Galax, Virginia · General provision

Article XVII, § 160-167 through § 160-174

Extracted standards

5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Approval criteria

    Rezoning must give rise to conditions; conditions must have reasonable relation; no cash contribution; no mandatory dedication except authorized; no off-site improvements except sewer/drainage; related to physical development; conformity with Comprehensive Plan; no housing discrimination.

  • Enforcement

    Zoning Administrator may order compliance, bring legal action, require guaranty, deny permits.

  • Proffer timing

    Conditions proffered in writing at time of filing or before Planning Commission recommendation; modifications at least 21 days prior to PC recommendation unless waived.

  • Repeat petitions

    No reconsideration of substantially same change within 6 months of official action.

  • Review of Administrator's decision

    Aggrieved person may petition City Council; petition filed at least 30 days prior to meeting; Administrator forwards petition 10 days prior.

From the ordinance

The purpose of conditional zoning is to provide a method for permitting the reasonable and orderly development and use of land in those situations in which peculiar specific circumstances indicate that the existing Zoning Ordinance district regulations are not adequate.
Article XVII, § 160-167 through § 160-174