Craig County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 58-171
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Change of title or possession
Any change in title or possession or renewal of a lease does not affect continuation of nonconforming use.
- Changes in districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. boundaries
Uses becoming nonconforming due to district boundary changes are subject to this article.
- Change to more limited use
Nonconforming use may only be changed to a more limited use.
- NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. use abandonment period2 years
Discontinued for a period exceeding two years shall be deemed abandoned.
- Temporary seasonal nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. uses
Temporary seasonal nonconforming uses in operation for 2+ years prior to effective date are excluded.
From the ordinance
If any nonconforming use, structure, or activity is discontinued for a period exceeding two years after the enactment of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, it shall be deemed abandoned and any subsequent use shall conform to the requirements of this chapter.