Culpeper County Unincorporated, VA Zoning Ordinance#
Table of Contents#
| Article | Title |
|---|---|
| ARTICLE 1 | DISTRICTS |
| ARTICLE 2 | DEFINITIONS AND MEASUREMENTS |
| ARTICLE 3 | AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT A-1 |
| ARTICLE 4 | RURAL AREA DISTRICT RA |
| ARTICLE 4A | RURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT RR |
| ARTICLE 5 | RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R-1 |
| ARTICLE 5A | RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R-2 |
| ARTICLE 5B | RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R-3 |
| ARTICLE 5C | RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R-4 |
| ARTICLE 5D | RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOME PARKS DISTRICT RMH |
| ARTICLE 6 | RESERVED |
| ARTICLE 6A | RESERVED |
| ARTICLE 6.1 | RESERVED |
| ARTICLE 6.1A | CONVENIENCE CENTER DISTRICT C-C |
| ARTICLE 6.1B | VILLAGE CENTER COMMERCIAL DISTRICT VC |
| ARTICLE 6.1C | COMMERCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT CS |
| ARTICLE 6.1D | RESERVED |
| ARTICLE 6.1E | RESERVED |
| ARTICLE 7 | RESERVED |
| ARTICLE 7.1 | RESERVED |
| ARTICLE 7.1A | LIGHT INDUSTRY-INDUSTRIAL PARK DISTRICT LI |
| ARTICLE 7.1B | INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT HI |
| ARTICLE 8 | RESERVED |
| ARTICLE 8A | FLOODPLAIN OVERLAY DISTRICT FP |
| ARTICLE 8B | PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PUD |
| ARTICLE 8C | WATERSHED MANAGEMENT DISTRICT WMD |
| ARTICLE 8D | AIRPORT SAFETY |
| ARTICLE 8E | AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICTS |
| ARTICLE 8F | PLANNED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PBD |
| ARTICLE 9 | SPECIAL PROVISIONS |
| ARTICLE 10 | ACCESS, CIRCULATION, PARKING AND LOADING |
| ARTICLE 11 | SIGNS |
| ARTICLE 12 | NONCONFORMING BUILDINGS, STRUCTURES, AND USES |
| ARTICLE 13 | ADMINISTRATION |
| ARTICLE 14 | INTERPRETATION |
| ARTICLE 15 | BUILDING PERMITS |
| ARTICLE 16 | CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY |
| ARTICLE 17 | USE PERMITS |
| ARTICLE 18 | BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS; VARIANCES AND APPEALS |
| ARTICLE 19 | SUBSTANDARD SUBDIVISIONS |
| ARTICLE 20 | SITE PLANS |
| ARTICLE 21 | TRUNK THOROUGHFARE SETBACKS AND FUTURE STREET LINES |
| ARTICLE 22 | AMENDMENTS |
| ARTICLE 23 | VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES |
| ARTICLE 24 | CONSTITUTIONALITY |
| ARTICLE 25 | REPEAL OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS |
| ARTICLE 26 | EFFECTIVE DATE |
| ARTICLE 27 | EXISTING STRUCTURES USE PERMIT |
| ARTICLE 28 | MOBILE HOME USE PERMIT |
| ARTICLE 29 | CONDITIONAL ZONING |
| ARTICLE 30 | ENTRANCE CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT—EC |
| ARTICLE 30A | ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD |
| ARTICLE 31 | AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE USE PERMIT |
| ARTICLE 32 | OUTDOOR LIGHTING STANDARDS |
| ARTICLE 33 | LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING |
ARTICLE 13 - ADMINISTRATION#
13-1. - Zoning Administrator generally.#
This ordinance shall be enforced by the zoning administrator. No building or other structure shall be erected, reconstructed, enlarged, moved or structurally altered without an appropriate permit therefor, and no structure shall be used, and the use of any land or building shall not be changed, without a certificate of occupancy therefor approved or issued by the zoning administrator. The zoning administrator shall in no case approve or grant a permit or certificate of occupancy for the construction, alteration, use or change of use of any building or land if the building or land as proposed to be constructed, altered or used would be in violation of this ordinance.
Cross reference—Zoning administrator to serve as clerk to Planning Commission, § 2-20; zoning administrator to enforce erosion and sediment control ordinance, § 8-4.
13-2. - Notice of violations.#
If the zoning administrator finds that any of the provisions of this ordinance are being violated, he shall notify in writing the person responsible for such violation, indicating the nature of the violation and ordering the action necessary to correct it. He shall take any other action authorized by law to insure compliance with, or to prevent violation of, its provisions.