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                               TOWN OF NASSAWADOX ZONING ORDINANCE


                                         Adopted May 17, 1993





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          Town of Nassawadox Zoning Ordinance as duly adopted by the
          Nassawadox Town Council in regular session on May 17, 1993.


                                      
          Certification:              
                               Patricia Stith, Mayor May 17, 1993
                               Town of Nassawadox

          Teste:               
                               Susan Jones, Town Clerk May  17, 1993
                               Town of Nassawadox

                               My commission expires January 31, 1994









          The effective date of this ordinance shall be from a~qnd after its
          adoption by the Nassawadox Town Council, and its provisions shall
          be enforced thereafter until repealed or amended.












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                                     TABLE OF CONTENTS



         ARTICLE-SECTION        DESCRIPTION                                   PAGE


         1-0 ARTICLE I          IN GENERAL   ..............................       1


         2-0   ARTICLE II       DEFINITIONS   .............................       6


         3-0   ARTICLE  III     NONCONFORMING USES    ......................    32


         4-0   ARTICLE  IV      ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT,___              35


         5-0   ARTICLE  V       AMENDMENTS AND APPEALS    ..................    40


         6-0   ARTICLE  VI      BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS    .................    45


         7-0   ARTICLE  VII     ZONING GUIDELINES AND
                                 CONDITIONAL ZONING    .....................    50


         9-0   ARTICLE  IX      "R-20" - RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT     ...........   52


         11-0  ARTICLE  XI      "RM" - RESIDENTIAL MIXED DISTRICT     .......   55


         12-0  ARTICLE  XII     "RO" - RESIDENTIAL OFFICE DISTRICT      ......  61


         14-0  ARTICLE  XIV     "CO" - COMMERCIAL OFFICE DISTRICT     .......   64


         15-0  ARTICLE  XV      "CGII - COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT     ......  66


         22A-0 ARTICLE XXIIA    "CB/AOPA" - CHESAPEAKE BAY/ATLANTIC OCEAN
                                               PRESERVATION AREA   ..........   70


         23-0 ARTICLE XXIII     SIGNS  ...................................      99


         24-0 ARTICLE XXIV      OFF-STREET PARKING
                                 AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS    ...............  105

         25-0 ARTICLE XXV       SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
                                  (Final Development Plan)    ............... 112

         26-0 ARTICLE XXVI      SUPPLEMENTAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS     ....... 123








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                                      ARTICLE I
                                      IN GENERAL

         Section 1-1 Authority to Establish Zoning; official Title: This
         ordinance, to be cited as the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of
         Nassawadox, Virginia, is hereby ordained, enacted and published by
         the Town Council of Nassawadox, Virginia, pursuant to the
         provisions of Title 15.1, Chapter 11, Article VIII of the Code of
         Virginia, 1950, as amended.                                    I          I
         Section 1-2 Reveal of Conflicting ordinances: All ordinances or
         portions of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby
         repealed to the extent necessary to give this ordinance full force
         and effect. Specifically, this shall repeal the Zoning ordinance
         of Nassawadox, Virginia, adopted in 1986, along with all subsequent
         amendments thereto.


         section 1-3 Conflict With Other Laws: Whenever these standards
         are at variance with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted
         statutes, rules, regulations, deed restrictions, covenants or
         ordinances, the most restrictive, or that imposing the highest
         standards shall govern.

         Section 1-4 Town and County Liability: The zoning of any land and
         the granting of any permit or certificate for the use of land
         and/or structure shall not be interpreted as a guarantee by the
         Town of Nassawadox nor the County of Northampton, which administers
         zoning control, of the suitability of such land or structure for
         developing or use.

         Section 1-5 Severability Clause: Should any section or provision
         of this ordinance be declared by the courts to be unconstitutional
         or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of this
         ordinance as a whole or any other part thereof other than that part
         so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.

         Section 1-6   Purpose and Intent:   This ordinance, insofar as is
         practicable, is intended to be in accord with and to implement the
         goals, objectives and policies set forth in the Comprehensive Plan
         of the Town of Nassawadox adopted by the Town Council of
         Nassawadox.

              The regulations that follow are part of a comprehensive and
         long-range program to guide and facilitate the orderly and
         economical growth of the community and to promote the public
         health, safety, convenience, comfort, prosperity, and general
         welfare. Most specifically, the purpose of these regulations is
         to:

         (a) Provide for adequate light, air, convenience of access, and
         safety from fire, flood, and other dangers;

         (b) Reduce or prevent congestion in the public streets;








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         (c)    Facilitate the creation of a convenient, attractive and
         harmonious community;

         (d)    Facilitate the provision of adequate police and fire
         protection, disaster evacuation, civil defense, transportation,
         water,   sewagel   flood protection,     schools,   parks,    forests,
         playgrounds, recreational facilities, airports, and other public
         requirements;

         (e) Protect against destruction of or encroachment upon historic
         areas;

         (f) Protect against one or more of the following: overcrowding of
         land, undue density of population in relation to the community
         facilities or natural resources existing or available, obstruction
         of light and air, danger and congestion in travel and
         transportation, or loss of life, health, or property from fire,
         flood, panic, or other dangers;

         (g)    Encourage economic development activities that provide
         desirable employment and enlarge the tax base;

         (h)   Provide for the preservation of agricultural and forestal
         lands;

         (i) Provide for the orderly development of the Town in order to
         conserve valuable natural resources including agricultural land,
         wetlands, waters and wildlife;

         (j) Allow for the provision within the Town of a supply of safe,
         sanitary housing, in suitable environments, with a balance and
         variety of types adapted to age groups and family structures;

         (k) Allow for the excavation or mining of soil or other natural
         resources; and

         (1)    Reduce or prevent sedimentation and soil erosion from
         nonagricultural lands.

         Section 1-7 Nonexclusionary Intent: It is not the intent of this
         ordinance to exclude any economic, racial, religious or ethnic
         group from enjoyment or residence, land ownership, or tenancy
         within the Town; nor is it the intent of this ordinance to use
         public powers in any way to promote the separation within the Town
         of economic, racial, religious or ethnic groups, except as may be
         the incidental result of meeting the purpose outlined in Section 1-
         6 herein.

         Section 1-8 Territory Affected: This ordinance shall apply to all
         lands, wetlands, and water areas within the corporate limits of the
         Town of Nassawadox.





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          section 1-9    Enumeration of Districts:      For the purpose of this
          ordinance, those areas under County or Town Zoning Control, as
          determined in accordance with the provisions in Section 1-6 are
          hereby divided into the following zoning districts:

          Primary Districts:

          Residential - 20 District                 "R-2011
          Residential - Mixed District              "RM11
          Residential - Office District             "RO"
          commercial - office District              11CO11
          Commercial - General District             "CG"




          Supplementary District:


          CHESAPEAKE BAY/ATLANTIC OCEAN
           PRESERVATION AREA "CB/AOPA-1


          Section 1-10 Provisions for     official Zoning Map: The boundaries
          of the zoning districts are     shown on the official zoning map of
          Nassawadox,   Virginia,    which together with         all    notations,
          amendments, and explanatory matter thereon are hereby made a part
          of this ordinance. The official zoning map shall be attested by
          the signature of the Mayor, whose signature shall be witnessed, and
          shall remain on file in the office of the Zoning Administrator
          where it shall be accessible to the general public. An exact copy
          of such map shall be filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
          Northampton County, Virginia.

          Section 1-10.1 Changes or Amendments: If, in accordance with the
          provisions of this ordinance, changes are made in district
          boundaries or other matter portrayed on the official zoning map,
          such changes shall be entered on the official zoning map promptly
          after the change has been approved by the Town Council, or no more
          than ten (10) days after approval. Such changes shall be attested
          by the initials of the Zoning Administrator and the date of entry.
          A paper copy of such map or maps shall be filed with the Clerk of
          the Circuit Court of Northampton County. Changes to this ordinance
          which involve matters portrayed on the official zoning map shall
          become effective immediately upon being entered onto the official
          zoning map. No change of any nature shall be made on the official
          zoning map or matter shown thereon except in conformity with the
          procedures set forth in this ordinance. Any unauthorized change of
          whatever kind by any person shall be considered a violation of this
          ordinance and punishable as provided under Article 4.6.

          section 1-10.2 Replacement: In the event that any or        all of the
          official zoning maps becomes damaged, destroyed, lost or difficult
          to interpret because of the nature or number of changes and
          additions, the Town Council may, by resolution, adopt a new

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         official zoning map.    The new official zoning map may correct
         drafting or other errors, or omissions in the prior official zoning
         map, but no such correction shall have the effect of amending the
         original official zoning map or any subsequent amendment thereof.
         The new official zoning map shall be attested by the signature of
         the Mayor and shall be witnessed.       Unless the prior official
         zoning map or maps have been lost or totally destroyed, the prior
         map or maps or any significant parts thereof remaining shall be
         preserved, together with all available records pertaining to the
         adoption and amendment, if any, of the prior map or maps.

         Section 1-11      Application and Interpretation of District
         Boundaries:   Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of
         zoning districts as shown on the official zoning map, the following
         rules shall apply:

         (a) Unless otherwise indicated, district boundaries indicated as
         approximately following the center lines of existing or proposed
         roads, streets, highways, alleys or railroads; mean low water or
         center lines, as indicated, of streams, ponds, drainage ditches, or
         other natural and man-made bodies of water; property lines, or
         civil boundaries, shall be construed to follow such lines. In the
         event of change in shorelines, the boundary shall be construed as
         moving with the actual shoreline.

         @b) Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features
         indicated in subsection (a) shall be so construed. Distances not
         specifically indicated on the official zoning map shall be
         determined by the scale of the map.

         (c) If no distance, angle, curvature description, or other means
         is given to determine a boundary line accurately and the foregoing
         provisions do not apply, the same shall be determined by the size
         of the scale shown on the official zoning map.

         (d)  Where a district boundary line divides a lot which was in
         single ownership at the time of passage of this ordinance, the
         Board of Zoning Appeals shall hear and decide the exact location of
         the district line in keeping with the provisions of Article 6. .

         (e) Where the exact location of district boundaries is not clear
         after application of the rules presented, the Board of Zoning
         Appeals shall hear and decide such questions in accordance with the
         provisions of Article 6.

         (f)   In case any territory has not been specifically included
         within a district or where territory becomes a part of the
         incorporated area of Nassawadox by accretion from unincorporated
         territory in Northampton County, such territory shall automatically
         be classified in the most restrictive contiguous district until
         otherwise classified, except in those cases where the incorporated
         town is under the jurisdiction of this ordinance, then the existing
         zone shall govern.







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          Section 1-12 Application of District Regulations: The regulations
          set by this ordinance within each district shall be minimum
          regulations and shall apply uniformly to each class or kind of
          structure or land except as hereinafter provided:

          (a) No building or land shall hereinafter be used  or occupied, and
          no building or part thereof shall be erected, constructed,
          reconstructed, moved, or structurally altered except in conformity
          with all of the regulations herein specified for the district in
          which it is located or is to be located.

          (b)  No building shall hereinafter be erected, constructed, or
          altered so as to exceed height or bulk limits to accommodate or
          house a greater number of families, to occupy a greater percentage
          of lot area or to have narrower to smaller rear yards, front yards,
          side yards, or other open spaces than herein specified.

          (c) No new yard or lot shall hereinafter be created nor shall any
          yard or lot existing at the time of enactment of this ordinance be
          altered so that width, depth, or area requirements; front side, or
          rear requirements; or other requirements of this ordinance are not
          maintained, except when a portion of a lot is acquired for public
          use.


          (d) No part of a yard, other open space, of f street parking space,
          or loading space required about or in connection with any building
          shall be included as part of a yard, for another building, except
          as provided hereinafter.

          (e)  Nothing contained   herein shall require any changes in the
          plans or construction of any building for which a building permit
          was granted prior to the effective date of this ordinance          *       I
          However, if such construction does not commence within six (6)
          months or less after this ordinance becomes effective, construction
          shall be in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance for
          the district in which the activity is located.


















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                                     ARTICLE II
                                     DEFINITIONS


         Section 2-1   General Usage:   For the purpose of this ordinance,
         certain words and terms are herein defined as follows.

         Section 2-1.1: Words used in the present tense include the future
         tense; words in the singular number include the plural number and
         words in the plural number include the singular number; unless the
         obvious construction of the wording indicates otherwise.

         Section 2-1.2: The word "may" is permissive.

         Section 2-1.3: The word "shall" is mandatory.

         Section 2-1.4: Unless otherwise specified, all distances shall be
         measured horizontally and at right angles to the line in relation
         to which the distance is specified.

         Section 2-1.5: The word "building" includes the word "structure";
         the word "lot" includes the words "plot" and "parcel".

         Section 2-1.6:   The word "used" shall be deemed also to include
         "designed", "erected", "reconstructed", "altered", "placed", or
         "moved".


         Section 2-1.7: The terms "land use" and "use of land" shall be
         deemed also to include "building use" and "use of a building".

         Section 2-1.8:     The word "State" means the Commonwealth of
         Virginia.

         Section 2-1.9:   The word "Town" means the incorporated Town of
         Nassawadox of Northampton County, Commonwealth of Virginia, and the
         terms "town boundary" means any exterior boundary of the
         incorporated Town of Nassawadox.
         Section 2-1.10: The word "County" means the' County of Northampton,
         Commonwealth of Virginia, and the terms "county boundary" means any
         exterior boundary of the county or any boundary of unincorporated
         territory within the county.

         Section 2-1.11:   The word "person" includes a firm, association,
         organization, partnership, trust, company, corporation, partnership
         and bodies politic and corporate as well as an individual.

         Section 2-1.12: The words "Board of Appeals" shall mean the Board
         of Zoning Appeals of the Town of Nassawadox.

         Section 2-1.13:   The words "Planning Commission" shall mean the
         Joint Local Planning Commission of Northampton County, Virginia.



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          Section 2-1.14: The words "Town Council" shall mean the governing
          body of the Town of Nassawadox.

          Section 2-1.15:    The term "Code of Virginia" shall include "as
          amended".

          Section 2-1.16:   The word "adjacent" means nearby or next to and
          not necessarily "contiguous."

          Section 2-2 Interpretation by Zoning Administrator: In case of
          any dispute over the meaning of a word, phrase, or sentence,
          whether defined herein or not, the Zoning Administrator is hereby
          authorized to make a definitive determination thereof, being guided
          in such determination by the purposes and intent of this ordinance
          as set forth in Article 1, provided, however, that an appeal may be
          taken from any such.determination as provided in Section 6-1.B.

          Section 2-3 Specific Definitions:

          Abattoir: A commercial slaughterhouse.

          Access: A way or means of approach or admission.

          Accessory Use or Structure:      A use or structure which is       (a)
          clearly incidental to and customarily found in connection with     the
          principal use and structure; (b) is subordinate to and serves      the
          principal use or structure; (c) is located on the same lot or
          parcel as the principal use or structure; (d) is not, in any case
          of accessory structures, attached by any common wall or by a common
          roof to a principal structure.

          Accessory Dwelling Unit: A portion of a structure occupied by one
          (1) or more persons as tenants of the resident owner of the main
          structure.

          Administrator, The:     The Zoning Administrator of the Town of
          Nassawadox.

          Agricultural lands:     Those lands used for the planting and
          harvesting of crops or plant growth of any kind in the open;
          pasture; horticulture; dairying floriculture; or raising of poultry
          and/or livestock.

          Agriculture:    The use of land, buildings and structures for
          forestry, dairying, pasturages, field crops, vegetables, fruit or
          sod growth, horticulture, floriculture and the raising of livestock
          and poultry.

          Airport:    (includ es airfields, flight strips, heliports, or
          glideports):    A place where aircraft may take off or land,
          discharge or receive cargoes and/or passengers.



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         Alley:   A permanent service-way providing a secondary means of
         vehicular access to abutting properties or structures and not
         intended for general traffic circulation.

         Alteration: Any change in the total floor area, use or design of
         an existing structure.

         Amend or Amendment:     Any repeal, modification or addition to a
         regulation; any new    regulation; any change in number, shape,
         boundary or area of a   district, or any repeal or abolition of any
         map, part thereof, or   addition thereto.

         Amusement Park:     An outdoor commercial recreational area of a
         permanent     nature    offering    amusements,    diversions      and
         entertainments, whether operated seasonally or continually.

         Alpartment House:   A building containing three or more dwelling
         units which serves as the residence of three or more families
         living independently of each other.

         Architect: A person licensed to practice as an architect in the
         Commonwealth of Virginia.

         Atrium House: The atrium house is a single family, attached, one-
         story dwelling unit with individual access.        The lot is fully
         enclosed by a wall at least seven feet high.        A private yard,
         called an atrium, is included on each lot.

         Base Flood/One-Hundred Year Flood: A flood that, on the average,
         is likely to occur once every 100 years (i.e., that has a one (1)
         percent chance of occurring each year, although the flood may occur
         in any year).

         Base Flood Elevation (BFE):       The Federal Emergency Management
         Agency designated 100 year water surface elevation.

         Basement: The lowest story of a building having part but not less
         than one-half of its height below grade.

         Best Management Practices or BMPs: A practice, or a combination of
         practices, that is determined by a state or designated area-wide
         planning agency to be the most effective, practical means of
         preventing or reducing the amount of pollution generated by
         nonpoint sources to a level compatible with water quality goals.

         Block: That property abutting one side of the streets, and ly      ing
         between the nearest intersection or intercepting streets or the
         nearest intersecting or intercepting street and railroad right-of-
         way, unsubdivided acreage, river or live stream, or between any of
         the foregoing in any barrier to the continuity of development.

         Board of Supervisors:     The Board of Supervisors of Northampton
         County, Virginia.







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          Board of Zoning Appeals: The Board of Zoning Appeals of the Town
          of Nassawadox.

          Boarding or Rooming Houses: A dwelling unit other than a motel
          hotel, or inn, in which, for compensation, lodging and meals are'
          furnished to people for long periods of time.

          Buffer area: An area of natural or established vegetation managed
          to protect other components of a Resource Protection Area and state
          waters from significant degradation due to land disturbances.

          Buffer or Screenin : A device or natural growth, or a combination
          of both, designed or used as a barrier to vision or noise between
          adjoining properties or land uses.

          Buildable Area:    The area of a lot or parcel remaining after
          required yards, open spaces, parking, loading and access areas have
          been provided.

          Building:   A structure having one or more stories and roof,
          designed primarily for the shelter, support or closure of persons,
          animals or property of any kind.

          Building, Accessory: See "Accessory Use or Structure" as defined
          in this section.

          Building Coverage; Lot Coverage:        All areas under roof or
          projection from buildings'on a lot or   parcel.

          Building, Height of:     The vertical   distance from the average
          elevation of the ground surface along  the front of the building to
          the highest point of the roof thereof.

          Building Inspector:      An appointed official of the County
          responsible for inspecting buildings for conformity with County and
          State regulations thereof and for certifying such inspections.

          Building, Main: The building or one of the principal buildings,
          housing the principal use on the lot or parcel.

          Camp, Day:     A parcel of land devoted to primarily outdoor
          recreation uses not including overnight accommodations for users.

          Camp, Summer:   A parcel of land used or designed to be used for
          seasonal accommodations of individuals in tents or similar rustic
          structures and for use by such individuals for sports, handcrafts
          and other outdoor oriented activities and recreation.

          Campgrounds:   A parcel of land developed to accommodate paying
          guests for a stay of short duration in tents or travel trailers
          owned by the guests.




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         Carnival:   A traveling or transportable group or aggregation of
         rides, shows, games or concessions or any combination thereof.

         Carport:    Any space outside a building and contiguous thereto
         wholly or partly covered by a roof, and used for the shelter of
         motor vehicles.

         Carry-out or Drive-in Restaurant: Any place or premises used for
         sale, dispensing, or serving of food, refreshments, or beverages in
         automobiles, including those establishments where customers may
         serve themselves and may eat or drink the food, refreshments or
         beverages in motor vehicles on the premises; a refreshment stand;
         a "fast food" or primarily a "carry establishment".

         Cellar: That portion of a building below the first floor joists at
         least half of whose clear ceiling height is below the mean level of
         the adjacent ground. Such portion of a building shall not be used
         for habitation.


         Chesapeake Bay/Atlantic Ocean Preservation Area or 11CBAOPA11: Any
         land designated by the Board of Supervisors or Town Council
         pursuant to Part III of the Chesapeake Bay/Atlantic Ocean
         Preservation Area Designation and Management Regulations, VR 173-
         02-01, Section 10.1-2107 and Section 15.1-484 of the Code of
         Virginia. A Chesapeake Bay/Atlantic Ocean Preservation Area shall
         consist of a Resource Protection Area and a Resource Management
         Area.

         Circus:  A traveling or transportable show or exhibition consisting
         of performances by persons and animals under one tent or similar
         structure, with or without side shows.

         Club: An association of persons for the promotion of some common
         object, as-literature, science, politics, good fellowship, etc.,
         created for the benefit of its members or the general public and
         not for profit. The term "club" shall include "lodge".

         Cluster Development:    An arrangement of structures or adjoining
         lots in groupings allowing closer spacing than would be generally
         permitted under ordinance requirements for lot widths with the
         decrease in lot width or area compensated by maintenance of
         equivalent open space either elsewhere on the lot or in the form of
         common open space.

         Coastal Flood Plain:     Those portions of land within the Flood
         Hazard District, subject to inundation by the One Hundred Year
         Flood and wave action created by the flooding source, where
         detailed study data and profiles are made available by the Flood
         Insurance Study for the County of Northampton, Virginia, as
         prepared by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.

         Commercial:   Any wholesale, retail, or service business activity
         established to carry on trade for profit.

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          Commercial Hocf Farm:    A farm where hogs are kept and raised
          primarily for sale, the principal product or use of which farm is
          such hogs.

          Commercial Poultry Farm: A farm where poultry are kept and raised
          primarily for sale, the principal product or sue of which farm is
          such poultry.

          Common Open Space: Any space, tract, or parcel of land owned in
          undivided interest, not devoted to residential uses or structures
          but directly related, and adjacent to a cluster development or
          planned development, as herein provided.

          Community Center: A building or set of buildings designed or used
          to serve as a social center of a town, village or other aggregation
          of residential property.

          Comprehensive Plan: The adopted Comprehensive Plan for Nassawadox,
          Virginia, including all amendments and elements.

          Concept al Development Plan: A required submission at the time of
          filing for an amendment to the Nassawadox Zoning Map for all
          districts, prepared and approved in accordance with the provisions
          of Article 5-1 (b), which generally characterized the development
          of the subject property and its resulting impact on adjacent
          properties and/or county in general. Also known as a preliminary
          development plan.

          Condominium:    ownership of single units in a multiple unit
          structure or complex having common elements.

          Construction Footprint:     The area of all impervious surface
          including, but not limited to, buildings, roads and drives, parking
          areas, and sidewalks and the area necessary for construction of
          such improvements.

          County Resident Engineer:      The Resident Highway Engineer of
          Northampton County, Virginia, of the Department of Highways and
          Transportation of Virginia, or his designated assistant or deputy.

          Court: An open space bounded   an two sides or more by a structure
          or a group of structures.

          Craft Industry:   Manufacture  or processing of items by hand not
          involving assembly line techniques.

          Day Care Centers:     Facilities providing day care or nursery
          services for six or more children.

          Developer or Subdivider: A person having legal title to any tract
          of land or parcel of land to be developed, whether or not they have
          given their power of attorney to one of their group, or another
          individual or entity to act on behalf in planning, negotiating or

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         in representing or executing the requirements of the ordinances or
         the Code of the County or the Town.

         Development: Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real
         estate, including, but not limited to, buildings or other
         structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation
         or drilling operations or storage of equipment or materials.

         Diameter at breast heicfht or IIDBHII:     The diameter of a tree
         measured outside the bark at a point 4.5 feet above ground.

         .Director of Planning and Zoning: An appointed County official who
         serves as the Director of Planning and Zoning for the Northampton
         County, Virginia,.or his designed deputy or assistant.

         District:   Districts as referred to in Section 15.1-486, of the
         Code of Virginia, as amended.

         Dripline:  A vertical projection to the ground surface from the
         furthest lateral extent of a tree's leaf canopy.

         Driveway or Accessway:     That space specifically designated and
         reserved on the site for movement of vehicles from one site to
         another or from a site to a public street or access easement.

         Dump Heap (Trash Pile):    Any area of one hundred square feet or
         more lying within one thousand feet of a state highway, a
         residence, a farm or food handling establishment where trash,
         garbage or other waste or scrap material is dumped or deposited
         without being covered by a sanitary fill.

         Duplex: A two-family residential structure; the residential units
         may be arranged one above the other, or be semi-detached.

         Dustless Surface: A surface adequately covered in practice with a
         minimum of either two applications of bituminous surface treatment,
         concrete, bituminous concrete, or equivalent paving material
         approved by the Director of Planning and to be maintained in good
         condition at all times.

         Dwelling: A dwelling unit.

         Dwellincr, Attached:   One of two or more residential buildings
         having a common or party wall separating dwelling units.

         Dwelling, Double-Wide or Triple-Wide Portable: A portable dwelling
         consisting respectively of two or three sections combined
         horizontally at the site to form a single dwelling, while still
         retaining their individual chassis for possible future movement.

         Dwelling, Expandable Portable:    A portable dwelling with one or
         more room sections that fold, collapse or telescope into the
         principal unit when being transported and which can be expanded at

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          the site to provide additional living area.

          Dwelling, Modular Unit:       A factory-fabricated transportable
          building designed to be used  by itself or to be incorporated with
          similar units at a building   site into a modular structure.      The
          term is intended to apply to major assemblies, and does not include
          prefabricated panels, trusses, plumbing trees,           and    other
          prefabricated subelements incorporated into a structure at the
          site.

          Dwelling, Multi-Family:     A building containing three or more
          dwelling units (an apartment house) , with the number of families in
          residence not exceeding the number of dwelling units provided.

          Dwelling, Portable:    A modular unit built on a chassis, having
          wheels or designed to be transported on wheels, with body width
          exceeding eight feet or body length exceeding thirty-two feet,
          designed to be used as a dwelling when attached to a permanent
          foundation and when connected to the required utilities.

          Dwelling, Sectional Home: A dwelling made of two or more modular
          units transported to the home site, put on a foundation, and joined
          to make a single dwelling.

          Dwelling, Semi-Detached:     One of two buildings, arranged or
          designed as dwellings located on abutting walls without openings,
          and with each building having a separate lot with minimum
          dimensions required by district regulations.

          Dwelling, Single-Family: A residential dwelling unit other than a
          portable dwelling, designed for and occupied by one family only.

          Dwelling, Temporary: As a portable dwelling but not necessarily
          attached to a permanent foundation.

          Dwelling, Two-Family: A residential building containing not more
          than two dwelling units, arranged one above the other or side by
          side, designed for occupancy by not more than two families.

          Dwelling, Unit:      One room, or rooms connected together,
          constituting a separate, independent housekeeping establishment for
          owner occupancy, or rental or lease an a weekly, monthly, or longer
          basis, and physically separated from any other rooms or dwelling
          units which may be in the same structure, and containing
          independent cooking and sleeping facilities and containing not less
          than six hundred square feet of residential floor area.

          Easement: A grant by a property owner of the use of his land by
          another party for a specific purpose.

          Engineer: A person licensed to practice as a professional engineer
          in the Commonwealth of Virginia.


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          Erected: Shall be taken to mean constructed, reconstructed, moved
          or structurally altered.

          Fabrication: The process of constructing or assembling a product
          from previously prepared parts, elements or materials which have
          been manufactured off-site of the fabrication activity.

          Fairground: A parcel or tract of land used either temporarily or
          permanently (as permitted herein), as the site of any fair,
          exposition or public display.

          Farm:    A parcel of five acres or more which is used for
          agricultural purposes.

          Fast Food Establishment: See "Drive-In Eating Establishment".

          Fence: A fixed structure designed to prevent escape or intrusion
          or to define property.

          Fire Lane:    A means of access of sufficient design to permit
          ingress and egress by fire fighting equipment.

          Fish Farming:     The raising of fish; a form of aqua culture
          utilizing ponds or other scientific methods.

          Flea Market: A retail establishment or area of land on which are
          sold second-hand or antique goods, a substantial proportion of
          which sales are on a consignment basis.

          Flood Area: The total gross floor area of all floor or portions of
          floors in a structure and measured from outside to outside of
          exterior walls.

          Flood Plain: Continuous sections of land, adjacent to bodies of
          water, which are subject to periodic flooding and inundation as
          established and approved by Northampton County.

          Flood-Prone Area: Any land area susceptible to being inundated by
          water from any source.

          Frontage: Lot width at the building set back line along a public
          road, private road or access easement. (See "Lot Width")

          Funeral Parlor: An establishment used primarily for human funeral
          services, which may or may not include facilities on the premises
          for: (a) embalming, (b) performance of autopsies or other surgical
          procedures, (c) cremation.

          Garage, Private: , An accessory building designed or used for the
          storage of not more than three automobiles owned and used by the
          occupants of the building to which it is accessory.          On a lot
          occupied by a multi-unit dwelling, the private garage may be
          designated and used for the storage of one and one-half times as

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          many automobiles as there are dwelling units.

          Garacre, Public:   A building or portion thereof, other than a
          private garage, designed or used for servicing, repair, equipping,
          renting, selling or storing motor-driven vehicles.

          Grain Dryer:   A facility for drying grain.      A commercial grain
          dryer is one in which the grain dried is primarily grown by sources
          other than the owner and/or operator of the facility.         A non-
          commercial grain dryer is one in which the grain dried is primarily
          grown by the owner and/or operator of the facility.

          Health Official: The Director of Health for Northampton County or
          his designated agent or deputy.

          Home Occupation: An occupation conducted in a dwelling unit or a
          dwelling accessory structure, provided that:

               (a) No person other than members of the    family residing
               on the premises shall be engaged in such occupation;
               (b) The use of the dwelling unit for the home occupation
               shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to its use
               for residential purposes by its occupants, and not more
               than twenty-five percent of the floor area of the
               dwelling unit or twenty-three percent of said floor area
               if conducted in an accessory building, shall be used in
               the conduct of the home occupation;

               (c) There shall be no change in the outside appearance
               of the building or premises, or other visible evidence of
               the conduct of such home occupation other than one sign,
               not exceeding four square feet in area, non-illuminated.

               (d)    There shall be no sales, other than items
               handcrafted in the premises in connection with such home
               occupation;

               (e)    No traffic shall be generated by such home
               occupation in greater volumes than would normally be
               expected in a residential or rural neighborhood, and any
               need for parking generated by the conduct of such home
               occupation shall be met off the street and other than in
               a required front'yard;

               (f) No equipment or process shall be used in such home
               occupation which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes,
               odor, or electrical interference detectable to the normal
               senses off the lot, if the occupation is conducted in a
               single-family residence, or outside the dwelling unit if
               conducted in other than a single family residence.       In
               the case of electrical interference, no equipment or
               process shall be used which creates visual or audible
               interference in any radio or television receivers off the

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              premises, or causes fluctuations in live voltage off the
              premises. Boarding and rooming houses, tourist homes and
              private educational institutions shall not be deemed home
              occupations.

         Home-Owner's Association:     A non-profit organization operating
         under recorded land agreements through which: (a) each lot and/or
         home-owner is automatically a member, and (b) each lot is
         automatically subject to a charge for a proportionate share of the
         expenses for the organization's activities, such as maintaining a
         common property or private road, and (c) the charge if unpaid
         becomes a lien against the property.

         Hospital, Sanitarium, Sanatorium:       Any institution receiving
         inpatients and rendering medical, surgical and/or obstetrical care.
         This shall include general hospitals and institutions in which
         service is limited to special f ields such as cardiac, eye, ear,
         nose and throat, pediatrics, orthopedics, skin cancer, mental,
         tuberculosis, chronic diseases and obstetrics. The term "hospital"
         shall also include sanitariums and sanitoriums including those
         where feeble-minded and mental patients, epileptics, alcoholics,
         simile psychotics and drug addicts are treated or cared for under
         the supervision of licensed medical personnel.

         Hotel: Any building containing ten or more guest rooms where for
         compensation lodging, meals or baths are provided for ten or more
         guests, excluding a fraternity or sorority house, school or college
         dormitory, tourist home, motel or apartment hotel.

         Impervious Cover: A surface composed of any material that
         significantly impedes or prevents natural infiltration of water
         into the soil. Impervious surfaces include, but are not limited
         to: roofs, buildings, streets, parking areas, and any concrete,
         asphalt, or compacted gravel surface.

         Inns, General, and Bed and Breakfast: A dwelling unit, other than
         a motel, hotel, rooming or boarding house, where for compensation
         lodging and/or meals are furnished to overnight transients, such
         facility having no more than four bedrooms.

         Inoperable Vehicle:     A motor vehicle, trailer, or attachment
         thereto which is required by the State and County to display
         current license plates and/or meet safety standards as evidenced by
         display of an appropriate inspection sticker, which vehicle,
         trailer or attachment thereto does not display said license plates
         and/or approved inspection sticker.

         Junk Yard: Any land or building used for the abandonment, storage,
         keeping, collecting, or bailing of paper, rags, scrap metals, other
         scrap or discarded materials, or for the abandonment, demolition,
         dismantling, storage, or salvaging of automobiles or other vehicles
         not in running condition, machinery or parts thereof.


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          Kennel:    A place prepared to house, board, breed, handle or
          otherwise keep or care f or f our (4) or more dogs f or private or
          commercial use, for sale, or in return for compensation.

          Livestock Market:   A commercial establishment where livestock is
          collected for sale or in return for compensation.

          Loading Space: Any off-street space    available for the loading or
          unloading of goods, not less than fifteen feet wide, twenty-five
          feet long and fourteen feet high, and having direct usable access
          to a street or alley, except where one such loading space has been
          provided, any additional loading space lying alongside, contiguous
          to and not separated from such first loading space need not be
          wider than twelve feet.

          Lot: A parcel of land occupied or to be occupied by a building and
          its accessory buildings or by a group of dwellings and their
          accessory buildings, together with such open spaces as are required
          under the provisions of this ordinance, having at least the minimum
          area required by this ordinance for a lot in the zone in which such
          lot is situated and either shown on a plat of record or considered
          as a unit of property and described by metes and bounds.

          Lot Area: The total horizontal area included within the rear, side
          and front lines or proposed street lines of the lot, excluding any
          streets or highways, whether dedicated or not dedicated to public
          use, but including off-street automobile parking area and other
          accessory uses. Lot area shall not include portions under water
          except where the total are of a body of water is within a lot.

          Lot, Corner: A lot abutting on two or more roads, rights-of-way or
          access easements at their intersection of the two sides of a corner
          lot; the front of the lot shall be deemed to be the shortest of the
          two sides fronting on such roads, rights-of-way or access
          easements.


          Lot, Coverage: The total area covered by or devoted to individual
          lots as opposed to common area plus the area of all streets,
          service drives or parking bays, in developments which have common
          areas such as in cluster developments.

          Lot, DeDth Of: The average horizontal distance between the front
          lot line and the rear lot line, measured along a straight line.

          Lot, Double Frontage: An interior lot having road frontage on two
          or more roads.

          Lot, Interior: Any lot other than a corner lot, but including a
          through lot.

          Lot, Through:    An interior lot, fronting on two parallel or
          approximately parallel streets.


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         Lot, Width:    The average horizontal distance between side lot
         lines.


         Lot of Record: A lot which has been recorded in the Clerk's Office
         of the Circuit  Court of Northampton County.

         Manufacture and/or Manufacturing: The processing and/or converting
         of raw, unfinished materials or products, or either of them, into
         articles or substances of different character, or for use for a
         different purpose.

         Manufactured Home:    A structure subject to Federal Regulations,
         which is transportable in one or more sections; is eight body feet
         or more in width and forty body feet or more in length in the
         traveling mode, or is 320 or more square feet when erected on site;
         is built on a permanent chassis; is designed to be used as a single
         family dwelling, with or without a permanent foundation when
         connected to the required facilities; and includes the plumbing,
         heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained in the
         structure.    (See also "dwelling, double wide      or triple wide,
         portable";   "dwelling,   expandable,   portable";   and    "dwelling,
         portable"; in definition of manufactured home).

         Manufactured Home Park:   Any area of ten acres or more designed to
         accommodate     twenty-five or more mobile homes intended for
         residential use where residence is in mobile homes exclusively and
         lots are rented rather than sold.

         Manufactured Home Park/Subdivision:       A parcel (or contiguous
         parcels) of land divided into two or more lots for rent or sale.

         Manufactured Home Trailer:     A mobile home is an industrialized
         single-family dwelling unit    designed   for transportation, after
         fabrication, on streets and highways on its own wheels or on
         flatbed or other trailers, and arriving   at the site where it is to
         be occupied as a dwelling complete and    ready for occupancy except
         for minor or incidental unpacking and assembly operation, location
         on jacks or permanent foundations, connection to utilities and the
         like.

         Marine, Rail and Truck Terminal: Facilities for the receiving and
         shipment, storage and distribution of previously prepared
         commodities, such as wood and wood products, grain, machines, and
         machine parts, electrical components and equipment, food products,
         cork, general farm and marine food products;      'but not including
         environmentally hazardous materials, such as nuclear waste and by-
         products.

         Mass or Communitv Subsurface Drainfield: A system used to receive
         sanitary waste in the ground, serving three (3) or more independent
         homes, structures or commercial units off site of the land, lot, or
         area being served; also known as a community, public, or central
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          Medical Center: Establishment wherein medical care is provided on
          an outpatient basis, as distinguished from a hospital or a
          professional office.

          Modular Home: See "modular unit" and "sectional home' as defined
          in this section.

          Modular Unit: A factory-fabricated transportable building designed
          to be used by itself or to be incorporated with similar units at a
          building site into a modular structure. This term is intended to
          apply to major assemblies, and does not include prefabricated
          panels, trusses, plumbing trees and other prefabricated sub-
          elements incorporated into a structure at the site.

          Motor Lodge (Motel): One or more buildings containing individual
          sleeping rooms, designed for or used temporarily by automobile
          tourists or transients, with garage or parking space conveniently
          located to each unit. Cooking facilities may be provided for each
          unit.

          Motorhome: A vehicle which is self-propelled or designed for self-
          propulsion, having a normal seating capacity of not more than ten
          persons, including the driver, designed primarily for use as living
          quarters for human beings.   (See "Trailer, Travel and Recreation")

          New Construction: For the purposes of determining insurance rates,
          structures for which the "start of construction" commenced on or
          after the effective date of an initial FIRM or after December 31,
          1974, whichever is later, and includes any subsequent improvements
          to such structures.     For floodplain management purposes, "new
          construction"   means   structures   for   which   the   "start    of
          construction" commenced on or after the effective date of a
          floodplain management regulation adopted by a community and
          includes any subsequent improvements to such structures.

          Nonconforming Activity: The otherwise legal use of a building or
          structure or of a tract of land that does not conform to the use of
          regulations of this ordinance for the district in which it is
          located, either at the effective date of this ordinance or as a
          result of subsequent amendments to the ordinance.

          Nonconforming Lot: An otherwise legally platted lot that does not
          conform to the minimum area or width requirements of this ordinance
          for the district in which it is located either at the effective
          date of this ordinance or as a result of subsequent amendments of
          the ordinance.

          Nonconforming Structure: An otherwise legal building or structure
          that does not conform to the minimum area or lot width requirements
          or permitted uses of this ordinance for the district in which it is
          located either at the effective date of this ordinance or as a
          result of subsequent amendments to the ordinance.


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        Nonpoint Source Pollution:    Pollution consisting of constituents
        such as sediment, nutrients, and organic and toxic substances from
        diffuse sourcest such as runoff from agriculture and urban land
        development and use.

        Nonprofit Organization:     An incorporated organization or group
        whose charter prohibits profit-making endeavors, and which enjoys
        tax exemption privileges.

        Nontidal Wetlands: Those wetlands other than tidal wetlands that
        are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a
        frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal
        circumstances do support a prevalence of vegetation typically
        adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, as defined by the U.
        S. Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Section 404 of the
        federal Clean Water Act, in 33 C.F.R. 328.3b, dated November 13,
        1986.


        Noxious Weeds: Weeds that are difficult to control effectively,
        such as Johnson Grass, Kudzu, and multiflora rose.

        Nursing Home:     The term "nursing home" includes rest homes,
        convalescent homes and homes for the aged, and shall mean a place
        devoted primarily to the maintenance and operation of facilities
        for the treatment and care of any person suffering from illnesses,
        diseases or injuries, not requiring extensive and/or intensive care
        that is normally provided in a general hospital or other
        specialized hospital.

        Off-Site: The term "off-site" describes a location on an area of
        land which is proximate to a parcel of land defined as "on-site".

        Off-Street Parking Area or Parking Bays:        Space provided for
        vehicular parking outside the dedicated street right-of-way.

        On-Site: "On-Site" shall be construed to be describing a location
        on all or on a portion of a parcel of land which is the subject of
        an application for approval by the Town Council, Planning
        Commission or Board of Zoning Appeals, and which parcel of land is
        in single ownership or under unified control.
        Oven Space:' Water or land left in undisturbed open condition or
        development as a landscaped area unoccupied by buildings, streets
        or parking lots, or occupied by approved commonly owned
        recreational facilities.

        Parcel: Any tract of land or water not subdivided.

        Parking Space: A space of sufficient size and shape to park one
        standard size automobile and containing not less than one hundred
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         Patio House: The patio house is a single-family detached or semi-
         detached unit, with one dwelling unit from ground to roof, having
         individual outside access.


         Pen: A small enclosure used for the concentrated confinement and
         housing of animals or poultry; a place for feeding and fattening
         animals or poultry; a coop.

         Performance Bond: A bond of surety, and/or cash deposit approved
         by the Town Council equal to full cost of improvements required by
         these regulations and providing for completion of such improvements
         within a definite term.

         Plan of Development:    The process for site plan or subdivision
         plant review to ensure compliance with Section 10.1-2109 of the
         Code of Virginia and this Article, prior to any clearing or grading
         of a site or the issuance of a building permit.

         Planned Unit Development:    A cohesive development of mixed uses
         based on unit density in which conventional lot restrictions are
         lowered to provide a percentage of open space.

         Planner; Land Planner: A professional person qualified to prepare
         development plans, site plans, and/or subdivision plats, who is
         either registered as such or who meets the standards of the
         American Planning Association.

         Plat: A map or plan of a tract  or parcel of land which is to be or
         i@as been subdivided.   When used as a verb, "plat" is synonymous
         with "subdivide".

         Poultry: Domestic fowl normally raised on a farm such as chickenst
         ducks, geese, turkeys,  peafowl, guinea fowl, etc.

         Present Tense:    Words in the present shall include the future
         tense.

         Private School:     The term "private school" includes private
         schoolsf     colleges,     or     universities,      and     private
         instructional/training  institutions.

         Professional Office:     The office of a person engaged in any
         occupation, vocation or calling, not purely commercial, mechanical
         or agricultural, in which a professed knowledge or skill in some
         department of science or learning is used in its practical
         application to the affairs of others, either advising or guiding
         them in serving their interest or welfare through the practice of
         an act founded thereon.


         Property:   Any tract, lot or parcel or several of the same
         collected together for the purpose of subdividing, preparing a site
         development plan and/or developing.


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         Public Access Easement: A legal easement, or series of easements,
         which grant and guarantee the right of access for emergency and
         public service vehicles to any given area or right-of-way.

         Public Buildings: The term "public buildings" shall be considered
         for the purpose of this ordinance to be any building owned by a
         governmental organization such as a county, city, town, state or
         federal government. Such buildings may include city hall, a county
         courthouse, a sate armory, a federal office building, a post
         office, an auditorium, a museum, an art gallery, a college or
         university, hospitals, clinics, schools, libraries, police and fire
         stations, etc.

         Public Facilities:      The term "public facilities" shall be
         considered for the purpose of this ordinance to be any public works
         supplied generally by a governmental organization.     Such public
         works shall include, but not be limited to: public roads, schools,
         water supply and sewer facilities, and police and fire protection
         facilities.

         Public Sewer System: A central system for the removal, carrying
         off, treatment and disposal of sewage serving or designed to serve
         three or more independent dwellings or structures, and which may be
         owned and/or operated by a municipality or county or service
         authority or by a person approved by the Board of Supervisors in
         accordance with Title 62.1 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as
         amended, and licensed by the State Corporation Commission;
         including a master septic field system operated by a home owners'
         association.

         Public Water Supply: A central system for supplying potable water
         to three or more independent dwellings and which may be owned
         and/or operated by a municipality or county or service authority or
         by a person approved by the Board of Supervisors and properly
         licensed by the State Board of Health in accordance with Title 62
         of the Code of Virginia as amended, and licensed by the State
         Corporation Commission.

         Ouarrvinq:    The industry of extracting stone from an open
         excavation.    Quarrying shall be deemed to include both the
         extraction and processing of crushed stone for aggregate and
         related uses and the extraction of stone in blocks for building,
         monumental and related uses, but shall not be deemed to include
         sand and gravel operations nor extractive industries of a temporary
         nature.


         Record, Recorded, Recording: Admission to record in the office of
         the clerk of a court of competent jurisdiction.

         Recreation Area, Commercial:     Any establishment operated as a
         commercial enterprise in which seasonal facilities related to
         outdoor recreation are provided for all or any of the following:
         camping, lodging, picnicking, boating, fishing, swimming, outdoor

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          games and sports, and activities incidental and related to the
          foregoing. A commercial recreation area does not include miniature
          golf grounds, golf driving ranges, mechanical amusement devices, or
          accessory uses such as refreshment stands, equipment stands,
          equipment sales or rentals.

          Recreational Vehicle: A vehicle which is:

                (a) built on a single chassis;

                (b) 400 square feet or less when measured at the largest
                horizontal projection;

                (c) designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable
                by a light duty truck or vehicle; and

                (d)   designed primarily not for use as a permanent
                dwelling  but   as   temporary    living   quarters    for
                recreational camping, travel, or seasonal use.

          Redevelopment: The process of developing land that    is or has  been
          previously developed.

          Rehabilitation and Group Homes or Centers: Facilities to restore
          persons to a state of physical, mental or moral health through
          treatment and training.

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          Required Open Space: Any space required in any front, side or re
          yard.

          Resource Management Area or 'IRMA":        That component of the
          Chesapeake Bay/Atlantic Ocean Preservation Area that is not
          classified as the Resource Protection Area.      RMAs include land
          types that, if improperly used or developed, have the potential for
          causing significant water quality degradation or for diminishing
          the functional value of the Resource Protection Area.


          Resource Protection Area or IIRPAII:       That component of the
          Chesapeake Bay/Atlantic Ocean Preservation Area comprised of lands
          at or near the shoreline that have an intrinsic water quality value
          due to the ecological and biological processes they perform or are
          sensitive to impacts which may result in significant degradation to
          the quality of state waters.

          Restaurant:    Any building   in which for compensation food or
          beverages are dispensed for  consumption o the premises including,
          among other establishments, cafeterias, cafes, tea rooms and
          confectionery shops.

          Retail Stores and Shops:      Buildings for display and sale of
          merchandise at retail or for the rendering of personal services
          (but specifically exclusive of coal, wood and lumber yards) such as
          the following, which serve as illustrations only and are not to be

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         considered to be exclusive: drug stores, newsstands, food stores,
         candy shops, milk dispensaries, dry goods and notions stores,
         antique stores, florists, opticians, music and radio stores, tailor
         shops, barber shops and beauty shops.

         Road: See "street" as defined in this section.

         Saltwater Intrusion:    Displacement of fresh surface water or
         groundwater by the advance of sea water, sometimes caused by
         overdraft of a well.

         Sanitary Landfill: A method of disposing of refuse on land without
         creating nuisance or hazards to public health or safety, by
         utilizing the principles of engineering to confine the refuse to
         the smallest practical volume, and to cover it with a layer of
         earth at the conclusion of each day's operation or at such more
         frequent intervals as may be necessary.

         Sawmill, Permanent: A sawmill permanently located for the purpose
         of processing timber from the property on which located, from
         adjoining property, or from properties removed from the sawmill or
         its environs without regard to place of origin. Such mill may or
         may not be held out for the processing of timber bought or sold on
         a price basis.

         Sawmill, Temporary: A portable sawmill located on private property
         for the processing of timber cut only from that property or from
         property immediately contiguous and adjacent thereto, and
         incidental processing of timber transported from other property.

         School of-Special Instruction:       A school offering musical,
         dramatic, artistic and cultural subjects.

         Sectional Home:   A dwelling made of two or more modular units
         transported to the home site, put on a foundation, and joined to
         make a single dwelling.

         Semi-Public Building:   Any building designed for the use of the
         general public or any segment of the general public which is owned
         and/or operated by a nonprofit association.

         Setback: The minimum distance by which any building or structure
         shall be separated from a lot line.

         Shopping Center:  A group of commercial establishments, planned,
         developed, owned and managed as a unit with off-street parking
         provided on the property and related in size and type of shops to
         the trade area the unit serves'.

         Shoreline or Tidal Shore: The line where open tidal waters at Mean
         Sea Level (MSL) and/or vegetated wetlands, as defined under
         "Northampton County's Wetlands Ordinance", abut dunes, fastlands,
         or beach areas.


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          Sign:    Any display of any letters, words, numerals, figures,
          devices, emblems, pictures or any parts or combination thereof, by
          any means whereby such letters, etc. , are made visible for the
          purposes of making anything known, whether such display be made on,
          attached to, or as a part of a structure, surface or any other
          thing, including, but not limited to, the ground, a rock, tree or
          other natural object, which display is visible beyond the
          boundaries of the parcel of land on which the same is made.            A
          display of less than two square feet in area is excluded from this
          definition.

          Sign, Area:     The area of a sign shall be determined from its
          outside measurements, including any wall work incidental to its
          decoration, but excluding supports, unless such supports are used
          to attract attention.      In the case of a sign where lettering
          appears back-to-back, that is, on opposite sides of the sign, the
          area shall be considered to be that of only one face. In the case
          of an open sign made up of individual letters, figures or designs,
          the area shall be determined as if such display were made on a sign
          with straight lines or circular sides.

          Sign, Auction: A sign, not illuminated, advertising an auction to
          be conducted on or off the lot or premises upon which it is
          situated. Such signs may be erected not more than one month before
          the date of the action advertised and shall be removed within
          forty-eight hours of the conclusion of such auction.

          Sign, Business: A sign, either free standing, projecting or wall,
          which directs attention to a product, commodity and/or service
          available on the lot, premises or farm upon which such sign is
          situated.

          Sign, Directional: A sign, one end of which is pointed, on which
          an arrow is painted, or otherwise indicates the direction to which
          attention is called, not illuminated, four square feet or less in
          area, giving the name only of a person, farm, business or other
          establishment.

          Sign, Free Standing: A business sign located upon a lot or parcel
          of ground outside the required setback area, not attached to the
          main building.

          Sign, General Outdoor Advertising: A sign which directs attention
          to a product, commodity, or service not necessarily available on
          the premises, over one hundred square feet.

          Sign, Home OccuDation: A sign not exceeding four square feet in
          area directing attention to a service available on the premises,
          but which service is clearly a secondary use of the dwelling.

          Sign, Hunting, Fishing or Trespassing:      A sign, not illuminated,
          one and one-half square feet or less        in area, erected on the
          appurtenant premises solely as a warning or notice.

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         Sign, Identification:       A sign which identifies or otherwise
         describes the name, ownership or location of the lot or parcel of
         land upon which it is situated.

         Sign, Illuminated:      A sign, or any part of a sign, which is
         externally or internally illuminated or otherwise lighted from a
         source specifically intended for the purpose of such illumination
         or lighting.

         Sign, Location: A sign which directs attention to the approximate
         location of an establishment from which the advertised products,
         service or accommodation may be obtained and not situated upon the
         premises upon which such establishment is located, one hundred
         square feet or less in area.

         Sign, Political: A sign not illuminated, two and one-half square
         feet or less, in which there is presented a candidate or issue,
         subject to a federal, state or local government plebiscite. Such
         sign may be erected not more than one month prior to the date of
         voting and shall be removed within ten days thereafter.

         Sign, Portable:     Any sign that is not permanently affixed to a
         building, structure, or the ground.

         Sign,    Prolecting:      A   business    sign   erected,     projecting
         perpendicularly to the building wall surface to which it is
         attached, no part of which is more than six feet from the wall
         surface of the building on which such sign      is erected.

         Sign, Public:    A sign owned by and erected at the instance of a
         federal, state or local government agency.

         Sign, Sale or Rental:     A sign, not illuminated, which designates
         all or portions of the lot or premises upon which it is located to
         be for sale or lease. Such signs shall be removed within one week
         of sale or lease of the lot or premises upon which such sign is
         situated. The lettering or message on any one side of such sign
         may be different from any other side.

         Sign, Subdivision or Entrance:       A sign, not illuminated, sixty
         square feet or less in aggregate area identifying a subdivision or
         business and located thereon at the entrance to such subdivision or
         business. Such sign shall be not greater in height than six feet
         and shall be set back from any right-of-way for proper sight
         distance.

         Sign, Temporary Directional:       A directional sign erected for a
         period of not more than ten days.

         Sign, Tem-Porarv Event:     A sign, not illuminated, describing a
         seasonal, brief or particular event or activity to be or being
         conducted upon the lot or premises upon which such sign is located.
         Such sign may be erected not more than one month before the event

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          or activity described, shall be removed within one week of its
          conclusion, and in no event shall such sign be displayed for a
          period longer than six months in any one calendar year.

          Sign, Wall: A business sign erected or painted on a building front
          visible from the exterior thereof, no part of which is more than
          twelve inches from the surface of the building on which it is
          erected; such sign may be illuminated.

          Site Development Plan: Detailed drawings indicating all building
          construction and land improvements, including landscape treatments
          and related information required by this ordinance.

          Specifications: A detailed, precise presentation of the materials
          and procedures to be employed in the construction of all physical
          improvements required by the applicable ordinances of the County or
          the Town.

          Start of Construction: The date the building permit was issued,
          provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction,
          rehabilitation, addition, placement, or other improvement was
          within 180 days of the permit date. The actual start means either
          the first placement of permanent construction of a structure on a
          site, such as the pouring of slab or footings, the installation of
          piles, the construction of columns, or any work beyond the state of
          excavation; or the placement of a manufactured home on a
          foundation.     Permanent construction does not include land
          preparation, such as clearing, grading and filling; nor does it
          include the installation of streets and/or walkways; nor does it
          include excavation for a basement, footings, piers, or foundations
          or the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the
          installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as
          garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the
          main structure. For a substantial improvement, the actual start of
          construction means the first alteration on any wall, ceiling,
          floor, or other structural part of a building, whether or not the
          alteration affects the external dimensions of the building.

          Store: See "Retail Stores and Shops" as defined in this section.

          Story:   That portion of a building, other than the basement,
          included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the
          floor next above it.    If there be no floor above it, the space
          between the floor and the ceiling next above it.

          Street:   A dedicated strip of land or right-of-way subject to
          vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic providing means of access of
          property.

          Street (Arterial):   A highway utilized primarily as a supplement
          to, and as an extension of, the interstate highway system, defined
          in the Virginia State Highway Commission Standards as an arterial
          highway. A minimum right-of-way of one hundred feet is required.

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          Street (Collector):    A street that carries or is anticipated to
          carry a volume of through traffic exceeding four hundred vehicles
          per day, the right-of-way of which shall not be less than fifty
          feet nor more than eighty feet depending upon           existing or
          anticipated traffic volume.

          Street (Interstate):     A highway utilized to carry interstate
          traffic with a minimum right-of-way of three hundred feet in rural
          areas and carrying capacity in excess of one thousand five hundred
          vehicles per lane per hour.

          Street (Local): A street that carries or is anticipated to carry
          a volume of traffic less than four hundred vehicles per day, the
          right-of-way of which shall not be less than fifty feet.

          Street (Malor Collector) : A street that carries or is anticipated
          to carry a volume of traffic exceeding three thousand vehicles per
          day, the right-of-way of which shall not be less than sixty feet
          nor more than one hundred ten feet.

          Street (Malor Highway) : Any arterial, interstate, major collector,
          or primary street or highway as defined in this section.

          Street (Primary) :   A street or highway anticipated to carry a
          volume of traffic exceeding three thousand vehicles per day,
          designed and maintained as a part of the Virginia Primary System,
          the right-of-way of which shall not be less than eighty feet or
          more than one hundred sixty feet.

          Street (Private) : A street which affords principal means of access
          to abutting property, and encompassed by a right-of-way dedicated
          to public use and maintained by a private corporation or adjacent
          landowners within the platted subdivision, constructed to standards
          adopted by the County.    The right-of-way shall not be less than
          forty feet.

          Street (Public): A street which affords principal means of access
          to abutting property, and encompassed by a right-of-way dedicated
          to public use and maintained by the Commonwealth as a part of the
          state primary or secondary road system. The right-of-way shall not
          be less than forty feet.

          Street (Rural): A street having a minimum right-of-way of forty
          feet located in areas or subdivisions divided into parcels of two
          acres or more, excepting streets carrying or anticipated to carry
          heavy volumes of traffic or otherwise defined herein.

          Street (Service Drive):       A public or private right-of-way,
          generally parallel with and contiguous to a major highway,
          primarily designed to promote safety by eliminating pernicious
          ingress and egress to a major highway by providing safe and orderly
          points of access to the major highway.


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          Street, Width: The total width of the strip of land dedicated or
          reserved for public travel including the roadbed, curb and gutter,
          sidewalks, planting or landscaping strips, and where necessary,
          utility easements.

          Structural Alteration: Any change in the supporting members of a
          building, such as bearing walls or partitions, columns, beams or
          girders, or any substantial change in the roof.

          Structure:   Anything constructed or erected,     the use of which
          requires permanent location of the ground,        or attachment to
          something having a permanent location on the ground.             This
          includes, among other things, dwellings, buildings, signs, etc.

          Substantial ImDrovement:      Any reconstruction, rehabilitation,
          addition, or other improvement of a structure, the cost of which
          equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure
          before the "start of construction" of the improvement. This term
          includes structures which have incurred "substantial damage"
          regardless of the actual repair work performed. The term does not,
          however, include either:     (1) any project for improvement of a
          structure to correct existing violations of state or local health,
          sanitary, or safety code specifications which have been identified
          by the local code enforcement official and which are the minimum
          necessary to assure safe living conditions or (2) any alteration of
          a "historic structure", provided that the alteration will not
          preclude the structures continued designation as a "historic
          structure".

          Substantial Damage: Damage of any origin sustained by a structure
          whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its before damaged
          condition would equal or exceed 50 percent of the market value of
          the structure before the damage occurred.

          Surveyor, Land: A person who is recognized by the State and who is
          registered with the Virginia Department of Professional and
          Occupational Registration as a "registered land surveyor".

          Theater, Indoor: A building designed and/or used primarily for the
          commercial exhibition of motion pictures to the general public or
          used for performance of plays, acts, dramas by actors and/or
          actresses.

          Tidal Wetlands: Vegetated and nonvegetated wetlands as defined in
          Section 62.1-13.2 of the Code of Virginia.

          Tourist Horne:   A dwelling where only lodging is provided for
          compensation for up to fourteen persons (see also "hotels" and
          "boarding and rooming houses" as defined in this section) and open
          to transients.

          Townhouse: one of a series of from three to ten attached dwelling
          units, under single or multiple ownership, separated from one

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         another by continuous vertical walls without openings from basement
         floor to roof, and having diversified architectural facades, or
         treatment of materials on both front and rear of the building
         group, with not more than four of any ten abutting townhouses
         having the same architectural facades and treatment of materials
         and with not more than three abutting townhouses having the same
         front and rear setbacks. Minimum setback offset shall be not less
         than one foot.


         Trailer, Business: A structure or vehicle mounted on wheels for
         use on roads, propelled or drawn by its own or other motor powerf
         and designed and constructed to provide for temporary human
         habitation for one or more persons or for the conduct of a
         business, profession, trade or occupation or for use as a selling
         or advertising device.

         Trailer, Business Office:     An industrialized unit designed for
         transportation after fabrication on streets and highways on its own
         wheels or on flatbed and arriving at the site where it is to be
         occupied as an office complete and ready for occupancy except for
         minor or incidental unpacking and assembly operation, located on
         jacks or permanent foundation, connected to utilities and the like.

         Trailer, Travel and Recreation: A mobile unit less than twenty-
         nine feet in length and less than four thousand five hundred pounds
         in weight which is designed for temporary human habitation.

         Tributary Stream: Any perennial stream that is so depicted on the
         most recent U.S. Geological Survey 7-1/2 minute topographic
         quadrangle map (scale 1:24,000).

         Use: The principal purpose for which a lot or the main building
         thereon is designated, arranged, or intended and for which it is or
         may be used, occupied or maintained.

         Use, Accessory: A subordinate use, customarily incidental to and
         located upon the same lot occupied by the main use.

         Variance: A variance is a relaxation of the terms of the zoning
         ordinance where such relation shall not be contrary to the public
         interest and where, owing to conditions peculiar to the property
         and not the result of the action of the applicant, a literal
         enforcement of the ordinance would result in unnecessary or undue
         hardship. As used in this ordinance, a variance is authorized only
         for height, area and size of structure or size of yards and open
         spaces; establishment or expansion of a use otherwise prohibited
         shall not be allowed by variance, nor shall a variance be granted
         because of the presence of nonconformities in the zoning district
         or adjoining zoning districts.

         Water-dependent Facility: A development of land that cannot exist
         outside of the Resource Protection Area and must be located on the
         shoreline by reason of the intrinsic nature of its operation.

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         These facilities include, but are not limited to (i) ports; (ii)
         the intake and outfall structures of power plants, water treatment
         plants, sewage treatment plants, and storm sewers; (iii) marinas
         and other boat docking structures; (iv) beaches and other public
         water-oriented recreation areas; and (v) fisheries or other marine
         resource facilities.

         Watershed:    The region drained by or contributing water to a
         stream, creek, pond or other body of water.

         Watertable:   The upper surface of groundwater in the unconfined
         surface aquifer, known as the Columbia Aquifer, which is located in
         a zone of saturated soil material, except when separated from
         underlying groundwater by an zone of unsaturated soil material.

         Wetlands: Tidal and nontidal wetlands.













































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                                     ARTICLE III
                                 NONCONFORMING USES


         Section 3-1    Intent:   Some existing lots, uses, structures, or
         combinations of uses and structures will not meet the requirements
         set out by this ordinance f or districts. These nonconf ormities are
         declared by this ordinance to be incompatible with the requirements
         of the districts.   It is the intent of this ordinance to permit
         nonconformities to continue until they are removed or discontinued
         but not in any way to encourage their survival; nor to permit their
         enlargement, expansion, or extension; nor to permit their use as a
         grounds for adding other structures or uses which would be
         prohibited in the district involved.

         Section 3-2 Continuation (see also Article 22):

         @a) Uses - If, at the time of enactment of this ordinance, there
         is any legal activity which is being pursued, or any lot or
         structure being legally utilized in a manner or for a purpose
         which does not conform to the provisions of this ordinance, such
         manner of use or purpose may be continued as herein provided except
         that general advertising structures and general outdoor advertising
         signs that become nonconforming because of a rezoning have twenty-
         four months within which to be relocated in a permitted area.

         (b)   Lots of Record - If, at the time of enactment of this
         ordinance, there is a legal lot or parcel which does not meet the
         minimum lot area requirement within a district of record; said lot
         or parcel of record may be used as a building site provided the use
         proposed is a permitted use as established by this ordinance, and
         provided further the requirements for minimum set-backs can be met.
         Variances of yard requirements must be decided upon by the Board of
         Zoning Appeals in accordance with Article VI.

         (c) Structures - Where a lawful structure exists at the time of
         enactment of this ordinance that could not be built in the district
         in which it is located under the terms of this ordinance by reason
         of restrictions on area, lot coverage, height, yard dimensions, or
         other requirements, such structure may be continued so long as it
         remains otherwise lawful, subject to the following provisions:

              (1)   No nonconforming structure may be enlarged or
              altered in any way which increases its nonconformity;
              however, any structure or portion thereof may be altered
              to decrease its nonconformity.

              (2) Should a nonconforming structure be moved for any
              reason for any distance it shall thereafter conform to
              the regulations pertaining to the district in which it is
              located.


              (3)   Should a nonconforming structure, portion of the
              nonconforming structure, or nonconforming portion of a

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               structure, other than a single family dwelling unit, be
               damaged or destroyed by any means to an extent of more
               than fifty percent of its replacement cost at the time of
               destruction, it shall not be reconstructed except in
               conformity with the provisions of this ordinance.       if
               damage or destruction amounts to less than fifty percent
               of the replacement cost at the time of destruction, a
               structure or portion thereof may be reconstructed or
               restored provided its degree of nonconformity is not
               increased beyond that which existed just prior to such
               damage. If the provisions of this ordinance cannot be
               met, the owner or owners of the structure may apply for
               a variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals.

          (d)  Restoration - The cost of land or any factors other than the
          cost of structure are excluded in the determination of the cost of
          restoration for any structure or activity devoted to a
          nonconforming use.

          (e)  Historic and Single-FamilV Structures - If a nonconforming
          structure be a single-family dwelling or a historic structure or
          area as herein defined, it may be restored or replaced regardless
          of the percentage of destruction, except in those cases where the
          single-family dwelling exists within a designated Flood Hazard
          Area, Article 22 shall apply.

          (f) Repairs and Maintenance - On any building devoted in whole or
          in part of any nonconforming use, work may be done on ordinary
          repairs on or repair or replacement of nonbearing walls, fixtures,
          wiring or plumbing, to such extent that the structure is kept in a
          usable condition.   Nothing in this ordinance shall be deemed to
          prevent the strengthening or restoring to a safe condition of any
          structure or part thereof declared necessary for safety upon order
          of such official.


          Section 3-3 Nonconformity in General:

          (a) If there is any change in title or renewal of a lease of any
          nonconforming lot or structure access, the existing use may
          continue.

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

          (c) Whenever a nonconforming structure, lot or activity has been
          changed to a more limited nonconforming use, such existing use may
          be changed to an even more limited use.

          (d)   Temporary seasonal nonconforming uses that have been in
          continual operation for a period of two years or more prior to the
          effective date of the ordinance are excluded.


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          (e)   All nonconforming uses shall be issued a Certificate of
          Occupancy within six months after the adoption of this ordinance.

          (f) Whenever the boundaries of a district are changed, any use of
          land or buildings which become nonconforming as a result of such
          change shall become subject to the provisions of this Article.


          Section 3-4   Provisions for Special Uses: Any use of a structure
          which exists  at the time of enactment of this ordinance which is
          permitted in  the district in which it is located as a special use,
          shall not be  deemed a nonconforming use or structure, but shall,
          without further action by the County, be considered a conforming
          use.   However, such a use or structure shall be subject to the
          requirements of this ordinance as a "special use" when expansion,
          enlargement or modification is proposed.






































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                                      ARTICLE IV
                            ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCE14ENT


          section 4-1    Zoning Administrator:     This ordinance shall be
          administered by the Zoning Administrator who shall be appointed by
          the Board of Supervisors and assisted by such other persons as the
          Board of Supervisors may direct. The Zoning Administrator shall
          have all necessary authority to administer and enforce the
          provisions of this ordinance.

               Along with his deputies and inspectors, the Zoning
          Administrator is hereby empowered to enter and go upon any private
          or public property in the County for the purpose of inspecting for
          compliance with this ordinance and of administration and
          enforcement hereof, provided that any and all such entries shall be
          in accordance with the general requirements of due process and
          nothing herein shall authorize or purport to authorize any unlawful
          search or seizure.

          Section 4-2 Zoning Clearance: It shall be unlawful to use land or
          structures or to alter or erect structures until a zoning clearance
          is obtained from the Zoning Administrator. If an activity requires
          a building permit, the Zoning Administrator shall review the
          application for the zoning clearance and sign off on the building
          permit before such permit is issued.    Where site plan review is
          required, the application for zoning clearance may be incorporated
          into the application for site plan review, in which case the
          requirements for site plan review in Article 24 herein shall apply.
          The intent of the zoning clearance is to show that land, and uses
          of land and structures are in conformity with the provisions of
          this ordinance.

          (a) Application for Zoning Clearance - An application for zoning
          clearance shall contain the following:

               (1) Name, address, and phone number of the applicant.
               (2) Signature of the applicant attesting to the truth of
               all information required.
               (3) Zoning district.
               (4)   Three plot plans drawn to scale, showing lot
               dimensions, location and size of existing and proposed
               structures and uses, yard dimensions, easements, and
               street and highway rights-of-way.
               (5)  Such other information as may be required by the
               Zoning Administrator in order for him to determine
               conformance with this ordinance.

          (b) Approval of Zoning Clearance - Within thirty days of receipt
          of the application, the Zoning Administrator shall approve or
          disapprove the application.   One copy of the plot plan shall be
          returned to the applicant along with the zoning clearance or a
          written denial and reasons for denial.          Zoning clearances
          incorporated into building permits and/or site plan review

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          procedures shall expire in the same manner as building permit
          and/or site plan approval.

          Section 4-3 Special Use Permits: The Nassawadox Town council may
          grant a special use permit where such special use or structure is
          permitted by the terms of this ordinance.         The Town Council may
          grant, deny, or grant conditionally the permit.

          (a)   Procedure - An application for a special use permit may be
          submitted by the property owner, contract owner, or optionee of the
          property affected. Procedures for application and review shall be
          as follows:

                (1)  The applicant shall submit an application to the
                Town Council through the Zoning Administrator in the      same
                manner as in requesting a zoning clearance.               Such
                application shall be accompanied by evidence that the
                specific criteria set forth in the ordinance for the
                special use requested will be met.

                (2)     The Zoning Administrator shall review the
                application,    visit   the    site,   request     additional
                information or review by other agencies, and formulate a
                recommendation to the Town Council.

                (3) Within sixty days of the first meeting of the Town
                Council after receipt of the application, the Town
                Council shall hold a public hearing after notice in
                accordance with Section 15.1-431 of the Code of Virginia,
                as amended.


                (4) The Town Council shall review the recommendation of
                the Zoning Administrator or any other reports, visit the
                site if appropriate, and meet with the applicant.

          Section 4-3.1 Conditions and Bonds: The Nassawadox Town Council
          may impose conditions, limitations, or other special requirements
          as it deems necessary to protect the public health, safety, and
          general welfare, such as but not limited to the following:

          (a)   Abatement or restriction of noise, smoke, dust, vibration,
          odors, wastes, or other elements that may affect abutting or
          adjacent properties.

          (b)    Establishment of setbacks, (side, front, and rear) are
          requirements necessary for orderly expansion and for preventing
          traffic congestion.

          (c)   Providing for adequate parking and ingress and egress to
          public streets and roads necessary to prevent traffic congestion.

          (d)   Providing adjoining property with a buffer fence or line of
          evergreens or shield from view of the proposed use and/or

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          structure.


          (e)   After due consideration, the Town Council shall make a
          decision and promptly notify the applicant of its decision in
          writing, along with a justification for denial or special
          conditions.

          (f) Establishment of a time limit for expiration after which the
          permit shall no longer be valid or shall require renewal.
          Furthermore, the Town Council may require a bond, in a reasonable
          amount determined by the Town Council to insure compliance with the
          terms and conditions of any special use permit.

          Section 4-3.2 Review Standards: The Nassawadox Town Council shall
          consider the following in reviewing a special use application:

          (a)   The proposed use and/or structure appears on the official
          schedule of district regulations or elsewhere in this ordinance.

          (b)    The proposed use and/or structure complies with the
          regulations governing individual special uses.

          (c)   The proposed use and/or structure is consisten    t with the
          Town's Comprehensive Plan.

          (d) The proposed use and/or structure will not tend to change the
          character and established pattern of development of the district in
          which it will be located.

          (e)  The proposed use and/or structure, and accompanying parcel
          development, are in harmony with the uses permitted by right in the
          zoning district and with the intent of the zoning district
          regulations and will not adversely affect the use of neighboring
          property or impair the value thereof.

          Section 4-3.3 Effect of AVRroval: The issuance of a special use
          permit shall authorize the applicant to construct only such
          structure or conduct only such uses as are specifically made part
          of the special use permit.    No deviations, expansion, or other
          changes whatsoever shall be made from the term of the special use
          permit without the express written consent of the Nassawadox Town
          Council. The approval of special use permits shall be valid 'for a
          period of eighteen (18) months after the date of approval by the
          Town Council. Within the eighteen (18) month period, a building
          permit and/or zoning clearance shall have been approved and issued
          and construction or use commenced within one (1) year thereafter.
          Failure to comply with the above requirement shall cause the
          subject's special use permit to be null and void and the holder of
          said special use permit shall be so notified. This time provision
          does not apply to special use permits approved prior to the
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         Section 4-3.4 Reconsideration of Applications: A property owner
         or other petitioner who has filed for a special use permit may not
         submit substantially the same application for special use within a
         period of twelve (12) months from the date of the original denial
         by the Nassawadox Town Council.

         Section 4-4     Special Use Permit Approval Guidelines:         Uses
         permitted by Special Use Permit, as listed in the zoning district
         provided for, shall be permitted subject to all the other
         requirements of this ordinance, only upon the obtaining of a
         special use permit from the Nassawadox Town Council.       The Town
         Council shall issue a permit for such use if it finds that the use
         for which the permit is sought:

         (a) Will not be hazardous or injurious to, or in conflict with the
         predominant character of the neighborhood considering the size and
         location of the use, the nature and intensity of the operation
         involved or conducted in connection with it, its' site layout and
         its relation to roads giving access to it;

         (b)  Will not adversely affect the health and safety of persons
         residing or working in the neighborhood of the proposed use;

         (c)  Will not be detrimental to public welfare or injurious to
         property or improvements in the neighborhood;

         (d)  Will be in accord with provisions of the ordinance and the
         plan of use and development embodied therein, as well as in accord
         with such comprehensive plans or parts thereof from time to time
         adopted by the governing body;

         (e) Will not adversely effect surface or ground water.

         Section 4-5 Enforcement: All departments, officials, and public
         employees of the Town of Nassawadox and/or Northampton County which
         are vested with the duty or authority to issue permits or licenses
         shall conform to the provisions of this ordinance.      Any permit
         issued in conflict with the provisions herein shall be null and
         void.

         Section 4-6 Violations: Any person may file a written complaint
         with the Zoning Administrator concerning violation of this
         ordinance. Such complaint shall state fully the causes and basis
         thereof. If the Zoning Administrator finds upon investigation that
         any of the provisions of the ordinance are being violated, he shall
         notify by certified mail the person responsible for such violation,
         indicating the nature of the violation and ordering the violation
         corrected within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the
         Zoning Administrator and may take any action authorized by law to
         insure compliance with or prevent further violation of the
         provisions of this ordinance. The Zoning Administrator may grant
         an extension of the time if he deems such extension justified in
         the circumstances of the case and such extension will not, in his

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          opinion, cause substantial peril of life, health, or property.

          Section 4-7 Penalties: Any person, firm or corporation, whether
          as principal, agent, employed or otherwise, violating or causing or
          permitting the violation of this ordinance shall be guilty of a
          misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, may be fined not less
          than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one thousand dollars
          ($1,000.00). Such person, firm, or corporation shall be deemed to
          be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day the offense
          continues, or is permitted by such person, firm, or corporation and
          shall be punishable as herein provided.

          Section 4-8 Fees and Charges: The following fees shall be imposed
          at the time of application for the following zoning matters.

               A.  Zoning Map Amendments - $340.00
               B.  Special Use Permits - $150.00
               C.  Variances - $100.00
               D.  Appeals - $100.00
               E.  Zoning Clearances at the time of building permit
                      application or  otherwise - no fee              - Actual
               F.  Site Plan Submittals as required under Article 25
                      cost of processing with a $400.00 initial down payment
               G.  Planned Unit Development Petitions - Actual cost of
                      processing with a $500.00 initial down payment.




























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                                           ARTICLE V
                                    AMENDMENTS AND APPEALS


               Section 5-1 Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance: The Nassawadox
               Town Council may, from time to time, after examination, review and
               public hearing herein, amend, supplement, modify, or repeal the
               provisions herein or subsequently established.

               (a)   Initiation of Amendments - Proposals for amending this
               ordinance may be initiated by resolution of the Town Council or by
               motion of the Planning Commission, or by application of the owner,
               contract owner, or optionee of the subject property in the Town of
               Nassawadox.

               (b)  Procedure for Amendincf - In order for the provisions of
               Section 7-1 to be interpreted relative to any given zoning map
               amendment; specific information is needed for the evaluation and
               testing of said zoning map amendment. Therefore, in keeping with
               title 15.1, Chapter 11, Article III and VIII of the Virginia State
               Codes, as amended, the following information shall be submitted
               along with the standard petition for rezoning of land in the Town
               of Nassawadox. However, such development plan or portions thereof
               need not be submitted where the Director of Planning has determined
               that such plan or portion thereof is not necessary to the adequate
               review of the rezoning application.

                    (1) Two (2) copies of an application on forms provided
                    by the county, completed and signed by the applicant.

                    (2)  Two (2) copies of a certified plat of the subject
                    property with the boundaries outlined in red.        The
                    certified plat shall show:

                         a.  Metes and bounds of all property lines,
                         and bearings and distance of each zoning
                         district.

                         b. Total area of property presented in square
                         feet or acres.


                         C. Scale and north arrow.


                         d.   Location of all existing buildings and
                         structures.


                         e.  Names and route numbers of all boundary
                         roads or streets, and the width of existing
                         right(s)-of-way.

                         f. Seal and signature of person preparing the
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               (3)    Two (2) copies of a legal description of the
               property, including metes and bounds of each zoning
               district proposed.

               (4)   one (1) copy of the current Town of Nassawadox
               Zoning Map covering the area of the application, one inch
               equals five hundred feet (111=5001), showing:

                    a.     Boundaries of the subject property
                    outlined in red.

                    b. Major thoroughfare access to the property
                    and any known plans for future widening as
                    indicated in the adopted comprehensive plan or
                    a plan prepared by the Virginia Department of
                    Highways and Transportation.

         If more than one (1) Zoning Section Sheet is required to   cover the
         subject property, such sheets shall be attached so as to   create an
         intelligible map.

               (5) An application filed by an agent, contract purchaser
               or lessee shall include a written statement signed by the
               property owner. indicating his endorsement of the
               application.

               (6)    Three (3) copies of a written statement of
               justification, dated and signed and the following
               information:

                    a. Existing topography with a maximum contour
                    interval of five (5) feet.

                    b.    A schematic land use plan, at the
                    appropriate scale,     showing the proposed
                    traffic circulation plan including major
                    streets and major pedestrian, bike and/or
                    bridle paths; all proposed major open space
                    areas; limits of clearing; the general
                    location of all proposed community and public
                    facilities and the generalized proposed plan
                    for all water, sanitary waste facilities and
                    drainage improvements.

                    C. A delineation of those general areas that
                    have scenic assets or natural features
                    deserving of protection and preservation, and
                    a statement of how such will be accomplished.

                    d. A statement explaining the relationship of
                    the development to the adopted comprehensive
                    plan of the county.


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                   e. A statement or visual presentation of how
                   adjacent and neighboring properties shall be
                   protected from any adverse effects prompted by
                   the proposed development, to include vehicular
                   access plans, proposed measure of screening in
                   accordance with the provisions of Article 25,
                   and dimensions of all peripheral yards that
                   will be provided.

                   f.   A statement setting forth the maximum
                   height of all proposed buildings in the
                   development, and the general location of all
                   those buildings where the height is proposed
                   to exceed forty (40) feet.

                   g. A statement or presentation setting forth
                   the maximum number of dwelling units proposed,
                   and   the   density   and   the   open    space
                   calculations.

                   h. A statement that the proposed development
                   conforms to the provisions of all applicable
                   ordinances, regulations and adopted standards
                   or, if any waiver, exception or variance is
                   sought by the applicant, such shall be
                   specifically noted with the justification for
                   such modification.

                   i.   A statement of those special amenities
                   that are proposed within the development.

                   j.  A statement of the public improvements,
                   both on and off-site, that are proposed for
                   dedication   and/or   construction,   and     an
                   estimate of the timing of providing such
                   improvements.

                   k.   A statement setting forth the proposed
                   approximate development schedule.

                   1.    Any additional information that the
                   applicant may desire to proffer in the
                   consideration of the application.

                   m. Where applicable, any other information as
                   may be required by the provisions of Article
                   7.1.


              (7)  If the proposed amendment is for rezoning to a PUD
              district, twenty-eight (28) copies of a development plan
              as provided for in Article 21.

              (8) An application fee as provided for in Section 7-1.

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               (9) A fiscal (cost/revenue) study of the impact on the
               county.

               (10) Evidence of submitting necessary information to the
               staff of the State Water Control Board or State Health
               Department, as appropriate, regarding any sanitary
               outfall, package plant, lagoon system or massive
               drainfield.

               (11)   Any proffers which the applicant may wish to
               present to ease any detrimental impact on the Town.

               The application will not be judged complete by the
               Director of Planning and Zoning until such information is
               received and deemed complete. once deemed complete, the
               director shall have thirty (30) calendar days to review
               such information and prepare a staff report after which
               the required public hearing can be scheduled before the
               planning commission under applicable laws governing same.

               (12) After notice and public hearing in accordance with
               Section 15.1-431 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, the
               Planning Commission shall consider the proposed amendment
               and submit a recommendation, along with plats and
               explanatory materials to the Town Council.        If the
               Commission fails to submit a recommendation to the Town
               council within sixty (60) days of the first meeting of
               the Planning Commission after the proposed amendment has
               been referred to it, the Planning Commission shall be
               deemed to have approved the proposed amendment.

               (13)   The Town Council shall consider the proposed
               amendment after notice and public hearing in accordance
               with Section 15.1-431 of the Code of Virginia, as
               amended, and shall take action within (60) days from the
               date of the public hearing.    The Town Council and the
               Planning Commission may hold a joint public hearing.

               (14) After the public hearing, the Town Council may make
               appropriate changes or corrections in the proposed
               amendment provided that no additional land may be zoned
               to a different classification than was contained in the
               public notice required by Section 15.1-431 of the code of
               Virginia, as amended.

               (15) Each motion of intent to amend by the Town Council
               or Planning Commission shall state the public purpose
               therefore.


         Section 5-2 Special Conditions: In addition to the regulations
         provided for the zoning districts by this ordinance, the Town
         Council may adopt, as part of an amendment to the zoning map,
         reasonable conditions when such conditions shall have been


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         proffered in writing, in advance of the public hearing, by the
         owner of the property submitting the zoning map amendment. Once
         proffered and accepted as part of an amendment to the zoning
         ordinancel such conditions shall continue in full force and effect
         until a subsequent amendment changes the zoning ordinance,
         provided, however, that such conditions shall continue if the
         subsequent amendment is part of a comprehensive implementation of
         a new or substantially revised zoning ordinance (Code of Virginia,
         Section 15.1-491 (a), as amended).

         Section 5-3 Reconsideration of Applications: A property owner or
         other petitioner to amend this ordinance may not submit
         substantially the same application for amendment within a period of
         twelve (12) months from the date of the original denial by the Town
         council.

         Section 5-4 Appeals: Any persons or agency allegedly aggrieved by
         a decision, order, requirement, or determination of the Zoning
         Administrator in the administration or enforcement of this
         ordinance may appeal such decision to the Board of Zoning Appeals
         in accordance with the provisions of Article 6 hereof.

              Any persons or agency allegedly aggrieved by a decision, order
         requirements, or determination of the Board of Zoning Appeals, the
         Town Council, the zoning administrator, or any other officers or
         department of the Town of Nassawadox and/or Northampton County may
         appeal such decision to the Circuit Court of Northampton County,
         Virginia, in the manner prescribed by Virginia State Law.


         Section 5-5 Withdrawal of Rezoning Petitions: A petitioner for
         rezoning may withdraw his petition from consideration prior to the
         Planning Commission or Town Council's action, if said Planning
         Commission or Town Council permit such withdrawal "Without
         Prejudice" and not be affected by Section 5-3 above.


















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                                      ARTICLE VI
                                BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

          Section 6-1 Composition of Board of Zoning Appeals: A Board of
          Zoning Appeals consisting of f ive members shall be appointed by the
          Circuit Court of Northampton County, Virginia. The term of office
          of the original members of the Board of Appeals shall be for five
          years except that the original appointments shall have been made
          for such terms so that the term of one member shall expire each
          year. One member of the Board of Zoning Appeals may be a member of
          the Planning Commission, however, no member shall hold any public
          office. Members of the Board of Zoning Appeals may receive such
          compensation as may be authorized by the Town Council.

              Appointments for vacancies occurring other than by expiration
          of term shall in all cases be for the unexpired term.      A member
          whose term expires shall continue to serve until the successor is
          appointed and qualified.   Members shall be removed for cause as
          provided in Section 15.1-494 of the code of Virginia, as amended.

          Section 6-2 Procedures: The Board of Zoning Appeals shall follow
          the procedures as provided in Section 15.1-494.

          (a) The Board of Zoning Appeals shall adopt rules as it may deem
          necessary to carry out the duties imposed by this ordinance, such
          rules being in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance and
          other ordinances of the County, Town and general laws of the State
          of Virginia.

          (b) The Board of Zoning Appeals shall elect annually a Chairman
          and Vice-Chairman from its own membership.       The Chairman may
          administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. The Vice-
          Chairman shall act in the absence of the Chairman.

          (c) The meetings of the Board of Zoning Appeals shall be held at
          the call of the Chairman and at such other time as a quorum of the
          Board of Appeals may determine.

          (d) All meetings of the Board   of Zoning Appeals shall be open to
          the public.

          (e) The Board of Zoning Appeals shall keep a full public record of
          its proceedings, showing the vote or failure to vote of each member
          on each question.

          (f)  The concurring vote of a majority of the members shall be
          necessary to reverse any decision, order, requirement, or
          determination of an administrative official or to decide in favor
          of the application on any matter which comes before the Board of
          Zoning Appeals.

          (g)   Any member of the Board of Zoning Appeals shall be
          disqualified to act upon a matter before the Board of Zoning

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          Appeals with respect to property in which the member has an
          interest.


          (h) A quorum shall be at least three members.

          Section 6-3 Powers and Duties: The powers and duties of the Board
          of Appeals shall be the following, as provided by Section 15.1-495
          of the Code of Virginia, as amended:

          (a) Administrative Review - The Board of Appeals shall hear and
          decide appeals from any decision, order, requirement, or
          determination of any administrative official in the administration
          or enforcement of this ordinance.

          (b) Appeals - An appeal to the Board of Appeals may be taken by
          any person aggrieved or by any officer, department, board, or
          bureau of The Town of Nassawadox affected by any decision of the
          Zoning Administrator.    Such appeal shall be taken within thirty
          days after the decision appealed from and shall follow this
          procedure:

               (1) Applications specifying the grounds for appeal shall
               be filed with the Secretary of the Board of Appeals who
               shall refer the application to the Board of Appeals and
               to the Zoning Administrator.

               (2) The Zoning Administrator shall transmit to the Board
               of Appeals all the paper constituting the record upon
               which the action appealed from was taken.

               (3) An appeal shall stay all proceedings in furtherance
               of   the  action    appealed   from  unless   the    Zoning
               Administrator certifies to the Board of Appeals that by
               reason of facts stated in the certification a stay would
               in his opinion cause imminent peril of life or property,
               in which case proceedings shall not be stayed otherwise
               than by a restraining order granted by the Board of
               Appeals or by a Court of Record, on application and
               notice to the Zoning Administrator and for good cause
               shown.


               (4) The Board of Appeals shall fix a reasonable time for
               the hearing of appeals or other matters referred to said
               Board.   After notice and public hearing as required by
               Section 15.1-431 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, the
               Board of Appeals shall decide the matter within sixty
               days from the date of such public hearing.

               (5) Each application for an appeal shall be accompanied
               by payment of a fee to be determined by the Town Council
               to help defray the cost of publicizing and conducting the
               public hearing.


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              (6) In exercising its powers, the Board of Appeals may
              in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance,
              reverse or affirm, wholly or in part, or may modify the
              decision, order, requirements, or determination of the
              Zoning Administrator and to that end shall have all the
              powers of the Zoning Administrator and may issue or
              direct the issuance of a zoning clearance.

         (c)  Variances - The Board of Appeals may grant upon appeal or
         original application in specific cases such variance from the terms
         of this ordinance as will not be contrary to the public interest
         when, owing to special conditions, a literal enforcement of the
         provisions will result in unnecessary hardship; provided that the
         spirit of this ordinance shall be observed and substantial justice
         done. In authorizing a variance, the Board of Appeals may impose
         such conditions regarding the location, character, and other
         features of the proposed structure or use as it may deem necessary
         in the public interest and may require a guarantee or bond to
         insure that conditions imposed are being and will continue to be
         complied with.   No variance shall be granted until the Board of
         Appeals has held a public hearing and given public notice in
         accordance with Section 15.1-431 of the Code of Virginia, as
         amended. No variance shall be granted until the Board of Appeals
         finds and is satisfied:

              (1)  That the property owner acquired his property in
              faith but by reason of the exceptional narrowness,
              shallowness, size, or shape of the specific piece of
              property at the effective date of this ordinance;      by
              reason of exceptional topographic conditions; or       by
              reason of other extraordinary situations or conditions of
              such piece of property or of the use or development    of
              property immediately adjacent thereto, the strict
              application of the terms of this ordinance would
              effectively prohibit or unreasonably restrict the use of
              the property or there exists a clearly demonstrated
              hardship approaching confiscation, as distinguished from
              a special privilege or convenience sought by the
              applicant.

              (2) That the strict application of this ordinance would
              produce undue hardship.

              (3) That such hardship is not shared generally by other
              properties in the same zoning district and the same
              vicinity.

              (4) That the authorization of the variance will not be
              of substantial detriment to adjacent property and that
              the character of the district will not be changed by the
              granting of the variance.

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               not of so general or recurring a nature as to make reasonably
               practicable the formulation of a general regulation to be
               adopted as an amendment to this ordinance.

               (6) Variance in the Flood Hazard District - No variance shall
               be authorized within any established Flood Hazard District
               unless the Board finds that the requested variance complies
               with the following:

                    a.    Variances may be issued by the Board for new
                    construction and substantial improvements to be erected
                    on a lot of one-half acre or less in size contiguous to
                    and surrounded by lots with existing structures
                    constructed below the base flood level, in conformance
                    with the procedures of paragraphs (2) , (3) , (4) , and (5)
                    of the section.

                    b. Variances shall only be issued by the Board upon (i)
                    a showing of good and sufficient cause, (ii) a
                    determination that failure to grant the variance would
                    result in exceptional hardship to the applicant, and
                    (iii) a determination that the granting of a variance
                    will not resultin increased flood heights, additional
                    threats to public safety, extraordinary public expense,
                    create nuisances, cause fraud or victimization of the
                    public, or conflict with existing local laws or
                    ordinances.



                    c. Variances shall only be issued upon a determination
                    that the variance is in the minimum necessary,
                    considering the flood hazard, to afford relief.

                    d. The Board shall notify the applicant in writing over
                    the signature of the Zoning Administrator that (i) the
                    issuances of a variance to construct a structure below
                    the base flood level will result in increased premium
                    rates for flood insurance up to amounts as high as $25
                    for $100 of insurance coverage and (ii) such construction
                    below the base flood level increases risk to life and
                    property. Such notification shall be maintained with a
                    record of all variance action as required in this
                    section; and

                    e. The Board shall (i) maintain a record of all variance
                    actions, including justification for their issuance, and
                    (ii) report such variances issued in its annual report
                    submitted to the Administrator (Federal Insurance).

         (d)    Interpretation - Interpretation of the Zoning District
         boundaries - The Board of Zoning Appeals may hear and decide
         applications for interpretation of the district boundaries where
         there is any uncertainty as to the location of the district

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          boundary. The Board of Zoning Appeals shall interpret the map in
          such ways as to carry out the intent and purpose of this ordinance
          for the particular district in question; however, it shall not have
          the power to change substantially the locations of district
          boundaries as established by ordinance.

          Section 6-4 Appeals from the Board of Zoning Appeals: Any person
          or persons, taxpayer, officer, department, board, or bureau of
          Northampton County jointly or severally aggrieved by any decision
          of the Board of Appeals may present to the Circuit Court of
          Northampton a petition specifying the grounds on which aggrieved
          within thirty days after the filing of the decision in the office
          of the Board of Appeals.

          (a) Upon presentation of such petition, the court shall allow a
          "writ of certiorari" and shall prescribe therein the term within
          which a return thereto must be made   and served upon the defense
          attorney, which may be extended by the court. The allowance of the
          writ shall not stay proceedings upon   the decision appealed from,
          but the court may on application,     on notice of the Board of
          Appeals, and due cause shown, grant a restraining order.

          (b) While not required to return the  original paper acted upon by
          it, the Board of Appeals may be required by such writ to return
          certified sworn copies thereof or of portions thereof. The return
          shall concisely set forth such other facts as may be pertinent and
          material to show the grounds of the decision, appeals from, and
          shall be certified.

          (c) If, upon hearing, it shall appear to the court that testimony
          is necessary for the proper disposition of the matter, it may take
          evidence or appoint a commissioner to take such evidence as it may
          direct and report the same to the court with his findings of fact
          and conclusions of law, which shall continue a part of the
          proceedings upon which the determination of the court shall be
          made.


          (d)  The court may reverse or affirm, wholly or partly, or may
          modify the decision brought up for review.















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                                     ARTICLE VII
                      ZONING GUIDELINES AND CONDITIONAL ZONING


         Section 7-1 Intent: In the process of considering the rezoning of
         land, it is the intent that in order to meet the test of
         reasonableness and the test of like land treated alike, the
         following factors shall be considered before zoning to a particular
         category:

         (a) Character of the area.

         (b)  Land use and activities.

         (c)  Suitability for proposed use.

         (d)  Availability of public facilities.

         (e)    Compliance with Comprehensive Plat, land use, coastal
         management and environmental objectives.

         Section 7-2 Supplemental Considerations and Regulations: Rapid
         development of employment, residential and commercial facilities in
         the Town of Nassawadox and the resulting impact on existing public
         facilities, highways and other necessary public facilities and
         services and natural resources could exceed the County's ability to
         provide for such facilities. Therefore, under authority of Article
         5.2 of this ordinance and Section 15.1-491 of the Code of Virginia,
         as amended, the Town Council may impose conditions, including
         reasonable employment limitations, to ease the effect of rezoning
         land on the general public and on the Townis natural resources.

         Section 7-2.1 Conditions: In addition to the regulations herein
         provided for the respective zoning districts, the Town Council may
         adopt as a part of an amendment to the zoning map reasonable
         conditions provided that said conditions shall have been proffered
         in writing in advance to the public hearing on said amendment to
         the zoning map amendment, and provided that said conditions are
         accepted by the governing body as a condition to said amendment of
         the zoning map. Said accepted conditions shall be recorded in the
         records of the circuit court and run with the land until changed as
         a result of another rezoning approval or amended with the approval
         of the land owners and the Town Council. (See Article 5-2)

         Section 7-3 Conditional/Contractual Zoning - Procedure:

         (a) Once a rezoning petition has been filed and accepted by the
         Zoning Administrator, it shall be reviewed in keeping with the
         guidelines as found in Article 7-1 herein by the Director of
         Planning.   The Director of Planning shall prepare a report and
         recommendation for presentation to the Planning Commission, a copy
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          (b) The Director's report, if found proper, shall indicate those
          conditions that are deemed necessary to ease the impact on the
          County.

          (c) The Planning Commission, at a duly conducted public hearing,
          shall consider the Director of Planning's recommendations and
          discuss same with the applicant.    The Commission shall forward
          their recommendations on the zoning petition to the Town Council
          for action.

          (d) After the recommendation of the Commission is made and prior
          to the Town Council's public hearing on the petition, the
          petitioner shall proffer in writing his agreement or non-agreement
          with the recommended conditions. Said proffer shall be addressed
          to the Town Council.

          (e) Once there is an agreement on the proffered conditions by the
          Town Council and the petitioner and the rezoning petition is
          approved with said proffered conditions, said proffers shall be
          recorded in the Clerk of the Circuit Court's office as a lien on
          said property involved in the rezoning petition and shall run with
          the land until removed by the Town Council as a result of an
          amendment to the original application or as a result of a
          subsequent rezoning petition.






























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                                     ARTICLE IX
                           "R-2011 - RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT


         Section 9-1 Intent: The "R-2011 District is intended to provide
         for suburban density residential development where such development
         presently exists or where the Town wishes to encourage such
         development.

         Section 9-2    Permitted Principal Uses and Structures:          The
         following uses and structures shall be permitted as a matter of
         right in the "R-2011 District, subject to the other requirements of
         this ordinance:

         (a) Single-family dwellings, including summer homes, modular and
         sectional dwellings.

         (b) Accessory uses and structures.

         (c) Agriculture, including the growing of forest, fruit, field and
         vegetable crops, but excluding grain dryers, feeder lots, dairy
         barns, agricultural lagoons, poultry and hog houses, kennels and
         other structures or areas involving the concentrated handling or
         containment of animals or fowl.

         (d) Conservation areas, including wildlife reservations and
         demonstration forests.

         (e) Signs, subject to the provisions of Section 23 hereof.

         (f) Home occupations, as defined.

         (g) Drainage, erosion and flood control structures and devices.

         (h) Public Utilities: Poles, lines, transformers, pipes, meters
         and similar facilities; water and sewer distribution lines.

         (i) Cluster Development, subject to Section 26-12 hereof.

         (j) Churches.

         (k) Country Clubs, golf courses, swim and'tennis clubs.

         (1) Condominiums, subject to Section 26-13.


         Section 9-3 Special Uses and Structures: The following principal
         uses and structures may be permitted as a special use in the R-20
         District in accordance with the provisions of section 4 hereof.

         (a) Day Care Centers.

         (b) Rehabilitation and Group Homes or Centers.


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           (C)    Public services, facilities such as firehouses, rescue
           stations, government offices, schools and parks, postal facilities.

           (d) Mobile homes, individual.

           (e) Public Utilities: Public water and sewer transmission mains,
           trunk lines and treatment facilities, including pumping stations,
           mass or community subsurface drainfields; electrical power
           transmission and distribution substations and transmission lines
           and towers.. oil and gas transmission lines and substations,
           unmanned telephone exchange centers, microwave and radio wave
           transmission and relay towers and substations.

           (f) Funeral homes.

           (g) Rooming and Boarding Houses.

           (h) Inns, General, and Bed and Breakfast.

           section 9-4 Minimum Area, Lot Size, Lot Width, Setbacks and Height
           Recruirements:

           (a) Minimum Area - None required.

           (b)   Lot, Minimum Lot Size - Minimum lot size for permitted
           residential subdivision and dwellings shall be twenty thousand
           (20,000) square feet.

           (c) Lot Width - The minimum lot width shall be eighty feet at the
           building site.

           (d)  Yard Reguirements, Minimum Setbacks

                                                       Primary            Accessory
           (1)  From U. S. Rt. 13                      100 ft.           100'ft.
           (2)  From other Accessways                    60 ft.          60 ft.
           (3)  Rear Yard (standard &   protected        35 ft.           6 ft.
                coves)
           (4)  Side Yard                                15 ft.           6 ft.
           (5)  Shoreline  (exposed waterfront)        100  ft.   None Required

           (NOTE: 751 shoreline setback applies to     all  subdivisions recorded
           prior to October 13, 1987.)

           (e) Height, Maximum - The maximum height for     dwellings shall be 35
           feet. (See Section 26-8)

           (f)  Corner Lots - Of the two sides of a corner lot, the front
           shall be deemed to be the shortest of the two sides fronting on
           streets. The side yard on the side facing the side street shall be
           thirty-five feet or more for both primary and accessory structures.


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        (g)    In cases where a home is to built in an established
        residential area, the minimum setback of sixty feet may be waived
        and the setback line may be the average setback of residential
        structures on either side of the proposed dwelling site.

        Section 9-5    off-Street Parking:   Off-street parking shall be
        provided for the uses permitted in keeping with Section 24 hereof.















































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                                       ARTICLE XI
                           "RM" - RESIDENTIAL-MIXED DISTRICT

          Section 11-1 Intent: This district is intended to encourage and
          provide for variety and flexibility in land development for
          residential purposes and uses ancillary thereto, that are necessary
          to meet those changes in technology and demands that will be
          consistent with the best interest of the Town of Nassawadox. It is
          the further intent to promote economical and efficient land use, an
          improved level of amenities, appropriate and harmonious variety in
          physical development, creative design and a better environment.

          Section 11-2     Principal Permitted Uses and Structures:          The
          following uses shall be permitted by right in the "RM" district
          subject to other provisions of this ordinance.

          (a) Accessory buildings.

          (b)  Churches.

          (c)  Parks and playgrounds.

          (d)  Patio and atrium houses.

          (e)  Public Utilities:    Poles, lines, transforming pipes, meters
          and related or similar facilities; water and sewage distribution
          lines.

          (f) Townhouses - sale or rental subject to provision of Section
          11-6.


          (g) Single-family, modular and sectional dwellings.

          (h) Signs as permitted in Article 23 hereof.

          (i)  Home occupations as defined.

          (j) Multi-family structures with four dwelling units per building.

          (k) Drainage, erosion and flood control devices.

          (1) Condominiums subject to Section 26-13.

          (m) Duplex units, sale or rental.

          (n) Clu ster development in keeping with the provisions of Article
          26-12.


          section 11-3 Special Uses and Structures:

          (a) Country clubs, swim and tennis clubs.

          (b) Educational facilities, public and private.

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                   (c) Libraries.

                   (d)      Medical clinics and Hospitals.

                   (e)      Day Care, Nursery and Community Centers.

                   (f)      Professional offices.

                   (g)         Public Utilities:                           Public or central water and sewer
                   transmission mains or trunk lines and treatment facilities and pump
                   stations, and mass or community subsurface drainfields; electrical
                   power         and          transmission                 and        distribution                 substations                  and
                   transmission lines and towers; unmanned telephone exchange centers.

                   (h) Public office buildings and facilities owned or operated by
                   local, state or federal governments.

                   (i) Fire and rescue stations.

                   (j) Nursing homes.


                   Section 11-4 Area and Lot Widths


                            All residential uses within the RM district shall have the
                   following minimum lot area, minimum lots width at the building
                   site, and minimum site development area:


                                                          Minimum Lot Area        Minimum Lot       Minimum Lot Width           M i n i mum Deve ( opTent
                   A.       Sing. Fam. Str.                  Sq. Ft./Unit             Width          for corner lots             Area (sq.ft.)

                   (1)      With public water
                            and public sewage
                            systems                                                     601                 601                           0

                   (2)      With public water
                            or sewage system
                            but not both                       15,000                   70,                 90,                           0

                   (3)      With individual
                            water and sewage
                            systems                            20,000                   80,                 100,                          0




                                                          Minimum Lot Area        Minimum Lot       Minimum Lot Width           M i n i mum Deve L opment
                   a.       Duplex Structures                Sq. Ft./Unit             Width          for corner Lots             Area (sq.ft.)

                   (1)      With public water
                            and public sewage
                            systems                              9,000                  651                 90,                           0

                   (2)      With public water
                            or sewage system
                            but not both                       20,000                 @1101                 135,                     40,000

                   (3)      With individual
                            water and sewage
                            systems                            25,000                   110,                135,                     50,000


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                                                    Minimum Lot Area     Minimum Lot     Minimum Lot Width         Mi nimum Development
                C.       Patio and Atrium Homes       Sq. Ft./Unit           Width        for corner tots          Area (sq.ft.)


                (1)      With public water
                         and sewage systems              3,600                 40,              70,                    36,000

                (2)      With public water
                         or sewage systems
                         but not both                    10,000                40,              701                    100,000

                (3)      With individual
                         water and sewage
                         systems                    Not permitted




                D.       Townhouses


                (1)      With public water
                         and public sewage
                         system                          2,000                 181              301                    20,000


                (2)      With public water
                         or sewage system
                         but not both                    3,000                 18,              301                    40,000

                (3)      With individual
                         water and sewage
                         systems                    Not Permitted




                E.       MuLti-Family (APTS.)

                (1)      With public water
                         and public sewage
                         system                          3,600                 1401             1701                   17,000

                (2)      With public water
                         or sewage systems
                         but not both                    5,500                 140              1701                   25,000

                (3)      With individual
                         water and sewage
                         systems                    Not Permitted


























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                  Section 11-5 Minimum Yard (Setback) Requirements


                            ALL structures within the RM district shall have the following minimum yard and setback requirements.


                            Yard Adjacent to
                  A.        A Road/Street                SF/Duptex                     Patio/Atrium          Townhouses        Mutti-F2ML!X
                  Other



                  (1)       Right of Way, 501
                            or greater along
                            State Secondary and
                            private roads                   35,                     30,                  30,              45,            60,


                  (2)       Right of way 501
                            or less along State,
                            Secondary and Private
                            roads.                          501                     45,                  35,              601            75,


                  (3)       The right of way
                            of U. S. 13 and other
                            primary roads.                  100,                  100,                  100,              100,           100,




                  B.        Minimum for Either
                            Side Yard                       121                   None                 None               30,            20,




                  C.        Minimum Rear Yard               35,                   None                   30,              251            35,




                  D.*       Minimum Shoreline
                            Setback for all
                            Primary Structures              100,                  100,                  100,              100,           100,



                  E.        Minimum setback for accessory structures is not required except no accessory structure shall be located
                  in the required front set back or yard.



                            NOTE: 751 shoreline setback applies to all subdivisions recorded prior to October 13, 1987.























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         Section 11-6 Specific Use Regulations:

          (a)  Townhouses Supplemental Regulations

               (1) Density - No townhouse project or portion thereof
               shall have an overall density greater than one dwelling
               unit per two thousand four hundred square feet of gross
               site area. Streets, access easements used as streets and
               parking areas may not be counted in meeting this two
               thousand four hundred square foot minimum.

               (2) Limitation on number and architectural treatment of
               units - No more than eight townhouses shall be included
               in any one townhouse grouping. The facades of dwelling
               units in a townhouse development may be varied by changed
               front yards and variation in materials or design, so that
               abutting units need not have the same front yard depth or
               the same or essentially the same architectural treatment
               of facades and roof lines.

               (3) Access - Each townhouse shall front on a dedicated
               public street or a thirty-four foot minimum width access
               easement.   If access is to be provided by means of a
               private access easement, the following minimum standards
               of development shall be observed.

                    (a)    Pavement width of twenty-four feet
                    minimum, exclusive of parking.

                    (b) Concrete curb and gutter on both sides of
                    street or easement.

                    (c) Sidewalks five feet in width on at least
                    one side of the easement and where townhouses
                    front   on  the   easement,    constructed    of
                    concrete, brick, stone, or some other material
                    of reasonable durability and safety.

                    (d)  The radius for all cul-de-sacs shall be
                    at least f orty f eet and paved to a minimum
                    radius of thirty-five feet.

               (4)   Fire walls, party walls, and fire division
               Attached dwellings shall be separated by a wall meeting
               f ire protection requirements as set forth in the Virginia
               Uniform Statewide Building Code, as amended.

               (5) Common areas - Common areas shall be maintained by
               and be the sole responsibility of the developer/owner of
               the townhouse development until such time as the
               developer/owner conveys such common area to a non-prof it
               entity consisting of at least all of the individual
               owners of the townhouses in the townhouse development.

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              The land shall be conveyed to and be held by the non-
              profit entity solely for recreation, open space, private
              access easements, circulation and parking purposes. In
              the event of such conveyance by the developer/owner to a
              non-profit entity, deed restrictions and covenants shall
              include, among other things, that any assessments,
              charges and costs of maintenance of such common areas
              shall constitute a pro rata lien upon the individual
              townhouse lots, inferior in lien and dignity only to
              taxes and bona fide duly recorded first and second
              mortgages or deeds of trust on the townhouse lot.
              Maintenance   of   buildings' , exteriors,    landscaping,
              lighting (other than that in the public right-of-way) and
              drainage shall be provided for common areas in a similar
              manner so as to discharge the County or incorporated town
              from any responsibility.

         Section 11-7    Off-Street Parking:    Off-street parking shall be
         provided for the uses permitted in keeping with Article 24, hereof.

         Section 11-8 Maximum Height of Buildings: The maximum height of
         all structures shall be forty feet. (See Section 26-6 and 26-8)
































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                                     ARTICLE XII
                         "Roll - RESIDENTIAL-OFFICE DISTRICT

         Section 12-1 Intent: The "Rol' District is intended to provide for
         a mixture of residential uses, including duplexes, and offices
         within specified areas of Town where such residential development
         and offices presently exist or where the Town wishes to encourage
         such development.

         Section 12-2    Permitted Principal Uses and Structures:        The
         following uses and structures shall be permitted as a matter of
         right in the "Roll District, subject to the other requirements of
         this ordinance:

         (a) Single-family dwellings, including summer homes, modular and
         sectional dwellings.

         (b) Two-family dwellings.

         (c) Professional offices located in residential-type dwellings.

         (d) Accessory uses and structures.

         (e) Agriculture, including the growing of forest, fruit, field and
         vegetable crops, but excluding grain dryers, feeder lots, dairy
         barns, agricultural lagoons, poultry and hog houses, kennels, and
         .other structures or areas involving the concentrated handling or
         containment of animals or fowl.

         (f) Signs, subject to the provisions of Section 23 hereof.

         (g) Home occupations, as defined.

         (h) Drainage, erosion and flood control structures and devices.

         (i) Public Utilities: Poles, lines, transformers, pipes, meters
         and similar facilities; water and sewer distribution lines.

         (j) Cluster Development, subject to Section 26-12 hereof.

         (k) Churches.

         (1)  Country Clubs, golf courses, boat landings, swim and tennis
         clubs.


         (m) Condominiums, subject to Section 26-13.


         section 12-3 special Uses and Structures: The following principal
         uses and structures may be permitted as a special use in the RO
         District in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 hereof.

         (a) Day Care Centers.

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          (b) Rehabilitation and Group Homes or Centers.

          (c)    Public services, facilities such as firehouses, rescue
          stations, government offices, schools and parks, postal facilities.

          (d) Mobile homes, individual.

          (e) Public Utilities: Public water and sewer transmission mains,
          trunk lines and treatment facilities, including pumping stations,
          massive or community subsurface drainfields; electrical power
          transmission and distribution substations and transmission lines
          and towers, oil and gas transmission lines and substations,
          unmanned telephone exchange centers, microwave and radio wave
          transmission and relay towers and substations.

          (f) Funeral homes.

          (g) Rooming and Boarding Houses.

          (h) Inns, General, and Bed and Breakfast.

          Section 12-4    Minimum Area, Lot Size, Lot Width, Setbacks and
          Height Requirements:

          (a) Minimum Area - None required.

          (b)   Lot, Minimum Lot Size - Minimum lot size for permitted
          residential subdivision and dwellings shall be twenty thousand
          (20,000) square feet.

          (c) Lot Width - The minimum lot width shall be eighty feet at the
          building site.
          (d)  Yard Requirements, Minimum Setbacks    Primary            Accessory

          (1)  From U. S. Rt. 13                      100 ft.          100 ft.
          (2)  From other Accessways                    60 ft.          60 ft.
          (3)  Rear Yard (standard &   protected        35 ft.           6 ft.
               coves)
          (4)  Side Yard                                15 ft.           6 ft.
          (5)  Shoreline  (exposed waterfront)        100  ft.   None Required

          (NOTE: 751 shoreline setback applies to     all  subdivisions recorded
          prior to October 13, 1987.)

          (e) Height, Maximum - The maximum height for     dwellings shall be 35
          feet. (See Section 26-8)

          (f)  Corner Lots - Of the two sides of a corner lot, the front
          shall be deemed to be the shortest of the two sides fronting on
          streets. The side yard on the side facing the side street shall be

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          thirty-five feet or more for both primary and accessory structures.

          (g)    In cases where a home is to built in an established
          residential area, the minimum setback of sixty feet may be waived
          and the setback line may be the average setback of residential
          structures on either side of the proposed dwelling site.

          Section 12-5   Off-Street Parkin      off-street parking shall be
          provided for the uses permitted in keeping with Section 24 hereof.










































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                                    ARTICLE XIV
                         11CO11 - COMMERCIAL-OFFICE DISTRICT


          section 14-1 Intent: It is the intent of this district to promote
          the health and professional services industries by providing
          appropriate locations for health services related commercial
          activity and professional services as well as some multi-family'
          housing.

          ection 14-2    Principal Permitted Uses and Structures:         The
          following uses and structures shall be permitted by right, subject
          S

          to other provisions herein:

          (a)  Medical offices and complexes, pharmacies, and all uses
          permitted by right and special use permit in the 11RO11 district.

          (b) Professional offices.

          (c) Ambulance services.

          (d) Public Utilities:  Poles, lines, transformers, pipes, meters
          and similar facilities; water and sewer distribution lines.

          (e) Drainage, erosion and flood control devices.

          (f) Condominiums, subject to Section 26-13.

          (g) Educational institutions, public and private.

          Section 14-3 Special Uses and Structures: The following uses may
          be permitted by special use perTnit:

          (a) Hospital medical centers.

          (b) Nursing homes.

          (c) Day care centers.

          (d) Multi-family housing, up to four units per building.

          (e) Public Utilities: Public water and sewer transmission mains
          or trunk lines and treatment facilities and including pumping
          stations, massive or community subsurface drainfields; electrical
          power transmission lines and towers, oil and gas transmission lines
          and pumping stations, unmanned telephone exchange centers,
          microwave and radio wave transmission and relay towers and
          substations.



          Section 14-4  minimum Area, Lot size, Lot Width, Setbacks and
          Height Requirements:

          (a) Minimum Area - None required.

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            (b)   Minimum Lot Size - None required except as required for in
            Article 24 herein.

            (c) Minimum Lot Width - One hundred (100) feet.

            (d)   Yard Recruirements, Minimum Setbacks



                                             Primary    Accessorv

            (1)   From U. S. Route 13        100 ft.    100 ft.
            (2)   From other roads           None       None
            (3)   Rear yard                  None*      None*
            (4)   Side yard                  None*      None*
            (5)   Shoreline                   75 ft.    None


            (NOTE: 751 shoreline setback applies to     all subdivisions recorded
            prior to October 13, 1987.)

            *Except where a permitted use abuts a residential district where
            the requirement will be twenty-five (25) feet for side yards and
            thirty-five (35) feet for rear yards.

            (e)   Heicfht, Maximum - All structures- thirty-five (35) feet,
            provided that a building may be erected to a maximum height of one
            hundred feet if it is set back from street-and lot lines             (not
            constituting district boundaries) in addition to each of the
            required minimum yard dimensions, a distance of not less than two
            feet for each one foot height that it exceeds the thirty-five foot
            limit. (See Section 26)

            Section 14-5   Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas:          Off-street
            parking and loading areas shall be provided in keeping with Article
            24 herein.
























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                                      ARTICLE XV
                         11CG11 - COMMERCIAL GENERAL DISTRICT


         Section 15-1 Intent: It is the intent of this district to provide
         appropriate locations for a broad range of commercial activities
         which are characterized by heavy truck and vehicle traffic and
         occasional nuisance factors which are highway oriented.

         Section 15-2     Principal Permitted Uses and Structures:         The
         following uses and structures shall be. permitted by right, subject
         to other provisions herein:

         (a)   Retail stores and services, professional offices, banks and
         lending institutions.,    fire and rescue stations,        libraries,
         restaurants, residential apartments above stores, and all uses
         permitted by right and special use permit in the 11CO11 and 11RO11
         districts.

         (b) Automobile service stations.

         (c) Bowling alleys, roller skating and ice skating rinks, billiard
         parlors and pool rooms, dance halls and similar forms of public
         amusement .


         (d)   Shopping centers - neighborhood, community and regional,
         subject to Article 26-10 and other provisions herein.

         (e) Funeral homes.

         (f)   Ambulance services.

         (g)   Hotels and motels.

         (h)   Bakeries.

         (i)   Cabinet-making shops.

         (j)   Catering establishments.

         (k)   Retail nurseries and greenhouses.

         (1)    Contractors' home office facilities and storage yards,
         establishments for the installation and servicing of the following:
         air conditioning; electrical service; flooring; heating; interior
         decorating; painting; plumbing; roofing; tiling; ventilating; with
         all materials stored entirely in buildings enclosed on all sides or
         within walls or fences, supplemented by plantings, as may be
         prescribed by the planning commission.

         (m) Frozen food lockers.

         (n) Grain and feed supply stores.


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          (o) Machinery sales and services.

          (p)  Ice storage.

          (q)  Monument works.

          (r)  Pressing and cleaning shops.

          (s)  Printing establishments and newspaper publishers.

          (t)  Retail sales of garden materials, supplies, hardware, and
          building material supplies and accessory uses. Display areas may
          be required to have screening as determined by the planning
          commission under site plan approval.

          (u) Taxidermist shops.

          (v)  Upholstering establishments, furniture repair.

          (w)  Veterinary or dog or cat hospitals.

          (x)  Auctioneering establishments.

          (y)  Automobile laundries.

          (z)  Automobile parking garages, repair garages.

          (aa) Automobile, truck, boat, motorcycle, trailer service and
          rentals; sales rooms entirely enclosed on all sides in connection
          with which there may be outdoor display of vehicles (a) on the same
          lot therewith, (b) incidental and accessory thereto, and (c) not
          including the display of any vehicle that is not in operating
          condition.

          (bb) Farm equipment and machinery sales entirely enclosed on all
          sides in connection with which there may be an outdoor display of
          vehicles on the same lot as an incidental use, but not to exceed
          the area of the enclosed sales room.

          (cc) Drive-in restaurants.

          (dd) Theaters, enclosed.

          (ee) Miniature golf and enclosed driving ranges.

          (ff) Wholesale commercial establishments and warehouses; moving and
          storage establishments, packing and grading sheds.

          (gg) Flea markets, wayside stands.

          (hh) Convention centers.

          (ii) Soft drink bottling plants.

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         (jj) Signs, as permitted under Article 23 herein.

         (kk) Public Utilities: Poles, lines, transformers, pipes, meters
         and similar facilities; water and sewer distribution lines.

         (11) Drainage, erosion and flood control devices.

         (mm) Mobile home and travel trailer sales and service.

         (nn) Condominiums, subject to Section 26-13.

         (oo) Educational institutions, public and private.


         Section 15-3 Special Uses and Structures: The following uses may
         be permitted by special use permit:

         (a) Commercial sports arenas and stadiums.

         (b) Public Utilities: Public water and sewer transmission mains
         or trunk lines and treatment facilities and including pumping
         stations, massive or community subsurface drainfields; electrical
         power transmission lines and towers, oil and gas transmission lines
         and pumping stations, unmanned telephone exchange centers,
         microwave and radio wave transmission and relay towers and
         substations.

         (c) Hospital medical centers and nursing homes.



         Section 15-4   Minimum Area, Lot size, Lot Width, Setbacks and
         Height Requirements:

         (a) Minimum Area - None required.

         (b)  Minimum Lot Size - None required except as required for in
         Article 24 herein.

         (c) Minimum Lot Width - One hundred (100) feet.













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           (d)  Yard Requirements, Minimum Setbacks


                                             Primary    Accessory

           (1)  From U. S. Route 13          100 ft.    100 ft.
           (2)  From other roads             None       None
           (3)  Rear yard                    None*      None*
           (4)  Side yard                    None*      None*
           (5)  Shoreline                     75 ft.    None

           (NOTE: 751 shoreline setback     applies to  all subdivisions recorded
           prior to October 13, 1987.)

           *Except where a permitted use abuts a residential district where
           the requirement will be twenty-five (25) feet for side yards and
           thirty-five (35) feet for rear yards.

           (e)   Height, Maximum - All structures- thirty-five (35) feet,
           provided that a building may be erected to a maximum height of one
           hundred feet if it is set back from street and lot lines              (not
           constituting district boundaries) in addition to each of the
           required minimum yard dimensions, a distance of not less than two
           feet for each one foot height that it exceeds the thirty-five foot
           limit. (See Section 26)

           Section 15-5    Off-Street Parking and Loading Areas:          off-street
           parking and loading areas shall be provided in keeping with Article
           24 herein.































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                                     Article XXIIA.
          Chesapeake Bay/Atlantic Ocean Preservation Area Overlay District

          Section 22A-1 Title: This ordinance shall be known and referenced
          as the "Chesapeake Bay/Atlantic Ocean Preservation Area Overlay
          District" of the Town of Nassawadox.


          Section 22A-2 Findings of Fact:

          The Chesapeake Bay/Atlantic Ocean and its tributaries is one of the
          most important and productive      estuarine systems in the world,
          providing economic and social benefits to the citizens of
          Northampton County and the Commonwealth of Virginia. The health of
          the Bay and the Ocean is vital to maintaining Northampton County's
          economy and the welfare of its citizens.

          The Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean waters have been degraded
          significantly by many sources of pollution, including nonpoint
          source pollution from land uses and development.       Existing high
          quality waters are worthy of protection from degradation to guard
          against further pollution.     Certain lands that are proximate to
          shorelines have intrinsic water quality value due to the ecological
          and biological processes they perform. Other lands have severe
          development   constraints    from   flooding,   erosion,   and    soil
          limitations.    With proper management, they offer significant
          ecological benefits by providing water quality maintenance and
          pollution control, as well as flood and shoreline erosion control.
          These lands together, designated by the Northampton County Board of
          Supervisors as Chesapeake Bay/Atlantic Ocean Preservation Areas
          (hereinafter IICBAOPAsII) , need to be protected from destruction and
          damage in order to protect the quality of water in the Bay and
          Atlantic Ocean and consequently the quality of life in Northampton
          County and the Commonwealth of Virginia.

          Section 22A-3 Purpose and Intent:

          A.  This ordinance is enacted to implement the requirements of
          Section 10.1-2100 and Title 15.1, Chapter 11, Article VIII of the
          Code of Virginia, 1950 as amended (The Chesapeake Bay Preservation
          Act) and amends the Zoning Ordinance of Northampton County.        The
          intent of the Board of Supervisors and the purpose of the Overlay
          District is to: (1) protect existing high quality state waters; (2)
          restore all other state waters to a condition or quality that will
          permit all reasonable public uses and will support the propagation
          and growth of all aquatic life, including game fish, which might
          reasonably be expected to inhabit them; (3) safeguard the clean
          waters of the Commonwealth from pollution; (4) prevent any increase
          in pollution; (5) reduce existing pollution; and (6) promote water
          resource conservation in order to provide for the health, safety,
          and welfare of the present and future citizens of Northampton
          County.




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         B.    This district shall be in addition to and shall overlay all
         other zoning districts where they are applied so that any parcel of
         land lying in the Chesapeake Bay/Atlantic Ocean Preservation Area
         Overlay District shall also lie in one or more of the other zoning
         districts provided for by the Zoning Ordinance. Unless otherwise
         stated in the Overlay District, the review and approval procedures
         provided for in other applicable ordinances shall be followed in
         reviewing and approving development, redevelopment, and uses
         governed by this Article.

         C. This Article is enacted under the authority of Section 10.1-
         2100 (The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act) and Section 15.1-489, of
         the Code of Virginia.        Section 15.1-489 states that zoning
         ordinances    may   "also   include    reasonable   provisions,     not
         inconsistent with applicable state water quality standards, to
         protect surface water and groundwater as defined in Section 62.1-
         44.85 (8).-1

         Section 22A-4 Areas of Applicability:

         A.    The Chesapeake Bay/Atlantic Ocean Preservation Area Overlay
         District shall apply to all lands identified as CBAOPAs as
         designated by the Board of Supervisors and as shown on the Zoning
         District Map.     Such map together with all explanatory matter
         thereon, is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part
         of this Article.

               (1)  The Resource Protection Area (RPA) includes:

               a.   Tidal wetlands;

               b.   Nontidal wetlands connected by surface flow
                    and contiguous to tidal wetlands or tributary
                    streams;

               C.   Shorelines and/or Tidal shores;

               d.   Coast Primary Sand Dune;

               e.   A 100-foot vegetated buffer area -located
                    adjacent to and landward of the components
                    listed in subsections a. through e. above, and
                    along both sides of any tributary stream.

               (2)  The Resource Management Area (RMA) is composed
                    of concentrations of the following land
                    categories:    floodplains,   highly     erodible
                    soils,   including    steep    slopes;     highly
                    permeable   soils;    nontidal   wetlands     not
                    included in the RPA; other lands necessary to
                    protect the quality of state waters.



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         B. The Zoning District Map shows the general location of CBAOPAs
         and should be consulted by persons contemplating activities within
         Northampton County prior to engaging in a regulated activity.

         C. Areas designated as redevelopment areas shall comply with all
         erosion and sediment control requirements and the performance
         standards for redevelopment in Section 22A-10 (Performance
         Standards.)

         D.  If the boundaries of a CBAOPA include a portion of a lot,
         parcel, or development project, the entire lot, parcel, or
         development project shall comply with the requirements of the
         Overlay District. The division of property shall not constitute an
         exemption from this requirement.

         Section 22A-5 Use Regulations:

         Permitted uses, special permit uses, accessory uses, and special
         requirements shall be as established by the underlying zoning
         district, unless specifically modified by the requirements set
         forth herein.


         Section 22A-6 Lot Size:

         Lot size shall be subject to the requirements of the underlying
         zoning district(s) , provided that any lot shall have sufficient
         area outside the RPA to accommodate an intended development, in
         accordance with the performance standards in Section 22A-10, when
         such development is not otherwise allowed in the RPA.

         Section 22A-7 Required Conditions:

         A. All development and redevelopment exceeding 2500 square feet of
         land disturbance shall be subject to a plan of development process,
         including the approval of a site plan in accordance with the
         provisions of the Zoning Ordinance or a subdivision plat in
         accordance with the Subdivision Ordinance.

         B.  Development in RPAs may be allowed only if it: (i) is water-
         dependent; or (ii) constitutes redevelopment.

         C.  A water quality impact assessment shall be required for any
         proposed development or redevelopment within RPAs and for any
         development within RMAs when required by the Zoning Administrator
         because of the unique characteristics of the site or intensity of
         development, in accordance with the provisions of Section 22A-11,
         of this Article.

         Section 22A-8 Conflict with other Regulations:

         In any case where the requirements of this Article conflict with
         any other provision of the Northampton County Zoning Ordinance and
         other regulations or existing state or federal regulations,

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          whichever imposes the more stringent restrictions shall apply.

          Section 22A-9      Interpretation of Resource Protection Area
          Boundaries:

          A. Delineation by the Applicant.

          The site-specif ic boundaries of the Resource Protection Area shall
          ordinarily be determined by the applicant through the performance
          of an environmental site assessment, subject to approval by the
          Director of Planning and in accordance with Section 22A-12, (Plan
          of Development) of this Article. The Zoning District Map shall be
          used as a guide to the general location of Resource Protection
          Areas.

          B. Delineation by the Zoning Administrator.

          The Zoning Administrator, when requested by an applicant wishing to
          construct a single family residence, may waive the requirement for
          an environmental site assessment and perform the delineation. The
          Zoning Administrator may use remote sensing, hydrology, soils,
          plant species, and other data, and consult other appropriate
          resources as needed to perform the delineation.

          C. Where  Conflict Arises Over Delineation.

          Where the applicant has provided a site-specific delineation of the
          RPA,. the Zoning Administrator will verify the accuracy of the
          boundary  delineation.     In determining the site-specific RPA
          boundary, the Zoning Administrator may render adjustments to the
          applicant's boundary delineation, in accordance with Section 22A-
          12, (Plan of Development) of this Article.        In the event the
          adjusted boundary delineation is contested by the applicant, the
          applicant may seek relief, in accordance with the provisions of
          Section 22A-12.H and Article VI of this ordinance.


          Section 22A-10 Performance Standards:


          A. Purpose and Intent.

          The performance standards establish the means to minimize erosion
          and sedimentation potential, reduce land application of nutrients
          and toxins, and maximize rainwater infiltration.     Natural ground
          cover, especially woody vegetation, is most effective in holding
          soil in place and preventing site erosion. Indigenous vegetation,
          with its adaptability to local conditions without the use of
          harmful fertilizers or pesticides, filters stormwater runoff.
          Minimizing impervious cover enhances rainwater infiltration and
          effectively reduces stormwater runoff potential.

          The purpose and intent of these requirements are  also to implement
          the following objectives: prevent a net increase in nonpoint source
          pollution from new development; achieve a 10% reduction.in nonpoint

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          source pollution from redevelopment; and achieve a 40% reduction in
          nonpoint source pollution from agricultural uses.

          B.      General   Performance    Standards    for   Development    and
          Redevelopment.

               (1) Land disturbance shall be limited to the area
                    necessary to provide for the desired use or
                    development.

                    a.    In accordance with an approved site
                          plan,    the     limits    of      land
                          disturbance, including clearing or
                          grading shall be strictly defined by
                          the construction footprint.       These
                          limits shall be clearly shown on
                          submitted    plans    and   physically
                          marked on the development site.

                    b.    The construction footprint shall not
                          exceed 60% of the site.

                    C.    Ingress      and    egress      during
                          construction shall be limited to one
                          access    point,   unless    otherwise
                          approved       by     the      Zoning
                          Administrator.

               (2)  Indigenous vegetation shall be preserved to
                    the maximum extent possible consistent with
                    the use and development permitted and in
                    accordance with the Virginia Erosion and
                    Sediment Control Handbook.

                    a.    Existing trees over six (6) inches
                          diameter at breast height (DBH)
                          shall be preserved outside the
                          construction footprint.

                          Diseased trees or trees weakened by
                          age, storm, fire, or other injury
                          may be removed.

                    b.    Clearing shall be allowed only to
                          provide necessary access, positive
                          site drainage, water quality BMPs,
                          and the installation of utilities,
                          as    approved    by    the     Zoning
                          Administrators.

                    C.    Prior to clearing or grading,
                          suitable protective barriers, such
                          as safety fencing, shall be erected

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                          5 feet outside of the dripline of
                          any tree or stand of trees to be
                          preserved.        These     protective
                          barriers shall remain so erected
                          throughout       all    phases       of
                          construction.       The   storage    of
                          equipment, materials, debris, or
                          fill shall not be allowed within the
                          area protected by the barrier.

                (3)  Land development shall minimize impervious
                     cover to promote infiltration of stormwater
                     into the ground consistent with the use or
                     development permitted.

                     a.   Grid and modular pavements may be
                          used for any required parking area,
                          alley,    or   other    low    traffic
                          driveway, unless otherwise approved
                          by the Zoning Administrator.

                     b.   Parking space size.       See Article
                          XXIV of this Ordinance.


                     C.   Water Retention Ponds shall be used
                          where feasible.

                (4)  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
                     Article or exceptions or exemptions thereto,
                     any land disturbing activity exceeding 2,500
                     square feet, including construction of all
                     single-family houses,      septic tanks,      and
                     drainfields,     shall    comply     with     the
                     requirements  of Northampton County's Erosion
                     and Sediment  Control Ordinance.

                (5)  All on-site sewage disposal systems not
                     requiring an  VPDES permit shall  be pumped out
                     at least once every five years,   in accordance
                     with the provisions of the Northampton County
                     Health Code.

                (6)  A reserve sewage disposal site with a capacity
                     at least equal to that of the primary sewage
                     disposal site shall be provided, in accordance
                     with the Northampton County Health Code. This
                     requirement shall not apply to any lot or
                     parcel recorded prior to October 1, 1989 if
                     such lot or parcel is not sufficient in
                     capacity to accommodate a reserve sewage
                     disposal site, as determined by the local
                     Health Department.    Building or construction
                     of any impervious surface shall be prohibited

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                   on the area of all sewage disposal sites or on
                   an on-site sewage treatment system which
                   operates under a permit issued by the State
                   Water Control Board, until the structure is
                   served by public sewer.

              (7)  For   any    development    or    redevelopment,
                   stormwater runoff shall be controlled by the
                   use of best management practices that achieve
                   the following:

                   a.    For    development,     the    post-
                         development     nonpoint       source
                         pollution runoff load shall not
                         exceed the pre-development load,
                         based on the calculated average land
                         cover condition of the County of
                         Northampton;

                   b.    For isolated redevelopment sites,
                         the nonpoint source pollution load
                         shall be reduced by at least 10
                         percent.   The Zoning Administrator
                         may waive or modify this requirement
                         for   redevelopment    sites     that
                         originally     incorporated      best
                         management practices for stormwater
                         runoff quality control, provided the
                         following provisions are satisfied:

                         1.   In no case may the post-
                              development       nonpoint
                              source pollution runoff
                              load   exceed   the    pre-
                              development load;

                         2.   Runoff pollution loads
                              must have been calculated
                              and the BMPs selected for
                              the expressed purpose of
                              controlling       nonpoint
                              source pollution;

                         3.   if    best      management
                              practices are structural,
                              evidence      shall      be
                              provided that facilities
                              are currently in good
                              working     order      and
                              performing at the design
                              levels of service.      The
                              Zoning Administrator may
                              require a review of both

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                                the original structural
                                design   and    maintenance
                                plans   to   verify    this
                                provision.        A     new
                                maintenance agreement may
                                be required to ensure
                                compliance     with    this
                                Article.


                     C.   For redevelopment, both the pre- and
                          post -deve 1 opment loadings shall be
                          calculated by the same procedures.
                          However, where the design data is
                          available,    the    original   post-
                          development      nonpoint       source
                          pollution can be substituted for the
                          existing development loadings.

                (8)  Prior to initiating grading or other on-site
                     activities on any portion of a lot or parcel,
                     all wetlands permits required by federal,
                     state, and local laws and regulations shall be
                     obtained and evidence of such submitted to the
                     Zoning Administrator, in accordance with
                     Section 22A-12, of this Article.

                (9)  Land upon which agricultural activities are
                     being conducted shall have a soil and water
                     quality conservation plan.   Such plan shall be
                     based upon the Field office  Technical Guide of
                     the U.S. Department of       Agriculture Soil
                     Conservation Service and accomplish water
                     quality   protection   consistent    with   this
                     ordinance.   Such a plan shall be approved by
                     the local Soil and Water Conservation District
                     by January 1, 1995.

          C. Buffer Area Requirements.

          To minimize the adverse effects of human activities on the other
          components of Resource Protection Areas, state waters, and aquatic
          life, a 100-foot buffer area of vegetation that is effective in
          retarding runoff, preventing erosion, and filtering nonpoint source
          pollution from runoff shall be retained if present and established
          where it does not exist.

          The buffer area shall be located adjacent to and landward of other
          RPA components and along   both sides of any tributary stream. The
          full buffer area shall be designated as the landward component of
          the RPA, in accordance with Section 22A-4 (Areas of Applicability)
          and 22A-12 (Plan of Development) of this Article.

          The 100-foot buffer area shall be deemed to achieve a 75 percent

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         reduction of sediments and a 40 percent    reduction of nutrients. A
         combination of a buffer area not less     than 50 f eet in width and
         appropriate best management practices located landward of the
         buffer area which collectively achieve water quality protection,
         pollutant removal, and water resource      conservation at least the
         equivalent of the full 100-foot buffer area may be employed in lieu
         of the 100-foot buffer if approved by the Zoning Administrator
         after consideration of the Water Quality Impact Assessment, in
         accordance with Section 22A-11 of this Article.

         The buffer area shall be maintained to meet the following
         additional performance standards:

              (1)   In order to maintain the functional value of
                    the buffer area, indigenous vegetation may be
                    removed only to provide for reasonable sight
                    lines,    access    paths,    general     woodlot
                    management, and best management practices, as
                    follows:


                    a.   Trees may be pruned or removed as
                         necessary to provide for sight lines
                         and vistas, provided that where
                         removed, they shall be replaced with
                         other vegetation that is equally
                         effective    in   retarding     runoff,
                         preventing erosion, and filtering
                         nonpoint    source   pollution     from
                         runoff.


                    b.   Any path shall be    constructed and
                         surfaced    so  as   to    effectively
                         control erosion.

                    C.   Dead, diseased, or dying trees or
                         shrubbery may be removed at the
                         discretion of the landowner, and
                         silvicultural     thinning   may     be
                         conducted    based upon     the best
                         available technical information.


                    d.   For    shoreline    erosion     control
                         projects, trees and woody vegetation
                         may be removed, necessary control
                         techniques employed, and appropriate
                         vegetation established to protect or
                         stabilize     the     shoreline      in
                         accordance with the best available
                         technical advice and applicable
                         permit conditions or requirements.

              (2)   When the application of the buffer areas would
                    result in the loss of a buildable area on a


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                     lot or parcel recorded prior to October 1,
                     1989, the Zoning Administrator may modify the
                     width of the buffer area in accordance with
                     Section 22A-12 (Plan of Development) and the
                     following criteria:

                     a.   Modifications to the buffer areas
                          shall be the minimum necessary to
                          achieve a reasonable buildable area
                          for a principal structure and
                          necessary utilities;

                     b.   Where possible, an area equal to the
                          area encroaching the buffer area
                          shall be established elsewhere on
                          the lot or parcel in a way to
                          maximize water quality protection;
                          and

                     C.   In no case shall the reduced portion
                          of the buffer area be less than 50
                          feet in width.

               (3)   On agricultural lands the agricultural buffer
                     area shall be managed to prevent concentrated
                     flows of surface water from breaching the
                     buffer area and noxious weeds from invading
                     the buffer area. The agricultural buffer area
                     may be reduced as follows:

                     a.   To a minimum width of 50 feet when
                          the adjacent land is implementing a
                          federal, state, or locally-funded
                          agricultural     best      management
                          practices program, provided that the
                          combination of the reduced buffer
                          area   and   the   best    management
                          practices achieve water quality
                          protection, pollutant removal, and
                          water resource conservation at least
                          the equivalent of the 100 foot
                          buffer area;

                     b.   To a minimum width of 25 feet when a
                          soil and water quality conservation
                          plan, as approved by the local Soil
                          and Water Conservation District, has
                          been implemented on the adjacent
                          land. Such plan shall be based upon
                          the Field Office Technical Guide of
                          the U. S. Department of Agriculture
                          soil   Conservation    Service    and
                          accomplish water quality protection

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                        consistent with this Article.

                   C.   The buffer area is not required for
                        agricultural drainage ditches if the
                        adjacent agricultural land has in
                        place best management practices in
                        accordance with a conservation plan
                        approved by the local Soil and Water
                        Conservation District.





         Section 22A-11 Water Ouality Impact Assessment:

         A. Purpose and Intent.

         The purpose of the water quality impact assessment is to: (i)
         identify the impacts of proposed development on water quality and
         lands within RPAs and other environmentally-sensitive lands; (ii)
         ensure that, where development does take place within RPAs and
         other sensitive lands, it will be located on those portions of a
         site and in a manner that will be least disruptive to the natural
         functions of RPAs and other sensitive lands; (iii) to protect
         individuals from investing funds for improvements proposed for
         location on lands unsuited for such development because of high
         ground water, erosion, or vulnerability to flood and storm damage;
         (iv) provide for administrative relief from the terms of this
         Article when warranted and in accordance with the requirements
         contained herein; and (v) specify mitigation which will address
         water quality protection.

         B. Water Quality Impact Assessment Required.

         A water quality impact assessment is required for (i) any proposed
         development within an RPA, including any buffer area modification
         or reduction as provided for in Section 22A-10, of this Article;
         (ii) any development in a RMA as deemed necessary by the Zoning
         Administrator due to the unique characteristics of the site or
         intensity of the proposed development. There shall be two levels
         of water quality impact assessments: a minor assessment and a major
         assessment.


         C. Minor Water Quality Impact Assessment.

         A minor water quality impact assessment pertains only to
         development within CBPAs which causes no more than 5,000 square
         feet of land disturbance and requires any modification or reduction
         of the landward 50 feet of the 100 foot buffer area.       A minor
         assessment must demonstrate through acceptable calculations that
         the remaining buffer area and necessary best management practices
         will result in removal of no less than 75 percent of sediments and
         40 percent of nutrients from post -development stormwater runoff.

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          A minor assessment shall include a site drawing to scale which
          shows the  following:

               (1)   Location of the components of the RPA,
                     including the 100 foot buffer area;

               (2)   Location   and   nature    of   the    proposed
                     encroachment into the buffer area, if needed,
                     including: type of paving material; areas of
                     clearing   and  grading;    location    of   any
                     structures, drives, or other impervious cover;
                     and sewage disposal systems or reserve
                     drainfield sites;

               (3)   Type and location of proposed best management
                     practices    to    mitigate    the     proposed
                     encroachment.


               (4)   The area to be disturbed necessitated by the
                     construction.



          D. Major   Water Quality Impact Assessment.

          A major water quality impact assessment shall be required for any
          development which (i) exceeds 5,000 square feet of land disturbance
          within CBPAs and requires any modification or reduction of the
          landward 50 feet of the 100 foot buffer area; (ii) disturbs any
          portion of the seaward 50 feet of the 100 foot buffer area or any
          other component of an RPA; or (iii) is located in an RMA and is
          deemed necessary by the Zoning Administrator.       The inf ormation
          required in this section shall be considered a minimum, unless the
          Zoning Administrator determines that some of the elements are
          unnecessary due to the scope and nature of the proposed use and
          development of land.

          The following elements shall be included in the preparation and
          submission of a major water quality assessment:

               (1) All of the information required in a minor
                     water quality impact assessment, as specified
                     in Section 22A-1l.c.;


               (2)   A hydrogeological element that:

                     a.  Describes the existing topography,
                         soils, hydrology and geology of the
                         site and adjacent lands.

                     b.  Describes   the    impacts   of    the
                         proposed development on topography,
                         soils, hydrology and geology on the

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                          site and adjacent lands.

                     C.   Indicates the following:

                          1.    D i s t u r b a n c e o r
                                destruction of wetlands,
                                primary    and    secondary
                                dunes and justification
                                for such action;

                          2.    Disruptions or reductions
                                in the supply of water to
                                wetland, streams, lakes,
                                rivers or other water
                                bodies;

                          3.    Disruptions to existing
                                hydrology        including
                                wetland      and    stream
                                circulation patterns;

                          4.    Source     locat ion     and
                                description of proposed
                                fill material;

                          5.    Location     of     dredge
                                material and location of
                                dumping area for such
                                material;

                          6.    Location of and impacts
                                on     shellfish      beds,
                                submerged         aquatic
                                vegetation,     and     fish
                                spawning areas;

                          7.    Estimation of pre- and
                                post-development
                                pollutant       loads     in
                                runoff;

                          8.    Estimation    of    percent
                                increase   in    impervious
                                surface    on    site    and
                                type(s)    of     surfacing
                                materials used;


                          9.    Percent of site to be
                                cleared for project;

                          10.   Anticipated duration and
                                phasing      schedule     of
                                construction project;

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                          11.   Listing of all requisite
                                permits      from       all
                                applicable        agencies
                                necessary    to     develop
                                project.

                     d.   Describes the proposed mitigation
                          measures     for     the     potential
                          hydrogeological impacts. Potential
                          mitigation measures include:

                          1.    Proposed    erosion     and
                                sediment control
                                concepts;   concepts may
                                include   minimizing    the
                                extent of the cleared
                                area, perimeter controls,
                                reduction     of     runoff
                                velocities, measures to
                                stabilize       disturbed
                                areas,    schedule      and
                                personnel     for      site
                                inspection;

                          2.    Proposed       stormwater
                                management system;

                          3.    Creation of wetlands to
                                replace those lost;

                          4.    Minimizing cut and fill.

               (3) A landscape element that:

                    a.    Identifies    and   delineates     the
                          location of all significant plant
                          material on site, including all
                          trees six (6) inches or greater
                          diameter at breast height or where
                          there are groups of trees, stands
                          may be outlined.

                    b.    Describes     the     impacts      the
                          development or use will have on the
                          existing vegetation.       Information
                          should include:


                          1.    General     limits       of
                                clearing, based on all
                                Anticipated improvements,
                                including      buildings,
                                drives, and utilities;


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                         2.    Clear delineation of all
                               trees   which    will    be
                               removed;

                         3.    Description    of     plant
                               species to be disturbed
                               or removed.

                    C.   Describes the potential measures for
                         mitigation.     Possible mitigation
                         measures include:

                         1.    Replanting schedule for
                               t r e e s  a n d   o t h e r
                               significant      vegetation
                               removed for construction,
                               including    a   list    of
                               possible plants and trees
                               to be used;


                         2..   Demonstration   that   the
                               design of the plan will
                               preserve to the greatest
                               extent    possible     any
                               significant    trees   and
                               vegetation on the site
                               and will provide maximum
                               erosion    control     and
                               overland   flow    benefits
                               from such vegetation.

                         3.    Demonstration         that
                               indigenous plants are to
                               be used to the greatest
                               extent possible.

               (4) A wastewater element, where applicable, that:

                    a.   Includes calculations and locations
                         of    anticipated     drainfield    or
                         wastewater irrigation areas;

                    b.   Provides justification for sewer
                         line locations in environmentally-
                         sensitive areas, where applicable,
                         and     describes       construction
                         techniques and standards;

                    C.   Discusses    any   proposed    on-site
                         collection and treatment systems,
                         their treatment levels, and impacts
                         on receiving watercourses.


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                      d.    Describes the potential impacts of
                            the proposed wastewater systems,
                            including the proposed mitigative
                            measures for these impacts.

                (5)   Identification of the existing characteristics
                      and conditions of sensitive lands included as
                      components of Chesapeake Bay Preservation
                      Areas, as defined in this Article.

                (6)   Identification of the natural processes and
                      ecological relationships inherent in the site,
                      and an assessment of the impact of the
                      proposed use and development of land on these
                      processes and relationships.


          E. Submission and Review Requirements

                (1)   Eight copies of all site drawings and other
                      applicable    information     as     required    by
                      Subsections C and D above shall be submitted
                      to the Zoning Administrator for review.

                (2)   All information required in this section shall
                      be certified as complete and accurate by a
                      professional engineer or a certified land
                      surveyor.

                (3)   A minor water quality impact assessment shall
                      be prepared and submitted to and reviewed by
                      the Zoning Administrator in conjunction with
                      Section 22A-12, (Plan of Development) of this
                      Article.

                (4)   A major water quality impact assessment shall
                      be prepared and submitted to and reviewed by
                      the Zoning Administrator in conjunction with a
                      request for rezoning, special use permit, or
                      in conjunction with Section 22A-12 of this
                      Article, as deemed necessary by the Zoning
                      Administrator.

                (5)   As part of any major water quality impact
                      assessment submittal, the Zoning Administrator
                      may require review by the Chesapeake Bay Local
                      Assistance    Department    (CBLAD)    and   other
                      agencies to assist in a complete review. upon
                      receipt of a major water quality impact
                      assessment, the Zoning Administrator and other
                      state and local agencies will determine if
                      such review is warranted and may request CBLAD
                      to review the assessment and respond with

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                     written comments.        Any comments by such
                     agencies will be incorporated into the f inal
                     review by the Zoning Administrator, provided
                     that such comments are provided by said
                     agencies within 60 days of the request.

          F. Evaluation Procedure.

                (1)  Upon the completed review of a minor water
                     quality    impact     assessment,    the     Zoning
                     Administrator will determine if any proposed
                     modification or reduction to the buffer area
                     is consistent with the provisions of this
                     Article and make a finding based upon the
                     following criteria:

                     a.    The    necessity   of the      proposed
                           encroachment and the ability to
                           place improvements elsewhere on the
                           site to avoid disturbance of the
                           buffer area;

                     b.    Impervious surface is minimized;

                     C.    Proposed best management practices,
                           where    required,      achieve      the
                           requisite reductions in pollutant
                           loadings;

                     d.    The development, as proposed, meets
                           the purpose and intent of this
                           Article;

                     e.    The   cumulative    impact    of     the
                           proposed      development,         when
                           considered in relation to other
                           development in the vicinity, both
                           existing and proposed, will not
                           result in a significant degradation
                           of water quality.

               (2)   Upon the completed review of a ma3or water
                     quality    impact     assessment,    the     Zoning
                     Administrator will determine if the proposed
                     development is consistent with the purpose and
                     intent of this Article and make a finding
                     based upon the following criteria:

                     a.    Within   any    RPA,   the     proposed
                           development is water-dependent;

                     b.    The disturbance of any wetlands will
                           be minimized;


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                     C.   The development will not result in
                          significant    disruption   of     the
                          hydrology of the site;

                     d.   The development will not result in
                          significant degradation to aquatic
                          vegetation or life;

                     e.   The development will not result in
                          unnecessary destruction of plant
                          materials on site;

                     f.   Proposed    erosion   and    sediment
                          control concepts are adequate to
                          achieve the reductions in runoff and
                          prevent off-site sedimentation;

                     9-   Proposed    stormwater     management
                          concepts are adequate to control the
                          stormwater runoff to achieve the
                          required performance standard for
                          pollutant control;

                     h.   Proposed revegetation of disturbed
                          areas will provide optimum erosion
                          and sediment control benefits;

                     i.   The design and location of any
                          proposed drainfield will b     ie  in
                          accordance with the requirements of
                          Section 110.

                     j.   The development, as proposed, is
                          consistent with the purpose and
                          intent of the Overlay District;

                     k.   The   cumulative   impact   of    the
                          proposed     development,       when
                          considered in relation to other
                          development in the vicinity, both
                          existing and proposed, will not
                          result in a significant degradation
                          of water quality.

               (3)   The  Zoning   Administrator     shall   require
                     additional mitigation where potential impacts
                     have   not    been    adequately    addressed.
                     Evaluation of mitigation measures will be made
                     by the Zoning Administrator based on the
                     criteria listed above in subsections (1) and
                     (2).

               (4) The Zoning Administrator shall find the

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                   proposal to be inconsistent with the purpose
                   and intent of this Article when the impacts
                   created by the proposal cannot be mitigated.
                   Evaluation of the impacts will be made by the
                   Zoning Administrator based on the criteria
                   listed in subsections (1) and (2).

        Section 22A-12 Plan of Development Process:

        Any development or redevelopment exceeding 2500 square feet of land
        disturbance shall be accomplished through a plan of development
        process prior to any clearing or grading of the site or the
        issuance of any building permit, to assure compliance with all
        applicable requirements of this Article.

        A. Required Information

        In addition to the requirements of Article XXV of this ordinance or
        the requirements of the Northampton County Subdivision and
        Development ordinance, the plan of development process shall
        consist of the plans and studies identified below. These required
        plans and studies may be coordinated or combined, as deemed
        appropriate by the Zoning Administrator. The Zoning Administrator
        may determine that some of the following information is unnecessary
        due to the scope and nature of the proposed development.

        The following plans or studies shall be submitted, unless  otherwise
        provided for:

              (1)  A site plan in accordance with the provisions
                   of Article XXV of this ordinance; or a
                   subdivision plat in accordance with the
                   provisions of the Land Subdivision and
                   Development Ordinance of Northampton County;

              (2)  An environmental site assessment;

              (3)  A landscaping plan;

              (4)  A stormwater management plan;

              (5)  An erosion and sediment control plan in
                   accordance   with  the   provisions   of    the
                   Northampton County Soil and Sediment Control
                   ordinance.


        B. Environmental Site Assessment.

        An environmental site assessment shall be submitted in conjunction
        with preliminary site plan or preliminary subdivision plan
        approval.

              (1) The environmental site assessment shall be

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                      drawn to scale with a narrative and clearly
                      delineate    the     following     environmental
                      features:


                      a.   Tidal wetlands;
                      b.   Tidal shores and beaches;
                      C.   Nontidal   wetlands    connected    by
                           surface flow and contiguous to tidal
                           wetlands or tributary streams;
                      d.   Primary sand dunes;
                      e.   A 100 foot buffer area located
                           adjacent to and landward of the
                           components listed in subsections a.
                           through d. above, and along both
                           sides of any tributary stream;
                      f.   other     sensitive     environmental
                           features as determined by the Zoning
                           Administrator.

                (2)   Wetlands delineations shall be performed
                      consistent with the procedures specified in
                      the  Federal Manual     for Identifying and
                      Delineating Jurisdictional Wetlands, 1989.

                (3)   The  environmental    site   assessment   shall
                      delineate the site-specific geographic extent
                      of the RPA.


                (4)   The environmental site assessment shall be
                      drawn at the same scale as the preliminary
                      site plan or subdivision plat, and shall be
                      certified as complete and accurate by a
                      professional engineer or a certified land
                      surveyor.  This requirement may be waived by
                      the Zoning Administrator when the proposed use
                      or development would result in less than 5,000
                      square feet of disturbed area.

          C. Landscaping Plan.

          A landscaping plan may be required in conjunction with site plan
          approval or as part of subdivision plat approval. No clearing or
          grading of any lot or parcel shall be permitted without an approved
          landscaping plan when required.

          Landscaping plans when required shall be prepared and/or certified
          by design professionals practicing within their areas of competence
          as prescribed by the Code of Virginia.

                (1) Contents of the Plan.

                      a.   The landscaping plan shall be drawn
                           to scale and clearly delineate the

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                         location, size, and description of
                         existing     and    proposed     plant
                         material. All existing trees on the
                         site six (6) inches or greater DBH
                         shall be shown on the landscaping
                         plan.    Where there are groups of
                         trees,   stands   may   be    outlined
                         instead.    The specific number of
                         trees six (6) inches or greater DBH
                         to be preserved outside of the
                         construction footprint shall be
                         indicated on the plan. Trees to be
                         removed    to   create    a    desired
                         construction footprint shall be
                         clearly     delineated      on     the
                         landscaping plan.

                    b.   Any required buffer area shall be
                         clearly delineated and any plant
                         material to be added to establish or
                         supplement the buffer area, as
                         required by this Article, shall be
                         shown on the landscaping plan.

                    C.   Within the buffer area, trees to be
                         removed for sight lines, vistas,
                         access paths, and best management
                         practices, as provided for in this
                         Article, shall be shown on the plan.
                         Vegetation required by this Article
                         to replace any existing trees within
                         the buffer area shall be also be
                         shown on the landscaping plan.

                    d.   Trees to be removed for shoreline
                         stabilization    projects   and     any
                         replacement vegetation required by
                         this Article shall be shown on the
                         landscaping plan.

                    e.   The plan shall depict grade changes
                         or other work adjacent to trees
                         which would affect them adversely.
                         Specifications shall be provided as
                         to how grade, drainage, and aeration
                         would be maintained around trees to
                         be preserved.

                    f.   The landscaping plan will include
                         specifications for the protection of
                         existing trees during clearing,
                         grading,    and    all    phases     of
                         construction.


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               (2) Plant Specifications.

                    a.    All plant materials necessary to
                          supplement the buffer area or
                          vegetated    areas    outside     the
                          construction footprint shall be
                          installed according to standard
                          planting practices and procedures.

                    b.    All supplementary or replacement
                          plant materials shall be living and
                          in a healthy condition.         Plant
                          materials shall conform to the
                          standards of the most recent edition
                          of the American Standard for Nursery
                          Stock, published by the American
                          Association of Nurserymen.

                    C.    Where areas to be preserved, as
                          designated      on   an      approved
                          landscaping plan, are encroached,
                          replacement of existing trees and
                          other vegetation will be achieved at
                          a ratio of three (3) planted trees
                          to one (1) removed.       Replacement
                          trees shall be a minimum three and
                          one-half (3.5) inches DBH at the
                          time of planting.


               (3) Maintenance.

                    a.    The applicant shall be responsible
                          for the maintenance and replacement
                          of all vegetation as may be required
                          by the provisions of this Article.

                    b.    In buffer areas and areas outside
                          the construction footprint, plant
                          material   shall   be   tended    and
                          maintained in a healthy growing
                          condition and free from refuse and
                          debris.  Unhealthy, dying, or dead
                          plant materials shall be replaced
                          during the next planting season, as
                          required by the provisions of this
                          Article.


         D.    Stormwater Management Plan.

         A stormwater management plan shall be submitted as part of the plan
         of development process required by this Article and in conjunction
         with site plan or subdivision plan approval.

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                (1)  Contents of the Plan.

                     The stormwater management plan shall contain
                     maps, charts, graphs, tables, photographs,
                     narrative descriptions, explanations, and
                     citations   to   supporting     references    as
                     appropriate to communicate the information
                     required by this Article. At a minimum, the
                     stormwater management plan must contain the
                     following:

                     a.   Location and design of all planned
                          stormwater control devices;

                     b.   Procedures for implementing non-
                          structural     stormwater     control
                          practices and techniques;

                     C.   Pre- and post-development nonpoint
                          source   pollutant   loadings    with
                          supporting documentation of all
                          utilized      coefficients        and
                          calculations;

                     d.   For facilities, verification of
                          structural soundness, including a
                          Professional Engineer or Class IIIB
                          Surveyor Certification;

                (2)  Site specific facilities shall be designed for
                     the ultimate development of the contributing
                     watershed based on zoning, comprehensive
                     plans, local public facility master plans, or
                     other similar planning documents.

                (3)  All engineering calculations must be performed
                     in accordance with procedures outlined in the
                     current edition of the Local Assistance
                     Manual, Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control
                     Handbook,      Virginia     Department       of
                     2,'ransportation Drainage Manual, or any other
                     good engineering methods deemed appropriate by
                     the Zoning Administrator.

                (4)  The plan shall establish a long-term schedule
                     for inspection and maintenance of stormwater
                     management   facilities   that   includes    all
                     maintenance    requirements     and     persons
                     responsible for performing maintenance.       if
                     the designated maintenance responsibility is
                     with a party other than Northampton County
                     then a maintenance agreement shall be executed
                     between   the    responsibility    party    and

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                 (1)  Contents of the Plan.

                      The stormwater management plan shall contain
                      maps, charts, graphs, tables, photographs,
                      narrative descriptions, explanations, and
                      citations    to   supporting     references    as
                      appropriate to communicate the information
                      required by this Article.     At a minimum, the
                      stormwater management plan must contain the
                      following:

                      a.    Location and design of all planned
                            stormwater control devices;

                      b.    Procedures for implementing non-
                            structural     stormwater     control
                            practices and techniques;

                      C.    Pre- and post -deve 1 opment nonpoint
                            source   pollutant   loadings    with
                            supporting documentation of all
                            utilized      coefficients        and
                            calculations;

                      d.    For facilities, verification of
                            structural soundness, including a
                            Professional Engineer or Class IIIB
                            Surveyor Certification;

                 (2)  Site specific facilities shall be designed for
                      the ultimate development of the contributing
                      watershed based on zoning, comprehensive
                      plans, local public facility master plans, or
                      other similar planning documents.

                 (3)  All engineering calculations must be performed
                      in accordance with procedures outlined in the
                      current edition of the Local Assistance
                      Manual, Virginia Erosion and Sediment Control
                      Handbook,      Virginia      Department       of
                      Transportation Drainage Manual, or any other
                      good engineering methods deemed appropriate by
                      the Zoning Administrator.

                 (4)  The plan shall establish a long-term schedule
                      for inspection and maintenance of stormwater
                      management   facilities    that   includes    all
                      maintenance     requirements     and     persons
                      responsible for performing maintenance.        if
                      the designated maintenance responsibility is
                      with a party other than Northampton County
                      then a maintenance agreement shall be executed
                      between    the   responsibility     party    and

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                    Northampton County.


          E.   Erosion and Sediment Control Plan.

          An erosion and sediment control plan shall be submitted that
          satisfies the requirements of this Article and in accordance with
          the Northampton County Soil and Sediment Control ordinance, in
          conjunction with site plan or subdivision plan approval.

          F.   Final Plan.

          Final plans for property within CBAOPAs shall be final plats for
          land to be subdivided or site plans for land not to be subdivided
          as required in Article XXV and the Northampton County Land
          Subdivision and Development ordinance and this ordinance.

               (1) Final plans for all lands within CBAOPAs shall
                    include the following additional information:

                    a.   The delineation of the Resource
                         Protection Area boundary;

                    b.   The delineation of required buffer
                         areas;


                    C.   All wetlands permits required by
                         law;

                    d.   A maintenance agreement as deemed
                         necessary and appropriate by the
                         Zoning   Administrator    to    ensure
                         proper     maintenance     of     best
                         management practices in order to
                         continue their functions.

               (2) Installation and Bonding Requirements.

                    a.   Where buffer areas, landscaping,
                         stormwater management facilities or
                         other specifications of an approved
                         plan are required, no certificate of
                         occupancy shall be issued until the
                         installation    of  required     plant
                         materials     or    facilities      is
                         completed, in accordance with the
                         approved site plan.

                    b.   When the occupancy of a structure is
                         desired prior to the completion of
                         the required landscaping, stormwater
                         management   facilities, or other
                         specifications of an approved plan.
                         a certificate of occupancy may be

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                             issued    only   if    the    applicant
                             provides to Northampton County a
                             form of surety satisfactory to the
                             Zoning Administrator in an amount
                             equal    to   the   remaining     plant
                             materials, related materials, and
                             installation costs of the required
                             landscaping or other specifications
                             and/or maintenance costs for any
                             required     stormwater      management
                             facilities.

                       C.    All required landscaping shall be
                             installed and approved by the first
                             planting season following issuance
                             of a certificate of occupancy or the
                             surety    may    be    forfeited      to
                             Northampton County.

                       d.    All required stormwater management
                             facilities or other specifications
                             shall be installed and approved
                             within     18  months    of     project
                             commencement. Should the applicant
                             fail,   after   proper    notice,     to
                             initiate,    complete    or    maintain
                             appropriate actions required by the
                             approved plan, the surety may be
                             forfeited to Northampton County.
                             Northampton County may collect from
                             the applicant the amount by which
                             the reasonable cost of required
                             actions exceeds the amount of the
                             surety held.

                       e.    After all required actions of the
                             approved    site   plan    have    been
                             completed, the applicant must submit
                             a written request for a final
                             inspection. If the requirements of
                             the    approved   plan    have     been
                             completed to the satisfaction of the
                             Zoning      Administrator,         such
                             unexpended or unobligated portion of
                             the surety held shall be refunded to
                             the applicant or terminated within
                             60 days following the receipt of the
                             applicant's request for a final
                             inspection.            The      Zoning
                             Administrator     may    require      a
                             certificate       of      substantial
                             completion    from   a    Professional
                             Engineer or Class III B Surveyor

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                          before making a final inspection.



          G.   Administrative Responsibility.

          Administration of the plan of development process shall be in
          accordance with Article XXV of this Ordinance or the Northampton
          County Land Subdivision and Development ordinance.

          H.    Denial. of Plan, Appeal of Conditions or Modifications.

          In the event the f inal plan or any component of the plan of
          development process is disapproved and recommended conditions or
          modifications are unacceptable to the applicant, the applicant may
          appeal such administrative decision to the Planning Commission.
          Such appeal shall be made in written form within 30 days of the
          negative decision. In granting or denying an appeal, the Planning
          Commission must find such plan to be in accordance with all
          applicable ordinances and include necessary elements to mitigate
          any detrimental impact on water quality and upon adjacent property
          and the surrounding area or such plan meets the purpose and intent
          of the performance standards in this Article.       If the Planning
          Commission finds that the applicant's plan does not meet the above
          stated criteria, they shall deny approval of the plan.        In the
          event of a denial of appeal to the Planning Commission, the
          applicant may appeal such decision to the Northampton County Board
          of Supervisors. Said appeal shall be made within-15 days of the
          negative decision. Further appeals by the applicant shall be as
          established by law.

          Section 22A-13 Nonconforming Use and Development Waivers:

          The lawful 'use of a building or structure which existed on [date of
          adoption] or which exists at the time of any amendment to this
          Article, and which is not in conformity with the provisions of the
          Overlay District may be continued in accordance with Article III of
          this Ordinance.

          No change or expansion of use shall be allowed with the exception
          that:


                (1)  The   Zoning   Administrator   may    grant    a
                     nonconforming use and development waiver for
                     structures on legal nonconforming lots or
                     parcels   to   provide   for  remodeling     and
                     alterations, waivers/variances for additions
                     must be acted upon by the Northampton County
                     Board of Zoning Appeals in keeping with
                     Article VI of this ordinance provided that:

                     a.   There will be no increase in
                          nonpoint source pollution load;

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                      b.   Any development or land disturbance
                           exceeding an area of 2500 square
                           feet complies with all erosion and
                           sediment control requirement of this
                           Article.


                      C.   The    intent   of    Article     III
                           nonconforming uses is upheld.

                 (2)  An application for a nonconforming     use and
                      development waiver shall be made to   and upon
                      forms furnished by the Zoning Administrator
                      and shall include for the purpose of proper
                      enforcement of this Article, the following
                      information:


                      a.   Name and address and property owner;

                      b.   Legal description of the property
                           and type of proposed use and
                           development;

                      C.   A sketch of the dimensions of the
                           lot or parcel, location of buildings
                           and proposed additions relative to
                           the lot lines, and boundary of the
                           Resource Protection Area;

                      d.   Location and description of any
                           existing private water supply or
                           sewage system.

                (3) A      nonconforming   use    and     development
                      waiver/variance shall become null and void
                      twelve months from the date issued if no
                      substantial work has commenced.

           Section 22A-14 Exemptions:

           A.   Exemptions for Utilities, Railroads, and Public Roads.

           Construction, installation, and maintenance of water, sewer, and
           local gas lines shall be exempt from the Overlay District provided
           that:


                      a.   To the degree possible, the location
                           of such utilities and facilities
                           shall be outside RPAs;


                      b.   No more land shall be disturbed than
                           is necessary to provide for the
                           desired utility installation;


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                     C.   All construction, installation, and
                          maintenance of such utilities and
                          facilities shall be in compliance
                          with   all   applicable   state    and
                          federal requirements and permits and
                          designed and conducted in a manner
                          that protects water quality; and

                     d.   Any land disturbance exceeding an
                          area of 2,500 square feet complies
                          with all Northampton County erosion
                          and sediment control requirements.

          B.    Exemptions for Silvicultural Activities.

          Silvicultural activities are exempt from the requirements of this
          Article provided that silvicultural operations adhere to water
          quality protection procedures prescribed by the Department of
          Forestry in. its "Best Management Practices Handbook for Forestry
          Operations."

          C.    Exemptions in Resource Protection Areas.

          The following land disturbances in Resource Protection Areas may be
          exempted from the Overlay District: (i) water wells; (ii) passive
          recreation facilities such as boardwalks, trails, and pathways; and
          (iii) historic preservation and archaeological activities, provided
          that it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Zoning
          Administrator that:

                (1)  Any required permits, except those to which
                     this exemption specifically applies, shall
                     have been issued;

                (2)  Sufficient and reasonable proof is submitted
                     that the intended use will not deteriorate
                     water quality;

                (3)  The intended use does not conflict with nearby
                     planned or approved uses; and

                (4)  Any land disturbance exceeding 2500 square
                     feet shall comply with all Northampton County
                     erosion and sediment control requirements.

          Section 22A-15 Exceptions:

          A. A request for an except ion/var i ance to the requirements of this
          Overlay District shall be made in writing to the Zoning
          Administrator.    It shall identify the impacts of the proposed
          exception on water quality and on lands within the RPA through the
          performance of a water quality impact assessment which complies
          with the provisions of Section 22A-11.

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           B.    The Zoning Administrator shall review the request for an
           exception and the water quality impact assessment and may grant   the
           exception with such conditions and safeguards as deemed necessary
           to further the purpose and intent of this Article if the Zoning
           Administrator finds:

                 (1)  Granting the exception will not confer upon
                      the applicant any special privileges that are
                      denied by this Article to other property
                      owners in the overlay District;

                 (2)  The exception request is not based upon
                      conditions or circumstances that are self-
                      created or self-imposed, nor does the request
                      arise from conditions or circumstances either
                      permitted or non-conforming that are related
                      to adjacent parcels;

                 (3)  The exception request is the minimum necessary
                      to afford relief;

                 (4)  The exception request will be in harmony with
                      the purpose and intent of the Overlay
                      District,   and    not   injurious    to    the
                      neighborhood or otherwise detrimental to the
                      public welfare; and

                 (5)  Reasonable and appropriate conditions are
                      imposed which will prevent the exception
                      request from causing a degradation of water
                      quality.

           C. If the Zoning Administrator cannot make the required findings
           or refuses to grant the exception, the Zoning Administrator shall
           return the request for an exception together with the water quality
           impact assessment and the written findings and rationale for the
           decision to the applicant, with a copy to the Board of Zoning
           Appeals.   The applicant may then apply to the Board of Zoning
           Appeals for a variance as provided in Article'VI of this Ordinance.

           D. The Board of Zoning Appeals shall consider the water quality
           impact assessinent and the findings and rationale of the Zoning
           Administrator in determining harmony with the intended spirit and
           purpose of this Article and the guidelines for considering
           variances as established in Article VI of this Ordinance.











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                                     ARTICLE XXIII
                                         SIGNS



          Section 23-1    "R-2011 District:   The following signs shall be
          permitted and regulations shall apply in the R-20 district:


          (a) Temporiry Directional Signs - Four square feet.

          (b)  Home Occupations - If illuminated, no flashing, blinking,
          color-changing or neon lighting. Maximum size - Four square feet.

          (c) Farm and Residential Identification Signs -

               (1) Not more than four square feet in area;

               (2) Not 'more than one on any farm or premises.

          (d)  Temporary Event Signs -

               (1) Not more than four square feet in area;

               (2)  Not more than one on any lot or premises.

          (e)  Sale or Rental Signs -

               (1)  Not more than four square feet in area;

               (2)  Not more than one on any lot or premises.

          (f)  Political Signs, Public Signs and No Trespassing, Hunting and
          Fishing Signs

          (g) Subdivision Signs - See Article 2-3.

          (h)  Auction Signs -

               (1) Not more than thirty-two square feet in area;

               (2) Not more than one on any lot or premises.

          (i)  On Premises, Church and Non-Profit Organization Sicfns -
          Maximum size - 16 square feet.

          Section 23-2 "RM" and "RO" Districts: The following signs shall
          be permitted and regulations shall apply in the RM and RO
          districts:

          (a) Business Signs - Limited to wall signs with an aggregate area
          not to exceed twenty square feet.     If illuminated, no flashing,
          blinking or color-changing, or exposed, bare or uncovered neon
          illumination of lighting.

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           (b)  Sale or Rental Signs -

                (1)  Not more than thirty-two square feet in area;

                (2)  Not more than one on any lot or premises;

                (3)  No illumination permitted.

           (c) Home  Occupation Sign - If illuminated, no flashing, blinking,
           no color-changing or neon illumination of lighting. Maximum size
            four square feet.

           (d) Identification Signs

                (1) Not more than thirty-two square feet in area;

                (2) Not more than one on any lot or premises.

           (e) Temporary Directional Signs - Maximum Size - Four square feet.
           No illumination.


           (f) Temporary Event Signs

                (1) Not more than four square feet in area;

                (2) Not more than one on any lot or premises.

           (g)  Political, Public and No Trespassing, Hunting and Fishing
           S icrns

           (h) Subdivision Signs - Maximum Size - Sixty square feet.
           (i)  Auction Signs -                                                    I
                (1) Not more than thirty-two square feet in area;

                (2) Not more than one on any lot or premises.

           (j) On Premises, Church, Non-Profit Organization Signs - Maximum
           Size - 16 square feet.

           Section 23-3 "CO", and "CGII Districts: The following signs shall
           be permitted and regulations shall apply in the CO and CG
           districts; (See also Article 23-12)

           (a)  Business Signs (Free-Standing or Projecting-Signs)

                (1)   If illuminated, no moving, flashing, blinking,
                color-changing or exposed, bare or uncovered neon
                illumination or lighting;

                (2) The aggregate area of such signs shall not exceed
                100 square feet.

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               (3) No portion of such sign shall be greater in height
               than thirty feet from ground level or the eave line of
               the roof of the main building located on the premises
               upon which such is erected;

               (4) No more than two free-standing signs on any one lot
               or premises;

               (5)  No more than three projecting signs.      (See also
               Article 23-14)

          (b)  Business signs (Wall) -

               (1)   If illuminated, no moving, flashing, blinking,
               color-changing, or exposed, bare or uncovered neon
               illumination or lighting;

               (2)   The aggregate area of all such signs shall not
               exceed one hundred square feet;

               (3) No portion of such sign shall be greater in height
               than thirty feet from ground level or the eave line of
               the roof of the main building located on the premises
               upon which sign is erected. (See also Article 23-14)

          (c)   Sale or Rental Sicfns - Not more than two signs with an
          aggregate area of sixty-four square feet and limited to sixteen
          feet in height.

          (d)  Temporary Event Signs -

               (1) Not more than twenty-five square feet in area;

               (2) Not more than two on any lot or premises.

          (e)  Public, No Trespassing, Hunting, Fishing and Political Signs

          (f)  Location Signs (General Advertising) -

               (1)  If illuminated, no moving, flashing, blinking or
               color-changing or neon illumination or lighting.

               (2) The area of the sign shall not exceed one hundred
               forty-four square feet;

               (3) No portion of'the sign shall be greater in height
               than thirty feet from ground level;

               (4) Provided further, that no such sign shall be closer
               to another such sign than one thousand five hundred feet
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           (g) Auction Signs

                 (1) Not more than thirty-two square feet in area;

                 (2) Not more than one on any lot or premises.


           Section 23-4    Removal of Signs:     All signs shall be properly
           maintained and whenever a sign becomes structurally unsafe or
           endangers the safety of a structure or premises or the public, or
           is erected or maintained in violation of thi's ordinance, the zoning
           administrator shall order such sign to be made safe or comply with
           this ordinance, as the case may be, or be removed.        Such order
           shall be sent by registered mail and shall be complied with within
           twelve days from the date of mailing such order by the persons
           owning or responsible for the sign.       Failure to comply shall
           constitute grounds for the zoning administrator to have the sign
           removed, and the cost thereof shall be added to any fine imposed
           for violation under this ordinance.

           Section 23-6   Nonconforming Signs and Discontinuance:     Any sign
           lawfully in existence at the time of the effective date of this
           ordinance may be maintained although it does not conform with the
           provisions of this ordinance.       If any nonconforming sign is
           destroyed or damaged to the extent that the cost of restoration of
           its condition before the occurrence shall exceed fifty percent of
           the cost of reconstructing such sign, it shall be restored only if
           such use complies with the minimum size requirements of this
           ordinance.

           section 23-7 signs as Traffic Hazards: No sign shall be located
           or illuminated in such a manner as in the opinion of the zoning
           administrator to cause a traffic hazard.        Where a permit is
           required, the permit shall 'not be issued until the location and
           illumination of the sign are approved by the zoning administrator,
           who may consult with the resident highway office, Virginia
           Department of Highways and Transportation to assist him in
           determining whether a traffic hazard exists.

           Section 23-8. Height and Illumination Generally:

           (a)  No part of any sign projecting more than twelve inches from
           any wall or from any other support shall be less than ten feet
           above the level of the ground at that point.

           (b)   Illumination of any advertising sign in a commercial or
           industrial district located within three hundred feet of any
           residential district, shall be extinguished between the hours of
           12:00 Midnight and 7:00 a.m., except in hardship cases where the
           Board of Zoning Appeals may grant variances.

           Section 23-9 Prohibited Signs: The following types of signs are
           prohibited in all zoning districts:

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          (a) Any sign of which all or any part is in motion by any means,
          including fluttering, rotating or other moving signs set in motion
          by movement of the atmosphere. This includes flags and pennants.
          (b) Any sign displaying flashing or intermittent lights or lights
          of changing degrees of intensity, except a sign indicating time or
          temperature, with changes alternating on not less than a f ive
          second cycle when such time or temperature sign does not constitute
          a public safety or traffic hazard, in the judgment of the zoning
          administrator.

          (c)  Any lighting either by exposed tubing or strings of lights,
          either outlining any part of a building or affixed to any
          ornamental feature thereof.

          (d)  Any sign that obscures a sign displayed by public authority
          for the purpose of giving traffic instructions or direction or
          other public information.

          (e)  Any sign that uses the word "stop" or "danger" or otherwise
          presents or implies the need or requirement of stopping or caution
          of the existence of danger, or which is a copy or imitation of or
          which for any reason is likely to be confused with any sign
          displayed by public authority.

          (f)   Any sign that obstructs any window, door, fire escape,
          stairway, ladder or opening intended to provide light, air, or
          egress for any building, as required by law.

          (g) Any sign or illumination that causes any direct glare into or
          upon any building other than the building to which the sign may be
          related.

          (h) Any portable sign, including any sign displayed on a vehicle
          when used primarily for the purpose of such display; except that
          this paragraph shall not apply to temporary political signs.

          (i) Any sign that violates any provision of any law of the state
          relative to outdoor advertising.

          Section 23-10 Sign Permits:

          (a) No sign except auction or any temporary event signs, in excess
          of five square feet in area shall be erected without first
          obtaining a sign permit from the zoning administrator.      No such
          @ermit shall be issued unless a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00)
          is paid therefor, and unless the proposed sign conforms with the
          requirements of this ordinance.

          (b) Every application for a sign permit shall be accompanied by a
          set of plans showing: The area of the sign   'the size, structure,
          character and design proposed, the method of illumination if any,
          and the exact location proposed for the sign.

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            Section 23-11 Allowable Design and Content of Business Sicfns: It
            is the intent of this limitation to prohibit the use of exterior
            signs for the general advertisement of products, services or other
            matters having no relation to the premises upon which they are
            placed.    The content or advertising message carried by business
            signs hereafter erected shall be limited to one or more of the
            following:

            (a) The identification of building or its owners or occupants.

            (b)   Information concerning lawful activities on the premises        or
            primary goods or services offered in connection therewith.

            (c) The design shall conform with the building's architecture.




            Section 23-12    Shopping Centers:     Allowable Sign Dimensions and
            Special'Regulations:

            (a) Shopping centers shall be permitted one free-standing sign per
            street frontage; except that no more than two free-standing signs
            will be permitted for each shopping center.           A free-standing
            shopping center sign shall display the shopping center name and may
            include identification signs for each individual store within the
            shopping center. Said signs shall be no larger than one hundred
            square feet.

            (b)   Individual shops and businesses in the shopping center may
            have all signs provided. If illuminated, no moving, flashing, or
            blinking, color-changing, or exposed bare or uncovered neon
            illumination or lighting.

            (c) The aggregate area of a business wall sign shall not exceed
            twenty-four square feet.

            (d) No portion of such sign shall be greater than thirty (30) feet
            in height from ground level, or extend beyond the eave line of the
            roof of the building located on the premises upon which such sign
            is erected. In lieu of the foregoing, specially designed signing
            consistent with the overall development plan for the shopping
            center is permitted subject to the approval of the Planning
            commission.

            (e) Individual shops and businesses in shopping centers may have
            identification signs under covered walks provided the sign is not
            more than three square feet in area and there is not more than one
            on a premise.

            Section 23-13    Sigri Setbacks:   All signs, except "For Sale" or
            rental signs shall set back 10 feet from any road right-of-way.


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                                      ARTICLE XXIV
                      OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS

          Section 24-1    Intent:   There shall be provided at the time of
          erection of any main building or at the time any main building is
          enlarged, minimum off-street parking space with adequate provision
          for entrance and exists by standard-size automobiles, as follows in
          this Article.

          Section 24-2 Space on Same Lot and Adiacent Lots:

          (a)   All off-street parking space appurtenant to any residential
          use permitted in any residential district shall be provided on the
          same lot with the use of which it is appurtenant, except as
          qualified below.

          (b) All off-street parking space appurtenant to any use other than
          a residential use permitted in any residential district shall be
          provided on the same lot with the use of which it is appurtenant
          except where practical difficulties prevent such location or where
          the public safety or the public convenience would be better served
          by the location thereof other than on the same lot. In such cases,
          the Planning Commission may authorize such alternative location of
          required parking space as will adequately serve the public
          interest, subject to the following conditions:

                (1)  Such space shall be located on land in the same
                ownership as that of the land on which is located the use
                to which such space is appurtenant or in the case of
                cooperative provision of parking space, in the ownership
                of at least one of the participants in the combination.

          Section 24-3 Location of Parkin :

          (a) In any residential area where parking spaces are accommodated
          in parking bays, no space shall be further than one hundred feet
          from its appurtenant dwelling unit.

          (b) Of such required spaces, one-third of the total number shall
          be so located as to be convenient for visitors and tradesmen
          requiring frequent ingress and egress.

          Section 24-4 Cooperative Parking:

          (a) Parking space required under the provisions of this ordinance
          may be provided cooperatively for two or more uses in a development
          or for two or more individual uses, subject to arrangements that
          will assure the permanent availability of such space, as such
          arrangements are approved by the Planning Commission.

          (b) The amount of such combined space shall be equal to the sum of
          the amounts required for the separate uses; provided, that the
          Planning Commission may reduce the amount of space required for a

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            church or for a meeting place of a civic, fraternal or similar
            organization under the provisions of a combined parking area by
            reason of different hours of normal activity than those of other
            uses participating in the combination.

            Section 24-5 Safe and Convenient Access Required: All off-street
            parking space and off-street loading space shall be provided with
            safe and convenient access to a street.       All permitted uses
            requiring site plan approval shall have entrances constructed in
            accord with the specifications of the county engineer and State
            Department of Highways and shall be approved by the Zoning
            Administrator.


            Section 24-6 Parking Area Design:

            (a)  All off-street parking space, loading space, aisles, and
            driveways except those provided for single-family dwellings shall
            be constructed and maintained with a dustless surface and of such
            type of construction that the same will be available for safe and
            convenient use at all times.    It shall have appropriate guards
            where needed as determined by the administrator and all off-street
            parking spaces shall be delineated on the site.

            (b) Any lights used to illuminate such parking areas shall be so
            arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining premises in a
            residential district and in a manner not to affect traffic on
            adjacent roads. Lighting of parking lots is mandatory.

            (c)  All parking spaces will be so designed that no part of any
            vehicle will extend over any property line, right-of-way, walkway,
            driveway or aisle space.

            (d)  All parking lots, bays or areas shall be landscaped to the
            maximum extent possible in keeping with good safety practice.
            Where adjacent to residential districts, all lots shall be
            screened.

            Section 24-7 General Requirements: Off-street parking spaces and
            lots shall meet the following general requirements:

            (a) Parking spaces for all residential uses shall be provided on
            the same lot with the use or structure to be served except as
            provided herein.

            (b) Where it is impractical to provide all or part of the required
            off-street parking on the same lot or where the public safety or
            convenience would be better served by the location of required off-
            street parking other than on the site, the Planning Commission may
            authorize  alternative locations subject      to the      following
            conditions:

                (1) Maximum distances to off-site lots or spaces must be
                not more than one hundred fifty feet from two-family and

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                 multi--family attached dwelling units and not more than
                 five hundred feet from all other uses. Distances shall
                 be measured by normal pedestrian routes.

                 (2) Approval will be subject to special conditions and
                 safeguards called for in the circumstances of the case,
                 to design and improvement standards applying to off-
                 street: parking areas, and to the requirement that such
                 parking space shall be associated with the permitted use
                 of structure, not be reduced or encroached upon in any
                 manner.


                 (3) The required number of off-street parking spaces for
                 any number of use  may be combined in one lot provided
                 that each space is permanently available to the assigned
                 use.  The Planning Commission may reduce the amount of
                 space required for a church, or for a meeting place of a
                 civic, fraternal, or similar organization by reason of
                 different hours of normal activity than those of other
                 uses participating in the combination of required spaces.

           (c)   Construction vehicles, trucks and trailers of a gross weight
           of more than six thousand pounds shall not be parked in the areas
           between the front lot line and the setback line in any residential
           district.

           (d) Area reserved for off-street parking in accordance with this
           ordinance shall not be reduced in area or changes made to any other
           use unless the permitted use which it serves is discontinued or
           modified, except where equivalent parking space is provided to the
           satisfaction of the zoning administrator.

           (e)   Off-street parking existing at the effective date of this
           ordinance in connection with the operation of an existing use or
           structure shall not be reduced to an amount less than hereinafter
           required for a similar new use or structure.

           Section 24-8    Site Requirements:    All off-street parking space,
           aisles and driveways, except those provided for one- and two-family
           dwellings, shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with
           the following requirements:

           @a) All such parking and drive areas shall be graveled or surfaced
           in some other manner to reduce erosion and to reduce the generation
           of mud and dust.    Where more than ten spaces are required, the
           zoning administrator may require hard surfacing when such
           requirement would be to the public benefit.

           (b) Parking areas shall be adequately drained.

           (c)   Parking lots shall have appropriate guards where needed as
           determined by the zoning administrator.


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            (d) All of f -street parking spaces with hard surf aces and in excess
            of ten shall be delineated on the site.

            (e) Lighting used to illuminate parking areas shall be arranged so
            that light is reflected away from adjacent properties and in a
            manner not to affect traffic on adjacent roads.

            (f) All parking spaces shall be designed so that no part of any
            vehicle extends over any property line, right-of-way, walkway,
            driveway or aisle space.

            (g) All off-street parking lots and areas shall be landscaped to
            the maximum extent possible in keeping with good safety practices    ,
            Where adjacent to residential and conservation districts, all lots
            and areas shall be screened.

            (h) General Standards: Any off-street parking space shall have
            minimum dimensions of nine by twenty feet, provided that the
            minimum dimensions for parallel parking spaces shall be nine by
            twenty-two f eet.   Each space shall be unobstructed, shall have
            access to a street and shall be so arranged that any automobile may
            be moved without moving another, except in the case of parking for
            one- and two-family dwellings and in the case of parking for
            employees on the premises.

                 In addition:

                 (1)   Minimum aisle widths required for parking areas
                 shall be according to the following table:

                 Parking Angle             Aisle Width
                 (in degrees)               (in feet)

                 0-44                          12
                 45-59                         13.5
                 60-69                         18.5
                 70-79                         19.5
                 80-89                         21
                     90                        22


                 (2) Requirements for handicapped access: For each 25
                 off-street parking spaces, there shall be one off-street
                 parking space for one handicapped person. Parking spaces
                 for handicapped persons shall have a minimum dimension of
                 twelve by twenty feet and shall be clearly marked
                 "Handicapped Parking Only".

            Section 24-9    Requirements and Specifications for off-Street
            Loading Space:

            (a) Requirements. off-street loading facilities shall be provided
            on the premises of any use hereafter established or enlarged, and
            occupying more than 3, 000 square feet of lot area which, during the

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          course of a normal operating day, customarily receives or
          distributes goods or materials by trucks more than 20 feet in
          overall length.    one such space shall be provided if the land
          devoted to such establishment or use has an area of more than 3,000
          but less than 20,000 square feet of land area or remaining fraction
          thereof exceeding 10,000 square feet.

          (b) Specifications. Loading spaces shall be 12 feet by 45 feet
          with minimum height clearance of 14 feet both for the space and for
          accessways -and maneuvering areas related to it, provided that upon
          clear demonstration to the zoning administrator that loading spaces
          of lesser dimensions will satisfy the requirements or the use
          involved, hie may permit loading spaces of such lesser dimensions as
          he may specify as appropriate in the particular case.

               All loading space and related access areas shall be graded,
          improved and maintained in a manner permitting safe and convenient
          use under normal weather conditions, and so as to avoid adverse
          effects on neighboring property as a result of dust or drainage.

               No required loading space shall be in any required yard
          adjacent to a public street and shall be marked as loading space.

          Section 24-10 Minimum Parking Spaces Required for Permitted Uses:
          The following spaces shall be required:

          Animal hospitals and commercial kennels - One space per four
          hundred square feet of gross floor area plus one per each employee.

          Automobile laundries - one space per each three employees plus a
          reservoir of five times the maximum capacity of the laundry.

          Automobile service stations - one space  per each service shall. In
          addition, when accessory activities such as the rental of
          automobiles, trucks and trailers of all  types are involved on site
          there shall be provided suitable area to accommodate the highest
          number of rental unit-s expected at any  one time.

          Banks - One parking space for each one hundred fifty square feet
          gross floor area.

          Barber shops, beauty shops, health spas and centers - One space per
          two hundred square feet of gross floor area plus one space per
          employee.

          Bowling alleys - Six spaces per alley.

          Carry-out restaurants - Thirteen spaces per each one thousand
          square feet of gross floor area.

          Cartage and express facilities - one space per each three employees
          plus one space per each vehicle maintained.


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           Churches, high schools, stadiums, auditoriums and similar places of
           assembly - one space for each four fixed seats.

           Commercial and private heliports - One space per each on thousand
           square feet of operational area.

           Commercial skating rink - One space for each on hundred twenty-five
           square feet or fraction thereof of skating rink area.

           Contractors or construction shops, office and yards - One space per
           each one thousand square feet of operational area.

           Dance halls - One space per each one hundred square feet of gross
           floor area.

           Drive-in restaurants - Eighteen spaces per each one thousand square
           feet of gross floor area.

           Food or chain stores - Five spaces per each one thousand feet of
           gross floor area.


           Funeral homes - one space per each fifty square feet area in
           assembly rooms or chapels.

           Furniture stores - Two spaces for the first one thousand square
           feet plus one additional space for each four hundred square feet of
           floor area over one thousand square feet of retail area.

           Greenhouse and nurseries - Enclosed retail area, one per each one
           hundred square feet of retail sales for the first five thousand
           square feet and one space for each two hundred square feet of
           retail sales area above five thousand square feet of retail area.

           Hospitals, nursing, convalescent homes - One space for each two
           beds including cradles, children's beds.

           Laundromats - One parking space for each two washing machines.

           Medical and dental clinics   one space for each one hundred square
           feet of area.


           Mobile homes - Two spaces per unit.

           Office buildings - one space for each two hundred square feet of
           net office floor area.

           Printing and publishing facilities - one space per each two
           employees with customer parking as determined by the Planning
           Commission and in all cases a minimum of two customer parking
           space.




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         Production or processing of materials, goods or products - One
         space per each two employees with customer parking as determined by
         the Planning Commission and in all cases a minimum of two customer
         parking space.

         Shopping centers - There shall be provided 3.0 parking spaces per
         one thousand square feet of gross leasable area for neighborhood
         and community shopping centers and 5.5 parking spaces per one
         thousand square feet of gross leasable area for regional shopping
         centers.

         Single-family dwellings - Two spaces per unit.

         Sit-down restaurants - Thirteen spaces per each thousand square
         feet of gross floor area.

         Testing, repairing, cleaning, serving of materials, goods or
         products - One space per each two employees with customer parking
         as determined by the Planning Commission and in all cases a minimum
         of two customer parking spaces.

         Theater, drive-in - To be determined by the planning staff after
         review of site plans.

         Theater, indoors; theater, outdoors - One space per each four
         seats.


         Tourist homes, motels, hotels and boarding houses - One space for
         each accommodation.

         Townhouses, patio houses, duplexes and other multi-family
         residential - Two spaces per unit.

         Trailer sales and rental, boat showrooms and model home sales - One
         space per each three thousand square feet of business area.

         Warehousing and wholesaling operations - one space per each three
         employees with customer parking as determined by the Planning
         Commission and in all cases a minimum of two customer parking
         spaces.

         Other -permitted uses - A total number of spaces sufficient to
         accommodate the vehicles of all employees of the establishment plus
         those of all. persons who may be expected to visit the same at any
         time or as determined by the county planner and approved by the
         Planning Commission.

         Other retail. establishments not listed in this article - one space
         per each one hundred square feet of retail sales for the first five
         thousand square feet and one space for each two hundred square feet
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                                       ARTICLE XXV
                                  SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAIN
                                 (Final Development Plan)

           Section 25-1 Purpose and Intent: There is a mutual responsibility
           between the Town of Nassawadox and the developer to develop land in
           an orderly manner.

                The purpose is to encourage innovative and creative design and
           facilitate use of the most advantageous techniques in the
           development of land in Northampton County, and to insure the
           efficient use of land and to promote high standards in the lay-out,
           design, landscaping and construction of development.

           Section 25-2 Development or Land Use Requiring a Site DevelORment
           Plan: A site development plan is required and shall be submitted
           for the following:

           (a)  Any development in which automobile parking space is to be
           used by more than one establishment.

           (b) Any use or development in all zoning districts except single-
           family detached dwelling units where a plat is submitted pursuant
           to the Subdivision Ordinance of Northampton County.

           (c)   When a change is proposed in a previously approved site
           development plan.

           (d) When an existing residential use is proposed for change to a
           business, industrial, or multi-family residential use.

           (e) All public and/or semi-public buildings.

           (f) All other uses involving a structure required to be reviewed
           by the County under Section 15.1-456 of the Code of Virginia, as
           amended.


           Section 2S-3   Site Development Plan Information Required:     Every
           site development plan, as hereafter provided, shall contain the
           following information:

           (a) Location of tract or parcel by vicinity map at a scale of not
           less than one inch equal to 2,000 feet and land marks sufficient to
           properly identify the location of the property.

           (b)  A boundary survey of the tract or site plan limit with an
           error of closure within the limit of one in seven thousand five
           hundred related to the true meridian, and showing the location and
           type of boundary evidence.

           (c)  A certificate or plat signed by the engineer or surveyor
           setting for the source and title of the owner of the tract and the

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         place of record of the last instrument in the chain of title.

         (d)   Existing and proposed streets and easements, their names,
         numbers and widths, existing and proposed utilities of all types;
         water courses and their names; owners, zoning and present use of
         adjoining tracts.

         (e) Location, type and size of ingress and egress to the site.

         (f) Location, type, size and height of all structures and fencing,
         screening and retaining, walls where required under the provisions
         of applicable ordinances.

         (g) All off-street parking and parking bays, loading spaces and
         walkways indicating type of surfacing, size, angle of stalls, width
         of aisles and a specific schedule showing the number of parking
         spaces provided and the number required in accordance with the
         Northampton County Zoning ordinance.

         (h)   Number of floors, floor area, height and location of each
         building and proposed general use for each building. If a multi-
         family residential building, townhouse or patio house, the number,
         size and type of dwelling units shall be shown.

         (i)   All shoreline alteration, including dredging, filling and
         bulkheading. Provision for a disposition of spoils. Provision for
         the prevention of a saltwater intrusion.            Provision for
         preservation of the ecology of the area and prevention of damage to
         the groundwater supply.

         (j)   Existing and proposed water and sanitary sewer facilities
         indicating all pipe sizes, types and grades and where connections
         are made to an existing or a proposed central water and sewer
         system.

         (k)   Provision for the adequate disposition of natural and storm
         water in accordance with design criteria and construction standards
         of the Commonwealth of Virginia and/or Northampton County in effect
         at the time the site plan is submitted indicating location, sizes,
         types and grades of ditches, catch basins and pipes and connections
         to existing drainage systems-.

         (1) Provision and schedule for the adequate control of erosion and
         sedimentation indicating proposed temporary and permanent control
         practices and measures which shall be implemented during all phases
         of clearing, grading and construction in keeping with the
         requirements of the Soil Erosion and Sedimentation ordinance of
         Northampton County.

         (m)   Existing topography accurately shown with a maximum of one
         foot contour intervals at a scale of not less than fifty feet to
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           (n)   Proposed finished grading be contour supplemented and where
           necessary by spot elevations.

           (o)   All horizontal dimensions shown on the site of development
           plan shall be in feet and decimals of a foot to be closest to one
           hundredth of a foot; and all bearings in degrees, minutes and
           seconds to the nearest ten seconds.

           (p)   A landscape design plan, based upon accepted professional
           design layouts and principles may be required by the agent and
           shall be submitted.

           (q)    Provisions for fire fighting services and facilities,
           including emergency services, if deemed appropriate.



           Section 25-4   Site Development Plan - Preparation Procedure and
           Specific Items To Be Shown:

           (a)   Any person submitting a site development plan shall submit
           written proof of notification of adjacent property owners.

                Notice sent by mail to the last known address of such owner as
           shown on the current real estate tax assessment books of
           Northampton County shall be deemed adequate compliance with the
           requirement. The provision of notice shall be the responsibility
           of the owner or the developer. No site development plan shall be
           approved within five days of any such notice.

                The notice shall state:      The type of use, the date of
           submission, the specific location of the proposed development and
           the appropriate County office where the site plan may be viewed.

           (b)   The site plan or any portion thereof shall be prepared by
           persons qualified to do such work.

           (c) The site plan shall show the name and address of the owner or
           developer, magisterial district, county, state, north point, date  '
           and scale of drawing and number of sheets. In addition, it shall
           reserve a blank space four inches by four inches in size on the
           plan face for the use of the approving authority.

           (d)   The site plan shall be prepared to the scale of one inch
           equals fifty feet or larger; not sheet shall exceed forty-two
           inches in size.

           (e)   The site plan may be prepared on one or more sheets.        if
           prepared on more than one sheet, match lines shall clearly indicate
           where the several sheets join.

           (f)   Six clearly legible blue or black line copies of a site
           development plan shall be filed with the agent for the Town.

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          (g) Profiles shall be submitted for all sanitary and storm sewers,
          streets and curbs adjacent thereto, and other utilities, and shall
          be submitted on standard profile sheets.         Special studies as
          required mail be submitted on standard cross-section paper and shall
          have a scale of one inch equal to 50 feet horizontally and one inch
          equal to 5 feet vertically. No sheet size shall exceed 42 inches.
          Flood plain limit studies required shall be shown on all profile
          sheets with reference to properties affected and center line of
          stream.

          (h) In addition to the information required on site development
          plans by Section 26-3 and above, the following specific items shall
          also  be shown on all site development plans if applicable:

                (1) Right-of-way line(s), center lines, departing lot
                lines, lot numbers, subdivision limits, limits of
                construction and building locations.

                (2) Center line curve data, including delta radius arc
                and chord and tangent.

                (3) Radius of all curb returns to face of curb and on
                streets where curb and gutter are not required indicate
                radius to edge of bituminous treatment.

                (4) The edge of proposed street surface or the face of
                curb as the case may be for full length of all streets.

                (5) The width of rights-of-way, and all easements, and
                the width of surface or distance between curb faces and
                relation to center line. Easements and rights-of-way of
                all utilities shall be clearly defined for the purpose
                intended, and whether they are to be publicly or
                privately maintained.

                (6)  When proposed streets intersect with or adjoin
                existing streets or travel ways, both edges of existing
                pavement surface or curb and gutter must be indicated for
                a, minimum of loo feet or the length of connection,
                whichever is the greater distance.

                (7)  Existing and proposed drainage easements and the
                direction of drainage flow in streets, storm sewer,
                streams, and subdrainage, etc..

                (8)  All water mains, sizes, valves and fire hydrant
                locations.

                (9) All sanitary or septic tank systems and storm sewers
                and appurtenances, identifying appurtenances by type and
                number.  The station on the plan must conform to the
                station shown on the profile.      Indicate the top and
                invert elevation of each structure.


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                    (10)      The    contributing drainage          area    in    acres
                    (statistically). Show all culvert, pipe curb inlets and
                    other entrances exclusive of driveway pipes.

                    (11) Flood plain limits which shall be established by
                    current FIA maps, soil survey and/or engineering methods -                       1
                    (12) The location of all or any springs either within
                    the development or draining into street rights-of -way and
                    indicate proposed method of treatment.

                    (13)    The location of all streams or drainage ways
                    related to the street construction as proposed by the
                    developer and proposed drainage ditches or stream
                    relocation. Easements shall not be considered part of
                    the street right-of-way. Furnish details of a typical
                    drainage section and type of stabilization to be
                    provided.

                    (14) Type or class of concrete or treated metal drainage
                    pipe to be installed and paved road site ditches as
                    required.

                    (15)     Location of "No-Through Street" signs where
                    required on cul-de-sac streets or temporary cul-de-sac
                    streets.


                    (16) The proper driveway entrance type, computed culvert
                    size and/or Virginia Department of Highways design
                    designation.

                    (17) Provision at ends of curb and gutter for erosion
                    control.

                    (18) Typical street sections to be used.

                    (19) Symmetrical transition of pavement at intersection
                    with existing streets.

                    (20)    Connection to proposed Virginia Department of
                    Highways construction when necessary.

                    (21)  A minimum of two datum references for elevations
                    used on plans and profiles and correlate, where
                    practical, to U. S. Geological Survey datum.

                    (22) Any necessary notes that may be required to explain
                    the intent and purposes of specific items on the plan or
                    profile.





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          Section 25-5 Minimum Standards and Improvements Required:

          (a) All improvements required by this Article shall be installed
          at the cost of the developer. Where cost-sharing or reimbursement
          agreements between the County of Northampton or its incorporated
          towns and the developer are appropriate, the same shall be
          recognized by formal written agreement prior to site development
          plan approval and shall be subject to the Virginia Department of
          Highways and Transportation review and acceptance.             Where
          specifications have been established either by the Virginia
          Department of Highways and Transportation for streets, etc., or by
          this ordinance for related facilities and utilities,            such
          specifications shall be followed. The developers performance bond
          shall not be released until construction has been inspected and
          accepted by the County, Town and by the Virginia Department of
          Highways and Transportation.

          (b) Prior to approval of any site plan, there shall be executed by
          the owner or developer an agreement to construct required physical
          improvements located within public rights-of-way or easements or
          connected to any public facility, together with a bond with surety
          approved by the governing body in the amount of the estimated cost
          of the required physical improvements as determined by the agent
          for Northampton County. The agreement and bond or condition shall
          provide for the completion of all work within a time specified to
          be determined by the agent.

          (c) Lot sizes for residential areas shall conform to the Zoning
          Ordinance in effect for the County of Northampton at the time of
          filing of the site development plan.

          (d) Condominium and common wall house projects of all types shall
          indicate on the plat those areas reserved for rental purposes and
          those areas reserved for sale purposes. All common wall housing
          projects where programmed for sale purposes shall be required to
          submit a subdivision plat showing all lots as required by the
          Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance of Northampton County.

          @e)  Where -the adopted Comprehensive Plan for Northampton County
          indicates a proposed right-of-way greater than that existing along
          the boundaries of the site development plan, such addition or
          right-of-way shall be dedicated for public use when the plan is
          approved.  Where a site development plan is presented on public
          streets of less than fifty feet in width, additional right-of-way
          shall be added so that the public street or right-of-way shall be
          a minimum of' twenty-five feet from the existing center line. All
          building set-backs shall be measured from the additional dedicated
          right-of-way.

          (f) All street and highway construction standards and geometric
          design shall be in accord with those specified in the Subdivision
          Ordinance of Northampton County.


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            (g) The pavement of vehicular travel lanes or driveways designed
           to permit vehicular travel on the site and to and from adjacent
           property and parking ares shall be not less than twenty feet in
           width.

                 On any site bordering a primary, arterial or interstate
           highway or adjacent to an existing service road in the State
           highway system, the developer, in lieu of providing travel lanes,
           parking areas and adjacent property, may dedicate where necessary
           for such roads. In such event, the setback requirement shall be no
           greater if the service road is dedicated than the setback required
           without the dedication, except in no instance shall a building be
           constructed closer than twenty feet from the nearest right-of-way
           line.

                Upon satisfactory completion, inspection, and only upon
           application by the developer, the County shall take the necessary
           steps to have such service road accepted by the Virginia Department
           of Highways and Transportation for maintenance.

           (h) Where pipestem residential lots are used in a site development
           plan, the width of the pipestem (driveway) shall not be less than
           twenty-five feet, and the length of the pipestem (driveway) shall
           not be greater than 200 feet from the street right-of-way line to
           which the lot has access provided the length may be varied upon
           approval of the agent.

           (i)   Cul-de-sacs shall be designed and constructed in accordance
           with the street standards specified in the Town of Nassawadox
           Subdivision Ordinance, and may be not construed or employed as a
           parking bay.

           (j)   Parking bays shall be constructed to the same construction
           standard as the appurtenant public street to which the parking bay
           abuts and be of a dustless surface.

           (k)   Where geometric design standards are modified from those
           required in the Subdivision Ordinance of Northampton County as set
           forth in item 'If" above, the developer shall be responsible for the
           placing of "No Parking" signs on all travel lanes, driveways or
           streets to prohibit parking on such roads or driveways.

           (1)   Adequate easements shall be provided for drainage and all
           utilities.   Minimum easement width shall be fifteen feet.      Where
           multiple structures or pipes are installed or the edge of the
           easements do not follow the established lot lines, the nearest edge
           of any easement shall be a minimum of five feet from any building.

           (m)   Adequate drainage for the disposition of storm and natural
           waters both on and off-site shall be provided.       The extent and
           nature of both on-site and off-site treatment is to be determined
           by the developer in conference with the agent for Northampton
           County.

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          (n)   Provision shall be made for all necessary temporary and
          permanent erosion and sedimentation control measures, both on and
          off-site. The extent of the control measures, both on- and off-
          site, are to be established by the developer and recommended by
          Eastern Shore Soil and Water Conservation District and approved by
          the governing body.

          (o)   Adequate provision shall be made by the developer for all
          utilities, both on-site and off-site. Design requirements shall be
          established, by the developer in conference with the agent for
          Northampton County.

               Percolation tests and/or other methods of soil evaluation
          deemed necessary by the Health Department           shall be the
          responsibility of the developer.

               When central water and/or sewer systems having sufficient
          capacity either exist or are proposed within a reasonable distance
          of the area of the site development plan, provisions shall be made
          to connect to the system.

          (p) All public facilities, utility and drainage easements outside
          the right-of-way of public streets or accessways are to be shown on
          the final site development plan. Where it is necessary to place
          public utilities in public rights-of-way, a permit shall first be
          obtained from the governing body or its agent for such
          installation.   Utility installations to be installed in public
          streets and rights-of-way shall be coordinated with street
          construction plans and profiles approved by the Virginia Department
          of Highways and Transportation resident engineer for Northampton
          County.

          (q)   Site development plans for large residential areas shall
          consider the provision of suitable areas for parks, schools, open
          space and other public or private recreational use, recognizing
          proposals for same in the adopted Comprehensive Plan for
          Northampton County.

               The developer shall confer with the agent for Northampton
          County and/or appropriate public officials of the County to
          ascertain if, and when, and in what manner such areas will be
          reserved for and/or acquired by the governing body.

               This provision shall not be construed to preclude the
          dedication of any property for public use which is not included in
          the Comprehensive Plan, provided such property is acceptable to the
          County for dedication and maintenance.

          (r)   Adequate fire hydrants and distribution systems shall be
          provided by the developer in areas where central or public water
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           (s) Provisions shall be made for sidewalks and pedestrian walkways
           which will enable patrons and/or tenants to walk safely and
           conveniently from one building to another or to adjacent sites as
           well.


                Where feasible, pedestrian underpasses or overpasses are to
           be encouraged in conjunction with major vehicular routes.

                Provision shall be made where appropriate for pedestrian
           walkways and equestrian ways in relation to private and public
           areas of recreation and open space, e.g. schools, parks, gardens
           and areas of similar nature.

                Connections shall be made wherever possible of all walkways
           and  equestrian ways with similar facilities on adjacent
           developments.

           (t) Landscape planting, screening, fences, walks, curbs, gutters
           and other physical improvements as required by ordinances and the
           regulations of the Virginia Department of Highways shall be
           provided by the developer.

           (u) One set of approved plans, profiles and specifications shall
           be at the site at all times when work is being performed.

           (v) Upon the completion of all required improvements shown on the
           approved site development plan, the developer shall submit to the
           agent for the governing body two copies of the completed as-built
           site plan or building location plat certified by an engineer,
           architect or surveyor. The "As-Built Site Plan" shall be submitted
           at least one week prior to the anticipated occupancy of any
           building for the review and approval by the agent for conformity
           with the approved site plan and the ordinances and regulations of
           Northampton County and State agencies.

           (w) The approval of a site development plan or the installation of
           the improvement as required in this ordinance shall not obligate
           the County to accept improvements for maintenance, repair or
           operation.   Acceptance shall be subject to County and/or State
           regulations, where applicable, concerning the acceptance of each
           type of improvement.

           Section 25-6   Administration and Procedures for Processing site
           Development Plans:

           (a)  The agent appointed by the governing body is delegated the
           authority and power to administer the Site Development Plan
           ordinance.

           (b)  The Northampton County Director of Planning and Zoning is
           designated the agent for the Town of Nassawadox.

           (c)  The agent shall be responsible for the receipt, review,

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          processing and approval of site development plans.

          (d)  The agent may request opinions and/or decisions from other
          departments, divisions, agencies, or authorities of the Town and/or
          County government, officials, departments or agencies of the
          Commonwealth of Virginia, or from other persons as may from time to
          time be retained.

          (e) The agent, subject to approval of the governing body, may from
          time to time establish reasonable administrative procedures
          necessary for the proper administration of the ordinance.

          (f) Any person aggrieved of any decision of the agent pursuant to
          this ordinance may within ten days of such decision appeal in
          writing to 'have a determination made by the governing body.

          (g) Approval, modification and approval, or disapproval of a site
          development plan by the governing body or its agent shall occur
          within 90 days of filing of the required documents in the office of
          the agent, unless abnormal circumstances exist in which case the
          time may be extended by action of the governing body.

          (h) No public easement, right-of-way or public dedication shown on
          any site development plan shall be accepted for dedication for
          public use until such proposed dedication shall first be approved
          by the governing body and evidence of such approval is shown on the
          instrument 'to be recorded.

          (i) Approval of a site development plan pursuant to this ordinance
          shall expire 18 months after the date of approval unless building
          permits have been obtained for construction.     Extensions may be
          granted upon written request by the applicant to the agent for
          Northampton County prior to lapse of approval and extension of all
          bond and surety agreements.

          (j)  No permit shall be issued by any administrative officer or
          agent of Northampton County for the construction of any building or
          improvement requiring a permit in any area covered by the site
          development plan except in conformity to the provisions of this
          ordinance and after approval of a site development plan.

          (k) County and State agencies responsible for the supervision and
          enforcement of this ordinance shall periodically inspect the site
          during the period of construction.

          (1)  Upon compliance with the terms of this ordinance and the
          satisfactory completion of construction, the agent of Northampton
          County shall furnish a certificate of approval.    Certificates of
          approval, upon ratification by the governing body, shall release
          all of the bonds which may have been furnished.

          (m) Any requirement of Article 25 may be waived by the governing
          body where the applicant establishes that an undue hardship would

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           be created by the strict enforcement of this ordinance, providing
           such a waiver, at requested, shall not be adverse to the purposes
           of this ordinance.

           (n) No change, revision or erasure shall be made on any pending
           f inal site development plan or on any accompanying data sheet where
           approval has been endorsed on the plat or sheets unless
           authorization for such changes is granted in writing by the
           approving body or the agent.

           (0) Any site development plan may be revised, provided request for
           revision shall be f iled and processed in the same manner as the
           original site plan.

           (p) The Board of Supervisors, by resolution, shall establish from
           time to time a schedule of fees for the examination and approval or
           disapproval of site development plans.

                Such fee shall be payable to the Treasurer of Northampton
           County and shall be submitted to the agent in the following manner:
           Fifty percent due and payable at the time of filing a site
           development plan and fifty percent due and payable prior to final
           approval.

           (q)  The Nassawadox Town Council reserves the right to review a
           site plan and any action of the agent.


























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                                    ARTICLE XXVI
                         SUPPLEMENTAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS

         Section 26-3. Lot Width - How Measured: Lot width at the front lot
         line shall be measured as the shortest distance between the two
         points created where the side lot lines intersect the front lot
         line.

              Lot width at the front building line shall be measured as the
         shortest distance along a straight line which passes through a
         point on each side lot line and the point on the building,
         structure or use, subject to such regulation, nearest the front lot
         line.

              Lot width at the shoreline shall be measured at the straight
         line distance which is the shortest of the following:

         (a)  A line between the points of intersection of the side lot
         lines with the shoreline.

         (b) A line drawn perpendicular to a side lot line from the point
         of intersection with the shoreline and intersecting the other side
         lot line or such side lot line extended.

         Section 26-2   Shoreline Setback - How Measured:   Every shoreline
         setback required by this ordinance shall be measured as the
         shortest distance between any point on the shoreline and any point
         on the building, structure or use subject to such setback
         requirement. The Board of Zoning Appeals may waive the shoreline
         setback and permit a principal building on or near the shoreline
         where access to proximity to the water is reasonably necessary to
         the operation of the facility.    Such waiver shall be given as a
         variance in accordance with the provisions of Article 6 hereof.
         (See also Article 2-3)

         Section 26-3 Wetlands and Water Areas Excluded from Lot Area: In
         calculating the area of any lot for the purpose of compliance with
         the minimum lot area requirements of the district regulations,
         wetlands and. areas outboard of the shoreline shall be excluded.


         Section 26-4 Setback Modification: Architectural features such as
         cornices, eaves, fire escapes, stairs, landings, bay windows,
         chimneys, but not walls or porches, may protrude into any required
         setback a distance not to exceed one-fifth of the required setback
         or six feet, whichever is the lesser.

         Section 26-5 Required  Setbacks Cannot Be Reduced: No lot shall be
         reduced in area so as to make any setback or any other open space
         less than the minimum required by this ordinance and if already
         less than the minimum  required, such setback shall not further be
         reduced, except as a variance by approval of the Board of Appeals
         in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 hereof. No part of
         a setback or other open space complying with the requirements of

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            this ordinance shall be considered as part of the required setback
            or other open space required under this ordinance f or another
            building, structure or use.

            Section 26-6   Height Limit - How Measured:    The district height
            limits for buildings and structures shall be measured as the
            vertical distance from the average finished grade at the building
            line to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof or the deck
            line of a mansard roof or to the average point between eaves and
            ridge for gable, hip and gambrel roofs.

            Section 26-7   Structures Permitted Above the Height Limit:      The
            Board of Zoning Appeals may as a variance increase the permitted
            height or number of stories if, in the view of the Board, such
            increase is reasonably necessary for the proposed purpose and no
            adverse neighborhood effects or safety hazard will be created.

                 The following structures are not subject to the district
            height regulations:

            (a) Farm buildings  and structures, but not including dwellings.

            (b) Steeples, flag  poles, smoke stacks, masts and water tanks up
            to a height of one hundred fifty feet.

            (c)   Parapet and fire walls, penthouses, monitors and roof
            structures for housing stairways, elevator, tanks, ventilating fans
            or similar equipment to operate and maintain a building or enclosed
            manufacturing process provided that all such structures above the
            height limit otherwise permitted in the district do not occupy more
            than twenty-five percent of the roof area of the building or
            structures.

            (d) Radio, T.V., and micro-wave towers and similar structures.

            Section 26-8 AccessorV Uses and Structures:

            (a) Location and Height - No accessory structures, except roadside
            stands, signs and temporary structures shall be located in any
            required yard other than a rear yard, provided, however, that on a
            corner lot no accessory structure shall be located nearer a corner
            lot line than the minimum side building setback required in the
            district.  No accessory structures within fifteen feet of a lot
            line shall be more than fifteen feet in height.

            (b)  Not Permitted Prior to Principal Use or Structure - No
            accessory use or structures shall be permitted on a lot until:

                 (1) The principal use or structure has previously been
                 established, or
                 (2) Construction has begun on the principal structure
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          (c)   Temporary Construction Structures     Temporary buildings and
          structures, including mobile homes, recreational vehicles and other
          highway vehicles may be erected or placed on a construction site in
          all districts as an accessory structure if such buildings'
          structures or vehicles are incidental and reasonably necessary to
          construction work on the premises.       Such temporary buildings,
          structures or vehicles shall be placed on a construction site only
          after a building permit has been issued for the on-site
          construction work to be performed. When such construction work is
          completed or abandoned, when the building permit expires or is
          revoked,   whichever comes first,      such temporary buildings,
          structures or vehicles shall be removed.

          (d)   Temporary Emergency Housing - If an occupied single-family
          dwelling or mobile home in any district shall burn, flood or be
          otherwise damaged or destroyed by any cause to a degree so as to
          make it unsafe or unhealthy for human occupancy, nothing in the
          ordinance shall prohibit the temporary placement of a mobile home
          on the premises as an accessory structure for the purpose of
          providing emergency housing for the displaced occupants, provided
          the mobile home is placed in the location on the property specified
          by the Planning Director, the mobile home is provided with water
          supply and sewage disposal system approved by the Health Officer
          and the mobile home shall be removed from the site when the damaged
          dwelling is repaired or replaced or within twelve months, whichever
          shall come first, except the Planning Director may grant an
          extension not to exceed an additional six months.

          Section 26-9 Traffic Visibility:

          (a)   On a corner lot in any district, nothing shall be erected,
          placed, planted or allowed to grow in such a manner as to impede a
          motorist's vision between a height of two and one-half and ten feet
          above the centerline grades of the intersecting roads in the area
          bounded by the road rights-of-way adjoining such corner lot and a
          line joining points along such road rights-of-way fifty feet from
          this point of intersection.

          Section 26-10   Shopping Centers - Access Regulations:       Shopping
          centers shall have access to primary and established secondary
          collector roads in accordance with the minimum standards:

          (a)   There shall be no more than one access point permitted per
          five hundred lineal-feet of frontage.

          (b) Acceleration and deceleration lanes shall be provided for all
          entrance and exits. An additional lane of traffic may be required
          to accommodate safe ingress and egress from U. S. Highway 13.

          (c) The use of service roads shall be provided for all entrance
          and exits.    An additional lane of traffic may be required to
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                   (d)        Principal vehicular access points shall be designed                                                 or
                   redesigned to encourage smooth traffic flow with controlled turning
                   movements and minimum hazards to vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
                   Let turn storage and right hand turn lands and/or traffic dividers
                   shall be required where existing or anticipated heavy flows
                   indicate need.



                   Section 26-11 Cluster Alternative Development:

                   (a) Cluster Alternative Objective - The objective of the "Cluster
                   Alternative Residential Development" is flexibility with the
                   objectives to (1) provide a more desirable living environment, (2)
                   encourage creative approaches in residential development, (3)
                   encourage a more efficient, aesthetic and desirable use of open
                   area, (4) encourage variety in the physical development pattern of
                   the County, (5) assist in reducing cost in residential development,
                   and (6) maintain the natural resources in the Town.

                   (b)         Cluster Density and Intensity - Residential Cluster
                   Alternative Development, under subdivision and site control may be
                   permitted provided. the gross population or housing density or
                   intensity of an area remains unchanged and conforms to the basic
                   overall density requirements of the zoning district in which the
                   development is proposed. However, lot dimensions and area may be
                   reduced to the minimums indicated in Section 26-11(c) herein.

                   (c) Zoning District Permitting Cluster Alternative Development
                   Residential minimum lot sizes for detached single-family dwellings
                   in the R-20, RM, and RO zoning districts may be reduced in area in
                   the following manner:




                                                     Minimum Lot Area Under Cluster Development



                                                                    With Public     With Public      Individual
                                    District Standard Lot Area Sewer & Water Sewer or Water          Septic Tank
                                                                                    But Not Both    Water Systems


                                    R-20       20,000 sq.ft      13,000 sq.ft.    15,000 sq.ft.      20,000 sq.ft.
                                    RM         20,000 sq.ft.      8,000 sq.ft.    11,000 sq.ft.      20,000 sq.ft.
                                    RO         20,000 sq.ft.      8,000 sq.ft.    11,000 sq.ft.      20,000 sq.ft.




                   (d)     Disposition of Land Gained

                           (1) Except as provided by Subsection 26-(d)(2) herein,
                           all land gained with a cluster alternative subdivision,
                           through reduction of lot size below minimum ordinance
                           requirements shall be dedicated to the Town of Nassawadox
                           for open space for parks, recreation or related uses; or

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               deeded to a home owner association within the proposed
               development for maintenance and operation. In the case
               where the gained land is deeded to a home owner
               association, the applicant shall furnish a proposed deed
               of dedication, including restrictions, safeguarding the
               use of open spaces and preventing encroachment upon open
               space between structures.

               (2) Streets within the Cluster Alternative Development
               may be included in the land gained through reduction.

          Section 26-12      Automobile Graveyard-Junkyard:         Automobile
          graveyards and junkyards in existence at the time of the adoption
          of this ordinance, shall be allowed one year after adoption of this
          ordinance in which to completely screen, on any side open to view
          from a public road or a private residence, the operation or use by
          a masonry wall, a uniformly painted solid board fence or an
          evergreen hedge 6 feet or more in height.

          Section 26-13 Requirements for Condominiums

          Section 26-13.1 Definitions: For purposes of this section, the
          meaning of all terms shall be controlled by Section 55-79.41 of the
          Code of Virginia.

          Section 26-13.2 Where Permitted: Condominiums shall be permitted
          in all zones in which is permitted any physically identical
          development, provided that site plan approval shall be required for
          any condominium development.

          Section 26-13.3 Compliance with ordinance: All condominiums and
          the use thereof shall in all respects comply with the provisions of
          this ordinance and its districts, and no vested rights shall be
          created upon the conversion to condominiums of the use thereof if
          either the condominium or the use thereof does not conform to the
          provisions of this ordinance.     Except as otherwise specified,
          provisions of this ordinance applicable to condominiums shall be
          those provisions applicable to physically identical developments.

          Section 26-14 Interpretation of Lot and Yard Designations: The
          following diagram shall be utilized as a guide to interpret lot and
          yard designation but is not intended to include all possible
          designations:











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