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Town of Bedford, Virginia
Department of Planning & Community Development
215 E. Main Street
Bedford, VA 24523
(540) 587-6021 ● cjohnson@bedfordva.gov
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION
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APPLICANT INFORMATION
Property Owner Name: ___________________________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________
Phone: _________________________________ Email: ________________________________________________
Applicant Name:________________________________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________
Phone: _________________________________ Email: ________________________________________________
Primary Contact: _______________________________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________
Phone: _________________________________ Email: ________________________________________________
PROPERTY INFORMATION
Location address: ________________________________________________________________________________
Business Name (current or future): _________________________________________________________________
Zoning District: ___________________________________________
Current Use of Property: _________________________________________________________________________
Tax Map Number: ______________________________ RPC Number: ________________________________
APPLICATION INFORMATION
What specific land use are you requesting from the Land Development Regulations / Zoning Ordinance?
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Please summarize the grounds upon which this request is based (attach additional sheets if necessary).
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Date received:__________ Received by:____________
$150 Fee: __________ 2 Site plan copies:___________
Zoning District:_______________________
Owner’s Authority Letter if applicable:_____________
To evaluate the proposed conditional use, please address the following concerns:
1. List the effect of the proposed use on existing and projected traffic volumes and the increase of noise in the
neighborhood.
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2. Will the conditional use affect the current and future need for the proposed use in the town and in the area?
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3. How will this conditional use affect the character of the existing neighborhood and existing property values?
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CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that this application is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I authorize staff for
the Town of Bedford to enter the property for purposes of reviewing this request and for placing a sign as notice
of public hearings. I have provided a site plan and the required application fee. I understand that I am responsible
for all advertising fees associated with placing required legal notices in newspapers or other media.
Applicant Signature:___________________________________________ Date:_________________________
Print Name: __________________________________________________
Staff Use Only:
Planning Commission meeting date(s) ___________________________________________________________
Recommendation from Planning Commission _____________________________________________________
Town Council public hearing date(s) ____________________________________________________________
Action taken by Town Council (Approval/ Denial)_________________________________________________
Were conditions placed on the Conditional Use? ___________________________________________________
Zoning permit issuance date_________________________________
Building permit issuance date________________________________
Business license issuance date if commercial_________________________________
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1002.03. Application procedure for a conditional use. Applications for a zoning permit for a conditional
use shall be submitted to the zoning administrator, who shall refer the application to the council for a
public hearing. Applications for zoning permits for conditional uses must be submitted in accordance
with the following procedures:
a. An application shall be accompanied with two copies of an acceptable site plan as specified
in section 1002.02.
b. Each application for a zoning permit for conditional use shall be accompanied by payment of a fee
to be determined by the council to help defray the cost publicizing and conducting the public
hearing. Such fee will be over and above any fees required by the council for application for a
zoning permit for a permitted use.
c. For applications concerning five parcels or less, the applicant shall post a sign, at least three
square feet in area, and approved by the zoning administrator, notifying the public of the requested
zoning change on the property for which zoning request has been received. A sign shall be placed
within ten feet of the property line at each street on which the property abuts. The sign shall be
posted for at least ten days prior to the required public hearing. The applicant must in all cases
notify the adjoining and adjacent property owners according to procedures outlined in the Code of
Virginia, as may be amended.
d. The application shall be sent to the commission for review and recommendation, and said
commission shall have 60 days within which to submit a report. If the commission fails to submit a
report within a 60 day period, it shall be deemed to have approved the proposed conditional use.
e. The council shall consider the proposed conditional use after notice and public hearing in
accordance with Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2204, and shall take action on the proposed conditional
use within 60 days from the date of the public hearing.
f. In evaluating the proposed conditional use, the council shall address the following concerns:
1. The effect of the proposed use on existing and projected traffic volumes and noise in the
neighborhood;
2. The current and future need for the proposed use in the town and in the area; and
3. The character of the existing neighborhood and the effect of the proposed use on existing
property values.
g. Conditions set forth in article VI for the various conditional uses are minimum. In approving a
proposed conditional use the council may stipulate such additional requirements as are necessary
to the public interest. The council may require the applicant to furnish to the governing body a
performance bond in an amount sufficient for and conditional upon the fulfilling of any and all
conditions and requirements stipulated by the council.
h. If the council approves the application for a zoning permit for a proposed conditional use, the
zoning administrator shall issue a zoning permit, indicating the conditional nature of the use, in
accordance with section 1002.028 of this ordinance.
i. If the council disapproves the application for a zoning permit for a proposed conditional use, the
council shall inform the applicant of the decision in writing within 60 days from the date of the public
hearing, stating the reasons for disapproval. The zoning administrator shall retain one copy of the
site plan, and two copies of the refusal, and shall keep them as a public record.
j. A property owner, or his appointed agent, shall not initiate action for a zoning permit relating to the
same conditional use affecting the same parcel of land more often than once every 12 months.
Such site plan shall include but not be limited to the following information:
1. The name of the owner, the name of the surveyor or engineer who prepared the plan; tax map
and parcel number; zoning, together with description of any variances; owner, zoning, tax map
and parcel number and present use of adjacent parcels; departing lot lines, minimum setback
lines, yard and building separation requirements; north point; scale; one datum reference for
elevation; the source of the topography; the source of the survey; sheet number and total
number of sheets; date of drawing; date and description of latest revision; vicinity map at a
scale of one inch equals 2,000 feet, and boundary dimensions.
2. Existing topography for the entire site and a minimum of 200 feet outside of the site unless
otherwise approved by the agent. Areas with up to 20 percent slope shall be shown with no
larger than five foot contours; areas with slopes over 20 percent slope shall be shown with no
larger than ten foot contours. Proposed grading (shown with no larger than five foot contours)
supplemented where necessary by spot elevations and indicating areas of the site where
existing slopes are 25 percent or greater.
3. Location and dimensions of all existing and proposed improvements including buildings
(maximum footprint and height) and other structures; walkways; fences; walls; trash
containers; outdoor lighting; parking lots and other paved areas, loading and service areas,
and signs.
4. One hundred year floodplain limits as shown on the official Flood Insurance Maps for the
Town of Bedford.
5. Location of existing and proposed streets and street right-of-ways; provision and schedule for
noise abatement in accordance with the standard of VDOT; ingress to and egress from the
site; utilities and utility easements; water, sewer and drainage facilities, and other facilities and
utilities on and adjacent to the site.
6. Provision and schedule for the adequate control of natural and stormwater, indicating the
location, size, type and grade of ditches, catchbasins, and pipes and connection to existing
drainage systems; provisions and schedule for the adequate control of erosion and
sedimentation.
7. Any other information regarding abutting property as directly affects this application.
b. Each application for a zoning permit shall be accompanied by payment of a fee, as established by
the council, to help defray expenses of administration.
c. If the proposed excavation, filling, construction, or movement set forth in said sketch or plan are in
conformity with the provisions set forth herein, and other appropriate codes and regulations of the
town then in effect, the zoning administrator shall sign and return one copy of the site plan to the
applicant and shall issue a zoning permit. The zoning administrator shall retain the application and
one copy of the site plan for his records.
d. If the application and site plan submitted described work which does not conform to the
requirements set forth herein, the zoning administrator shall not issue a zoning permit, but shall
return one copy of the site plan to the applicant along with a signed refusal in writing. Such refusal
shall state the reasons for refusal and shall cite the portions of this ordinance with which the
submitted site plan does not comply. The zoning administrator shall retain one copy of the site plan
and one copy of the refusal.