Fluvanna County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 22-15-5
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. sign abandonment period2 years
A nonconforming sign shall be considered abandoned if the business for which the sign was erected has not been in operation for a period of at least two (2) years.
- NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. sign enlargement prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
No nonconforming sign shall be enlarged nor be worded so as to advertise or identify any use other than that in effect at the time it became a nonconforming sign.
- NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. sign repair threshold50 pct
A nonconforming sign that is destroyed or damaged by any casualty to an extent not exceeding fifty percent (50%) of its replacement value may be restored within two (2) years after such destruction or damage but shall not be enlarged in any manner.
From the ordinance
No nonconforming sign shall be enlarged nor be worded so as to advertise or identify any use other than that in effect at the time it became a nonconforming sign. ... A nonconforming sign shall be considered abandoned if the business for which the sign was erected has not been in operation for a period of at least two (2) years.