(A) A single division of a lot or parcel to a member of the immediate family of the property owner is permitted subject to the provisions of the Code of Virginia Ann., 1950, as amended, and the requirements of this subchapter.
(B) For the purpose of this section, "a member of the immediate family" is defined as any natural person who is a natural or legally defined child, stepchild, grandchild, spouse, sibling, parent or grandparent of the property owner; and "property owner" is defined as the natural person(s) who is the sole owner of the property.
(C) A conveyance to a member of the immediate family may be made to such member and his or her spouse if title is conveyed to them as tenants by the entirety.
(D) Each lot proposed to be created pursuant to this section shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Zoning Ordinance.
(E) Any family subdivision must not be sought for the purpose of circumventing the spirit and intent of this chapter applicable to subdivisions.
(F) The trustee or trustees holding land may make a single division of a lot or parcel of such land to a beneficiary of such trust pursuant to this section so long as all beneficiaries of the trust (i) are immediate family members of each other as that term is defined above; (ii) agree that the property should be subdivided; and (iii) agree to place a restrictive covenant on the subdivided property that would prohibit the transfer of the property to a nonmember of the immediate family for a period of 15 years.
(Ord. passed 11-15-2006; Am. Ord. passed 10-9-2012; Am. Ord. passed 11-10-2020; Am. Ord. passed 12-8-2020)