Lynchburg, Virginia · General provision

Article IX, Sec. 35.2-90.1

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent
Citywide

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Time to repair/rebuild after act of God2 years

    Unless such building is repaired or rebuilt within two years of the date of the natural disaster

  • any non-conforming use of a building or structure may, as a conditional use after public notice and hearing in accordance with section 35.2-11, be changed to another non-conforming use

  • Damage threshold for required conformity50 pct

    if any non-conforming building or structure is damaged to an extent of 50 percent or more of the value of the structure above the foundation

  • Discontinuation period for non-conforming use2 years

    if they are discontinued for a two-year period of time

  • no such non-conforming use shall be enlarged or increased, nor shall it be extended to occupy a greater area of land than that occupied by such use at the time of the adoption of the Zoning Ordinance

  • Time to repair/rebuild under federal disaster declaration4 years

    the owner shall have a total of four years to repair, rebuild or replace said building

  • any work done to repair, rebuild or replace such building shall be in compliance with the provisions of the flood plain regulations

  • no development approval shall be issued that will result in the increase of any such nonconformity

  • Non-conforming sign may be re-faced without losing status

    a non-conforming sign may be re-faced without losing its non-conforming status

  • Non-conforming lot provisions reference

    Provisions for development of lots with less than the minimum required area are established in section 35.2-61.4 of this Zoning Ordinance.

  • Repair cost threshold for sign compliance50 pct

    Whenever a non-conforming sign requires repairs in a dollar amount greater than 50 percent of the replacement cost of the entire sign such sign shall be brought into compliance

  • Time to remove structure if not restored after 50% damage60 days

    it must be removed at the owner's expense within 60 days from the Zoning Administrator's determination

From the ordinance

While they are generally permitted to remain, the regulations herein restrict their further intensification or expansion and provide for their prohibition, if they are discontinued for a two-year period of time.
Article IX, Sec. 35.2-90.1