Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Noise
- Noise abatement per VDOT
provision and schedule for noise abatement in accordance with the standards of VDOT
Other
- Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. reapplication limit12 months
A property owner, or his appointed agent, shall not initiate action for a zoning permit relating to substantially the same conditional use affecting the same parcel of land more often than once every 12 months.
- Contour interval for slopes over 20%10 ft
areas with slopes over 20 percent slope shall be shown with no larger than ten foot contours
- Contour interval for slopes up to 20%5 ft
Areas with up to 20 percent slope shall be shown with no larger than five foot contours
- Performance bond for conditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. uses
The council may require the applicant to furnish to the zoning administrator a performance bond in an amount sufficient for and conditional upon the fulfilling of any and all conditions and requirements stipulated by the council.
- Site plan maximum scale1 inch per 100 ft
drawn at a scale of no more than one inch to 100 feet
- Surety for public improvements
A surety for all required public improvements as set forth in this zoning district and shown on the plan shall be provided in accordance with this Land Development Ordinance
- Zoning amendment reapplication limit6 months
A property owner, or his appointed agent, shall not initiate action for a substantially similar zoning amendment affecting the same parcel of land more often than once every six months.
- Zoning permit expiration6 months
Any zoning permit shall automatically expire six months from the date of issuance if the person, firm, or corporation to which the permit was issued has not clearly demonstrated that the permit is being exercised for the purpose for which it was issued, or if the work so authorized is suspended or discontinued for a period of one year.
- Zoning permit suspension expiration12 months
or if the work so authorized is suspended or discontinued for a period of one year.
Signage
- Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. sign minimum area3 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
the applicant shall post a sign, at least three square feet in area, and approved by the zoning administrator
- Sign posting duration before hearing10 days
The sign shall be posted for at least ten days prior to the first required public hearing and kept in place until the day of the last public hearing.
- Sign placement from property line10 ft
A sign shall be placed within ten feet of the property line at each street on which the property abuts.
From the ordinance
Zoning permits expire 6 months; conditional use reapplication 12 months; zoning amendment reapplication 6 months; sign posting requirements.