Powhatan County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 83-460
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- No construction in tree save area
No construction, grading, equipment or material storage, or any other similar activity shall be allowed within a tree save area.
- Tree protection fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
Such fencing shall be at least four feet high and of durable construction.
- Tree protection fence post spacing10 ft
Posts shall be located no more than ten feet on-center.
- Tree protection sign size4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The size of each sign shall be a minimum of two feet by two feet.
- Tree protection sign spacing150 ft
Warning signs shall be installed along any required tree protection fencing at points no more than 150 feet apart.
- Tree save area includes drip line plus 1 foot1 ft
The tree save area shall generally include all area within and one foot outside the drip lines of the tree(s) to be preserved.
From the ordinance
The tree save area shall generally include all area within and one foot outside the drip lines of the tree(s) to be preserved.