Powhatan County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 83-410 - Historic Overlay (H) District
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- Property that contains a historicHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. landmark, building, or structure, or that makes up a historic districtHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character., and immediately adjacent land whose development could adversely affect the integrity of such historicHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. resource.
Uses
Prohibited1
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Certificate of approval required for development
After land is classified into a Historic Overlay District, no development shall occur on such land without issuance of a certificate of approval in accordance with the review procedures and standards in the specific review procedures provisions of Article II: Administration.
- Demolition approval required
No historic landmark or structure within a Historic Overlay (H) District shall be demolished unless and until the demolition is approved by the board of supervisors after receipt of a recommendation from the planning commission and, if deemed necessary, consultation with an architect from the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
From the ordinance
Irrespective of the principal use standards applicable to the underlying zoning district, telecommunications towers are prohibited within historic overlay districts.