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.)