CODE OF THE COUNTY

Latest version.

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Published in 1997 by Order of the Board of Supervisors

Republished 2005

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OFFICIALS

CULPEPER COUNTY

September 2017

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C. Jack Frazier

Chairman

William C. Chase, Jr.

Vice Chairman

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Supervisors

William C. Chase, Jr.	Stevensburg District
Alexa V. Fritz	Salem District
Sue D. Hansohn	Catalpa District
Steven L. Walker	East Fairfax District
C. Jack Frazier	Cedar Mountain District
Bradley C. Rosenberger	Jefferson District
Gary M. Deal	West Fairfax District

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John C. Egertson

County Administrator

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Bobbi Jo Alexis

County Attorney

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PREFACE

This Code constitutes a republication of the general and permanent ordinances of the County of Culpeper, Virginia.

Source materials used in the preparation of the Code were the 1997 Code, as supplemented through November 3, 2004, and ordinances subsequently adopted by the Board of Supervisors. The source of each section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. The absence of such a note indicates that the section is new and was adopted for the first time with the adoption of the Code.

The chapters of the Code have been conveniently arranged in alphabetical order, and the various sections within each chapter have been catchlined to facilitate usage. Notes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant state law have been included. A table listing the state law citations and setting forth their location within the Code is included at the back of this Code.

Chapter and Section Numbering System

The chapter and section numbering system used in this Code is the same system used in many state and local government codes. Each section number consists of two parts separated by a dash. The figure before the dash refers to the chapter number, and the figure after the dash refers to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the second section of chapter 1 is numbered 1-2, and the first section of chapter 6 is 6-1. Under this system, each section is identified with its chapter, and at the same time new sections can be inserted in their proper place by using the decimal system for amendments. For example, if new material consisting of one section that would logically come between sections 6-1 and 6-2 is desired to be added, such new section would be numbered 6-1.5. New articles and new divisions may be included in the same way or, in the case of articles, may be placed at the end of the chapter embracing the subject, and, in the case of divisions, may be placed at the end of the article embracing the subject. The next successive number shall be assigned to the new article or division. New chapters may be included in the following manner. If the new material is to be included between chapters 12 and 13, it will be designated as chapter 12A. Care should be taken that the alphabetical arrangement of chapters is maintained when including new chapters.

Page Numbering System

The page numbering system used in this Code is a prefix system. The letters to the left of the colon are an abbreviation which represents a certain portion of the volume. The number to the right of the colon represents the number of the page in that portion. In the case of a chapter of the Code, the number to the left of the colon indicates the number of the chapter. In the case of an appendix to the Code, the letter immediately to the left of the colon indicates the letter of the appendix. The following are typical parts of codes of ordinances, which may or may not appear in this Code at this time, and their corresponding prefixes:

CODE	CD1:1
CODE APPENDIX	CDA:1
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLES	CCT:1
STATE LAW REFERENCE TABLE	SLT:1
CODE INDEX	CDi:1

Index

The index has been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of which are couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by local government officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the (index itself or indexes themselves) which stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which the user is interested.

Looseleaf Supplements

A special feature of this publication is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing of the publication. With this system, the publication will be kept up-to-date. Subsequent amendatory legislation will be properly edited, and the affected page or pages will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to holders of copies of the publication, with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages.

Keeping this publication up-to-date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the publication. As revised pages are received, it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publisher that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.

Acknowledgments

This publication was under the direct supervision of A. Lawton Langford, President, and Becky Moore, Editor, of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.

The publisher is most grateful to Sandy Lemley, Legal Assistant, for her cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this publication. It is hoped that her efforts and those of the publisher have resulted in a Code of Ordinances which will make the active law of the county readily accessible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day administration of the county's affairs.

All editorial enhancements of this Code are copyrighted by Municipal Code Corporation and the County of Culpeper, Virginia. Editorial enhancements include, but are not limited to: organization; table of contents; section catchlines; prechapter section analyses; editor's notes; cross references; state law references; numbering system; code comparative table; state law reference table; and index. Such material may not be used or reproduced for commercial purposes without the express written consent of Municipal Code Corporation and the County of Culpeper, Virginia.

ADOPTING ORDINANCE

An Ordinance Adopting and Enacting a New Code for the County of Culpeper, Virginia; Establishing the Same; Providing for the Repeal of Certain Ordinances Not Included Therein; Providing for the Manner of Amending and Supplementing Such Code; And Providing When Such Code and This Ordinance Shall Become Effective.

Be It Ordained By the Board of Supervisors of Culpeper County, Virginia, as follows:

Section 1. The Code of Ordinances, consisting of Chapters 1 to 15, each inclusive, is hereby adopted and enacted as the "Code of the County of Culpeper, Virginia," which Code shall supersede all general and permanent ordinances of the County adopted on or before December 1, 1981, to the extent provided in section 2 hereof.

Section 2. All provisions of such Code shall be in full force and effect from and after September 1, 1982, and all ordinances of a general and permanent nature of the County, adopted on final passage on or before December 1, 1981, and not included in such Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein, are hereby repealed from and after the effective date of such Code.

Section 3. The repeal provided for in section 2 hereof shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance which is repealed by this ordinance.

Section 4. A violation of any provision of such Code shall be punished as provided in section 1-10 of such Code, or as provided in any other applicable section of such Code.

Section 5. Any and all additions and amendments to such Code, when passed in such form as to indicate the intention of the Board of Supervisors to make the same a part of such Code, shall be deemed to be incorporated in such Code, so that reference to such Code shall be understood and intended to include such additions and amendments.

Section 6. In case of the amendment of any section of such Code for which a penalty is not provided, the general penalty, as provided in section 1-10 of such Code, shall apply to the section as amended, or in case such amendment contains provisions for which a penalty, other than the aforementioned general penalty, is provided in another section in the same chapter, the penalty so provided in such other section shall be held to relate to the section so amended, unless such penalty is specifically repealed therein.

Section 7. Any ordinance adopted after December 1, 1981, which amends or refers to ordinances which have been codified in such Code, shall be construed as if they amend or refer to like provisions of such Code.

ADOPTED:

Eric K. Thoreson
Chairman
Culpeper County Board of Supervisors

DATE: May 4, 1982

Adopted by the Culpeper County Board of Supervisors

5/6/97

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CULPEPER COUNTY, VIRGINIA

ORDINANCE READOPTING AND RECODIFYING ALL APPENDICES OF THE CODE OF THE COUNTY OF CULPEPER, VIRGINIA (APPENDIX A—ZONING ORDINANCE, APPENDIX B—SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, AND APPENDIX C—REPEALED DISTRICTS)

WHEREAS, §§ 15.1-504 and 15.1-37.3 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as may be amended from time to time, enable a local governing body to adopt, amend and codify ordinances or portions thereof; and

WHEREAS, §§ 15.1-486 through 15.1-491.03 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as may be amended from time to time, enable a local governing body to adopt and amend zoning ordinances in conformance with the provisions thereof; and

WHEREAS, this amendment of the zoning ordinance is required to serve the public necessity, convenience, general welfare, and good zoning practice; and

WHEREAS, §§ 15.1-470 through 15.1-472 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as may be amended from time to time, enable a local governing body to adopt and amend subdivision ordinances in conformance with the provisions thereof; and

WHEREAS, the full text of this readoption and recodification attached hereto was available for public review in the Culpeper County Administrator's Office, 302 N. Main Street, Culpeper, Virginia 22701 for at least two weeks prior to the adoption of this ordinance; and

WHEREAS, this ordinance was advertised and a public hearing held as required by law; and

WHEREAS, no change in substance of the Appendices of the Code of the County of Culpeper, Virginia is intended;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that the Board of Supervisors of Culpeper County hereby readopts and recodifies all sections and articles of Appendix A—Zoning Ordinance, Appendix B—Subdivision Ordinance and Appendix C—Repealed Districts of the Code of the County of Culpeper, Virginia; as provided in the attachment; and

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage.

Done this 6th day of May, 1997.

VOTING AYE: Irvin N. Bennett, Jr., William C. Chase, Jr., John F. Coates, Sue D. Hansohn, F. Steven Jenkins, Brad C. Rosenberger, Carolyn S. Smith

VOTING NAY: None

ABSTAINING: None

ABSENT: None

Witness this my signature and seal.

	/s/ Brad C. Rosenberger, Chairman Board of Supervisors of Culpeper County, Virginia

ATTEST:

/s/ Steven B. Miner, County Administrator

Adopted by the Culpeper County Board of Supervisors

5/6/97

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CULPEPER COUNTY, VIRGINIA

WHEREAS, §§ 15.1-504 and 15.1-37.3 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as may be amended from time to time, enable a local governing body to adopt, amend and codify ordinances or portions thereof; and

WHEREAS, this amendment of the zoning ordinance is required to serve the public necessity, convenience, general welfare, and good zoning practice; and

WHEREAS, this ordinance was advertised and a public hearing held as required by law; and

WHEREAS, no change in substance of the Appendices of the Code of the County of Culpeper, Virginia is intended;

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage.

Done this 6th day of May, 1997.

VOTING AYE: Irvin N. Bennett, Jr., William C. Chase, Jr., John F. Coates, Sue D. Hansohn, F. Steven Jenkins, Brad C. Rosenberger, Carolyn S. Smith

VOTING NAY: None

ABSTAINING: None

ABSENT: None

Witness this my signature and seal.

	/s/ Brad C. Rosenberger, Chairman Board of Supervisors of Culpeper County, Virginia

ATTEST:

/s/ Steven B. Miner, County Administrator

                    
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