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Adopted
July 7, 2005
Last Updated March 15, 2010
Zoning Ordinance As Amended as of 031510.pdf
Version: 15 March 2010
Amendments to the August 2005 Zoning Ordinance:
1. Ordinance amendment to allow the replacement of certain nonconforming signs (Section 9-1013.C.1) adopted April 18, 2006.
Zoning Ordinance Ammendment 18 April 2006 (60.4 KiB)
2. Ordinance amendment to allow major motor vehicle repair service in the General Industrial and Planned Development Industrial Park districts (Sections 4-12002.D and 4-19002.D) adopted August 21, 2006.
Zoning Ordinance Ammendment 21 August 2006 (95.2 KiB)
3. Ordinance amendments to Fiscal Impact Analysis (Section 1-1015.F.4) , SR District Side Yard Setbacks (Section 4-7005.D), Highway Corridor Overlay District Requirements (Section 6-1006.B-C., 1007.A.7, and 1008.A.3), Newport Development Overlay District Requirements (Section 6-2005.D, 6-2006.A.7, 6-2007.A. 3, and 6-2009.G.1), Historic Overlay District (Section 6-3001), Floodplain Management Overlay District Requirements (Section 6-4006.B.3), Simplified Site Plan Requirements (Section 7-2003.A), and Temporary Signs (Section 9-1004.A-D) adopted February 13, 2007.
Zoning Ordinance Ammendment 13 February 2007 (225.2 KiB)
4. Ordinance amendments to allow the expansion, restoration and replacement of nonconforming structures with certain conditions (Section 1-1020.G.4 and H.1), include Class A and B manufactured homes in the definition of Farm Employee Housing (Section 3-2000), include Farm Wineries and Viticulture in Agricultural Use Types (Section 3-2000), add a definition of Lawn and Garden Services in Commercial Use Types (Section 3-6000), include Lawn and Garden Services as a conditional use in the Rural Agricultural Conservation district (Section 4-2003.E), allow Law and Garden Services as a permitted use in the Limited Commercial District (Section 4-9002.E), the General Commercial District (Section 4-10002.E), the Limited Industrial District (Section 4-11000.D), the General Industrial District (Section 4-12000.D) and the Planned Industrial Park District (Section 4-19002.D), include a restriction in the Rural Residential District (Section 4-3006.F) that no lots shall be designed with more than 30% of the required minimum lot area consisting of environmentally sensitive features listed in Section 5-40000.C.1, clarify that the height limit of all structures in the Limited Industrial district shall be 35 feet and may be increased to 50 feet provided that setbacks are increased by one foot for each additional foot of height (Section 4-11005.A.1), add supplementary regulations for accessory buildings (Section 5-2000.A, E and H); and add supplementary regulations for Farm Employee Housing and Farm Wineries (Section 5-5001.B and I) adopted April 19, 2007.
Zoning Ordinance Ammendment 19 April 2007 (357.6 KiB)
5. Ordinance amendment to allow the replacement of certain Nonconforming Signs (Section 9-1013.D) adopted May 24, 2007.
Zoning Ordinance Ammendment 24 May 2007 (68.1 KiB)
6. Ordinance amendments to the setback requirements in the Limited Industrial District (Section 4-11005.C.1), General Industrial District (Section 4-12005.C.1), and General Industrial Conservation District (Section 4-13005.B.1), as well as a reduction in the minimum acres required for a Private Stable (Section 5-5001.G.1) adopted June 14, 2007.
Zoning Ordinance Ammendment 14 June 2007 (73.4 KiB)
7. Ordinance amendments to reduce the minimum acreage requirement for additions to a PD-CP District (Section 4-17004.A), PD-MX District (Section 4-18004.A), and PD-IP District (Section 4-19004.A), as well as a requirement that communication towers meet federal requirements (Section 5-5007.D.7) adopted August 16, 2007.
Zoning Ordinance Ammendment 16 August 2007 (75.9 KiB)
8. Ordinance amendments to classify replacements of sign faces in existing signs in the Historic Overlay District as a minor exemption (Section 6-3006.A) as well as changes to the Communication Tower regulations (Section 5-5007.D) adopted September 20, 2007.
Zoning Ordinance Ammendment 20 September 2007 (152.0 KiB)
9. Cluster Ordinance Amendments to the Rural Agricultural Conservation (RAC) District regulations (Section 4-2000) adopted November 15, 2007.
Zoning Ordinance Ammendment 15 November 2007 (96.7 KiB)
10. Amendment to Section 1-1020.H (Nonconforming Situations, Restoration or Replacement) to allow redeveloping sites to maintain existing impervious cover conditions; and Section 2-1002 (Definitions) to include a definition of redevelopment adopted December 13, 2007.
Zoning Ordinance Ammendment 13 December 2007 (85.8 KiB)
11. Amendments to Article VII, General Design Guidelines and Development Review Procedures, Part 2, Development Review, Section 7-2007, Preliminary Site Development Review Procedures and Approval Authority and Section 7-2008, Final Site Development Plan Review Procedures and Approval Authority adopted November 20, 2008.
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12. Amendments to Section 3-6000 (Commercial use Types) to clarify allowable accessory uses for Hospitals and Medical Clinics to include ambulance stops and helicopter landing sites; Village Center (VC) District, Bulk Regulations, Section 4-4005.A (Maximum Building Height) to increase the allowable building height for public and semi-public buildings up to 60 feet; and General Sign Restrictions and Prohibitions, Section 9-1005.B (Façade Signs) to remove the first floor mounting height limitation adopted December 18, 2008.
Zoning Ordinance Ammendment 18 December 2008 (266.9 KiB)
13. Amendments to Section 1-1011, Powers and Duties of the Zoning Administrator, adopted January 22, 2009 .
Zoning Ordinance Ammendment 22 January 2009 (64.5 KiB)
14. Amendments pertaining to Communication Towers, specifically to Section 5-5007 Supplemental Use Regulations for Miscellaneous Use Types of the Zoning Ordinance adopted February 19, 2009.
Zoning Ordinance Ammendment 19 February 2009 (80.1 KiB)
15. Amendments pertaining to the Development Review Committee (DRC), specifically to Sections 1-1020, 2-1002, 6-1003, 6-1004, 6-1006, 6-1014, 6-2003, 6-2004, 6-2006 and 6-2011 of the Isle of Wight County Zoning Ordinance adopted on August 20, 2009.
Zoning Ordinance Ammendment 20 August 2009 (240.3 KiB)
16. Amendments pertaining to Landscaping Requirements adopted on August 20, 2009.
Zoning Ordinance Ammendment 20 August 2009 (4.5 MiB)
17. Amendments to Section 1-1016 (Conditional Zoning), Section 1-1019.D.1 (Variances), and Section 1-1020.H.1 (Nonconforming Situations, Restoration or Replacement) adopted September 24, 2009.
Zoning Ordinance Ammendment 24 September 2009 (298.8 KiB)
18. Amendments to Article IX, Signs, adopted November 19, 2009.
Zoning Ordinance Ammendment 19 November 2009 (300.7 KiB)
19. Amendments to Article V, Supplementary Use Regulations,for Borrow Pits, adopted December 17, 2009.
Zoning Ordinance Ammendment 17 December 2009 (75.5 KiB)
20. Amendments to Section 1-1015, Entitled “Amendments”, and Section 1-1016, Entitled “Conditional Zoning”, adopted January 6, 2011.
Zoning Ordinance Ammendment 6 January 2011 (203.1 KiB)
21. An ordinance to amend and reenact the Isle of Wight County Code by amending and reenacting Appendix B, Zoning, Article I, entitled “General Provisions”, Section 1-1013, entitled “Zoning Permit and Occupancy Permit Guidelines” to revise the requirements for penalties and remedies for violations, Article VII, entitled “General Design Guidelines and Development Review Procedures”, Section 7-1004, entitled “General Site Design Standards”, to revise the requirements for a preliminary site analysis; Article VIII, entitled “Landscaping and Screening Standards”, Section 8-1008, entitled “Landscaping Credits Table” to revise the point credit value for trees over eight inch caliper preserved on the site and Article IX, entitled “Signs”, Section 9-1004, entitled “Temporary Signs”, adopted June 16, 2011.
Zoning Ordinance Ammendment 16 June 2011 (461.2 KiB)
22. An Ordinance to Amend and Reenact the Isle of Wight County Code by Amending and Reenacting Appendix B, Zoning, Section 5-1003, Entitled “Change In Use”, adopted November 17, 2011.
Zoning Ordinance Amendment – November 17, 2011
23. An Ordinance to Amend and Reenact the Isle of Wight County Code by Amending and Reenacting Appendix B, Zoning, Section 5-5003 Supplementary use regulations for civic use types, specifically Section 5-5003(k) Religious assembly, adopted February 16, 2012.
Zoning Ordinance Amendment – February 16, 2012
24. An Ordinance to Amend and Reenact the Isle of Wight County Code by Amending and Reenacting Appendix B, Zoning, Section 6-4001, Flood Plain Management Overlay (FPMO), adopted February 16, 2012.
Zoning Ordinance Amendment – February 16, 2012
