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[CITE: 16USC460m-18]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
   CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
 
            SUBCHAPTER LXXI-A--NEW RIVER GORGE NATIONAL RIVER
 
Sec. 460m-18. Zoning laws and ordinances; establishment; 
        assistance; restrictions; variances
        
    The Secretary shall on his own initiative, or at the request of any 
local government having jurisdiction over land located in or adjacent to 
the Gorge area, assist and consult with the appropriate officials and 
employees of such local government in establishing zoning laws or 
ordinances which will assist in achieving the purposes of this 
subchapter. In providing assistance pursuant to this section, the 
Secretary shall endeavor to obtain provisions in such zoning laws or 
ordinances which--
        (1) have the effect of restricting incompatible commercial and 
    industrial use of all real property in or adjacent to the Gorge 
    area;
        (2) aid in preserving the character of the Gorge area by 
    appropriate restrictions on the use of real property in the 
    vicinity, including, but not limited to, restrictions upon building 
    and construction of all types; signs and billboards; the burning of 
    cover; cutting of timber; removal of topsoil, sand, or gravel; 
    dumping, storage, or piling of refuse; or any other use which would 
    detract from the esthetic character of the Gorge area; and
        (3) have the effect of providing that the Secretary shall 
    receive advance notice of any hearing for the purpose of granting a 
    variance and any variance granted under, and of any exception made 
    to, the application of such law or ordinance.

(Pub. L. 95-625, title XI, Sec. 1104, Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3546.)
