It is the purpose of this article to set forth the entities charged with the administration of the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 094-29, § 28-1601, 8-9-94)

The board of supervisors shall have the following duties for the administration of this chapter:

(1)

To appoint such officers and bodies as required by this chapter and the Code of Virginia.

(2)

To authorize, upon the proper findings, conditional use permits.

(3)

To hear such appeals as are set forth in this chapter, when such appeals are properly brought before them.

(4)

To approve or disapprove amendments to the zoning map and this chapter.

(Ord. No. 094-29, § 28-1602, 8-9-94)

(a)

Membership and term. There shall be a planning commission which shall have the powers and duties granted to it by the Code of Virginia.

[(b)

Reserved.]

(Ord. No. 094-29, § 28-1603, 8-9-94)

There shall be a planning director who shall have the powers and duties granted to him by the Code of Virginia or delegated to him by the board of supervisors.

(Ord. No. 094-29, § 28-1604, 8-9-94)

(a)

There shall be a zoning administrator who shall have the powers and duties granted to him by the Code of Virginia and such other powers and duties as may be delegated to him by the board of supervisors.

(b)

The department of planning and zoning shall develop an application form and procedure for all requests for zoning determination. These applications shall be entered into the department zoning application tracking system.

(c)

A required fee established by the board of supervisors shall be charged for all requests for a zoning administrator determination.

(d)

Upon receipt of an application for a zoning administrator determination, the department of planning and zoning shall provide written notice by certified mail to all adjoining property owners. The notice shall include a descriptive summary of the requested determination and a reference to the place or places within the locality where copies of the application for a zoning administrator determination may be examined. The last known address of any such owner, as shown on the current real estate tax assessment books of the county, shall be deemed adequate compliance with this requirement.

(e)

At least thirty (30) days but no more than ninety (90) days shall elapse between the notification of adjacent property owners and the making of the zoning administrator determination.

(f)

When the determination has been made, written notice of the determination shall be provided to the applicant and to all adjoining property owners by the department of planning and zoning by certified mail. The last known address of any such owner, as shown on the current real estate tax assessment books of the county, shall be deemed adequate compliance with this requirement.

(Ord. No. O07-43, 9-4-07; Ord. No. O08-54, 9-2-08)

Petitions brought by property owners, contract purchasers or agents thereof, shall be sworn to under oath before a notary public or other official before whom oaths may be taken, stating whether or not any member of the planning commission or board of supervisors has any interest in such property, either individually, by ownership of stock in a corporation owning such land, partnership, as the beneficiary of a trust, or the settler of a revocable trust or whether the member of the immediate household of any member of the planning commission or board of supervisors has any such interest.

(Ord. No. 000-51, 8-8-00)

All applicants for a special exception, a special use permit, conditional use permit, amendment to the zoning ordinance or variance shall make complete disclosure of the equitable ownership of the real estate involved in the application, including, in the case of corporate ownership, limited liability company ownership or similar business ownership, the name of stockholders, officers, managing partners, general partners, owners and members, and in any case the names and addresses of all of the real parties in interest. The requirement of listing names of stockholders, officers and directors shall not apply to a corporation whose stock is traded on a national or local stock exchange and having more than five hundred (500) shareholders. In the event the ownership of the involved real estate changes in any respect during the time the application is pending, the applicant shall make complete disclosure of the new equitable ownership of the real estate involved in the application as required herein. If the applicant is a contract purchaser, the ownership information required herein shall be provided for the contract purchaser in addition to the owner of the real estate involved in the application. This section applies to applications before the board of supervisors, planning commission and board of zoning appeals.

(Ord. No. O05-54, 12-13-05)