A.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish certain subdivision standards and procedures for Rappahannock County, Virginia, and such of its environs as come under the jurisdiction of the governing body as provided for pursuant to Title 15.2, Chapter 22, Article 6, Land Subdivision and Development, § 15.2-2240 et seq., of the Code of Virginia 1950, as amended.
[Amended 2-2-2015]
B.
These are part of a long-range plan to guide and facilitate the orderly beneficial growth of the community and to promote the public health, safety, convenience, comfort, prosperity and general welfare. More specifically, the purposes of these standards and procedures are to provide a guide for the change that occurs when lands and acreage become urban in character as a result of development for residential, business or industrial purposes, to provide assurance that the purchasers of lots are buying a commodity that is suitable for development and use and to make possible the provision of public services in a safe, adequate and efficient manner. It is essential that no changes resulting from subdivisions or partitions of land within the County violate the purpose and intent of Chapter 170, Zoning, of the Code of Rappahannock County. Land management must protect and encourage the agricultural, conservation, recreational, and aesthetic characteristics which are the predominant assets of Rappahannock County. This chapter assists the County in meeting those responsibilities.
This chapter is known and may be cited as the
"Rappahannock County Subdivision Ordinance of 1987" or "1987 Subdivision
Ordinance of Rappahannock County, Virginia." This chapter supersedes
the ordinance known as the "Subdivision Ordinance of Rappahannock
County, Virginia, 1973," as amended.
