Appomattox

Nonconforming uses may continue; discontinuance for 2 years = abandonment; junkyards must be screened; repairs limited to 50% of replacement value; restoration thresholds; nonconforming lots may be used if setbacks met.

In all residential districts there shall be provided, either in a private garage or on the lot, space for the parking of two automobiles for a single-family dwelling and for each dwelling unit of a multiple-family dwelling.

Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Siting Ordinance for the Town of Appomattox. All facilities shall be located only on property zoned B-1 or M-1.

All proposed wireless telecommunications facilities shall be set back from abutting parcels, recorded rights-of-way and road and street lines by the greater of the following distances: a distance equal to the height of the wireless telecommunications facility or the existing setback requirements of the underlying zoning district, whichever are greater.

The provisions of this article are applicable to the development or redevelopment of any property ... located in an R-1, R-2, R-3, B-1, B-2, MHP-1, P-1 and M-1 zoning district or to any use requiring a special use permit approval. It is not the intent of this article to regulate landscaping for single-family dwellings or two-family dwellings.

The provisions of the sign article are applicable to the placement of new signs and to the alteration or replacement of existing signs... shall apply to all zoning districts.

Home occupation sign: not exceeding two square feet in area and three feet in height; Address sign not included in max sign area; Identification sign not included; Changeable copy sign: copy shall not change more than once every eight seconds; Flashing sign: signs which display an on-premises message changed by electronic means or remote control, programmed or sequenced to change no more than once every six seconds, shall not be considered a flashing sign.

Landscape island means an area containing required landscaping and not less than 162 square feet for a parking row and 324 square feet for a parking bay.

Private garage means an accessory building designed or used for the storage of not more than three automobiles owned and used by the occupants of the building to which it is accessory. On a lot occupied by a multiple-unit dwelling, the private garage may be designed and used for the storage of 1½ times as many automobiles as there are dwelling units.

Sight distance triangle means a triangular-shaped area located on both sides of the intersection of a driveway with a public roadway, designed and maintained to allow for a clear line of sight, and being a straight line with unobstructed view measured 50 feet along the edge of pavement lines from their points of junction and being three feet above the pavement edge.

Basement shall be counted as a story for the purpose of height regulations if it is used for business purposes or for dwelling purposes by other than a janitor employed on the premises. Cellar may not be occupied for dwelling purposes.

No such accessory structure shall be used for housekeeping purposes.

Home occupation means an occupation carried on by the occupant of a dwelling as a secondary use and employing no one other than members of the family residing on the premises.

A tourist home or bed and breakfast shall not be deemed a home occupation.

Final action on any proposed amendment may be continued by the council for good cause, provided that all resolutions, motions or petitions for amendments shall be acted upon by the council within one year of the date of the resolution, motion or petition.

Whenever a rezoning application is denied, substantially the same application shall not be considered again by the council within one year from the date of the denial...

Whenever a rezoning application is denied, substantially the same application shall not be considered again by the council within one year from the date of the denial, except...

The owner of such property may voluntarily proffer in writing reasonable conditions in addition to the regulations specified for the zoning district by this chapter, provided such conditions meet the criteria in this division.

All conditions proffered shall meet the following criteria: ... The conditions shall not include a cash contribution to the town. ... The conditions shall not include mandatory dedication of real or personal property for open space, parks, schools, fire departments or other public facilities...

All conditions proffered shall meet the following criteria: ... c. The conditions shall not include a cash contribution to the town. d. The conditions shall not include mandatory dedication of real or personal property for open space, parks, schools, fire departments or other public facilities...