APPENDIX I   Minimum Distances
 
 
Active Driveways/ Parking areas
(in ft.)
Impounded Waters
(in ft.)
Streams (in ft.)
Property Lines
(in ft.)
Inground Pools
(in ft.)
Top Edge of Banks and Cuts (in ft.)
> 3:1
*Sinkholes; Cave Openings; & Perennial Sinking Streams
(in ft.)
*Other Karst/ sensitive Features (except developed springs)
(in ft.)
Subsurface Disposal Field
5 c
50
50 d
10 b
20
20 d
100 a
50 a
Septic Tank
5 c
50
50
10 b
20
10
100 a
50 a
 
Note: The above distances are the absolute minimum; where deemed necessary to protect the environment and public health, the Health Department may require greater distances.
a   See Section 1066.11(e)(5) for reduction.
b   Distances to property lines may be reduced to 5 feet if a survey plat is provided and the applicable property lines are clearly marked in the field by a licensed surveyor both during permitting and construction.
c   See 1066.12(a)5.
d   Distance may be reduced to minimums in the Virginia Administrative Code (VAC) if effluent is pretreated to TL2 or TL3.
(Ord. 94-05. Passed 2-16-94; Ord. 10-02. Passed 2-17-10; Ord. 17-03. Passed 1-19-17.)