Louisa County Unincorporated
Zoning districts
8 districts, grouped by category.
Agricultural
2Commercial
2Industrial
2General provisions
180 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Location of an adequate building site, proposed well, proposed drainfield and 100 percent reserve area for septic or alternative wastewater systems as approved by the state department of health.
any state agency making a review of a plat forwarded to it under this section... shall complete its review within 45 days of receipt of the preliminary plat.
Upon receipt of the approvals from all state agencies, the local agent shall act upon a preliminary plat within 35 days.
all actions on preliminary subdivision plats shall be completed by the agent and, if necessary, state agencies, within a total of 90 days of submission of the proposed plat.
Such demand shall be made by filing a request therefore in writing with the county administrator within ten calendar days of the date of such decision.
he may appeal to the circuit court having jurisdiction of such land and the court shall hear and determine the case as soon as may be, provided that his appeal is filed with the circuit court within 60 days of the written disapproval by the agent.
Once a preliminary subdivision plat is approved, it shall be valid for five years, provided the subdivider: (1) Submits a final subdivision plat for all or a portion of the property within one year of such approval; and (2) Thereafter diligently pursues approval of the final subdivision plat.
Once a preliminary subdivision plat is approved, it shall be valid for five years, provided the subdivider: (1) Submits a final subdivision plat for all or a portion of the property within one year of such approval; and (2) Thereafter diligently pursues approval of the final subdivision plat.
No sooner than three years following preliminary subdivision plat approval, and upon 90 days written notice by certified mail to the subdivider, the commission or subdivision agent may revoke such approval
No sooner than three years following preliminary subdivision plat approval, and upon 90 days written notice by certified mail to the subdivider, the commission or subdivision agent may revoke such approval upon specific finding of facts that the subdivider has not diligently pursued approval of the final subdivision plat.
The subdivision plat submitted for final approval by the agent or planning commission and subsequent recording shall be clearly and legibly drawn in ink at a scale of 100 feet to the inch, or the discretion of the agent, on sheets having such size or dimensions as the clerk of the court wherein deeds are recorded shall, upon request of the subdivider or his certified surveyor or engineer, from time to time direct, so that the plat may conform or be recorded in his then current plat book without folding, cutting or trimming, and shall include the following:
A 100-year floodplain, as defined by FEMA, shall be shown on the final subdivision plat whenever a drainage way with a contributing watershed of 50 acres or greater falls within the limits of a proposed subdivision.
Distances and bearings must balance and close with an accuracy of not less than one in 10,000.
Proposed connections with existing sanitary sewers and existing water supply or alternate means of sewage disposal and water supply.
The final plat shall not be approved until the subdivider has complied with the general requirements and minimum standards of design in accordance with this chapter, and has made satisfactory arrangements for performance bond, cash or cash bond to cover the cost of necessary improvements, in lieu of construction, to the satisfaction of the agent.
a recorded final plat shall be valid for five years from the date of approval.
A recorded final plat shall be valid for five years from the date of approval. ... the subdivider shall have the right to record the remaining sections shown on the preliminary plat for a period of five years from the recordation date of the first section.
If a subdivider records a final plat which may be a section of a subdivision shown on an approved preliminary plat and furnishes to the governing body a certified check, cash escrow, bond or letter of credit in the amount of the estimated cost of construction of the facilities to be dedicated within said section for public use and maintained by the county, the commonwealth, or other public agency, the subdivider shall have the right to record the remaining sections shown on the preliminary plat for a period of five years from the recordation date of the first section.
Either an administrative, minor, or major site development plan (site plan) shall be required for any construction, or a conditional use if required as a specific condition in all zoning districts.
No site plan shall be required for the following: ... expansion is less than 10,000 square feet or involves five or fewer new improved parking spaces... Administrative site plan when required: total land disturbance is less than 10,000 square feet or involves the construction of five or less new improved parking spaces... Minor site plan: total land disturbance equals or exceeds 10,000 square feet but less than 43,560 square feet... Major site plan: total land disturbance equals or exceeds 43,560 square feet, or involves 30 or more new improved parking spaces.
Source documents
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