Sec 42-30

Other

• Certificate of zoning compliance required

  A certificate of zoning compliance is intended to verify the present zoning classification of a subject property or use thereon...

• Additional civil penalty500 dollars

  $500.00 for each additional charge

• First civil penalty200 dollars

  punishable by a fine of $200.00 for the first charge

• Maximum civil penalty5,000 dollars

  shall not result in civil penalties which exceed $5,000.00

• Maximum criminal penalty1,000 dollars

  punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00

• Maximum addition size for minor improvement150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  additions to buildings or structures whereby the footprint area of the addition does not exceed 150 square feet

• Maximum shed size for minor improvement150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  storage sheds having a footprint area of 150 square feet or less

• NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. use discontinuance period2 years

  if any nonconforming use is discontinued for a period exceeding two years ... it shall be deemed abandoned

• Occupancy permit required

  No person shall occupy any newly constructed, reconstructed, moved, structurally altered or enlarged building ... without first making proper application for and receiving an occupancy permit issued by the zoning administrator.

• Zoning permit expiration12 months

  A zoning permit shall expire automatically within 1 year of the date of issuance if the use authorized or substantial work required has not commenced.

• Traffic impact analysis required

  Prior to the submission of any required application for rezoning, conditional use permit or comprehensive plan amendment, the applicant shall submit to the zoning administrator either a traffic impact analysis as required by the Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2222.1 or written information demonstrating that a Traffic Impact Analysis is not required.

• Wall check plat required

  The erection of a building shall not proceed beyond a point in the construction process where the placement of the corners of a concrete slab or a poured foundation ... until the corner locations are indicated on a plat (known as a 'wall check plat') by a certified land surveyor and submitted and approved by the zoning administrator.

• Zoning permit required

  A zoning permit shall be required before any use may be established on any property subject to the requirements of this chapter, or before any building or structure may be constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, erected, moved or structurally altered.