Article XIVA, Sec. 90-667
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Chesapeake Bay
- Geographic extent
- Applies to all lands designated as Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas as shown on the Official Preservation Area DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. Map.
Extracted standards
18 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- AgriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. pollution reduction40 pct
achieve a 40-percent reduction in nonpoint source pollution from agricultural uses.
- Buffer width100 ft
a 100-foot wide buffer area of vegetation ... shall be retained if present and established where it does not exist.
- Erosion control threshold2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
any land disturbing activity exceeding 2,500 square feet, including construction of all single-family houses, shall comply with the requirements of the erosion and sediment control ordinance
- Major assessment threshold5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A major water quality impact assessment shall be required for any development which (i) exceeds 5,000 square feet of land disturbance within CBPAs
- Maximum phosphorus loading0.45 lbs/acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones./yr
the post-development nonpoint source pollution runoff load shall not exceed the pre-development load, based on the average total phosphorus loading of 0.45 pounds per acre per year.
- Minimum replacement tree DBH1.5 in
Replacement trees shall be a minimum one and one-half inches DBH at the time of planting.
- Minimum tree DBH to preserve6 in
Existing trees over six inches in diameter at breast height (DBH) shall be preserved outside the approved construction footprint.
- Minor assessment threshold5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A minor water quality impact assessment pertains only to land disturbance, development or redevelopment activity within a CBPA which causes no more than 5,000 square feet of land disturbance
- No encroachment seaward distance50 ft
The encroachment may not extend into the seaward 50 feet of the buffer area.
- 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 shall be accomplished through a plan of development process
- Redevelopment pollution reduction10 pct
the nonpoint source pollution load shall be reduced by at least ten percent.
- Replacement ratio3 trees per removed
replacement of existing trees and other vegetation will be achieved at a three planted trees to one removed.
- Reserve sewage disposal site required
A reserve sewage disposal site with a capacity at least equal to that of the primary sewage disposal site shall be provided on each lot or parcel proposed for new construction.
- Septic pump out frequency5 years
Systems shall be pumped out at least once every five years
Parking
- Parking space area162 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Parking space size shall be 162 square feet.
- Parking space length18 ft
parking space length shall be 18 feet
- Parking space width9 ft
Parking space width shall be nine feet
- Two-way aisle width22 ft
Two-way aisles shall be a minimum of 22 feet in width.
From the ordinance
The performance standards establish the means to minimize erosion and sedimentation potential, reduce land application of nutrients and toxics, and maximize rainwater infiltration.