Shenandoah County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE II
Zoning Map and Zoning Districts
§ 165-5 Official Zoning Map.
Shenandoah County is hereby divided into zones, as shown on the Official Zoning Map, which is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be part of this chapter, together with all notations, references and amendments.
§ 165-6 Identification of Official Zoning Map.
The Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the signature of the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors and attested to by the Clerk of that body, together with the date of the adoption of this chapter.
§ 165-7 Changing Official Zoning Map.
If, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the Code of Virginia, as amended, changes are made in district boundaries or other matters portrayed on the Official Zoning Map, such changes shall be entered on the Official Zoning Map promptly after the amendment has been approved by the Board of Supervisors. All changes shall be noted on the Official Zoning Map by date with a brief description of the nature of the change.
§ 165-8 Location of Official Zoning Map.
The Official Zoning Map shall be located in the office of the Zoning Administrator, and shall be the final authority as to the current zoning status of all areas in the County, regardless of unofficial copies which may have been made or published from time to time. The Official Zoning Map shall be available to the public for inspection during regular office hours.[1]
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Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is on file in the County offices.
§ 165-9 Classes of districts.
For the purpose of this chapter, Shenandoah County is hereby divided into districts which shall be designated as follows:
C-1 - Conservation A-1 - Agriculture |
R-1 - Low-Density Residential |
R-2 - Medium-Density Residential |
R-3 - High-Density Residential |
RR-C - Rural Residential - Conservation [Added 9-28-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-11] |
RR-A - Rural Residential - Agricultural [Added 9-28-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-11] |
B-1 - Local Business |
B-2 - General Business |
M-1 - General Industrial |
M-2 - Limited Industrial |
§ 165-10 Interpretation of district boundaries.
Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
A.
Designation of district boundaries. Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center line of streets, railroad rights-of-way, streams, rivers, existing lot lines or municipal boundary lines shall be considered as following such features indicated. Where a district boundary line does not follow such a line, its position may be shown on said Official Zoning Map by a specific dimension expressing its distance in feet from a street right-of-way line or other boundary line as indicated and running parallel to said line.
B.
Boundary questions. In disputes over the exact location of district boundaries as shown on the map, the Zoning Administrator shall request the Board of Zoning Appeals to render its determination with respect thereto.