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."
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]
[1]
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was repealed by Acts 1997, c. 587, effective 12-1-1997.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.
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.
