Town Council approves changes to Ordinance

Cape Charles Town approved text amendments in the ordinance code in order to correct factual or typographical errors, or comply with language in the Code of, Virginia, or provide clarity in the administration of the Ordinance.
From the Staff report, the changes are listed below:

Article II Section 2.9 (page 26) defines “Municipal Community Center” as “the former Cape Charles
High School building.” That section shall read “See Neighborhood Community Center.”
Article IV Section 4.5.B (page 29) identifies Section 4.8 as “Table of Parking Standards”. That section
(Section 4.5.B) shall read “Section 4.5.1.”

Article III Section 3.2.I (pages 5-6) enumeration reads as follows: “1. Proportions; 3. Scale and
Orientation; 4. Roofs; 4. Windows and Doors.” This section shall read “2.Scale and Orientation” and
“3.Roofs.”

Article III Section 3.2.C.3.c (page 3) identifies Section 4.8.E.2 as “Table of Parking Standards”. That
section (Section 3.2.C.3.c) shall read “Section 4.5.1.”

Article II Section 2.5.1.A.6 (page 6) and Article II Section 2.5.5 (page 7) both cite a four-year period of
non-occupancy of non-conforming structures. Virginia Code Section 15.2-2307 states a two-year
period. These sections shall read “two.”

Article II Section 2.3.7 is proposed for the purpose of resolving textual inconsistencies across the
zoning ordinance. This section shall read, “Where there is conflict between the provisions or
requirements of this ordinance, the more restrictive provisions or requirements shall apply.”

Article III Sections 3.5.B.21; 3.6.B.36; 3.7.B.3; and 3.8.B.2 state “compatible in nature with the
foregoing uses and which the Zoning Administrator determines to be compatible with the intent of the
district.” Section 3.9.E.8 states, “Any other use which is compatible in nature with the foregoing
permitted and conditional uses and which is determined to be compatible with the intent of the
District.” These sections (3.5.B.21; 3.6.B.36; 3.7.B.3; and 3.8.B.2) shall read “and is concurred with
by the Planning Commission.” The revised Section 3.9.E.8 shall read “Any other use which is
compatible in nature with the foregoing permitted and conditional uses and which the Zoning
Administrator determines to be compatible with the intent of the District, and is concurred with by the
Planning Commission.”

The following parcels are proposed for Zoning District re-identification on the Zoning Map of the Town of
Cape Charles to correct a cartography error.

Four Peach Street parcels (83A3-1-599c; 83A3-1-600c; 83A3-1-601b; and 83A3-1-601c) commonly known
as 8 Peach Street, 10 Peach Street, and 12 Peach Street, are depicted on the February 2014 zoning map as
zoned Residential – 1. Previous maps showed them as Commercial -1, and the historical use of those
parcels is commercial.