Herndon

The ARB is empowered to review and approve structures, buildings, signs, major landscape features and other improvements for development excluding: (i) the historic district overlay, (ii) single-family detached residences in the R-15 and R-10 zoning districts, and (iii) single-family detached residences in planned development districts after initial construction.

stormwater management plan contents for land disturbance in excess of 2,500 square feet

Plans shall be prepared with the following scales: ... Sheet size shall not exceed 24 by 36 inches. All lettering on plans shall be not less than one-tenth of an inch in height.

If a period of 90 days elapses following the town's written request for additional information or disapproval of an application for failure to comply with the relevant review standards, or following the town's invitation to proceed to the next stage of review without a substantive response from the applicant, the zoning administrator may terminate the application.

The town shall conduct at least two public hearings (one hearing at the planning commission level and one hearing at the town council level) for applications for text amendments, amendments to the official zoning map, planned development (PD) zoning district classifications, special exceptions, comprehensive plan amendments, and proffer condition amendments.

Notice shall be mailed at least 15 days prior to the associated public hearing.

another application which is substantially the same for all or a part of the same land shall not be considered for a period of one year after the date of disapproval

The town council shall have one year from the acceptance of the initial application to make a final decision on a zoning map amendment.

A certificate of appropriateness is required for any development within the historic district overlay unless exempted pursuant to section 78-60.3(g)(2).

A special exception may be approved upon a determination that the proposed use(s) meet the following standards: consistent with comprehensive plan, free of conflict, no adverse effect on health or safety, etc.

If the land subject to the special exception is in the floodplain overlay district, the special exception shall be approved upon a finding... that granting of the permit... shall not result in: 1. Any increase in the established 100-year flood levels...

In the floodplain overlay district, variances shall be issued only in accord with the standards above and evaluated and processed as follows...

The gross density does not exceed 20 dwellings per acre. The height of buildings does not exceed 50 feet.

The town council may permit an increase in the height and density for multi-family structures in the RM district with a special exception if the proposed RM development meets the following standards: a. The gross density does not exceed 20 dwellings per acre. b. The height of buildings does not exceed 50 feet.

A building permit must be issued within one year... Site plan approval expires at the end of five years... extension not to exceed six months.

In passing upon applications for variances related to floodplain districts, the board of zoning appeals shall satisfy all relevant factors and procedures specified in other sections of the zoning ordinance and consider the following additional factors: 1. The danger to life and property due to increased flood heights or velocities caused by encroachments. No variance shall be granted for any proposed use, development, or activity within any floodway district that will cause any increase in the 100-year flood elevation.

An administrative adjustment may be considered for a fence or wall in excess of four feet in height in a secondary front setback... and for a security fence or wall in a commercial zoning district up to and including nine feet in height.

An administrative adjustment may be considered for a building setback dimensional standard to accommodate an error in the siting of a building; ... for a required setback as a way to accommodate healthy existing trees and their root zones; ... for a fence or wall in excess of four feet in height in a secondary front setback on a corner or through residential lot; ... for a security fence or wall in a commercial zoning district up to and including nine feet in height.

For an adjustment to a building setback: The building or structure encroaches no more than 18 inches into a yard or setback; and does not exceed any setback or yard requirement by more than five percent.

Land disturbance not otherwise associated with a site plan or subdivision plan within an area of less than 2,500 square feet, except review shall be accomplished as may be otherwise required in accordance with the provisions of section 78-60.4, Chesapeake Bay preservation overlay district.