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trict Commission was working on the county’s comprehensive plan, its former executive director, John Capelle, sent a copy of the old zoning ordinance to the state attorney general’s office for an informal review; the list of inconsistencies, omissions and unconstitutional provisions covered page after page on a long yellow legal pad.
The situation left the Board of Supervisors with no choice but to direct the planning commissioners to again take up the zoning ordinance review, and revision began eight years ago when George Davis was Commonwealth’s Attorney. However, with “Old Blue” so outdated, it became clear that the land use regulations would have to be rewritten rather than simply revised. And this time, the commissioners hired Richard McNear, a professional planner and long-time county .resident,,. tg,„ oversee the work.
What are the major differences between the 1973 ordinance and its 1986 counterpart?
“First of all, there’s size!” said zoning administrator John McCarthy, balancing a copy in each hand. “The old one was 60 pages and the new one is 190 pages.”
But, he emphasized, the regulations themselves haven’t tripled. “Performance standards have been added for every district. They’re very specific; they set out what must be done to ensure that the proposed land use doesn’t adversely affect the neighbors,” Mr. McCarthy ex
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