Municipality · Virginia

Emporia

The ordinance has been retrieved, read and turned into structured rules.
11
Districts
306
Extracted rules
1,049
Standards
10
Chapters read

Zoning districts

11 districts, grouped by category.

General provisions

295 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

Sec. 90-144(d)1 standards

A CUP shall expire upon the first to occur of the following: (1) If the applicant does not obtain site plan approval or commence the use granted by the cup within one year (or such longer time as the governing body may approve) from the date of the approval; (2) If an activity operating under an approved CUP ceases for a period greater than two years; or (3) Upon expiration of a site plan for the use granted by the CUP.

Sec. 90-144(d)1 standards

A CUP shall expire upon the first to occur of the following: (1) If the applicant does not obtain site plan approval or commence the use granted by the cup within one year ... (2) If an activity operating under an approved CUP ceases for a period greater than two years; or (3) Upon expiration of a site plan for the use granted by the CUP.

Sec. 90-153(c)1 standards

After the BZA has granted a variance, it shall become void after 12 months if no substantial construction or change of use has taken place in accordance with the plans for which such variance was granted, or if the BZA does not specify some longer period than one year for good cause shown.

Sec. 90-153(c)1 standards

After the BZA has granted a variance, it shall become void after 12 months if no substantial construction or change of use has taken place in accordance with the plans for which such variance was granted, or if the BZA does not specify some longer period than one year for good cause shown.

Sec. 90-1621 standards

All development in the city requires approval of a site plan ... with exceptions: (1) Individually developed single-family detached dwellings. (2) Individually developed two-family dwellings. (3) Accessory structures or improvements less than 256 square feet in area. (4) Filling and grading operations where the area of land disturbance is less than 10,000 square feet ... (5) Repairs of a general nature to existing buildings with no land disturbance.

Sec. 90-162(a)4 standards

all development in the city requires approval of a site plan in accordance with the procedures and standards in this division prior to the issuance of a zoning permit, building permit, or certificate of occupancy, or any land disturbance, with the following exceptions: (1) Individually developed single-family detached dwellings. (2) Individually developed two-family dwellings. (3) Accessory structures or improvements less than 256 square feet in area. (4) Filling and grading operations where the area of land disturbance is less than 10,000 square feet where no impervious structures, surfaces or improvements will be installed, and no clearing undertaken. (5) Repairs of a general nature to existing buildings with no land disturbance.

Sec. 90-162(a)1 standards

all development in the city requires approval of a site plan in accordance with the procedures and standards in this division prior to the issuance of a zoning permit, building permit, or certificate of occupancy, or any land disturbance, with the following exceptions: (1) Individually developed single-family detached dwellings. (2) Individually developed two-family dwellings. (3) Accessory structures or improvements less than 256 square feet in area. (4) Filling and grading operations where the area of land disturbance is less than 10,000 square feet where no impervious structures, surfaces or improvements will be installed, and no clearing undertaken. (5) Repairs of a general nature to existing buildings with no land disturbance.

Sec. 90-163(b)2 standards

Site plans shall be prepared to the scale of one inch equals 100 feet or larger, on 24-by-36-inch sheets.

Sec. 90-163(b)1 standards

Site plans shall be prepared to the scale of one inch equals 100 feet or larger, on 24-by-36-inch sheets.

Sec. 90-164(a)(1)(f)1 standards

A table (with computations) estimating the lot coverage ratio and impervious surface ratio;

Sec. 90-164(a)(2)(u)1 standards

The approximate limit of any floodplain limits, any drainage district, or mapped dam break inundation zone;

Sec. 90-164(a)(2)(v)1 standards

The proposed nature and manner of grading the site, including proposed treatment of slopes in excess of ten percent to prevent soil erosion and excessive runoff.

Sec. 90-165(c)(2)1 standards

The amount of the performance bond or other guarantee shall be 110 percent of the estimated construction cost.

Sec. 90-165(c)(2)1 standards

The amount of the performance bond or other guarantee shall be 110 percent of the estimated construction cost.

Sec. 90-165(c)(2)1 standards

The amount of the performance bond or other guarantee shall be 110 percent of the estimated construction cost.

Sec. 90-166(c)1 standards

site plans shall be approved or disapproved within 60 days after it has been officially submitted and accepted for review for, if state agency review is required, within 35 days of receipt of approvals from all reviewing agencies.

Sec. 90-166(c)(1)1 standards

site plans shall be approved or disapproved within 60 days after it has been officially submitted and accepted for review for, if state agency review is required, within 35 days of receipt of approvals from all reviewing agencies.

Sec. 90-166(c)(2)1 standards

a site plan that has previously been disapproved but has been modified, corrected, and resubmitted shall be acted on within 45 days of resubmission.

Sec. 90-167(c)1 standards

If the administrator fails to act on a request for a minor amendment to the site plan within 45 calendar days, it shall be considered approved.

Sec. 90-169(a)1 standards

approval of a site plan submitted under the provisions of this article shall expire five years after the date of such approval unless building permits have been obtained for construction in accordance therewith.

Source documents

The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.