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Ordinance Hole Uncovered

In the petition. Baumgardner states that Article 14-1-3 of the county’s zoning ordinance, which provides that any nonconforming use discontinued for more than one year shall be deemed abandoned and that any subsequent use shall conform to ordinance requirements, is “invalid and inoperative." He maintains that this section, by providing that a landowner loses vested rights to a non-conforming use after abandonment of the use for one year or more, violates provisions of the state enabling act since the enabling act allows up to two year's abandonment before vested rights are lost.

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Eligible

Voters On

Increase

Registered voters in Rappahannock County at the end of this year total 2,575. an increase over the past few years. Broken down into precincts the tally is: Washington—598; Amissville—4b4; Sperrvville—463; Woodville—470; Chester Gap—197; Flint Hill—383. according to County Registrar Mary U. Cleverley.

86.7%