York County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 24.1-801(a)
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maximum expansion of nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. use50 pct
In no case shall the nonconforming use be permitted to expand by more than fifty percent (50%) of its size measured in building floor area on the date that it became nonconforming.
- Notice distance for public hearingConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.500 ft
All owners of property located within five hundred feet (500') of the subject parcel, whether abutting or not, shall be sent notice of public hearings pertaining to the request.
From the ordinance
No other nonconforming uses shall be enlarged or extended in any way except and unless the board shall authorize such enlargement or expansion through the issuance of a special exception... In no case shall the nonconforming use be permitted to expand by more than fifty percent (50%) of its size measured in building floor area on the date that it became nonconforming.