County (unincorporated) · Virginia

Culpeper County Unincorporated

The ordinance has been retrieved, read and turned into structured rules.
5
Districts
258
Extracted rules
1,010
Standards
55
Chapters read

Zoning districts

5 districts, grouped by category.

General provisions

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

Article 20, Sec. 20-11-12 standards

the developer shall submit to the office of the Zoning Administrator seven (7) copies of an "as built" site plan. Such plan shall be prepared in accordance with the standards set forth below and shall be certified by a licensed professional engineer or licensed land surveyor registered in the State of Virginia.

Article 20, Sec. 20-2-12 standards

all construction, alteration, change or remodeling associated with an existing use and encompassing less than 500 square feet of either gross floor area or disturbed area, shall be exempt from the requirements of this Article.

Article 20, Sec. 20-2-21 standards

Changes in principal and accessory uses, with no additional increase in building square footage, to a use that has a greater parking requirement than the previous use shall require submission and approval of a parking tabulation

Article 20, Sec. 20-2-33 standards

An administrative site plan, approved by the Zoning Administrator, shall be required for the following: a. Establishment of one single family detached dwelling, manufactured/mobile home or duplex dwelling...

Article 20, Sec. 20-2-42 standards

A minor site plan may be submitted by the property owner or by an agent of the property owner in lieu of a full site plan in the following situations: a. Additions to existing buildings and structures or expansions of uses when such addition/expansion does not exceed 2,500 square feet or one-fifth (⅕) of the gross floor area of existing buildings, whichever is greater.

Article 20, Sec. 20-2-51 standards

Unless so noted in either Section 20-2-1, 20-2-2, 20-2-3 or 20-2-4 above, prior to construction and/or establishment, the following uses, including modifications or alterations to existing uses, shall require full site plan approval.

Article 20, Sec. 20-3-21 standards

action is taken by the Approving Authority on the site plan within sixty (60) days from acceptance by the County of a complete submission thereof

Article 20, Sec. 20-3-3(a)(1)1 standards

The Planning Department's decision on the administrative site plan shall be rendered within fifteen (15) days of official acceptance of the plan.

Article 20, Sec. 20-3-4(a)2 standards

Any person who submits a Minor Site Plan for approval under the provisions set forth in this Article shall submit written proof of notification to all owners of property abutting and immediately across the street from the subject property.

Article 20, Sec. 20-3-4(d)2 standards

For Full Site Plans, the Planning Department shall be responsible for all required notification. No notification shall be required for Administrative Site Plans.

Article 20, Sec. 20-4-110 standards

The Approving Authority shall use and be guided by the following criteria, as applicable to the specific application, in their evaluation a site plan submission; and may impose conditions upon approval in order to ensure compliance with these criteria

Article 20, Sec. 20-5-22 standards

Four (4) copies of a plan, which may be a non-engineered hand drawn sketch, with a sheet size not exceeding 11" x 17"

Article 20, Sec. 20-5-32 standards

Ten (10) copies of a minor site plan, prepared by a licensed surveyor, engineer, or architect, at a scale of no less than 1 inch = 100 feet, with a sheet size not exceeding

Article 20, Sec. 20-5-46 standards

Twenty (20) copies of a site plan, at a scale of no less than 1 inch = 50 feet, with a sheet size not exceeding 24″ × 36″

Article 20, Sec. 20-6-19 standards

In furtherance of the purposes of this ordinance and to assure the public safety and general welfare, the Approving Authority shall require the following improvements, where appropriate

Article 20, Sec. 20-7-11 standards

full site plans, minor site plans and administrative site plans approved after January 1, 1992 shall be valid for a period of five (5) years from the date of approval

Article 20, Sec. 20-8-21 standards

A request for an extension shall be filed in writing with the Zoning Administrator a minimum of forty-five (45) days prior to the expiration date of the approved site plan

Article 20, Sec. 20-9-11 standards

Prior to the issuance of a site development, construction or building permit for clearing and grading or for the installation of the physical improvements and facilities shown on an approved full site plan or minor site plan, the Zoning Administrator may require that there be executed by the owner or developer and submitted with the application for a site development, construction or building permit an agreement to construct such physical improvements as are shown on such approved plan.

Article 21, Editor's note

requires an 85 foot setback from the state right-of-way line, on both sides of state route 29, beginning at the corporate limits of the Town of Culpeper and running to the Madison County line.

Article 21, Section 21-1 to 21-3; Editor's note2 standards

an 85 foot setback from the state right-of-way line, on both sides of state route 29, beginning at the corporate limits of the Town of Culpeper and running to the Madison County line.

Source documents

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