Standards

“Should the use approved by the special use permit cease for any twenty-four-month period during the life of the permit, the special use permit shall become void.”

“Certificates of appropriateness granted pursuant to the terms of this chapter shall expire one year from the date of approval in the event the construction of improvements necessary for which the permit was granted has not commenced”

“Should work cease for more than 90 days (subject to extension for good cause demonstrated to the Administrator and excluding any time the use of the certificate of appropriateness is stayed pursuant to appeal or court action) a certificate of appropriateness shall become void.”

“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.”

“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 a public hearing of an appeal, provide due notice thereof as provided in Division 11 of this article, and decide the same within 90 days of the filing of the appeal, unless a longer period of time is consented to by the applicant.”

“any person wishing to appeal must file with the Town Manager within 30 calendar days after the final decision a written notice of intention to appeal which states the reasons for appeal.”

“any person wishing to appeal must file with the Town Manager within 30 calendar days after the final decision a written notice of intention to appeal which states the reasons for appeal and a written petition, signed by at least 10 individuals registered to vote in the Town.”

“A petition 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.”

“construction of a building with a valid building permit deemed in violation of this chapter may be prevented, restrained, corrected, or abated by suit filed within 15 days after the start of construction by a person who had no actual notice of the issuance of the permit.”

“Notice of public hearings shall be published once a week for two successive weeks in some newspaper published or having general circulation in the Town.”

“The hearing shall be held not less than five days nor more than 21 days after the second advertisement shall appear in such newspaper.”

“Property owner notification shall be sent by the Administrator a minimum of five days prior to the hearing”

“A locality's chief administrative officer or their designee when the subject property is located within 1/2 mile of the boundary of the adjoining locality at least 10 days prior to the hearing”

“The commander of the applicable military operation when the subject property is located within 3,000 feet of the boundary of a military base, installation or airport, excluding armories operation by the Virginia National Guard, at least 30 days prior to the hearing”

“The owner of a public use airport when the subject property is located within 3,000 feet of such airport”

“The incorporated property owners' association within a planned unit development where the subject property is located within the planned unit development and the association's members also own property in the planned unit development that is located within 2,000 feet of any portion of the subject property”

“Notifications to adjacent property owners, as outlined in this section, shall not be required when a public hearing involves an application for zoning approval for 26 or more lots initiated by resolution or motion of the Planning Commission or Town Council”

“The applicant shall also be required to place a sign(s) provided by the Town on the subject property which indicates that zoning action (Zone Map Amendment or special use permit) is pending.”

“Whenever a petition requesting an amendment, supplement, change to this chapter or Zoning Map or petition for a special use has been denied by the Town Council, or petition for a variance has been denied by the BZA, then such petition, or one substantially similar, shall not be reconsidered sooner than 12 months after the previous denial.”