§ 36.2-800. Purpose.

The purpose of this article is to provide for:

(a)

A Planning Commission to promote the orderly development of the City and accomplish the objectives set out in Section 15.2-2200, Code of Virginia (1950), as amended;

(b)

An Architectural Review Board to administer Certificates of Appropriateness for the Historic Downtown Overlay District (H-1) and the Historic Neighborhood Overlay District (H-2) created by the provisions of this chapter;

(c)

A Board of Zoning Appeals to hear and decide on special exception applications, requests for variances from the provisions of this chapter, interpretations of the Official Zoning Map where uncertainty exists, and appeals of decisions made in the administration or enforcement of this chapter; and

(d)

A Zoning Administrator to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter.