For the purpose of this chapter, the incorporated
areas of the City of Galax, Virginia, are hereby divided into the
following districts:
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Residential Low-Density
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R-1
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Residential Medium-Density
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R-2
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Residential High-Density
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R-3
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Residential Mobile Home
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R-MH
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Residential Mobile Home Subdivision
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R-4
[Added 1-9-1989] |
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Business Limited
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B-1
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Business General
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B-2
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Business Medical
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B-3
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Industrial Light
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M-1
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Industrial Heavy
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M-2
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The boundaries and locations of each of these
districts are hereby established as shown on the map entitled the
"Official Zoning Map of the City of Galax, Virginia." The Zoning Map
and all notations, amendments and other information thereon are hereby
made a part of this chapter, the same as if such information set forth
on the map was all fully described and set out herein.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is on file in
the office of the City Manager.
A.
The Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the
City Seal and the signature of the Mayor under the following words:
"This is to certify that this map is the Official Zoning Map of the
City of Galax," together with the adoption date of this chapter.
B.
All changes made in district boundaries or other matters
shown on the Official Zoning Map must be in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter and the Code of Virginia 1950, as amended, and shall
be entered on the Official Zoning Map promptly after the amendment
has been approved by the City Council. No amendment to this chapter
which involves a change on the Official Zoning Map shall become effective
until such change has been recorded on the map. A brief statement
shall be included describing the nature of the change and date of
adoption and signed by the Mayor.
C.
No changes of any kind shall be made on the Official
Zoning Map or matters shown thereon except in conformity with the
procedures set forth in this chapter. Any unauthorized change shall
be considered a violation of this chapter and punishable as a misdemeanor.
D.
The Official Zoning Map shall be located in the office
of the Zoning Administrator and shall be the final authority as to
the current zoning status of areas within the corporate limits, regardless
of other purported copies of the Official Zoning Map which may be
in existence. An official copy shall also be kept in Council chambers.
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the
boundaries of districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map, the following
rules shall apply:
A.
Boundaries indicated as approximately following the
center lines of railroads, streams, streets, roads or alleys shall
be interpreted as following such center lines.
B.
Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted
lot lines shall be interpreted as following such lot lines and the
extension of lot lines in the event that the boundary extends across
unplatted tracts.
C.
Boundaries indicated as approximately following corporate
limits shall be interpreted as following such corporate limits.
D.
Boundaries indicated as approximately following the
center lines of streams, river, lakes or other bodies of water shall
be interpreted as following such center lines and, in the event of
a change in the course of a body of water, shall be interpreted as
moving with the actual center line.
E.
Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions
of features indicated above shall be so interpreted. Distances not
specifically indicated on the Official Zoning Map shall be determined
by the scale of the map.
F.
Where natural or man-made features actually existing
differ with those shown on the Official Zoning Map, the Planning Commission
shall determine the district boundary.
G.
Where a district boundary line divides a lot which
was in single ownership at the time of passage of this chapter, the
Planning Commission may permit, as a special exception, the extension
of the regulations for either portion of the lot, not to exceed 50
feet beyond the district line into the remaining portion of the lot.
