Section 175-12.2 MODEL HOMES AND SALES OFFICES.
Model
homes and sales offices for the marketing of residential
dwellings within a specific development shall be permitted in an R-1
Residential Zoning District upon approval of a zoning permit by the
Zoning
Administrator, subject to the following conditions:
A.
The Zoning Administrator shall review and approve or deny
all requests for permits authorizing model homes and sales
offices for the marketing of residential dwellings within a
specific
development. In assessing a request for a permit, the
Zoning Administrator shall consider the necessity for the model
home and/or sales office, its location and its effects on the
surrounding
neighborhood and/or adjoining property and may require terms and
conditions on
the location, appearance and such other reasonable conditions as the
Zoning Administrator
shall deem necessary.
B.
The model home shall be a standardly constructed home
similar in type and appearance to the other homes sold in the
development and shall be used as a residential dwelling after
expiration
of the model home zoning permit.
C.
Only one (1) sales office shall be approved for a
development, regardless of the number of phases. A sales office must be
located
in a model home in the event that the development has an approved model
home.
Otherwise, the sales office shall be located in a residential
home
located in the development. In assessing a request for a sales
office,
the Zoning Administrator shall consider the necessity for the sales
office, its
location and its effect on the surrounding neighborhood and/or
adjoining
property and may require terms and conditions on the location,
appearance and
other such reasonable conditions as the Zoning Administrator shall
deem necessary. Such sales offices shall be restricted to
the
marketing of residential dwellings at the specific development in
question, and no other business whatsoever shall be conducted on the
premises.
D.
The request for a model home and/or sales office shall
be filed by the developer.
E.
Each model home and/or sales office shall have a
minimum of four (4) off-street parking spaces in addition to other
parking
spaces required by this chapter.
F.
All model homes and sales offices must be
connected to town water and sewer and must provide rest room
facilities
for the public.
G.
The maximum allowable period for the operation of a
model home or sales office shall be one (1) year.
Applications for
renewal for successive six-month periods may be submitted if additional
time is
necessary to complete sales within the development. All renewal
applications must be filed at least thirty (30) days prior to the
expiration
of the original model home or sales office permit.
H.
The Zoning Administrator, in granting a model home or sales
office permit, may require the posting of a bond to insure that
the model
home and sales office terms and conditions are adhered to and to ensure
that
the operations cease and the site is left in good order at the
expiration of
the permit.
I.
The Zoning Administrator may establish such additional
requirements and conditions as may be in the best interests of the
Town of
Front Royal.
(Ord.
No. Z-4-90 Added Entire
Section 1-8-90-Effective Upon Passage)