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Legislative authority.

This article establishes comprehensive zoning regulations for Nelson County and provides for the administration, enforcement, and amendment thereof, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 22 of the Code of Virginia, (1950), as amended.

(Ord. No. O2007-003, 5-21-07)

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Legislative intent. It is the intention of the county to:

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Guide its future growth and development in accordance with a comprehensive plan of land use and population density that represents the most beneficial and convenient relationships among the residential, nonresidential, and public areas within the county;

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Provide adequate light, air, and privacy, to preserve and protect lives and property from fire, floods, and other dangers, and to prevent overcrowding of the land and undue congestion of population;

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Protect the character and the social and economic stability of all parts of the county, to encourage the orderly and beneficial development of all parts of the county, and to protect and conserve the value of land and buildings appropriate to the various districts established by this comprehensive zoning ordinance;

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Bring about the gradual conformity with the current Comprehensive Plan of Nelson County through the comprehensive zoning ordinance set forth herein, and to minimize conflicts among the uses of land and buildings;

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Promote the most beneficial relationship between the uses of land and buildings and the road system which serves these uses, having particular regard for the potential amount and intensity of such land and building uses in relationship to the capacity of the road system, so as to avoid congestion on the roads, and to promote safe and convenient vehicular and pedestrian traffic movements appropriate to the various uses of land and buildings throughout the county; and

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Provide a guide for public action in the orderly and efficient provision of public facilities and services, and for private enterprise in building development, investment, and other economic activity relating to uses of land and buildings throughout the county.

(Ord. No. O2007-003, 5-21-07)

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Interpretation, purpose or conflict. In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this ordinance shall be held to be minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of health, safety, and the general welfare of the citizens of the county.

(Ord. No. O2007-003, 5-21-07)

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Enumeration of districts. For the purpose of this ordinance, the unincorporated areas of Nelson County, Virginia, are hereby divided into eleven (11) districts as follows:

Conservation C-1

Agricultural A-1

Residential R-1

Residential R-2

Residential Planned Community RPC

Industrial M-2

Limited Industrial M-1

Floodplain FP

Business B-1

Business B-2

Service Enterprise SE-1

(Ord. No. O2007-003, 5-21-07)