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It c. Clearing shall be allowed only to provide necessary access, positive site drainage, water quality BMPs, and the installation of utilities. (3) Prior to clearing or grading, suitable protective barriers, such as fencing of a type detailed in the Landscape Planting and Protection Manual, Portsmouth, Virginia shall be erected five feet outside of the drip line of any. tree or stand of trees to be preserved. These protective barriers shall remain so erected throughout all phases of construction. The storage of equipment, materials, debris, or fill shall not be allowed within the area protected by the barrier. (4) Land development, redevelopment or land disturbance which adds impervious cover shall minimize impervious cover to promote infiltration of stormwater into the ground consistent with the proposed use or development. Pervious surfaces where soil conditions and/or water table permit shall be used for any parking area, maneuvering aisle, or other low traffic driveway. (5) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter or exceptions or exemptions thereto, any land disturbing activity exceeding 2,500 square feet, including construction of all single-family houses, septic tanks, and drainfields, shall also comply with the requirements of chapter 11 of this Code (erosion and sediment control). (6) Where the best management practices require regular or periodic maintenance in order to continue their functions, such maintenance shall be ensured through a maintenance agreement between the owner or developer and the city or some other mechanism that achieves an equivalent objective. (7) All on-site sewage disposal systems not requiring a VPDES permit shall be pumped out at least once every five years, in accordance with the provisions of Section 38-312. (8) For new construction a reserve sewage disposal site with a capacity at least equal to that of the primary sewage disposal site shall be provided, in accordance with section 38-313. This requirement shall not apply to any lot or parcel recorded prior to October 1, 1989, if such lot or parcel is not sufficient in capacity to accommodate a reserve sewage disposal site, as determined by the local health department. Building or construction of any impervious surface shall be prohibited on the area of all sewage disposal sites or on an on-site sewage treatment system, which operates under a permit issued by the state water control board, until the structure is served by public sewer. (9) For any development or redevelopment, storm water runoff shall be controlled by the use of best management practices consistent with the