Southampton County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 18-488
Extracted standards
1 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Lapse period for special exception or varianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship.1 years
shall lapse after the expiration of one (1) year if no substantial construction or change of use has taken place
From the ordinance
After the board of appeals has approved a special exception or granted a variance, the special exception or variance so approved or granted shall lapse after the expiration of one (1) year if no substantial construction or change of use has taken place in accordance with the plans for which such special exception or variance was granted, or if the board does not specify some longer period than one (1) year for good cause shown, and the provisions of these regulations shall thereafter govern.