Sec. 3-1405

Other

• Landscape plan required

  A landscape plan, as described below, shall be submitted in conjunction with a site plan or preliminary subdivision plat approval application.

• 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 in the CBPA shall be accomplished through a plan of development process prior to any clearing or grading of the site or the issuance of any building permit.

• Replacement tree caliper2.5 in

  Replacement trees shall be a minimum two and one-half inches caliper measured six inches above the ground at the time of planting.

• Stormwater plan exemption for single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.16 pct

  This submittal is not required for individual one- and two-family homes located on lots one acre or greater in size if the impervious cover is 16 percent or less of the total site area.

• Stormwater management plan required

  A stormwater management plan shall be submitted as part of the plan of development process required by the Virginia Stormwater Management Regulations in conjunction with site plan or subdivision plat approval.

• Tree replacement ratio2 ratio

  Where areas to be preserved, as designated on an approved landscape plan, are encroached, replacement of existing trees and other vegetation will be achieved at a ratio of two planted trees to one removed.

• Major WQIA 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 and proposes to encroach into the landward 50 feet of the 100-foot buffer area; (ii) proposes to disturb any portion of the seaward 50 feet of the 100-foot buffer area or any other component of an RPA; or (iii) is located solely in a RMA when deemed necessary by the administrator.

• Minor WQIA 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 and/or which proposes to encroach into the landward 50 feet of the 100-foot buffer area as permitted under Section 3-1403.D.5.b.