Warren County Unincorporated

Conditional use permits shall expire if the use for which such conditional use permit is granted is not established within three calendar years or is inactive for three calendar years unless an extension is granted by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to § 180-63J.

All applications for rezoning, zoning permits, zoning variances and/or conditional use permits shall include a site plan, an environmental impact statement, a community impact statement, a letter of intent or justification and any other information deemed necessary by the Zoning Administrator, the Planning Commission and/or the Board of Supervisors in order for the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors to determine the impact that the application, if granted, would have on the community as a whole and adjacent properties in particular, taking into account the purpose and intent of this chapter as set forth in § 180-2.

All applications for rezoning, zoning permits, zoning variances and/or conditional use permits shall include a site plan, an environmental impact statement, a community impact statement, a letter of intent or justification and any other information deemed necessary by the Zoning Administrator, the Planning Commission and/or the Board of Supervisors...

Applications for an industrial use shall include, in addition to the above, a listing of all chemicals to be used, housed or generated on the premises and a statement, verified by oath, on the standards of compliance relative to the emission and/or release of noise, dust, smoke, glare, light, heat, vibration, toxic gases, atomic particles, electromagnetic waves, hazardous substances, solid waste, liquid effluent and any other activity that may cause a disturbance to the environment.

No building or zoning permit shall be issued to construct or erect new buildings and structures for use by right in any Commercial Zone or any Industrial Zone until a zoning permit application, containing a site plan meeting the requirements set forth in this chapter, has been approved by the Planning Director or the Zoning Administrator and Planning Commission as set forth in this subsection.

Prior to consideration of the final plat by the Planning Commission, the applicant shall execute and file with the Zoning Administrator an agreement and bond (or agreements and bonds) in an amount calculated and submitted by a certified engineer and approved by the Planning Commission to be equal to the approximate total cost of such improvements, with surety approved by the Zoning Administrator and the County Attorney, guaranteeing that the required improvements will be properly and satisfactorily installed within such time from the date of final plat approval as may be set by the Planning Commission.

No business, structure to house a permitted use or use permissible by conditional use permit shall be conducted, constructed or excavation or grading therefor begun before the issuance of a zoning permit by the Zoning Administrator.

No business, structure to house a permitted use or use permissible by conditional use permit shall be conducted, constructed or excavation or grading therefor begun before the issuance of a zoning permit by the Zoning Administrator.

no new principal structure, located on a lot two acres in size or less, shall be constructed beyond the foundation stage until such time as the builder has submitted to the Zoning Administrator a plat, prepared by a certified land surveyor, certifying the location of the foundation wall and all structural projections on the property.

Any zoning permit issued shall become invalid if the authorized work is not commenced within six months of the date of issuance or is suspended or abandoned for a period of six months.

Fees for zoning permits, conditional use permits, sign permits, applications for amendments or other applications requiring a fee shall be payable to 'Treasurer, Warren County,' in the amount set by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.

Fees for zoning permits, conditional use permits, sign permits, applications for amendments or other applications requiring a fee shall be payable to 'Treasurer, Warren County,' in the amount set by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.

An appeal to the Board of Zoning Appeals may be filed by any person aggrieved or by any officer, department, board or bureau of the County or municipality affected by any decision of the Zoning Administrator or from any order, requirement, decision or determination made by any other administrative officer in the administration or enforcement of this article or any ordinance adopted pursuant thereto.

Where areas appear to be unclassified on the Zoning Map and classification cannot be established by rules set forth herein, such areas shall be considered to be classified agricultural until amending action is taken.

A permitted structure may be erected on a single lot of record which lot having been made nonconforming by the adoption of this chapter, provided that: A. The lot of record is in single ownership and not in continuous frontage with other lots in the same ownership; B. Yard dimensions conform to the regulations of the district in which the lot is located; and C. The structure and all relevant elements associated with the structure conform to the regulations of this chapter.

Any lot which, by reason of realignment of a federal or state highway or by reason of condemnation proceedings, has been reduced in size to an area less than that required by the provisions of this chapter, shall be considered a nonconforming lot of record and shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.

Land and/or structures in legal use at the time of adoption of this chapter and not permitted under the provisions of this chapter may continue in use as long as the use remains otherwise lawful, provided that: ...

As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the meanings indicated:

ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT: A subordinate dwelling unit located on the same lot as a principal single-family dwelling... shall comply with the supplementary regulations set forth in § 180-30.2

SCREENING: Landscaping that consists of solid walls or fences or evergreen trees that provide an equivalent visual barrier with a minimum height of five feet.