Winchester, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 18-13

Extracted standards

3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • No obstruction of drainage

    No building shall be erected on any land and no change shall be made in the existing contours of any land... in any manner that will obstruct, interfere with, or substantially change the drainage from such land to the detriment of neighboring lands.

  • Pro rata share of drainage costs

    The ratio of the volume of storm water runoff caused by a subdivision or other development to the estimated total volume of storm water runoff for the drainage shed, expressed as a percentage shall be applied to the total cost of the drainage improvement program for the drainage shed.

  • Storm drainage improvements required

    The construction of storm drainage improvements is required along waterways as development progresses in order to alleviate flood damage and arrest deterioration of existing drainageways.

From the ordinance

No building shall be erected on any land and no change shall be made in the existing contours of any land, including any change in the course, width, or elevation of any natural or other drainage channel, in any manner that will obstruct, interfere with, or substantially change the drainage from such land to the detriment of neighboring lands.
Sec. 18-13