Buena Vista

It is the intent of this ordinance to permit these nonconformities to continue, but not to encourage their survival, permit their expansion, or permit their use as grounds for adding other structures or uses prohibited elsewhere in the same district.

No more than ten townhouses shall be included in any townhouse grouping.

No more than ten townhouses shall be included in any townhouse grouping. Attached dwellings shall be separated by a noncombustible party wall to the roof line, with a fire resistance of not less than two hours duration. Each townhouse building shall front on a street dedicated to public use.

No fragile, readily flammable material such as paper, cloth or canvas shall constitute a part of any fence, nor shall any such material be employed as an adjunct or supplement to any fence.

In the case of corner lots in residential districts, there shall be no planting, fence or obstruction to vision more than three feet high, less than 20 feet from the intersection of two street lines. No barbed wire fence shall be erected or maintained within the limits of the City of Buena Vista unless the following conditions are met: ...

Property owners are required to obtain a conditional use permit when any dwelling is altered, constructed, or used for residential occupancy by any person or combination of persons other than a family, as herein defined, and any occupant is a lessee of any portion of the same property.

Property owners are required to obtain a conditional use permit when any dwelling is altered, constructed, or used for residential occupancy by any person or combination of persons other than a family, as herein defined, and any occupant is a lessee of any portion of the same property. ... At a minimum, two off-street parking spaces should be provided.

Every person either operating or desiring to operate an adult business, in addition to obtaining any required business license from the commissioner of revenue, shall apply to the chief of police, or designee, for a permit to conduct such activity.

No person shall provide adult entertainment for patrons of an adult business except upon a stage located in an area open to all patrons of the business. The stage shall be at least 18 inches above the level of the floor and separated by a distance of at least three feet from the nearest area occupied by patrons.

The requirements set forth in this ordinance shall govern the location of towers that exceed, and antennas that are installed at greater than 50 feet in height.

The requirements set forth in this ordinance shall govern the location of towers that exceed, and antennas that are installed at greater than 50 feet in height. ... The placement of an antenna on an existing structure such as a building, sign, light pole, water tank, or other freestanding nonresidential structure or existing municipal, utility or commercially owned tower or pole shall be permitted so long as the addition of said antenna shall not add more than 20 feet in height to said structure or tower.

The base of a tower must be set back a distance equal to 200 percent of the height of the tower from any off-site residential structure.

The maximum stay for a transient guest is 30 days.

The maximum stay for a transient guest is 30 days.

The zoning administrator shall respond within ninety days of a request for a decision or determination on zoning matters within the scope of his authority unless the requester has agreed to a longer period.

If the proposed use or construction described in the application required by subsection 802.02-1 of this section are in conformity with the provisions set forth herein and other appropriate codes and regulations of the City of Buena Vista, including but not limited to the required: (1) Health department approval of septic tank system; (2) Highway department entrance permit; (3) Flood insurance, floodplain ordinance; (4) Erosion and sediment control ordinance plan;

A conditional use permit must be put into effect one year after the date the permit is issued, unless otherwise provided in the permit itself;

Renewal of a conditional use permit does not require a public hearing unless the original conditions in the permit are changed, however notice of the renewal will be shown on the agenda of the city council;

The application shall be sent to the commission for review and recommendation, and said commission shall have 60 days within which to submit a report. If the commission fails to submit a report within a 60-day period, it shall be deemed to have approved the proposed conditional use;

The governing body shall consider the proposed conditional use or other special exception after notice and public hearing in accordance with Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2204, 1950, as amended, and shall take action on the proposed conditional use within 30 days from the date of the public hearing;