Botetourt County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 25-564
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. structure improvements
Any structure which existed on the date of adoption of this chapter which is nonconforming solely due to a setback or yard requirement imposed by this may be enlarged, increased, extended, repaired or replaced so long as any such improvements do not result in an increase in the degree of nonconformity.
- Prohibition of new nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. structures
No additional structure not conforming to the requirements of this chapter shall be erected. A structure established in violation of contemporary zoning regulations shall be considered illegal, not nonconforming.
From the ordinance
Any structure which existed on the date of adoption of this chapter which is nonconforming solely due to a setback or yard requirement imposed by this may be enlarged, increased, extended, repaired or replaced so long as any such improvements do not result in an increase in the degree of nonconformity. No additional structure not conforming to the requirements of this chapter shall be erected.