and/or issuance of a building permit where applicable. Also known as letter of zoning compliance or zoning verification letter.
(5) ZONING DISTRICT. The term defining a section of the Town of Fuquay-Varina’s corporate limits or its extraterritorial jurisdiction wherein the zoning regulations are common and uniform.
(6) ZONING LOT. The term defining land in the form of a lot, parcel, tract, or property that is occupied, intended to be occupied, or capable of being occupied by a principal building or group of buildings, accessory structures or uses, or utilized for a principal use, together with such standards and regulations required by the Land Development Ordinance and as permitted by the zoning district in which the land is located. (7) ZONING MAP AMENDMENT. An amendment to a zoning regulation for the purpose of changing the zoning district that is applied to a specific property or properties. The term also includes:
A. The initial application of zoning when land is added to the territorial jurisdiction of a local government that has previously adopted zoning regulations, and;
B. The application of an overlay district or a conditional zoning district.
The term does not include:
A. The initial adoption of a zoning map by a local government;
B. The repeal of a zoning map and readoption of a new zoning map for the entire planning and development regulation jurisdiction, or;
C. Updating the zoning map to incorporate amendments to the names of zoning districts made by zoning text amendments where there are no changes in the boundaries of the zoning district or land uses permitted in the district.
(8) ZONING VESTED RIGHT. The term defining the right to undertake and complete the development and use of property under the terms and conditions of an approved site- specific vesting plan designation.” Typically, an approved site-specific vesting plan designation is, but may not be limited to, a preliminary subdivision plan, site plan, or construction drawings.
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