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This ordinance shall be enforced by the Administrator who shall be appointed by the governing body. The Administrator shall serve at the pleasure of that body. Compensation for such shall be fixed by resolution of the governing body.

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Nothing contained herein shall require any change in the plans or construction of any building or structure for which a permit was granted prior to the effective date of this ordinance. However, such construction must commence within thirty (30) days after this ordinance becomes effective. If construction is discontinued for a period of six (6) months or more, further construction shall be in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance for the district in which the operation is located.

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Interpretation.

Unless district boundary lines are fixed by dimensions or otherwise clearly shown or described, and where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the aforesaid districts as shown on the zoning map, the following rules shall apply:

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Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately following or being at right angles to the centerlines of streets, highways, alleys, or railroad main tracks, such centerlines or lines at right angles to such centerlines shall be construed to be such boundaries as the case may be.

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Where a district boundary is indicated to follow a river, creek, branch, or other body of water, said boundary shall be construed to follow the centerline of low water or at the limit of the jurisdiction.

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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 use of the scale shown on said zoning map. In case of dispute in the use thereof, the determination of the governing body shall be final.

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Effective date.

The effective date of this ordinance shall be from and after its passage and legal application, and its provisions shall be in force thereafter until repealed.

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Severability.

Should any section or provisions of this ordinance be decided by the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole, or any part thereof other than the part so held to be unconstitutional or invalid.

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Conflicting ordinances, statutes and regulations.

Whenever any section or provision of this ordinance or of any regulation adopted under the authority of this ordinance requires a greater width of lot or size of lot or yard or other open spaces, or requires a lower height of building or less number of stories, requires a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied or imposes other higher standards than are required in any state statute or other county ordinance or regulation, the provision of this ordinance or of the regulation adopted under the authority of this ordinance shall govern.

Whenever any section or provision of any state statute or other county ordinance or regulation requires a greater width or size of yards, courts or other open spaces, requires a lower height of building or a less number of stories, requires a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied or imposes other higher standards than are required by any section or provision of this ordinance or of any regulation adopted under the authority of this ordinance, the provisions of such state statute or other county ordinance or regulation shall govern.

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A certified copy of the foregoing zoning ordinance of Nelson County, Virginia, shall be filed in the office of the Zoning Administrator of Nelson County, and in the office of the clerk of the Circuit Court of Nelson County.