The Scenic Overlay (SO) District is created as a special zoning district to be overlaid onto the existing, underlying “fixed” zoning districts. The Scenic Overlay shall apply to all properties within two hundred (200) feet from the boundary of the New River Gorge National Park. The boundary shall be the edge of lands that are owned by the National Park Service. Within the first one hundred (100) feet of the boundary of the New River Gorge National Park, no new development shall occur. Between one hundred (100) feet and two hundred (200) feet of the boundary of the New River Gorge National Park, all development is limited by the provisions of
this Article.
Where conflict exists between the provisions of the Scenic Overly District and the underlying zoning district, the more stringent requirements shall apply. Only land within the setbacks indicated on the zoning map, as measured from the boundary of the New River Gorge National Park, is considered the Scenic Overlay District regulated by this Article.
(Passed 7-7-22.)