Powhatan County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 83-122

Extracted standards

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

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  • Application completeness review time10 business days

    On receiving an application, the community development staff shall, within ten business days, determine whether the application is complete or incomplete.

  • Application withdrawal refund percentage50 percent

    Applications withdrawn before required notice of any public hearing scheduled for the application shall not be subject to limitations on the subsequent submittal of similar applications. One-half (50 percent) of the application fees shall be refunded.

  • Certificate of approval expiration2 years

    A certificate of approval shall automatically expire if a building permit, site plan, or other county approval, whichever occurs first, for the development granted by the certificate of approval, is not obtained within two years after the date of approval.

  • A conditional use permit shall automatically expire if a building permit, site plan, or other county approval, whichever occurs first, for the development granted by the conditional use permit, is not obtained within two years after the date of approval.

  • Incomplete application resubmission deadline45 calendar days

    If the applicant fails to resubmit an application within 45 calendar days after being first notified of submittal deficiencies, the application shall be considered withdrawn.

  • Neighborhood meeting notice distance300 ft

    If a public hearing is not required for the application, mailed notice shall be provided to all landowners and occupants within 300 feet of the lot lines of the land subject to the application.

  • Site plan decision time60 days

    The director, as appropriate, shall decide the application within 60 days after the date the application is accepted as complete.

  • Site plan expiration5 years

    Unless otherwise specified in the site plan approval, an application for a building permit shall be applied for and obtained for at least one building in the site plan within five years of the date of the approval of the site plan.

  • Wait period after denial1 year

    If a development application requiring a public hearing is denied, no application proposing the substantially same development on all or part of the same land shall be submitted within one year after the date of denial.

  • Wait period after withdrawal with notice6 months

    If a development application requiring a public hearing is withdrawn after required public notification of the public hearing is provided, but before a decision on the application, no application proposing the substantially same development on all or part of the same land shall be submitted within six months after the date of withdrawal.

  • Temporary business permit expiration

    Approval of a temporary business permit shall be effective beginning on the date of approval and shall remain effective for the period indicated in the permit, unless an extension of time period is authorized.

Signage

  • Sign permit requirement

    All signs, except those not requiring a permit, shall obtain a sign permit in accordance with the procedures and standards of this section before being erected, replaced, relocated, or altered.

From the ordinance

Standard procedures for development applications, including pre-application conference, neighborhood meeting, application submittal, and review.
Sec. 83-122