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Forms, Applications, & Other documents

Smithfield Employment application. Please Print Fill In and turn in (470 k)
Smithfield Community Profile 2004 (2.7 Mb)
Smithfield Guide to Municipal Services 2006 (848 K)
Smithfield Center Policies and Procedures (83 K)
Smithfield Town Council Strategic Goals of 2005 & 2006 (20 K)

Zoning Permit Application (65 K) (revised 01/2008)

Special Use Permit Including Special Use, Variance, Special yard Exception and Special Sign Exception

Chesapeake Bay/New Construction Worksheet (8 K)
Zoning Waiver (5 K)
Sign Permit Application (9 K)
Site Plan/Subdivision Plan Application (53 K)
Rezoning Application (6 K)
Land Disturbing Agreement (7 K)
Land Disturbing Permit (43 K)
BHAR Application Form (64 K) (revised 5/17/04)

Talent Form (16 K)
Smithfield GIS Fee Structure (14 K)

Zoning Ordinance (Adopted by Town Council 9/1/98)

Table of Contents (9 K)
Article 1 - Zoning Ordinance Constitution (14 K)
Article 2 - General Regulations (69 K) (Amended by Town Council 5/4/04)
Article 3.A - Community Conservation (C-C) (21 K) (Amended by Town Council 5/4/04)
Article 3.B - Neighborhood Residential (N-R) (52 K) (Amended by Town Council 8/3/04)
Article 3.C - Suburban Residential (S-R) (24 K) (Amended by Town Council 5/4/04)
Article 3.D - Downtown Neighborhood Residential (DN-R) (21 K) (Amended by Town Council 8/7/01)
Article 3.E - Attached Residential (A-R) (32 K) (Amended by Town Council 5/4/04)
Article 3.F - Multi-Family Residential (MF-R) (34 K) (Amended by Town Council 8/7/01)
Article 3.G - Residential Office (R-O) (20 K) (Amended by Town Council 5/4/04)
Article 3.H - Downtown (D) (23 K) (Amended by Town Council 7/5/05)
Article 3.I - Highway Retail Commercial (HR-C) (23 K) (Amended by Town Council 09/21/05)
Article 3.J - Planned Shopping Center (P-SC) (24 K) (Amended by Town Council 10/7/03)
Article 3.J2 - Planned Corporate Office and Research (P-COR) (24 K) (Amended by Town Council 8/7/01)
Article 3.K - Light Industrial (I-1) (21 K) (Amended by Town Council 8/7/01)
Article 3.L - Heavy Industrial (I-2) (23 K) (Amended by Town Council 8/7/01)
Article 3.M - Historic Preservation Area Overlay (HP-O) (76 K) (Amended by Town Council 5/4/04)
Article 3.N - Environmental Conservation (E-C) (13 K)
Article 3.O - Floodplain Overlay (FP-O) (33 K) (Amended by Town Council 9/3/02)
Article 3.P - Chesapeake Bay Preservation Overlay (CB-O) (68 K) (Amended by Town Council 12/6/2005)
Article 3.Q - Mobile Home Park (MH-P) (30 K) (Amended by Town Council 8/7/01)
Article 3.R - Entrance Corridor Overlay (ECO) (60 K)
Article 4 - Zoning Amendments (21 K) (Amended by Town Council 5/4/04)
Article 5 - Conditional Zoning and Proffers (25 K)
Article 6 - Special Use Permits (19 K) (Amended by Town Council 5/4/04)
Article 7 - Nonconforming Uses (14 K)
Article 8 - Parking and Loading Requirements (45 K)(Amended by Town Council 8/7/01)
Article 9 - Landscaping and Screening Regulations (37 K)
Article 10 - Sign Regulations (60 K) (Amended by Town Council 5/4/04)
Article 11 - Site Plan Requirements (94 K) (Amended by Town Council 5/4/04)
Article 11.A - Erosion and Sediment Control (12 K)
Article 12 - Board of Zoning Appeals (32 K)
Article 13 - Definitions (89 K) (Amended by Town Council 12/6/2005)
Article 14, Appendix A - Net Developable Areas (25 K)
Article 14, Appendix B - Traffic Impact Assessments (26 K)
Article 14, Appendix C - Landscaping Guidelines (not available online - please contact the Planning and Zoning Dept)
Article 14, Appendix D - Site Plan Checklist (27 K)

Comprehensive Plan (Adopted by Town Council 11/2/99)
(Due to the large size of the files, all color pictures and maps are not included in the online version of the Comprehensive Plan.)

Table of Contents (17 K)
Article 1 - Introduction (17 K)
Article 2 - Goals & Objectives (33 K)
Article 3 - Population (38 K)
Article 4 - Economy (77 K)
Article 5 - Projections (66 K)
Article 6 - Future Land Use Plan (105 K) (Amended by Town Council 3/4/03)
Planning Area 1 - Battery Park North (27 K)
Planning Area 2 - Battery Park South (32 K)
Planning Area 3 - Cypress Creek (27 K)
Planning Area 4 - Jericho (28 K)
Planning Area 5 - John Rolfe (35 K)
Planning Area 6 - Pagan Pines (25 K)
Planning Area 7 - River Residential (27 K)
Planning Area 8 - Smithfield Industrial (30 K)
Planning Area 9 - Southern Gateway (33 K)
Planning Area 10 - West Main (37 K)
Article 7 - Historic Areas (34 K)
Article 8 - Urban Design (76 K) (Amended by Town Council 3/4/03)
Article 9 - Economic Development (44 K) (Amended by Town Council 3/4/03)
Article 10 - Transportation (102 K)
Article 11 - Facilities & Infrastructure (50 K) (Amended by Town Council 3/4/03)
Article 12 - Implementation (40 K) (Amended by Town Council 3/4/03)
Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) FY 2005-2009 (Amended by Town Council 9/7/04)
Appendix A - Battery Park Road Corridor Study (46 K) (Adopted by Town Council 2/4/03)
Appendix B - Natural Resources Inventory, Constraints Assessment and Recommendations (160 K) (Adopted by Town Council 3/4/03)

Subdivision Ordinance (Adopted by Town Council 9/7/99)

Table of Contents (7 K)
Article 1, Constitution and Purpose (13 K)
Article 2, General Regulations (27 K)
Article 3, Subdivision Improvements Required (16 K) (Amended by Town Council 8/7/01)
Article 4, Subdivision Design Standards (36 K) (Amended by Town Council 9/3/02)
Article 5, Subdivision Approval Process (32 K)
Article 6, Private Streets (12 K)
Article 7, Subdivision Bonds and Surety (17 K)
Article 8, Residential Lot Plans (13 K) (Amended by Town Council 9/3/02)
Article 9, Violations and Penalties (10 K)
Article 10, Preliminary Subdivision Plat Checklist (135 K)
Article 11, Final Public Improvements Plan Checklist (212 K)
Article 12, Final Subdivision Plat Checklist (206 K)

Capital Improvement Program (Adopted by Town Council 10/2004)

Capital Improvement Program (12K)

Adopted Consent Order regarding Fluoride Compliance (60K)

Design and Construction Standards Manual
*** Temporarily not available - undergoing revisions by the Town (April 2004) ***

Municpal News Town of Smithfield Quarterly News Letter

Volume 24 Fourth Quarter 2004 (604 K)
Volume 25 First Quarter 2005 (485 K)
Volume 26 Second Quarter 2005 (388 K)