Virginia Administrative Code › Title 24 - TRANSPORTATION AND MOTOR VEHICLES › Agency 30 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 92 - SECONDARY STREET ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS › Section 24VAC30-92-10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms when used in these regulations
				  shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Abandonment" in all its forms means the legislative action
				  reserved for and granted to the local governing body to extinguish the public's
				  right to a roadway under the jurisdiction of the Virginia Department of
				  Transportation pursuant to §§ 33.2-909 and 33.2-912 of the Code of
				  Virginia.
"Accessible route" means a public or private continuous
				  unobstructed, stable, firm and slip-resistant path connecting all accessible
				  elements of a facility (which may include parking access aisles, curb ramps,
				  crosswalks at vehicular ways, walks, ramps and lifts) that can be approached,
				  entered and used by persons with disabilities. An accessible route shall, to
				  the maximum extent feasible, coincide with the route for the general
				  public.
"ADT" means average daily traffic count (see "projected
				  traffic").
"Applicable former requirements" means the 2005 Subdivision
				  Street Requirements for developments submitted prior to July 1, 2009, and the
				  2009 edition of the Secondary Street Acceptance Requirements for developments
				  submitted between July 1, 2009, and January 31, 2012, inclusive.
"Best management practice" or "BMP" means schedules of
				  activities; prohibitions of practices, including both structural and
				  nonstructural practices; maintenance procedures; and other management practices
				  to prevent or reduce the pollution of surface waters and groundwater systems
				  from the impacts of land-disturbing activities.
"Clear zone" means the total border area of a roadway
				  including, if any, parking lanes or planting strips that is sufficiently wide
				  for an errant vehicle to avoid a serious accident. (See the Road Design Manual,
				  2011 (VDOT) and its Appendix B (1) (the Subdivision Street Design Guide) for
				  details.)
"Commissioner" means the chief executive officer of the
				  Virginia Department of Transportation or his designee.
"Conceptual sketch" means a drawing of the proposed
				  development showing the location of existing and proposed land uses, any
				  existing and proposed transportation facilities, and any additional information
				  required so that the reviewer can determine the appropriate functional
				  classification of the proposed street or streets and verify if the connectivity
				  standards have been met.
"Cul-de-sac" means a street with only one outlet and having
				  an appropriate turnaround for a safe and convenient reverse traffic
				  movement.
"Dam" means an embankment or structure intended or used to
				  impound, retain, or store water, either as a permanent pond or as a temporary
				  storage facility.
"Department" or "VDOT" means the Virginia Department of
				  Transportation.
"Design speed" means a speed selected for purposes of design
				  and correlation of those features of a street such as curvature, super
				  elevation, and sight distance, upon which the safe operation of vehicles is
				  dependent.
"Developer" means an individual, corporation, local
				  government, or registered partnership engaged in the subdivision, improvement,
				  or renovation of land.
"Discontinuance," in all its forms, means the legislative
				  act of the Commonwealth Transportation Board, pursuant to § 33.2-908 of
				  the Code of Virginia, that determines that a road no longer serves public
				  convenience warranting its maintenance with funds at the disposal of the
				  department.
"District administrator" means the department employee
				  assigned the overall supervision of the departmental operations in one of the
				  Commonwealth's construction districts.
"District administrator's designee" means the department
				  employee or employees designated by the district administrator to oversee the
				  implementation of this regulation.
"Drainage Manual" means the department's Drainage Manual,
				  2002.
"Dwelling unit" means a structure or part of a structure
				  containing sleeping, kitchen, and bathroom facilities that is suitable for
				  occupancy as a home or residence by one or more persons.
"Easement" means a grant of a right to use property of an
				  owner for specific or limited purpose.
"FAR" means floor area ratio, which is the ratio of the
				  total floor area of a building or buildings on a parcel to the land area of the
				  parcel where the building or buildings are located.
"Functional classification" means the assigned
				  classification of a roadway based on the roadway's intended purpose of
				  providing priority to through traffic movement and access to adjoining property
				  as determined by the department, based on the federal system of classifying
				  groups of roadways according to the character of service they are intended to
				  provide.
"Governing body" means the board of supervisors of the
				  county, but may also mean the local governing body of a town or city, if
				  appropriate, in the application of these requirements.
"Level of service" means a qualitative measure describing
				  operational conditions within a vehicular traffic stream, and their perception
				  by motorists and passengers. For the purposes of these requirements, the
				  applicable provisions of the Highway Capacity Manual, 2010 (TRB) shall serve as
				  the basis for determining "levels of service."
"Locally controlled grade separation structure" means a
				  grade separation structure that does not qualify for maintenance by the
				  department but was established within the right-of-way of a street intended for
				  state maintenance.
"Local official" means the representative of the governing
				  body appointed to serve as its agent in matters relating to subdivisions and
				  land development.
"Multiuse trail" means a facility designed and constructed
				  for the purpose of providing bicycle and pedestrian transportation, located
				  within a dedicated public way and is anticipated to be maintained by an entity
				  other than the department.
"Municipal separate storm sewer system" or "MS4" means all
				  separate storm sewers that are designated under
				  9VAC25-870-380 as municipal
				  separate storm sewer systems.
"Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Management Program"
				  or "MS4 Program" means a management program covering the duration of a permit
				  for a municipal separate storm sewer system that includes a comprehensive
				  planning process that involves public participation and intergovernmental
				  coordination, to reduce the discharge of pollutants to the maximum extent
				  practicable, to protect water quality, and to satisfy the appropriate water
				  quality requirements of the Clean Water Act and corresponding regulations and
				  the Virginia Stormwater Management Act and attendant regulations, using
				  management practices, control techniques, and system, design and engineering
				  methods, and such other provisions that are appropriate.
"Network addition" means a group of interconnected street
				  segments and intersections shown in a plan of development that are connected to
				  the state highway system.
"Parking bay" means an off-street area for parking two or
				  more vehicles that provides access to a public street.
"Parking lane" means an area, generally seven or eight feet
				  in width, adjacent to and parallel with the travel lane of a roadway that is
				  used for parking vehicles.
"Pavement Design Guide" means the Pavement Design Guide for
				  Subdivision and Secondary Roads in Virginia, 2009 (VDOT).
"Permit Regulations" means the department's Land Use Permit
				  Regulations (24VAC30-151).
"Phased development (streets)" means the method outlined in
				  24VAC30-92-80 (phased development
				  of streets) whereby the acceptance of certain streets into the secondary system
				  of state highways may be considered before being completely developed in
				  accordance with all applicable requirements (e.g., two lanes of a four-lane
				  facility are considered for acceptance in advance of lanes three and four being
				  finished).
"Plan of development" means any site plat, subdivision plan,
				  preliminary subdivision plat, conceptual subdivision sketch, or other
				  engineered or surveyed drawings depicting proposed development of land and
				  street layout, including plans included with rezoning proposals.
"Plans" means the standard drawings, including profile and
				  roadway typical section, that show the location, character, dimensions, and
				  details for the proposed construction of the street.
"Planting strip" means a section of land between the curb
				  face and the pedestrian accommodation or shared use path.
"Plat" means the schematic representation of the land
				  divided or to be divided.
"Projected traffic" means the number of vehicles, normally
				  expressed in average daily traffic (ADT), forecast to travel over the segment
				  of the street involved.
"Public street" means a street dedicated to public use and
				  available to the public's unrestricted use without regard to the jurisdictional
				  authority responsible for its operation and maintenance.
"Requirements" means the design, construction, public
				  benefit, and related administrative considerations herein prescribed for the
				  acceptance of a street for maintenance by the department as part of the
				  secondary system of state highways.
"Right-of-way" means the land, property, or interest
				  therein, usually in a strip, acquired for or devoted to a public street
				  designated to become part of the secondary system of state highways.
"Roadway" means the portion of the road or street within the
				  limits of construction and all structures, ditches, channels, etc., necessary
				  for the correct drainage thereof.
"Secondary system of state highways" means those public
				  roads, streets, bridges, etc., established by a local governing body pursuant
				  to § 33.2-705 of the Code of Virginia and subsequently accepted by the
				  department for supervision and maintenance under the provisions of Article 3
				  (§ 33.2-324 et seq.) of Chapter 3 and Article 2 (§ 33.2-908 et seq.)
				  of Chapter 9 of Title 33.2 of the Code of Virginia.
"Shared use path" means a facility that is designed and
				  constructed according to the Road Design Manual, 2011 (VDOT), for the purpose
				  of providing bicycle and pedestrian transportation.
"Specifications" means the department's Road and Bridge
				  Specifications, 2007, revised 2011, including related supplemental
				  specifications and special provisions.
"Standards" means the applicable drawings and related
				  criteria contained in the department's Road and Bridge Standards, 2008, revised
				  2011.
"Storm sewer system" means a conveyance or system of
				  conveyances and its appurtenances, including roads with drainage systems,
				  municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, manmade channels, or
				  storm drains.
"Street" means any roadway that is created as part of a plan
				  of development, other subdivision of land, or is constructed by or at the
				  direction of the local governing body and is a public way for purposes of
				  vehicular traffic, including the entire area within the right-of-way.
"Stub out" means a transportation facility (i) whose
				  right-of-way terminates at a parcel abutting the development, (ii) that
				  consists of a short segment that is intended to serve current and future
				  development by providing continuity and connectivity of the public street
				  network, (iii) that based on the spacing between the stub out and other streets
				  or stub outs, and the current terrain there is a reasonable expectation that
				  connection with a future street is possible, and (iv) that is constructed to
				  the property line.
"Subdivision" means the division of a lot, tract, or parcel
				  into two or more lots, plats, sites, or other divisions of land for the
				  purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or of building development. Any
				  resubdivision of a previously subdivided tract or parcel of land shall also be
				  interpreted as a "subdivision." The division of a lot or parcel permitted by
				  § 15.2-2244 of the Code of Virginia will not be considered a "subdivision"
				  under this definition, provided no new road or street is thereby established.
				  However, any further division of such parcels shall be considered a
				  "subdivision."
"Subdivision Street Design Guide" means Appendix B (1) of
				  the Road Design Manual, 2011 (VDOT).
"Swale" means a broad depression within which stormwater may
				  drain during inclement weather, but that does not have a defined bed or
				  banks.
"Total maximum daily load" or "TMDL" is a water quality term
				  that means the sum of the individual wasteload allocations for point sources,
				  load allocations (LAs) for nonpoint sources, natural background loading and a
				  margin of safety. TMDLs can be expressed in terms of either mass per time,
				  toxicity, or other appropriate measure. The TMDL process provides for point
				  versus nonpoint source trade-offs.
"Traveled way" means the portion of the secondary street
				  designated for the movement of vehicles, exclusive of shoulders, parking areas,
				  turn lanes, etc.
"Tree well" means an opening on a sidewalk, generally
				  abutting the curb, where a tree may be planted.
"VPD" means vehicles per day.
"VPH" means vehicles per hour.
"Wasteload allocation" or "wasteload" or "WLA" means the
				  portion of a receiving surface water's loading or assimilative capacity
				  allocated to one of its existing or future point sources of pollution. WLAs are
				  a type of water quality-based effluent limitation.
"Watercourse" means a defined channel with bed and banks
				  within which water flows, either continuously or
				  periodically.
Statutory Authority: § 33.2-210 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
The
				  amended version of this section by
				  Virginia
				  Register Volume 40, Issue 19, eff.
				  5/6/2024 is not yet
				  available.