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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
AGENDA TITLE: ZTA- 2012 -00002 Water /Sewer
SUBJECT /PROPOSAL /REQUEST: Public Hearing
to amend the Zoning Regulations Relating to
Private Water and Sewer Systems
STAFF CONTACT(S):
Messrs
Glenn Brooks, County Engineer
Greg Kampter, Assistant County Attorney
Ron Higgins, Chief of Zoning
LEGAL REVIEW:
AGENDA DATE:
March 20, 2012
ACTION: X INFORMATION:
CONSENT AGENDA:
ACTION: INFORMATION:
ATTACHMENTS: Yes
REVIEWED BY:
BACKGROUND:
The Alternative Onsite Sewage System Regulations (12 VAC 5 -613) became effective December 7,
2011. These State regulations, together with improved technologies in drainfields and sewage treatement,
made related County Zoning Ordinance sections obsolete. The advanced treatment with an alternative
system requires less land area and can utilize soils and locations not previously suitable for conventional
septic systems.
In addition, the Board's adopted Economic Development Policy has necessitated a re- examination of the
requirements for central water and sewer systems, and their associated area requirements. Industrial
parcels exist outside the service authority jurisdictional area (SAJA) that can be served by private water
and sewer systems under the new Health Department regulations. However, these properties are in a
position in which they cannot meet Zoning Ordinance lot area requirements
This item was deferred on the February 28th Planning Commission meeting to incorporate additional
changes and to prepare a corresponding Subdivision Text Amendment.
DISCUSSION:
This ordinance would amend the regulations pertaining to building sites, critical slopes, and water supplies
and sewer systems serving developments and individual lots by adding and deleting definitions (3.1),
restating and clarifying the standards for developments and lots to be served by public or private water
supplies and sewer systems (4.1), updating the terminology for provisions pertaining to critical slopes
(4.2), clarifying the minimum standards for building sites (4.2.1), restating the minimum standards for
building site area and dimensions for uses not served by public sewer systems, and providing for special
exceptions from those standards and for alternative onsite sewer systems (4.2.2), eliminating an ambiguity
as to whether special use permits for additional development rights are permitted in the watershed of a
public water supply reservoir (not allowed) (10.5.2), and making corresponding technical changes and
nonsubstantive changes updating terminology to other related sections (4.2.3, 4.2.4, 4.7, 5.1.43, 5.1.44,
10.5.2).
BUDGET IMPACT:
No budget impact is anticipated.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends the Commission recommend approval to the Board of Supervisors.
ATTACHMENTS
A. Zonina Ordinance text amendment