Culpeper

Variances shall be issued only upon (i) a showing of good and sufficient cause, (ii) after the board of zoning appeals has determined that failure to grant the variance would result in exceptional hardship to the applicant, and (iii) after the board of zoning appeals has determined that the granting of such variance will not result in (a) unacceptable or prohibited increases in flood heights, (b) additional threats to public safety, (c) extraordinary public expense; and will not (d) create nuisances, (e) cause fraud or victimization of the public, or (f) conflict with local laws or ordinances.

Interior landscaping for parking lots shall consist of two (2) shade trees and four (4) small shrubs for every ten (10) parking spaces, or portion thereof.

Land, buildings, and structures and the uses thereof which do not conform ... may be continued only so long as ... such use is not discontinued for more than two (2) years

No nonconforming building or structure may be moved on the same lot or to any other lot which is not properly zoned to permit such nonconforming use.

if (i) the town has issued a building permit, the building or structure was thereafter constructed in accordance with the building permit, and upon completion of construction, the town issued a certificate of occupancy or a use permit therefor; or (ii) the owner of the building or structure has paid taxes to the town for such building or structure for a period in excess of fifteen (15) years, the building or structure may be maintained as a vested nonconforming building or structure.

The owner of any residential or commercial building damaged or destroyed by a natural disaster or other act of God may repair, rebuild, or replace such building to eliminate or reduce the nonconforming features to the extent possible, without the need to obtain a variance. If such building is damaged greater than fifty (50) percent and cannot be repaired, rebuilt or replaced except to restore it to its original nonconforming condition, the owner shall have the right to do so.

a sign shall be considered abandoned if the business for which the sign was erected has not been in operation for a period of at least two (2) years.

The owner of a valid nonconforming mobile or manufactured home not located in a mobile or manufactured home park may replace that home with a newer manufactured home, either single- or multi-section, that meets the current HUD manufactured housing code.

a nonconforming use or structure may be deemed to be in conformity with the ordinance and may be allowed to continue and to expand as a lawfully existing use or structure, through the issuance of conditional use permit.

Except as otherwise prohibited in this article, the following signs are permitted as accessory to residential uses in all agricultural (TA) and residential (R) districts. Animated signs and electronic message signs are prohibited on residential properties in all residential districts.

Except as otherwise prohibited in this article, the following signs are permitted as accessory to residential uses in all agricultural (TA) and residential (R) districts.

Except as otherwise prohibited in this article, the following signs are permitted as accessory to residential uses in all agricultural (TA) and residential (R) districts.

Except as otherwise prohibited in this article, the following signs are permitted as accessory to residential uses in all agricultural (TA) and residential (R) districts.

Except as provided otherwise in this article, the following signs are permitted as accessory uses in C-3, C-4, PUD and PD/MC districts.

Except as provided otherwise in this article, the following signs are permitted as accessory uses in C-3, C-4, PUD and PD/MC districts.

Except as provided otherwise in this article, the following signs are permitted as accessory uses in C-3, C-4, PUD and PD/MC districts.

Except as provided otherwise in this article, the following signs are permitted as accessory uses in C-3, C-4, PUD and PD/MC districts.

All signs permitted in commercial districts 3, 4 and planned districts are permitted in M districts. Signs that are not visible from the public right-of-way or other publicly owned land may be erected without a zoning permit and without regard to size or height.

All signs permitted in commercial districts 3, 4 and planned districts are permitted in M districts.

Town agricultural (TA).