Emporia

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.

No building or other structure shall be erected, moved, expanded, structurally altered, nor shall any building, structure, or land be established or changed in use without the owner or owners first obtaining a permit issued by the administrator verifying that the building, structure, or use complies with the requirements of this ordinance.

Procedural requirements for zoning permits, certificates of occupancy, zoning determinations, appeals, and public hearings.

If a lot of record has frontage on an unimproved right-of-way, the property owner or developer must improve the unimproved right-of-way in accordance with article X, subdivisions, of this ordinance, and chapter 62, articles II, streets, and IV, improvement of request, of this Code. If a lot of record is landlocked with no street frontage, proof of adequate access from an improved right-of-way via an access easement shall be provided to the administrator prior to approval of any construction.

An approved zoning permit shall become null and void if the work described in the zoning permit has not begun within one year from the date of issuance. If the work described in any zoning permit has not been substantially completed within two years of the date of issuance, said permit shall expire and be revoked by the administrator.

An approved zoning permit shall become null and void if the work described in the zoning permit has not begun within one year... If the work described in any zoning permit has not been substantially completed within two years... Approval of a site plan shall expire five years after the date of such approval... A CUP shall expire upon the first to occur of... After the BZA has granted a variance, it shall become void after 12 months...

Any other permits or development approvals granted prior to July 1, 2024, will remain valid until their expiration date.

If the prior approval expires or is revoked, any subsequent development or use of the site will be subject to the requirements of this ordinance.

To the extent that a prior-approved permit or development approval does not comply with this ordinance, the subsequent development or use, although permitted, will be nonconforming and subject to the requirements of article IX of this ordinance.

No person shall occupy or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or part thereof, hereafter created, erected, changed, converted, altered, or enlarged, wholly or partly, until a certificate of occupancy (COO) has been issued as provided in this Code and required by the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.

The provisions of this ordinance shall not impair a vested right of a property owner.

The administrator's response shall be provided within 90 days of the date of the request unless the requestor agrees to a longer period of time.

Sign, minor means a wall or freestanding sign not exceeding three square feet in area, not exceeding four feet in height, and not illuminated.

Visibility triangle means a triangular area that is included between the lines of an intersecting public street or private driveway, extended to the point where the lines intersect, and, at points on each line 20 feet distant from that point, a straight line connecting them.

Group home, large ... shall be considered a residential occupancy by a single family.

Visibility triangle means a triangular area that is included between the lines of an intersecting public street or private driveway, extended to the point where the lines intersect, and, at points on each line 20 feet distant from that point, a straight line connecting them.

The city council shall establish, by ordinance, a schedule of fees, charges and expenses, and collection procedures for zoning permits, conditional use permits, variances, appeals, amendments, site plan

Such appeal shall be taken within 30 days after the decision appealed from by filing with the administrator, and with the BZA, a notice of appeal specifying the grounds thereof.

The BZA shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of an appeal, give public notice thereof as well as due notice to the parties in interest, and decide the same within 90 days of the filing of the appeal.

An application specifying the grounds on which the applicant is aggrieved must be submitted 30 days after the filing of the decision in the office of the BZA.