Municipality · Virginia

Abingdon

The ordinance has been retrieved, read and turned into structured rules.
22
Districts
343
Extracted rules
1,308
Standards
12
Chapters read

Zoning districts

22 districts, grouped by category.

General provisions

318 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

RESTAURANT1 standards

Excluded from this definition are 'restaurant, drive-in;' 'mobile vending;' and 'bakeries.'

SELF-STORAGE, INDOOR1 standards

The conduct of sales, business or any other activity within the individual storage units, other than storage, shall be prohibited.

SIGN, FLAG1 standards

Nongovernmental flags are deemed to be 'signs' and shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.

SIGN, INTERIOR1 standards

Interior signs, with the exception of window signs as defined, are not regulated by this chapter.

Section 10-2-83 standards

public utility easements of not less than 10 feet in width shall be granted... No buildings or structures shall be permitted on easements.

Section 10-2-94 standards

at least two concrete monuments shall be set in each subdivision block. Such monuments shall be four inches in diameter or square, two feet long, with a flat top... A minimum of two monuments in each subdivision shall be tied to the Global Positioning System (GPS).

Section 10-3-13 standards

Improvement plans shall be drawn to a horizontal scale of at least one inch to 30 feet and a vertical scale of one inch to five feet or less. The cross sections shall be taken and withdrawn at intervals of not more than 50 feet along the center line

Section 10-9-21 standards

any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not more than $500 for each lot or parcel of land subdivided, transferred or sold in violation of this chapter

Section 11-1-31 standards

For purposes of the Flood Hazard Overlay District, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them...

Section 3-1-1

Prior to the submittal of any application, a preapplication meeting must be held between the applicant and the Administrator, unless otherwise waived by the Administrator.

Section 3-10-1(b)1 standards

Such appeal shall be taken within 30 days after the decision appealed from by filing with the Administrator, and with the BZA, a notice of appeal specifying the grounds thereof.

Section 3-10-1(d)1 standards

The BZA shall fix a reasonable time for a public hearing of an appeal, provide due notice thereof as provided in Division 11 of this article, and decide the same within 90 days of the filing of the appeal, unless a longer period of time is consented to by the applicant.

Section 3-10-3(a)(1)1 standards

any person wishing to appeal must file with the Town Manager within 30 calendar days after the final decision a written notice of intention to appeal which states the reasons for appeal.

Section 3-10-3(a)(2)1 standards

any person wishing to appeal must file with the Town Manager within 30 calendar days after the final decision a written notice of intention to appeal which states the reasons for appeal and a written petition, signed by at least 10 individuals registered to vote in the Town.

Section 3-10-4(b)1 standards

A petition specifying the grounds on which the applicant is aggrieved must be submitted 30 days after the filing of the decision in the office of the BZA.

Section 3-10-5(a)1 standards

construction of a building with a valid building permit deemed in violation of this chapter may be prevented, restrained, corrected, or abated by suit filed within 15 days after the start of construction by a person who had no actual notice of the issuance of the permit.

Section 3-11-21 standards

Notice of any public hearing shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town. The first publication shall be not less than 15 days prior to the hearing date. Notice of any public hearing concerning an amendment to the Zoning Map, a conditional zoning, a special use permit, or a variance shall be mailed by first-class mail to all owners of property within 200 feet of the boundaries of the property that is the subject of the application.

Section 3-11-2(b)1 standards

Notice of public hearings shall be published once a week for two successive weeks in some newspaper published or having general circulation in the Town.

Section 3-11-2(b)1 standards

The hearing shall be held not less than five days nor more than 21 days after the second advertisement shall appear in such newspaper.

Section 3-11-2(c)1 standards

Property owner notification shall be sent by the Administrator a minimum of five days prior to the hearing

Source documents

The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.