Permitted uses. A permitted use is one which is allowed in the district in which the land is situated. Where the proposed use is permitted and is in accordance with other regulations herein, a zoning permit will be issued by the Zoning Administrator, without a public hearing.

Special exception. A special exception is one which may be allowed when the Elkton Town Council, after review of the application and hearing thereon, finds as a fact that the proposed use or uses and conditions are consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and the policies of the Town and the public interest and in accordance with § 15.2-2202 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended. Where the use is conditional, a zoning permit will be issued by the Zoning Administrator after such special exception has been approved by the Town Council.

No new lot or yard shall hereafter be created, nor shall any lot or yard existing at the time of enactment of this chapter be altered, nor shall any building or structure, whether new or existing be moved, so that lot width, depth, or area requirements; front, side, or rear yard requirements; or inner or outer court requirements; or other requirements of this chapter are not obtained, except when a portion of a lot is acquired for public use.

No part of a yard or other open space required for any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be included as part of a yard or other open space similarly required for another building. Every part of a required yard or court shall be open from its lowest point to the sky unobstructed, except as otherwise provided herein, for the ordinary projection of sills, cornices, buttresses, ornamental features, chimneys, flues, and eaves provided such projections shall not extend into the required yard areas for a distance exceeding two feet.