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ORDINANCE
WHEREAS,
the Virginia Department of Transportation requested measurement of the
required front yard be changed from the centerline of the road or lane to
the property line; and WHEREAS,
that proposal would lead to numerous nonconforming structures and lots;
and WHEREAS, this proposal would provide an additional buffer along Fauquier County’s major roads for residentially zoned properties in the service districts an in rural zoning districts; and WHEREAS,
this amendment would not apply to Village, Commercial or Industrial Zoning
Districts; and WHEREAS,
the Fauquier County Planning Commission held a public hearing on July 25,
2002; and WHEREAS,
the Planning Commission voted to forward this text amendment proposal to
the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors with a recommendation for
approval; and WHEREAS,
the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on August 19,
2002; and WHEREAS,
the Board of Supervisors find this Ordinance to be in the best interest of
the citizens of Fauquier County and to be in accord with the spirit of the
Zoning Ordinance; now, therefore, be it ORDAINED
by the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors this 19th day of August 2002,
That the text amendment to Section 3-400.12 of the Fauquier County Zoning
Ordinance be amended to read as follows: PART 4
3-400
USE REGULATIONS
FOOTNOTES:
12. NOTE: Front yards shall
be measured from the centerline of street, or centerline of nearest pair
of lanes in the case of a street with more than two lanes front property
line along a dedicated right-of-way or from the edge of the easement in
the case of a proscriptive easement or private street.
The minimum front yard shall be 150 feet for properties zoned
residential in a service district and in rural zoning districts if those
properties front on a road classified as an arterial or freeway in the
Comprehensive Plan or on Route 215. This
requirement would not apply to the Village, Commercial or Industrial
Zoning Districts.
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