Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Lot size exemption from mailed notice11,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
written notice of the Zoning Ordinance amendment shall not have to be mailed to the owner, owners, or their agent of lots shown on a subdivision plat approved and recorded pursuant to the provisions of Article 6, § 15.2-2240 et seq. of the Virginia Code, where such lots are less than 11,500 square feet
- Mailed notice lead time5 days
written notice shall be given by the approval body, or its representative, at least five days before the hearing
- Mailed notice lead time for military/airport30 days
written notice shall also be given, at least 30 days before the hearing to the commander of the military base
- Military notice distance3,000 ft
When a proposed Comprehensive Plan or amendment thereto, a Zoning Map amendment, or conditional use permit for a change in use involves any parcel of land located within 3,000 feet of a boundary of a military base
- Minor exception response time21 days
an opportunity to respond to the request within 21 days of the date of the notice
- Published notice frequency
Notice of the time and place of the public hearing shall be published once a week for two successive weeks
- PUDPlanned unit development (PUD)A negotiated district where a whole site is approved to its own bespoke plan. notice distance2,000 ft
if any portion of the application property is within a planned unit development notice shall be sent to the incorporated property owners' associations within the planned unit development that have members owning property located within 2,000 feet of the application property
Signage
- Notification sign interval for long frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.500 ft
For properties with more than 500 feet of frontage, signs shall be placed on the property by the applicant at 500-foot intervals
- Notification sign lettering heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3 in
lettering thereon shall be black letters on a white background measuring at least three inches in height
- Notification sign placement1 ft
At least one notification sign shall be posted by the applicant within one foot of the right-of-way
- Notification sign posting duration30 days
Notification signs shall be posted at least 30 days prior to the initial public hearing
- Notification sign removal time10 days
The applicant shall remove the sign within ten calendar days of final action
- Notification sign size
Signs shall be of wood or metal, at least 48 inches by 72 inches in size
From the ordinance
Notice of the time and place of the public hearing shall be published once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the City of Lynchburg.