Sec. 28-182(a)

Other

• Building permit required

  No building or structure shall be erected, constructed, altered, moved, converted, extended or enlarged without a building permit, and no building permit shall be issued unless it is deemed to be in conformance with the provisions of this chapter by the zoning administrator or his designee.

• Certificate of occupancy required

  No land shall be used or occupied nor shall any building erected or structurally altered be used or changed in use without a certificate of occupancy issued by the building official.

• Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit application time limit18 months

  Any conditional use permit application still pending more than eighteen (18) months from the date of submittal of a complete application shall be administratively closed by staff.

• Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit denial wait period1 year

  Should a request for a conditional use permit be denied, at least one year shall elapse before another application for the same is considered.

• Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit notice distance500 ft

  Written notice shall be given by the planning commission or its representative to all adjoining property owners whose property is located within five hundred (500) feet of any property line of the property subject to the application no less than five (5) days before the public hearing before the planning commission and board of supervisors.

• Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit notice time5 days

  Written notice shall be given by the planning commission or its representative to all adjoining property owners whose property is located within five hundred (500) feet of any property line of the property subject to the application no less than five (5) days before the public hearing before the planning commission and board of supervisors.

• Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit required

  Issuance of a conditional use permit shall be required for those uses designated as conditional uses in article III.

• Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit sign placement10 ft

  The sign shall be erected within ten (10) feet of whatever boundary line of such property abuts a public road, and shall be placed so as to be clearly visible from the road.

• Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit sign time15 days

  At least fifteen (15) days prior to a conditional use permit public hearing before the planning commission, board of supervisors, or a joint session of both, the planning commission or its representative shall erect on the property proposed for a conditional use permit a sign or signs furnished by the planning director or his designee indicating the proposed use, and the date, time, and place of the hearing.

• Traffic impact analysis threshold150 vehicle trips per day

  Traffic impact analysis as outlined in 24 VAC 30-155 shall be submitted when any conditional use permit would generate one hundred fifty (150) or more vehicle trips per day above the existing use and the site would meet the VDOT requirements for TIAs under 24 VAC 30-155 or Stafford County rezoning TIA requirements.

• Conditional useConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. permit withdrawal wait period6 months

  No new application concerning any or all of the land included in the original application shall be filed within six (6) months of the date of the action, unless the respective body approving withdrawal specifies that the time limitation shall not apply.

• Zoning permit application requirements

  Each application shall be accompanied by a plan drawn to scale showing the size and shape of the parcel of land, the location of the structure or the use with respect to the property lines and to the right-of-way of any street or highway, written verification from the county treasurer that all delinquent real estate taxes on the subject property have been paid in full and any other information which the zoning administrator or his designee deems necessary for consideration in review of the application.

• Zoning permit required

  No building or structure shall be erected, constructed, altered, moved, converted, extended or enlarged without a zoning permit issued by the zoning administrator or his designee.

• Zoning permit review time5 working days

  If the application is complete, the zoning administrator or his designee shall review the application and shall, within five (5) working days, either approve or deny the application.