Chatham

All uses, activities, and development occurring within any Flood Plain District shall be undertaken only upon the issuance of a building permit. ... Electrical distribution panels shall be placed at least three feet above the 100-year flood elevation. ... Fill shall extend laterally at least 15 feet beyond the building line from all points; it shall consist of soil or small rock materials only. ... It shall be no steeper than one vertical to two horizontal.

In the Floodway District, no development shall be permitted except where the effect of such development on flood heights is fully offset by accompanying improvements... Permitted activities: agricultural uses, recreational uses, accessory residential uses.

In the Flood-Fringe and Approximated Flood Plain Districts, the development and/or use of land shall be permitted in accordance with the regulations of the town provided that all such uses, activities, and/or development shall be undertaken in strict compliance with the floodproofing, waterproofing, and other related provisions contained in the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code and all other applicable codes and ordinances.

The applicant within the Approximated Flood Plain District will be required to evaluate the effects of the proposed development on the flood plain and to delineate the floodway based on the requirement that existing and future development not increase the one-hundred (100) year flood elevation more than one foot at any point.

Utilities such as electrical and telephone systems being placed in flood-prone areas should be elevated where possible... Electrical distribution panels shall be placed at least three feet above the 100-year flood elevation.

Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the restoration of an historic building to its original dimensions and design even if such building has been damaged or altered to an extent exceeding 50 percent of its reproduction value excluding foundation as long as such restoration is in compliance with state health regulations.

All such 'unsafe structures' are hereby declared illegal and shall be abated by repair and rehabilitation or by demolition in accordance with the procedures described in section 2C-3 and in compliance with the permit requirements described in section 9A3(a), and (b) and the Zoning Ordinance for the town.

Small solar energy facilities shall be a permitted use in all zoning districts. Large solar energy facilities shall not be a permitted use in any zoning district.

no lot, building or structure shall be used for the storage, parking, placement... of any trailer, mobile home... A modular home... may be emplaced... only upon the granting of a Special Use Permit or Conditional Use Permit... shall be connected to water and sewer lines

It shall not be lawful to construct, to alter, or to commence the construction or alteration of a building or structure without first filing in writing an application and obtaining a formal zoning permit from the zoning administrator and a building permit from the building inspector if such construction or alteration involves any of the following: ... The erection of a new building that is 100 square feet or more in size.

In issuing a zoning permit for the restoration of an historic building, the zoning administrator must take into account section 2B of this ordinance and any reasonable exceptions to the strict zoning requirements to allow for restoration as long as such reasonable exceptions will not adversely affect adjoining property.

No land shall be used or occupied and no building hereafter structurally altered or erected shall be used or changed in use until a Certificate of Occupancy shall have been issued by the zoning administrator or the County building inspector stating that the building or the proposed use thereof or the use of the land complies with the provisions of this chapter.

The Board of Zoning Appeals may approve the issuance of a Special Use Permit and authorize the erection and location of any of the following structures or uses in a district from which they are otherwise prohibited by Title 4 of the code: ...

When a property owner can show that his property was acquired in good faith and where by reason of the exceptional narrowness, shallowness, size or shape of a specific piece of property ... the strict application of the terms of the ordinance would effectively prohibit or unreasonably restrict the use of the property ... the Board may authorize a Variance.

Where permitted or required by this chapter, the town council may issue a Conditional Use Permit and make such permits subject to such conditions as the town council deems necessary to carry out the intent of this chapter.

An appeal to the Board may be taken by any person aggrieved or by any officer, department, board, or bureau of the town of Chatham, or by any person residing in or owning real estate within 300 feet of any proposed line of the real estate for which a special permit is approved, affected by any decision of the zoning administrator.

SECTION 4A - A-1.1 RESIDENCE DISTRICT

SECTION 4A - A-1.1 RESIDENCE DISTRICT