Adopted Budget - Bedford County, Virginia

8120 PLANNING & ZONINGDEPARTMENT DESCRIPTIONThe Division of Planning is responsible for enforcement of the Bedford County ZoningOrdinance, as well as the Subdivision Ordinance, both of which dictate developmentregulation in the county. Most of the daily work involves addressing questions related tohow citizens can use or develop their property.Planning is also charged with long-range planning associated with the state-mandatedComprehensive Plan. All development resulting from special use permit requests orrezoning requests are evaluated for compliance with this guiding document.Planning staff assists the Planning Commission in their functions defined by State Codeas an advisory body to the Board of Supervisors. This involves staff support forordinance changes, rezoning and special use permit requests.The Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) is also served by the Division. Planning staff guidescitizens through the variance and appeals processes, and prepares reports for the BZA tomake decisions.Contact Information:Planning & Zoning122 East Main Street Suite G-03Bedford, VA 24523(540) 586-7616 - phone(540) 586-2059 - fax