Standards

“A buffer area not less than 100 feet in width located adjacent to and landward of the components listed in subsections A.1. through 4. above, and along both sides of any water body with perennial flow.”

“The 100-foot RPA buffer shall be deemed to achieve a 75 percent reduction of sediments and a 40 percent reduction of nutrients.”

“The 100-foot RPA buffer shall be deemed to achieve a 75 percent reduction of sediments and a 40 percent reduction of nutrients.”

“The encroachment may not extend into the seaward 50 feet of the buffer area.”

“Slopes in excess of 15 percent”

“The 100-year floodplain”

“A 100-foot land adjacent to a resource protection area”

“All on-site sewage disposal systems not requiring VPDES permit shall be pumped out at least once every five years.”

“For new construction, provide a reserve sewage disposal site with a capacity at least equal to that of the primary sewage disposal site.”

“All development and redevelopment exceeding 2,500 square feet shall be subject to applicable provisions...”

“All floodplains, wetlands, and steep slopes shall be protected from clearing, grading, filling, or construction, except as may be approved by the Administrator for essential infrastructure.”

“A buffer area not less than 100 feet in width located adjacent to and landward of the components listed in subsections A.1. through 4.”

“Slopes in excess of 15 percent”

“The 100-year floodplain”

“Nontidal wetlands not connected by surface flow and contiguous to tidal wetlands, water bodies with perennial flow or other tidal waters”

“Highly erodible and highly permeable soils”

“Natural features such as wildlife habitats, historic sites, and irreplaceable assets shall be preserved to the maximum extent possible.”

“Indigenous vegetation shall be preserved to the maximum extent practicable consistent with the use and development permitted and in accordance with the Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control Handbook.”

“Land development shall minimize impervious cover to promote the infiltration of stormwater into the ground consistent with the proposed use or development.”

“A Phase I environmental site shall be required when the development involves any land disturbance for residential, assembly, day care, group home, recreation, school, library or similar use where exposure to contaminated soils or water would pose a threat to the public health, safety or welfare.”