Botetourt County Unincorporated

no street, park or other public area or public structure, public utility, public building or public service corporation facility other than railroads, whether publicly or privately owned, shall be constructed, established or authorized unless and until the general location or approximate location, character and extent thereof has been submitted to and approved by the planning commission as being substantially in accord with the adopted comprehensive plan or part thereof.

The owner or the agent of the owner of any parcel of real property may file an application to rezone the parcel to another zoning district. The application must show consent of all those who have a legal ownership interest in the property under consideration, excluding those whose only interest is a security interest.

The owner or the agent of the owner of any parcel of real property may file a petition for an amendment to the comprehensive plan or the official map. The petition must be filed on a form to be prescribed by the zoning administrator.

an applicant for a change to the zoning map in accordance with section 25-581 may voluntarily proffer written conditions and/or a master plan as set forth in individual district regulations. Proffered conditions shall be signed by all persons having an ownership interest in the property and shall be notarized.

A special exception is a conditional use that is permitted within a use district after review and recommendation by the planning commission and approval by the board of supervisors.

A special exception is a conditional use that is permitted within a use district after review and recommendation by the planning commission and approval by the board of supervisors. Only those special exception permits that are expressly authorized as such in a particular zoning district, or elsewhere in this chapter may be approved.

In considering whether to grant or impose conditions on a special exception permit, the following factors shall be given reasonable consideration: ... (list of factors)

For mobile home parks with an average lot size of less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet, twenty (20) percent of the total area of the mobile home park site shall be reserved as permanent open space.

The owner or operator shall maintain large wind energy systems and utility wind energy systems in good condition...