Transcript Graphic to Illustrate Shoreline Development Standards

Lake Anna Civic Association
Land Use Committee
Tom Nyman, Chairman
2010 Annual Report
Land Use Committee Purpose
 Be watchful of impending developments
 identify concerns for BoD consideration (fact sheets, pros &
cons, recommended positions)
 be proactive and work with local government to shape future
policies on Land Use consistent with LACA goals
 Be Technical Advisor to the BoD on land use issues,
best practices, and emerging technology important to
the preservation of the watershed
 Respond to tasking from the BoD
In order to
assure that the current and future land use in the Lake
Anna watershed supports the preservation of Lake Anna
and it's watershed as a safe, clean, and beautiful resource
through education, advocacy, and community
involvement
Updates thru 20Jul10
Orig Created 12Sep05 by Tom Nyman
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LACA Land Use Vision
As Approved by LACA BoD on 2 Feb 06
 Implement and enforce village center concepts to channel
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economic and commercial development to pre-planned sites
along transportation corridors
Encourage provisions to deny development until infrastructure
to support the development (roads, water, sewer, utilities,
rescue, fire protection, etc) has been addressed
Encourage more cluster development in future subdivisions to
reserve and protect green space without growing overall net
density,
Restrict building in flood plains and adjacent margins to better
control run-off, erosion, and pollution
Achieve better discipline over subdivision mass drainfields,
sewage treatment plants, and water works with operations and
maintenance vested with the country
Establish shoreline development standards similar to Louisa
that protect the water quality, advance safety, and avoid
waterfront clutter on all Lake Anna shoreline
Improve roadway margins for passability to allow emergency
vehicles to operate safely
Updates thru 20Jul10
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Land Use Committee Projects
 Coordinate on County Contrary Creek Rail to Trail Planning
 Participate in Spotsylvania Country Comprehensive Plan Advisory
Committee to update Country COMPLAN
 Joe Bailey a member of committee
 Create a Lake Anna District Overlay for Livingston and Berkeley District
Plans
 Success in creating a Lake Anna Working Group to advocate consistent shoreline goals
for all Lake Anna districts in Spotsy
 Participate in Louisa County review committee to amend Shoreline
Standards and County Code
 Understand and explain revised Louisa Country Shoreline Standard
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Arranged Tri-Country meeting of Directors of Planning (2006)
LACA Newsletter articles (2006-07)
Louisa Shoreline Code -- approved text for Common Area Placards (2006)
Agreement in Lieu of an Erosion & Sediment Control Plan (2007)
LACA Web Site content (code, Dominion VA Power rules)
 Sources for dock reflectors to comply with new Louisa Code
 White papers on being good environmental citizens -- erosion control,
septic tank care, fertilizing near the lake, use of bio-solids, stabilizing the
shoreline .... and more
Updates thru 20Jul10
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Land Use Committee Advertisement
We have LOTS of projects that need to be done – but the
projects we can take on is driven by the number of volunteers,
the time they can devote, and the subjects that interest them
Consider helping out on a project
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Sanitary waste disposal & Sewage
Treatment
Septic system guidelines and tank
pumping policies
New technology septic systems and
drain fields
Housing density – quality – zoning
ordinance conflicts
Growth centers and what that means
Sprawl limiting strategies for
shoreline and subdivisions
Development standards
How to utilize the eight tools of
watershed protection
Consistent shoreline protection
Appropriate Cluster Development
guidelines (buffers, docks, etc)
Updates thru 20Jul10
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Erosion and sediment control
Nutrient management
Enforcement of land use standards
Enforcement of septic system
standards
Stream buffers and how to achieve
Community drain fields risks and
guides
Packaged sewage treatment plants and
cluster development
Port-a-potty policies and enforcement
Dump & pump vs pump & haul
Common area sanitary facilities
Dry hydrant fire protection guidelines
Use standards for application of Bio
Solids
Plus your favorite
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ABOUT ALCOHOL AND BOATING REGULATIONS IN VIRGINIA
Louisa County Approved Placard
UNLAWFUL ACTS – BOATING GENERAL
 Reckless operation of boat, water skis or aquaplane
 Operating or giving permission to operate an unregistered motorboat
 Operating or giving permission to operate a boat with an expired Certificate of
Registration
 Operating a motorboat with unauthorized number or improperly displayed
Registration Number
 Failing to produce the Certificate of Number when required
 Operating an out of state motorboat more than 90 days in Virginia without
transferring registration
 Failing to report a change of address of a registered motorboat owner with 15 days
 Failure to report loss or abandonment of a registered boat within 15 days
 Failure to exhibit lights as required by law between sunset and sunrise
 An involved vessel operator failing to give name and address at the scene of an
accident or failing to file an accident report within 10 days
 A vessel operator failing to stop and render assistance to boaters in distress
 Towing a water skier not wearing a USCG approved life preserver without an
observer in the boat
 Operating a motorboat without a muffled exhaust or with a cutout on the exhaust
 Failure to obey regulatory water markers
 Operating a motorboat or skis in an area designated for swimming
 Engaging in snorkeling or scuba diving in waters open to boating without
displaying a diving flag
 Approaching closer than 75 feet to a boat flying a diving flag
 Depositing or discharging refuse of any kind into the water
Updates thru 20Jul10
Orig Created 12Sep05 by Tom Nyman
Reference: Virginia Watercraft Owner’s Guide
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ABOUT ALCOHOL AND BOATING REGULATIONS IN VIRGINIA
Louisa County Approved Placard
UNLAWFUL ACTS - PWC
 Any person under 16 years of age operating a Personal Watercraft (PWC), or the custodian of the PWC to
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knowingly authorize use (except any person age 14 or 15 may operate a PWC if they have successfully
completed an approved boating education safety course and carry proof of successful completion of
such course, and show this proof upon request by a law enforcement officer
Operating a PWC without the operator, each rider, and anyone being towed by a PWC is wearing a Type I,
II, III, or V USCG approved personal flotation, device. Inflatables are prohibited.
If the PWC is equipped with a lanyard-type engine cut-off switch, the lanyard must be attached to the
person, clothing, or personal flotation device
Operating a PWC after sunset or before sunrise
Operating a PWC while carrying passengers in excess of the number for which the craft was designed
Reckless operation of a PWC in a manner to endanger the life, limb, or property of any person -including (1) weaving through other vessels which are underway, stopped, moored or anchored while
exceeding a reasonable speed: (2) following another vessel or skier, crossing the path of another vessel
or skier, crossing the path of another vessel more closely than is reasonable and prudent; (3) crossing
between the towing vessel and a skier; or (4) steering toward an object or person and turning sharply in
close proximity to such object or person in order to spray or attempt to spray an object or person with
the wash or jet spray of the PWC
Failure to maintain “no wake” speed whenever within 50 feet of docks, piers, boathouses, boat ramps,
people in the water and vessels other than PWCs. PWCs may tow a skier with a rope less than 50 feet.
No wake speed is defined as “The slowest possible speed required to maintain steerage and headway”
SAFE BOATING, ALCOHOL AND DRUGS
 It is a CRIMINAL OFFENSE for persons 21 and older to operate watercraft with blood alcohol
concentrations of 0.08 percent or more
 It is a CRIMINAL OFFENSE for persons younger than 21 to operate a watercraft with any measurable
alcohol level
 Persons age 18-20 arrested buying, possessing, or drinking alcohol can be fined up to $2,500, loose
their privileged to operate a watercraft or other vehicle for 1 year, and be sent to jail
 VA Implied Consent Law – you must submit to a breath and/or blood test to determine the amount of
alcohol and/or drugs in your blood. Unreasonable refusal constitutes grounds for the revocation of
privilege to operate a watercraft on the waters of the Commonwealth
Updates thru 20Jul10
Orig Created 12Sep05 by Tom Nyman
Reference: Virginia Watercraft Owner’s Guide
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Land Use Committee Contacts
For more information, contact
Tom Nyman
Chair, Land Use Committee
Lake Anna Civic Association, Inc
Home Phone (571) 248-8143
Work VoiceMail (703) 983-6210
Cell Phone (703) 328-3231
Lake Anna Phone (540) 894-9154
EMail Primary [email protected]
Updates thru 20Jul10
Orig Created 12Sep05 by Tom Nyman
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