ARTICLE II. GENERAL
REGULATIONS
DIVISION 1. GENERAL LOT
REGULATIONS
Sec. 24.1-203. Computation of buildable or
developable area.
In accordance with the comprehensive plan, certain land areas shall not be
developed at all and others may only be credited partially toward buildable or developable
area. These shall be determined on a case-by-case basis utilizing the percentages shown in
the table below where:
The "Density"
column contains the percentage of the specified land type which may be included in
calculations of net developable density;
The "Lot size"
column contains the percentage of the specific land type which may be included to meet
minimum lot size requirements; and
The "Platted"
column contains the percentage of the specified land type which may be platted as part of
individual lots for transfer to a party other than a property owners' association
or similar entity such as a land conservation trust
In all cases, the zoning administrator shall be
satisfied that each and every lot platted contains a sufficient building site for the
future use of the property based on its zoning classification at the time the plat is
submitted.
Land
Area Type |
Density |
Lot
Size |
Platted |
(a)
Existing public or private street or highway right-of-way |
0% |
0% |
0% |
(b)
Areas required for dedication to eliminate substandard rights-of-way |
50% |
0% |
0% |
(c)
Existing and proposed public or private utility easements greater than twenty feet (20')
[6m] in width |
0% |
0% |
100% |
(d)
Existing and proposed public or private utility easements twenty feet (20') [6m] and less
in width |
100% |
100% |
100% |
(e)
Existing and proposed easements providing public rights of access or which access
community facilities |
100% |
50% |
100% |
(f)
Areas four feet (4') and less above mean sea level as determined by
NGVD 1929 datum
(National Geodetic Vertical Datum) |
0% |
0% |
100% |
(g)
Areas of existing ponds, lakes, or other impounded water bodies measured to the mean high
water level at the natural outfall or emergency spillway |
0% |
0% |
100%(1) |
(h)
New stormwater management ponds or basins required to be constructed to serve a
development project |
100% |
0% |
0%(2) |
(i) Area in excess of
one-tenth acre of USEPA/Corps of Engineers jurisdictional non-tidal
wetlands (3) |
50% |
0% |
100%(1) |
(j) Naturally occurring (predevelopment) slopes:
(1) less than twenty percent (20%)
(2) twenty (20%), but less than
thirty percent (30%)
(3) thirty percent (30%) or greater
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100% |
100% |
100% |
75% |
50% (4) |
100% |
50% |
25% (4) |
100% |
(1)
When platted, a conservation easement running to the benefit of the County or other entity
deemed appropriate by the zoning administrator shall be provided.
(2) This does not
preclude onsite stormwater management entirely within the bounds of a single lot where no
subdivision is proposed.
(3) Jurisdiction is
determined by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, not by York County. No reduction shall be
required for upland areas which are Required as mitigation areas under permits issued by
the Corps of Engineers or Virginia Department
of Environmental Quality. No reduction shall be required for jurisdictional areas within
which filing is permitted by the Corps of Engineers
or Department of Environmental Quality.
(4) 85% on
lots two (2) acres and larger |
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