Sussex County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 34-69
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Restoration threshold for nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. activity50 pct
If a nonconforming activity is destroyed or damaged in any manner, to the extent that the cost of restoration to its condition before the occurrence shall exceed 50 percent of the cost of reconstructing the entire activity or structure, it shall be restored only upon the issuance of a special use permit.
- Restoration threshold for nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. structure75 pct
If a nonconforming structure is destroyed or damaged in any manner, to the extent that the cost of restoration to its condition before the occurrence shall exceed 75 percent of the cost of reconstruction the entire structure, it shall be restored only upon the issuance of a special use permit.
From the ordinance
If a nonconforming activity is destroyed or damaged in any manner, to the extent that the cost of restoration to its condition before the occurrence shall exceed 50 percent of the cost of reconstructing the entire activity or structure, it shall be restored only upon the issuance of a special use permit by the zoning administrator, with approval of the board of zoning appeals.