiver or exception shall become null and void 12 months from the date issued if no substantial work...has commenced.
From the ordinance
For erosion and sediment control recommendations, the goal shall be, where feasible, to prevent erosion from exceeding the soil loss tolerance level... All construction within flood hazard areas shall be in accordance with the requirements of chapter 42, floods...