The following local ordinances apply in Washington County:
- Sec. 10-60. - Kennel dogs. (reference)
Any person who seeks to operate a commercial dog kennel shall provide to the treasurer county zoning approval certification as a prerequisite to obtaining a kennel license. For commercial and non-commercial purposes, the following provisions apply. The owner of a kennel shall securely fasten the license tag to the kennel enclosure in full view and keep one of the identification plates provided therewith attached to the collar of each dog authorized to be kept enclosed in the kennel. Any identification plates not so in use must be kept by the owner or custodian and promptly shown to the animal control officer or other officer upon request. A kennel dog shall not be permitted to stray beyond the limits of the kennel enclosure; but this restriction shall not operate to prohibit dogs being temporarily removed from the kennel while under the control of the owner or custodian to exercise, hunt, breed, show, or engage in field trials. A kennel shall not be operated in any manner to defraud the county of the license tax payable on dogs which cannot be legally considered as kennel dogs or in any manner to violate other provisions of this division. If a kennel dog is found to be running at large in violation of section 10-32, in addition to other penalties provided by this chapter, the kennel license of the owner of such dog may be revoked if it appears to the court that the provisions of this section have been violated by reason of carelessness or negligence on the part of such owner, and such owner thereupon shall be required to pay an individual license tax on each dog.
(Ord. No. 2010-005, 9-14-2010; Ord. No. 2020-03, § 3, 5-12-2020)
State Law reference— Authority to regulate kennel licenses, Code of Virginia, § 3.2-6528.
- Sec. 66-272. - Permitted uses and accessory uses and structures. (reference)
(a) Permitted uses. In the CR district, structures to be erected or land to be used shall be for one or more of the following permitted uses:
(1) Agriculture and forestry.
(2) Agritourism subject, when applicable, to requirements for large agritourism events as set out in this article.
(3) Antennas and towers that are located in the Signal Hill Communication Complex, which is an area of land owned by the state department of game and inland fisheries located on the Hidden Valley Wildlife Management Area consisting of 18 lots, a plat of which is of record in the office of the Clerk of Circuit Court of the county and on file in the office of the Administrator or his designee, shall be permitted as provided in section 66-274 and which are for the use of:
a. Interstate carriers (interstate telephone and/or telegraph companies, etc.);
b. Commercial television/radio;
c. Telecommunication service providers;
d. Private local users who do not make a direct profit from the facility;
e. Government and educational television/radio.
(4) Cafes and restaurants.
(5) Churches and schools.
(6) Country general store.
(7) Directional signs.
(8) Ecotourism, minor.
(9) Home occupations.
(10) Lodges, clubs and hunting preserves.
(11) Manufactured homes, provided that no manufactured home shall be used for business purposes in the CR district except for home occupations as defined by this chapter and subject to the provisions of article XI, division 2 of this chapter.
(12) Parks and playgrounds.
(13) Riding stables, bridle trails.
(14) Single-family dwellings.
(15) Utilities and public services as follows:
a. Poles, overhead and underground lines, distribution transformers, meters, street lighting and related appurtenances necessary for the transmission and distribution of electric and telecommunication services, with the exception of telecommunication towers; however, telecommunication towers and antennas used exclusively by public or private schools or educational institutions for the receipt and transmission of data solely for educational purposes shall be permitted by right subject to compliance with the provisions of article X of this chapter.
b. Underground pipes and lines, manholes, pumping and booster stations, meters and related appurtenances necessary for the transmission and distribution of potable water, wastewater collection, and natural gas transmission and distribution.
c. Solid waste disposal convenience station operated by the county after a public hearing shall have been held by the board of supervisors.(b) Accessory uses and structures. No accessory structure may be closer than five feet to any property line. The following accessory uses and structures are permitted in the CR district:
(1) Business signs, only to advertise the sale or rent of the premises upon which erected.
(2) Church bulletin boards.
(3) Garages. However, garages or other accessory structures such as carports, porches and stoops attached to the main building shall be considered part of the main building.
(4) Home occupation signs.
(5) Identification signs, not to exceed eight square feet.
(6) Off-street parking as required by this chapter.(Code 1997, § 66-302; Ord. No. 98-7, § 1(66-302), 7-27-1998; Ord. No. 99-4, § 1(66-302), 6-8-1999; Ord. No. 2000-01, § 1(66-302), 4-11-2000; Ord. No. 2015-003, § 4, 5-12-2015; Ord. No. 2022-08, § 4, 12-13-2022)