Culpeper County Unincorporated, VA Zoning Ordinance#

Table of Contents#

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

• 15-1. Required.
• 15-2. Application.
• 15-3. Not to issue in certain cases.
• 15-4. Topographic survey may be required.

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

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Culpeper County Unincorporated City Zoning Code#

ARTICLE 15 - BUILDING PERMITS#

15-1. Required.#

No excavation shall be commenced; no wall, structure, premises or land shall be used; no wall, building or structure or part thereof shall be built, constructed or altered; nor shall any building be moved; nor shall any regulated sign be erected, repaired or repainted until application has been made and the proper approval or permit has been obtained from the zoning administrator.

15-2. Application.#

All applications for building permits shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee as prescribed by separate action of the Board of Supervisors (see § 2-2 of this Code) and accurate plot plans in triplicate drawn to scale, showing the actual shape and dimensions of the lot to be built upon, the exact sizes and locations on the lot of the structures and accessory structures then existing, and the lines within which the proposed building or structure shall be erected or altered, the existing and intended use of each structure or part thereof, the number of dwelling or housing units the building is designed to accommodate, and such other information with regard to the lot and neighboring lots as may be necessary to determine and provide for the enforcement of this ordinance.

Editor's note—The words "shown on the next page" were removed and "as prescribed by the Board of Supervisors (see § 2-2 of this Code)" inserted; no change in substance made.

15-3. Not to issue in certain cases.#

No permit shall be issued for the erection of any permanent structure intended for residential, commercial or industrial use, nor shall any such structure be erected on land in such proximity and relative elevation to an open stream or drainage channel when the surface of such land is subject to periodic or recurring flooding from storm water, or subject to the danger of erosion of the land underlying such structure.§ This provision shall not apply to the erection of fences or similar appurtenances.§ Nothing herein provided shall be so construed as to prohibit the owner of such land from lawfully filling, draining or otherwise improving the land.§

15-4. Topographic survey may be required.#

In order to determine whether or not a permit should be issued under this Article, the zoning administrator in appropriate cases may require that the application for a building permit be accompanied by a topographic survey of the lot showing existing and proposed grades.§