Powhatan County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 83-501

Extracted standards

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

Other

  • Change of use restriction

    A lawful nonconforming use shall not be changed to any other nonconforming use. Once a nonconforming use is converted to a conforming use, it shall not be changed back to a nonconforming use.

  • Discontinuance period2 years

    If a nonconforming use is abandoned or discontinued for a period of two years or longer, it shall not be reestablished and shall only be replaced with a conforming use.

  • Reestablishment period after renovation1 months

    The use is reestablished within one month after completion of the renovation or repair.

  • Renovation completion period18 months

    The renovation or repair is completed within 18 months after commencement of the renovation or repair.

From the ordinance

If a nonconforming use is abandoned or discontinued for a period of two years or longer, it shall not be reestablished and shall only be replaced with a conforming use.
Sec. 83-501