Blue Ridge City Zoning Code
APPENDIX 1
RECORD OF AMENDMENTS
| Date of Amendment | Summary of Amendment | Pages Affected |
| February 13, 2001 | 1) Delete, add, and revise definitions; 2) add, delete, reorganize the list of permitted uses; 3) amend appearance standards; 4) add and revise special requirements for some permitted uses; 5) reorganize the presentation of buffers; 6) add new article on Environmental Conservation Districts; 7) amend and update signage regulations; 8) amend street, traffic and parking regulations; 9) amend MHP requirements; 10) amend administration; 11) amend powers of board of zoning appeals; 12) recodify the ordinance; 13) add an appendix and 14) make other amendment to update, clarify, and correct typographical errors. | All pages |
| February 12, 2002 | Amendment of article 2 by striking or deleting therefrom the definitions for "Billboard" and for "Sign, Billboard" in their entirety and inserting new definitions; amending subsection 16.4-8 by adding "Prohibition of future billboards or billboards signs" sentence; amending section 16.6 by addition of subsection 16.6-8 "Billboards"; and amending section 16.8 by deleting in its entirety and inserting new language. | 2-3, 2-18, 16-4, 16-6, 16-8 |
| January 25, 2005 | Addition of section 16.4-8(f) allowing for the movement of existing billboards on the same property. | 17-4 thru 17-10 |
| April 4, 2005 | Multiple amendments including: 1) definitions; 2) frontage for lots; 3) fence heights; 4) adding new C-1 zone district; 5) new buffer section; 6) additions to permitted use table; 7) PUD changes; 8) signage changes relative to new C-1 district; 9) parking; 10) changes on the map to show C-1; 11) to recodify the text as necessary; and 12) for other purposes. |
All pages;
especially after Article 8 |
| April 10, 2007 | Amending section 2 by adding the "Conservation Design Subdivision" and "Stop Work Orders" definitions. Amending section 5.3, section 6.3, and section 7.3 each entitled "Area, Yard and Height Regulations" add " *** " [three asterisks for section 5.3 (the R-A District)], add " ** " [two asterisks for section 6.3 (the R-1 District)], and add " **** " [four asterisks for section 7.3 (the R-2 District)]. Further, at the bottom of the table following each of the above sections, insert the appropriate number of asterisks per zone district (as dictated above), then follow with the following two sentences: [appropriate number of asterisks inserted] The approval of a conservation design subdivision per article 6 of the Blue Ridge subdivision regulations allows the typical lot-by-lot design criteria of this zoning district, as shown in the above table, to be waived. The minimum lot size per district is used only for computing the maximum allowed density on the property that is under review, rather than establishing a minimum lot size or individual lot criteria for any particular dwelling/lot proposed on-site. Amending section 23.3-3 Special Exceptions and Interpretations by adding "item e." | 2-5, 2-21, 5-1, 6-1, 7-1, 23-3 |
| November 13, 2007 | Change minimum lot size for a two-unit building from 22,500 to 19,000; also reduced square footage for second unit from 7,500 to 4,000 square feet | 5-1 |
| June 10, 2010 | To amend article 23 which establishes the zoning board of appeals; To re-establish the zoning board of appeals and its membership; To provide for qualification of members; To provide for staff; To provide for a quorum for action; To provide for notice regarding any hearing; To provide for appeals from action of the board; and for other purposes. | 23-1 |
| December 22, 2010 | Revocation of the first paragraph of section 23.1 of the zoning ordinance of the city of Blue Ridge, as amended, and adoption of a new first paragraph for section 23.1 regarding the zoning board of appeals. | 23-1 |
| October 23, 2012 | Change to allow Dwelling, Loft in C-1 and C-2 zones. | 13-4 |
| April 22, 2016 | To amend article 2 - Rules and Definitions with the addition of definitions for photovoltaic systems, solar array, solar array tracking, solar access easement, solar energy, solar energy facility (farm), solar energy system, solar energy system building mounted, solar energy ground mounted, solar energy system thermal, dwelling urban, and mixed-use development. Amending the table of permissible and conditional uses regarding solar systems and amended by including urban dwellings and mixed-use developments as being permitted with the Central Business District (CBD) but eliminating certain residential uses in CBD. Amending article 11 - CBD Central Business District Regulations by adding a new chapter, to be designated as chapter 11A, to article 11. |
2-8, 2-21, 2-22,
11-2, 13-1, 13-4, 13-10, 13-19 |
| August 2, 2016 | To delete in its entirety article 17 and to provide for a new article 17 as to the regulation of signs as provided by this ordinance; to amend article 2 of the zoning ordinance as to the definitions of certain signs; to provide for the purpose of this ordinance; location of signs, and general provisions regulating signs; to establish sign types and standards; to further regulate billboards within the city of Blue Ridge, to permit certain types of signs within certain zoning districts; to prohibit certain signs including dangerous or defective signs; to establish sign permit requirements; to provide for nonconforming signs; to exempt temporary signs from the permitting requirements and for other purposes. | 2-9, 2-18, 2-19, 2-20, 2-21, 17-1 through 17-12 |
| November 8, 2016 | To amend the zoning ordinance to provide that a hotel or motel may be a conditional use within the limited commercial district (C-1) in accordance with the terms and provisions of the zoning ordinance, to provide additional requirements as the conditional use of a hotel or motel within the limited commercial zoning district (C-1). Changes to Table of Permissible Uses, being section 13.1 of the zoning ordinance. The addition of a new section 13.2-28 regarding hotel or motel being a conditional use subject to requirements met. To provide that interested parties can appeal the decision of the board of zoning appeals regarding an administrative interpretation to the Blue Ridge city council; To revise section 24.5 by adding provisions regarding appeals from action by the mayor and council; and for other purposes. |
13-1, 13-5,
13-7, 13-19 through 13-22, 24-2 |
| September 11, 2018 | To amend article 23, Zoning Board of Appeals section 23.2 - Organization; section 23.3-1 - Variances; section 23.4-1 - Applications; section 23.4-3 - Hearing Procedures; To amend article 24, section 24.2-1 - Application Information |
23-2, 23-4,
23-5, 24-1 |
(Ord. No. BR2023-20, § 2(Exh. B), 8-15-2023)