Ordinance chapter · Bedford, Virginia

Chapter 15

Bedford City Zoning Code#

ARTICLE XX — FEES#

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Editor's note—Ord. No. 24-2, adopted March 12, 2024, enacted fee provisions as set out herein. Said provisions have been codified herein as Art. XX, § 2000 at the discretion of the editor.

Sec. 2000. — Zoning and subdivision fees.#

General.

a. A minimum fee of $150.00 plus $10.00 per lot in the proposed subdivision, shall be submitted to the zoning administrator at the time of submission of the final plat to cover the cost of administration of this Land Development Ordinance.

b. A sign permit fee of $25.00 for residential signs and $50.00 for commercial signs shall be submitted with the sign permit application.

c. Each request for a conditional use, zoning appeal, variance, zoning text amendment, or zoning map amendment, shall be accompanied by a fee of $150.00.

d. Request for vacation of plats shall be accompanied by a fee of $100.00.

e. Where state law or local ordinance requires publication of notices, the applicant is also responsible for reimbursement of all expenses related to such publication paid by the town. Prior to the date of the hearing for which the notice was published, the applicant shall reimburse the town for the actual costs of publication. In the event such reimbursement has not been paid, the public hearing will be continued until such reimbursement has been received.

f. In cases where plats or ordinances are required to be recorded in the circuit court clerk's office, the applicant shall pay all such recording costs or reimburse any such costs that are paid by the town.

g. The following fee shall be charged for a zoning permit:

Permit Type Fee
Certificate of zoning/use $20.00
No change in use or expansion of building footprint $0.00
Home occupation $25.00
Residential permits
New home $50.00
Addition/expansion $50.00
Pools/decks/garages/carports/accessory structure/chicken-keeping/solar panels $50.00
Non-residential construction
Projects up to 1,000 sq. ft. $100.00
Projects over 1,000 sq. ft. $150.00

h. A fee of $25.00 shall be charged for a copy of these regulations.

(Ord. of 12-11-2001; Ord. No. 06-05, § 1, 3-28-2006; Ord. of 3-28-2006; Ord. No. 13-2, § 1, 1-22-2013; Ord. No. 23-18, § 1, 12-12-2023; Ord. No. 24-2, 3-12-2024)


Table of Contents#

Article Title
ARTICLE I Authority and Enactment
ARTICLE II Purpose of Regulations
ARTICLE III Definitions of Terms Used in This Article
ARTICLE IV Establishment of Districts
ARTICLE V Application of Regulations
ARTICLE VI Requirements of Districts
ARTICLE VII Nonconforming Uses
ARTICLE VIII Special Provisions
ARTICLE X Administrative Procedures
ARTICLE XI Board of Zoning Appeals
ARTICLE XII Subdivisions Procedures
ARTICLE XIII Design Standards and Requirements
ARTICLE XV Violations and Penalty
ARTICLE XVI Legal Status Provisions
ARTICLE XX Fees

Appendices#

Appendix Title
Appendix A Procurement Ordinance
Appendix B Agreements
Appendix C Joint Industrial Development Authority
Appendix D Settlement Agreement