Clifton Forge

Any required buffer yard shall be a minimum of ten feet in width and shall incorporate the elements as set forth in subsections (d)(2), (3), and (4) of this section.

The development of any new or expanded impervious surfaces in existing parking lots with five or more parking spaces shall be subject to the following landscaping requirements:

Where screening is required by this division, the following standards shall apply: (a) Screening shall be continuous, visually opaque, constructed of a durable material, and uniform in nature and construction.

Except in the Downtown Business District (BD), which district shall be exempt from any minimum parking requirement, the minimum off-street parking requirements shall apply...

Except in the Downtown Business District (BD), which district shall be exempt from any minimum parking requirement, the minimum off-street parking requirements shall apply...

Except in the Downtown Business District (BD), which district shall be exempt from any minimum parking requirement

Stacking spaces shall be provided for any use having a drive-through facility or areas having drop-off and pick-up areas.

Whenever the normal operation of any commercial or industrial use requires that goods, merchandise, equipment, or refuse shall be routinely delivered to or shipped from the site, space for the loading and unloading of trucks and other vehicles shall be provided...

No building-mounted sign, except for a projecting sign, shall cover, cross, or otherwise hide any cornice... Any building-mounted sign shall be attached to provide a minimum clearance of ten feet above the adjoining sidewalk or ground.

Any A-frame or easel sign shall be of durable construction, and when displayed shall be anchored in a manner approved by the zoning administrator.

in the Downtown Business District (BD), a sign attached to a wall of a building may project 36 inches from the wall and into such right-of-way

No temporary sign shall be erected or posted until a zoning permit has been issued

The provisions of this division, including the requirements for a zoning permit, shall not apply to the following signs

The following signs and sign characteristics shall be prohibited in all zoning districts: (a) Animated signs. (b) Flashing signs... (e) Off-premises signs. (h) Roof signs.

The following signs and sign characteristics shall be prohibited in all zoning districts:

The town council may, as a conditional use permit, allow the change of a nonconforming use to another use not generally permitted in the district, provided the proposed use... shall be of a nature more in keeping with the character of the district than the use from which the change is proposed to be made.

Uses in existence in a district at the time of adoption of this appendix, for which a conditional use permit would be required if they were new uses, shall be deemed conforming uses so long as they continue in existence on the same lot.

A nonconforming use, structure, or lot may continue, as it existed when it became nonconforming, until removed, discontinued, abandoned, or changed to conform to the regulations of this appendix.

Any lot, legally in existence at the time this appendix was adopted, which does not meet the minimum lot area or minimum lot width or lot frontage requirements of the district in which it is located... may be developed or redeveloped for any principal use permitted in that district, provided that such lot is developed in conformance with all other requirements of this appendix.

Where a lawful structure exists... which structure could not be built under the terms of this appendix by reason of restrictions on area, bulk, lot coverage, height, yards... such structure may be continued so long as the structure is maintained in its then structural condition and is not enlarged or altered in any way which increases any nonconforming characteristic.