Appendix B-Subdivision Ordinance - Bedford County, Virginia

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Appendix A5.6Monuments.Markers shall be installed in accordance with the following provisions:1. Upon completion of subdivision streets, sewers and other improvements, the subdivider shallmake certain that all monuments required by the resident engineer are clearly visible forinspection and use. Such monuments shall be inspected and approved by the resident engineerbefore any improvements are accepted by the board of supervisors. All monuments shall bechecked for accuracy and/or reset if found incorrectly set.2. All other lot corners shall be marked with solid iron or pipe not less than one-half (½) inch indiameter and twenty (20) inches long and driven so as to be flush with the finished grade. Whenrock is encountered, a hole shall be drilled four (4) inches deep, into which shall be cemented asteel rod one-half (½) inch in diameter, the top of which shall be flush with the finished gradeline.DIVISION 2LOTS5.7 Arrangement.5.8 Size.5.9 Shape.5.10 Orientation.5.11 Lot frontage.5.12 Corner lots.5.13 Side lot lines.5.14 Remnants or outlots.5.15 Double frontage.5.16 Access from principal and minor arterials.5.17 Reverse frontage (reserved).5.18 Soil preservation, grading, and seeding.5.19 Debris and waste.5.20 Waterbodies and watercourses.5.7Arrangement.The lot arrangement shall be such that there will be no foreseeable difficulties, for reasons oftopography of other conditions, in securing building permits to build on all lots in compliance with thezoning ordinance and health department regulations and in providing driveway access to buildings on thelots from an approved street.5.8Size.Residential lot sizes shall conform to the minimum standards contained in article III of the zoningordinance. The lot area may be greater than the minimum specified in the zoning ordinance if thesubdivision agent finds that conditions of health and/or safety so require, based upon recommendations
- CODE OF THE COUNTYAPPENDIX B - SUBDIVISION ORDINANCEARTICLE 5 - IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLYDIVISION 4 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND PUBLIC DEDICATIONSof the health department, or other appropriate agencies. Where lots are more than double the minimumrequired area for the zoning district, the subdivision agent may require that those lots be arranged so asto allow further subdivision and the opening of future streets where they would be necessary to servepotential lots, all in compliance with the zoning ordinance and these regulations.5.9Shape.The arrangement, design, and shape of lots shall provide efficient and appropriate sites for buildings,recognize and complement the natural contour of terrain, and conform to the requirements of thisordinance. Lots shall not contain peculiarly shaped elongations solely to provide necessary squarefootage of area or street footage which would be unusable for normal purposes. The depth of a residentiallot shall not exceed five (5) times its width. Depth and width of properties reserved or laid out forbusiness, commercial, or industrial purposes shall be adequate to provide for the off-street parking andloading facilities required for the type of use and development contemplated, as established in the zoningordinance.5.10Orientation.The lot line common to the street right-of-way shall be the front line and all lots shall face the frontline and a similar line across the street. However, when a lot borders the water, the front line may bealong the water, but in no case shall setbacks from the street right of way be less than the required frontyard setback for the proposed structure, principal or accessory. Wherever feasible, lots shall be arrangedso that the rear line does not abut the side line of an adjacent lot.5.11Lot frontage.Every lot shall front on a public street, except as provided for in the zoning ordinance, familysubdivision lots, agricultural subdivision lots, agricultural subdivision lots, and lots served by privateaccess easements as specifically provided for in this ordinance. Every lot shall have the minimum roadfrontage according to its respective zoning district.5.12Corner lots.Corner lots shall have extra width for maintenance of any required setback line on both streets as setforth in the zoning ordinance. Minimum building lines for corner lots shall be according to article II of thezoning ordinance.5.13Side lot lines.Side lot lines shall be approximately at right angles or approximately radial to the street line, exceptat cul-de-sac terminal points.5.14Remnants or outlots.No remnants of lots or outlots shall be permitted. Residue tracts that are below minimum lot sizemust be added to adjacent lots, or otherwise disposed of rather than allowed to remain as unusableparcels.Bedford County, Virginia, Code of Ordinances Page 25
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