§ 38-110. Soil groupings for use with minimum lot size tables.  


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  • Soil groupings for use with minimum lot size tables shall be as follows:

    GROUP 1 (Well drained to excessively drained soils with percolation rates from <5 to 10 min./in.)

    Well drained (5-10 min./in. Percolation)

    Alley

    Americus

    Blaney

    Bonneau

    Chipola

    Chisolm

    Eddings

    Fuquay (Norfolk and Tifton thick surface; Lakeland shallow)

    Louisburg

    Lucy

    Valdosta

    Wagram

    Wateree

    Wicksburg

    Excessively Drained (<5 min./in. Percolation)

    Blanton

    Bonifay

    Cainhoy (Galestown, Palm Beach)

    Eustis

    Flomation

    Foxworth

    Fripp

    Kershaw (Lakewood)

    Kureb

    Lakeland (Huckabee)

    Molena

    Paula Troup

    GROUP 2 (Well drained to moderately well drained soils with percolation rates from 5 to 30 min./in.)

    Allen

    Bodine

    Brevard

    Brookshire

    Cahaba

    Centenary

    Chandler

    Chestnut

    Citico

    Clarendon

    Cowee

    Dekalb

    Edneyville

    Etowah (Nolichuncky)

    Euharlee

    Eunola

    Evard

    Faceville

    Goldsboro

    Haywood

    Irvington

    Izagora

    Jefferson

    Johns

    Kalmia

    Leesburg

    Linker

    Lockhart

    Louisa

    Lowndes

    Maxton

    Nella

    Norfolk

    Orangeburg

    Porters

    Red Bay (Ruston)

    Rion

    Sequatchie

    Sipsey

    Stilson

    Tallant

    Tifton

    Tusquitee

    Wedowee

    Wickham

    GROUP 3 (Well drained to moderately well drained soils with percolation rates from 30 to 60 min./in. Also includes somewhat poorly drained soils with percolation rates from 5 to 30 min./in.)

    Well drained to moderately well drained soils with slow percolation rates (30 to 60 min./in.)

    Alcovy

    Braddock

    Bradson

    Brasstown

    Capshaw

    Carnegie

    Clifton

    Decatur

    Dillard

    Dothan

    Durham

    Edneytown

    Fannin

    Freemanville

    Fullerton

    Greenville (Magnolia)

    Henceville

    Holston

    Hornsville

    Junaluska

    Kolomoki

    Locust

    Madison

    Minvale

    Mountview

    Nantahala

    Nauvoo

    Pacolet (Habersham)

    Rome

    Saunook

    Seneca

    Shack (Clarksville)

    Shelocta

    Shouns

    Suffolk

    Swafford

    Tate

    Tatum

    Tellico

    Thurmont

    Tidings

    Varina

    Waynesboro

    Somewhat poorly drained soils with rapid to moderate percolation rates (5 to 30 min./in.)

    Albany

    Ardilla

    Barth

    Chipley

    Coosaw

    Echaw

    Kanapana

    Leefield (Klej shallow, Lynchburg thick surface)

    Lynchburg Ocilla

    Olustee (Ona)

    Pottsburg

    Ridgeland

    Rigdon

    Scranton

    GROUP 4 (Well drained soils to moderately well drained soils with percolation rates from 60 to 90 min./in. Also poorly drained soils with moderate percolation rates from 10 to 15 min./in.)

    Well drained to moderately well drained soils with slow percolation rates (60-90 min./in.)

    Albertville

    Chestatee

    Cowarts

    Cunningham

    Cuthbert

    Davidson

    Dewey (Muse)

    Docena

    Dogue

    Duplin

    Dyke

    Enders

    Farragut

    Georgevilie

    Gilead

    Gritney

    Grover

    Hayesvilie

    Herndon

    Hulett

    Litz

    Marlboro

    Masada

    Nankin

    Nason

    Rabun

    Sawyer

    Sequoia

    Shubuta

    Steekee

    Poorly drained with moderate percolation rates (10-15 min./in.)

    Leon

    Mascotte

    Sapelo

    St. Johns

    GROUP 5 (Poorly drained soils that have a water table very near the surface with percolation rates from 5 to 10 min/in.)

    Alpaha

    Ogeechee

    Pasquotank

    Pelham

    Plummer

    Riceboro

    GROUP 6. Soils unsuitable due to the following reasons:

    Excess wetness (frequent flooding or ponding)

    Altavista

    Angie

    Augusta

    Bayboro

    Bethera

    Bibb

    Boehicket

    Brookman

    Capers

    Cartecay

    Cedarbluff

    Chastain

    Chatuge

    Chenneby

    Chewacla (Philo, Stendai)

    Coxville

    Dasher

    Dowellton (Purdy)

    Egam

    Ellabelle

    Enon

    Flint

    French

    Gayesville

    Grady

    Guthrie

    Hamblen

    Hatboro

    Iredell

    Isles

    Istapoga

    Iuka

    Johnston

    Ketona

    Kingsland

    Kinston

    Leaf

    Levy

    Lumbee

    Lynn Haven

    Masontown

    Meggett

    Muckalee

    Myatt

    Oakboro

    Pelion

    Persanti

    Pickney

    Panzer

    Pooler

    Portsmouth

    Rembert

    Rigolette

    Roanoke (Robertville)

    Rollen

    Rutledge

    Satilla

    Shellbluff

    Surrency

    Tanyard, Tsali

    Tawcaw

    Wahaee

    Wax (Captina, Monogahela, Landisburg)

    Wehadkee (Atkins, Melvin)

    Whitwell

    Wolfever

    Shallow bedrock (there are some areas of these soils that have adequate depths)

    Apison

    Ashe

    Ashlar (Edgemont)

    Burton

    Cataska

    Chandler

    Fletcher

    Gilpin

    Goldston

    Gorgas

    Hartseiis (Lehew)

    Hector

    Lily

    Lyerty

    Manteo

    Montevailo (Klinesville)

    Mountainburg

    Musella

    Poindexter

    Ramsey

    Ranger

    Saluda

    Soco

    Sunlight

    Sweetapple

    Sylco

    Talladega

    Tallapossa

    Tsali

    Wilkes

    Zion

    Percolation rate (more than 90 min./in.)

    Angie

    Appling (Thurmont, Halewood)

    Aragon (Christian)

    Armuchee

    Arundel

    Barfield

    Bayboro

    Binnsville

    Bladen

    Boehicket

    Boswell (Oktiboeha, Sumter)

    Brookman

    Capers

    Cecil

    Chastain

    Colbert

    Conasauga

    Coxville

    Craven

    Dowellton (Purdy)

    Dunbar (Eulonia, Fairhope, Flint)

    Egam

    Esto

    Eutaw

    Grady

    Gwinnett (Lloyd)

    Heiena

    Henderson

    Hiwasee

    Hoffman

    Iredell

    Leadvale

    Leaf

    Lyerly

    Mecklenburg

    Meggett

    Orange

    Persanti

    Pooler

    Roanoke (Robertville)

    Rollen

    Sawyer

    Sunsweet

    Susquehanna

    Talbott

    Telfair

    Townley (Rarden)

    Tupelo

    Tyler

    Vance

    Vaucluse

    Wahee

    FLOODING (Flooding is infrequent and if protected from flooding they may be suitable)

    Arkaque

    Bigbee

    Buncombe

    Colvard

    Congaree

    Duckston

    Emory

    Ennis

    Huntington

    Ocelockonee

    Ousley

    Riverview

    Sequatchie

    Starr

    Staser

    Stato

    Subligna

    Suches

    Sullivan

    Toccoa

    Toxaway

    Transylvania

(Ord. of 12-12-2000(1), app.)