Tappahannock

No application for a special exception which has been denied wholly or in part by the Board of Zoning Appeals shall be resubmitted for a period of two years from the date of said order of denial, except on the grounds of new evidence or proof of change of conditions found to be valid by the Board of Zoning Appeals.

Whenever the Board of Zoning Appeals shall determine that a special exception appears to have been abandoned, that an approved special exception is not initiated within one year after the date of approval, or that all of the terms and conditions of its grant are not being complied with, the Zoning Administrator shall notify the Board Zoning Appeals and the Town attorney's office.

If any nonconforming use (structure or activity) is discontinued for a period exceeding two years, it shall be deemed abandoned and any subsequent use shall conform to the requirements of this chapter.

Unless the contrary is clear from the context of the list of permitted uses or other regulations contained within this Ordinance, uses not specifically permitted are prohibited, except that a use may be declared by the Planning Commission and Mayor and Council to be allowed upon application following public hearing and finding that: 1. The use reflects the nature of the permitted uses; and 2. That there is no appreciable difference in the quality, character, or degree of the requested use as compared with the permitted uses.

A nonconforming structure may be expanded or enlarged by up to 50 percent of its size prior to becoming nonconforming, provided that applicable yard requirements for the district in which such structure is located are met. No additional land may be purchased for expansion of a nonconforming structure.

Any nonconforming lot of record not occupied by a use on the date on which such lot becomes nonconforming, which is less in area or width than the minimum required by this chapter, may be used by a permitted use provided that setbacks and yard requirements of this chapter are met.

If a nonconforming activity is destroyed or damaged in any manner to the extent that the cost of restoration to its condition before the occurrence shall exceed 50 percent of the cost of reconstruction the entire activity, it shall be restored only if such use complies with the requirements of this chapter.

The intent of the RMX Residential District is to allow flexibility in the development process by permitting a variety of housing types in association with public and commercial services which are designed to serve the resident community.

The intent of the RMX Residential District is to allow flexibility in the development process by permitting a variety of housing types in association with public and commercial services which are designed to serve the resident community.

The intent of the BP Business Park District is to provide for the concentration of a variety of business and light industrial uses in planned developments serving as regional employment centers on sites that are developed with a park-like character that protects the environment as well as the surrounding community.

The intent of the BP Business Park District is to provide for the concentration of a variety of business and light industrial uses in planned developments serving as regional employment centers on sites that are developed with a park-like character that protects the environment as well as the surrounding community.

The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Overlay District shall apply to all lands identified as CBPAs as designated by the Town Council and as shown on the Overlay CBPA Map reference map entitled 'Town of Tappahannock Resource Protection Area Map' dated December 18, 2023.

The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Overlay District shall apply to all lands identified as CBPAs as designated by the Town Council and as shown on the Overlay CBPA Map reference map...

The Resource Protection Area includes: (a) Tidal wetlands; (b) Nontidal wetlands connected by surface flow and contiguous to tidal wetlands or water bodies with perennial flow; (c) Tidal shores; (d) A 100-foot vegetated buffer area located adjacent to and landward of the components listed in subsections (a) through (c) above, and along both sides of any water body with perennial flow.

The Resource Management Areas, (RMA), includes all lands within the Town that are not designated as Resource Protection Area, (RPA).

All land-disturbing activities within the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area shall comply with the requirements of the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Designation and Management Regulations.

No person shall engage in any land-disturbing activity until an approved erosion and sediment control plan or agreement in lieu of a plan has been obtained from the plan-approving authority.

For single-family dwellings, the plan-approving authority may accept an agreement in lieu of a plan, provided the agreement specifies the conservation measures to be implemented.

The Governing Body may designate areas in the Town which shall be classified as Erosion Impact Areas.