Buena Vista

A property owner, or his appointed agent, shall not initiate action for a conditional use permit relating to the same conditional use affecting the same parcel of land more often than once every 12 months;

No more than one application for any amendment affecting a specific parcel of land may be initiated during any single 12-month period.

Any zoning permit shall automatically expire six months from the date of issuance if the person, firm, or corporation to which the permit has issued has not clearly demonstrated that the permit is being exercised for the purpose for which it was issued, or if the work so authorized is suspended or discontinued for a period of one year.

The zoning administrator shall cause to have posted in a conspicuous place on the property in question one or more signs, each of which shall not be less than six square feet in area, shall contain the telephone number or address of an office in the City of Buena Vista from which information regarding the application may be obtained; and the cost of each shall be paid by the applicant prior to the public hearing. These signs shall be posted at least 15 days prior to the public hearing.

The zoning administrator shall cause to have posted in a conspicuous place on the property in question one or more signs, each of which shall not be less than six square feet in area...

A property owner, or his appointed agent, shall not initiate action for a hearing before the board relating to the same parcel of land more often than once every 12 months without specific approval of the board.

An appeal to the board may be taken by any person aggrieved by, or by any officer, department, board, or bureau of the City of Buena Vista affected by, any decision of the zoning administrator within 30 days after the decision.

The Board shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of appeals; the board shall consider appeals after notice and hearing as required by Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2204, 1950, as amended, and decide the same within 30 days from the date of such public hearing.

Any person or persons jointly or severally aggrieved by any decision of the board, or any taxpayer or any officer, department, board, or bureau of Buena Vista may present to the circuit court of Buena Vista a petition specifying the grounds on which aggrieved within 30 days after the filing of the decision in the office of the board.

Each lot shall abut on a street... The maximum length of blocks shall be 1,200 feet, and the minimum length of blocks upon which lots have frontage shall be 500 feet.

For all subdivisions, all streets shall have, as a minimum, a right-of-way width of 50 feet and a pavement width of 20 feet... Streets designed to have one end permanently closed must be terminated by a turn-around of not less than 100 feet in diameter.

Concrete monuments four inches in diameter or square... All other lot corners shall be marked with iron pipe not less than three-fourths inch in diameter and 24 inches long

Subdividers shall not be required to dedicate land for parks or playgrounds... without reimbursement... Not more than ten percent profit on the total of such costs... They shall not be required to hold the land longer than 18 months following the recording of the plat

If any portion of the proposed subdivision is determined by the agent to be in the 100 year floodplain, the subdivider shall provide the necessary information to demonstrate that the presence of the 100 year floodplain was considered in the layout of the subdivision.

Where public water and/or sewer is available, the service shall be extended to all lots within a subdivision by the developer. The installation of adequate fire hydrants... Easements of not less than ten feet in width shall be provided for water, sewer, power lines, and other utilities

If any portion of the proposed subdivision is determined by the agent to be in the 100 year floodplain, the subdivider shall provide the necessary information to demonstrate that the presence of the 100 year floodplain was considered in the layout of the subdivision.

The Code of Virginia includes the term subdivision development along with activities disturbing 10,000 or more square feet of land for commercial or noncommercial uses.

The subdivider shall then be advised in writing within forty five (45) days... The subdivider shall have not more than six months after receiving official notification... The city council shall act on proposed final plats within 60 days... The subdivider shall have not more than six months after receiving final approval to file the subdivision plat for recordation.

Any violator may be required to restore land to its undisturbed condition or in accordance with a notice of violation, stop work order, or permit requirements.

Certificates of occupancy (temporary or permanent) shall not be granted until the stormwater management features, including but not limited to all storm drains, culverts, conveyances, and BMPs, have been installed per the approved plans, inspected, as-built and accepted by the city.