Stanley City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
Title and Purpose
§ 215-1 Long title.
This chapter shall be known as "An Ordinance Classifying the Town of Stanley Into Districts of Such Number, Shape and Size So as to Achieve the Purposes of This Ordinance and in Each District Regulating, Restricting, Permitting, Prohibiting and Determining the Use of Land, Buildings, Structures and Other Premises for Agricultural, Business, Industrial, Residential, Floodplain and Other Specific Uses; the Size, Height, Area, Bulk, Location, Erection, Construction, Reconstruction, Alteration, Repair, Maintenance, Razing or Removal of Structures; the Areas and Dimensions of Land, Water and Air Space to be Occupied by Buildings, Structures and Uses, and of Courts, Yards and Other Open Spaces to be Left Unoccupied by Uses and Structures, Including Variations in the Size of Lots Based on Whether a Public or Community Water Supply or Sewer System is Available and Used, and the Excavation or Mining of Soils or Other Natural Resources."
§ 215-2 Short title; statutory authority.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Stanley, Virginia," and is authorized by Chapter 11, Article 8, § 15.1-486 et seq., of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended.[1]
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Editor's Note: Title 15.1 of the Code of Virginia was repealed by Acts 1997, c. 587, effective 12-1-1997. For the current provisions of former § 15.1-486, see §§ 15.2-2280 and 15.2-2281 of the Code of Virginia.
§ 215-3 Purpose.
It is the purpose of this chapter to:
A.
Provide for adequate light, air, convenience of access and safety from fire, flood and other dangers.
B.
Reduce or prevent congestion in the public streets.
C.
Facilitate the provision of adequate police and fire protection, disaster evacuation, civil defense, transportation, water, sewerage, flood protection, schools, parks, forests, playgrounds, recreational facilities, airports and other public requirements.
D.
Protect against destruction of or encroachment upon historic areas.
E.
Protect against one or more of the following: overcrowding of land; undue density of population in relation to the community facilities existing or available; obstruction of light and air; danger and congestion in travel and transportation; or loss of life, health or property from fire, flood or panic or other dangers.
F.
Encourage economic development activities that provide desirable employment and enlarge the tax base.