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Chapter 15

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APPENDIX A#

TABLE OF AUTHORIZED LAND USES#

Green highlight indicates use was allowed in one of two consolidated districts. Blue highlight indicates a new use in a district.

Land Use LBCS # Description RC R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 B-1 B-3 B-4 B-5 IN-1 IN-2 I-1 I-2 I-3
RESIDENCE OR ACCOMMODATION FUNCTIONS 1000 Homes, apartments, housing for the elderly, and hotels
Detached Units 1110S
single-household detached 1111S Typical single-household dwelling P P P P P P P C P
modular home 1114S A prefabricated home without axles or frames (see definitions) P P P P P P P C P
manufactured home 1115S A structure, transportable in one (1) or more sections, built after 1978 on a permanent chassis, and designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities (see definitions) C C C
manufactured home community 1116S Includes manufactured home subdivision and manufactured home parks with 5 or more lots or sites (see definitions) C C C C C
Attached Units 1120S
Two-household (duplex) 1121S A building located on one (1) zoning lot containing not more than two (2) dwelling units P P C C C P
single-household semi-detached 1122S One of two dwellings separated by a party wall, on abutting lots P P C P
single-household attached (townhouse) 1140S Each unit on a separate lot; fire wall may protrude from roof or roofs may be staggered C P C C P C P
Multi-household structures (see district regulations for limitations) 1200S Includes triplexes, four-plexes, and other multi-household dwellings P C C P C P
Mixed-use residential structures (see district regulations for limitations) 1201S Typically commercial uses on lower floors and residential uses on upper floors P C P P P P
Housing Services 1200 Housing and custodial services for those who cannot care for themselves. Includes nursing and retirement homes, congregate living, assisted and continuing care living, but excludes rehab uses in LBCS #6520 C C C C P P P P P P
Hotels, Motels, or Other Accommodation Services 1300 Lodging and short-term accommodation for travelers
Bed and Breakfast and Tourist Homes 1310 Guest rooms in a private home or accessory building to a private home C C C C C P P P P P
Rooming and boarding 1320 Dormitory, fraternity or sorority house or other specific group of members
boarding house 1321 Transient or non-transient lodging that may include meals and is owner occupied C C C C P P P P P
rooming house 1322 Transient or non-transient lodging that may include meals C C P P P P P
dormitory, sorority or fraternity house 1323 Allowed only as accessory uses to and owned by a college or university C C C C C C C C P P
Hotel, motel, or tourist court 1330 Hotels that do not have gambling services; includes extended-stay hotels P P P P C
Other traveler accommodations 1350 Youth hostels and similar short-term lodging P P P P P P P P P P
GENERAL SALES OR SERVICES 2000 Comprises the vast majority of establishments associated with commercial land use
Retail Sales or Service and Repair 2100 Establishments with displays of merchandise sold to the general public and other businesses, or after-sales services such as repair. Auctions are allowed where sales of items to be auctioned are allowed pursuant to applicable district regulations
Automobile sales or service establishment 2110 Motor vehicle and parts dealers including repair and maintenance
car, motorcycle, manufactured homes or RV dealer 2111-2113 New or used automobiles, light trucks, motorcycles, RV's, manufactured homes, and buses P P
bicycles 2113b New or used bicycle sales, rental and repair P P P P P
boat or marine craft dealer 2114 New or used boats sales, rental and related repair services P P
parts, accessories, or tires 2115 Automotive parts and supply stores, automotive stereo stores. P P P P
gasoline service 2116 Gas stations with or without convenience stores or food marts, excludes truck stops, light auto repair, and heavy auto repair P C P P C
automotive repair and maintenance 2117 Repair garages, body and paint shops, oil change, car wash
light auto repair (automobile service station) 2117a Oil change, light auto repair and car wash. May include gasoline and other retail sales. C C P P P P
heavy auto repair 2117b Auto repair, paint and body shops. May include gasoline and other retail sales. C P P P P
truck stop 2118 Retailing fuels primarily to trucks or in combination with activities such as providing repair or food services
Heavy consumer goods sales or service 2120 Heavy or durable goods sales or services
furniture or home furnishings, hardware, home center, lawn and garden supplies, department store, warehouse club or superstore, electronics and appliances 2121-2125 Furniture, flooring, bedding stores; home building and repair supplies, painting supplies, farm goods, lighting supply, window treatment; nursery and garden products predominantly grown elsewhere, power equipment sales or services; large variety stores; household-type appliances, television, stereos, including repair shops and cell phone stores. P P P P
lumber yard and building materials; heating and plumbing equipment; heavy equipment 2126-2128 Lumber yards and heavy building materials; heating and plumbing equipment retailers; for heating and plumbing contractors who install or service, use the appropriate construction category; construction equipment and vehicles; includes authorized storage (3650) P P P P
Durable consumer goods sales and service 2130 Wide range of product lines such as apparel, appliances, hardware, jewelry, etc.
computer and software 2131 Computers and prepackaged software including repair, support, and training P P P P
camera and photographic supplies; clothing, jewelry, luggage, shoes, clocks, sewing; sporting goods, toy and hobby, and musical instruments; mixed media, school and office supplies 2132-2135 Primarily retail cameras and photographic supplies or retail with repair and film developing; clothing (including shoe repair and tailoring, sporting goods, toys, musical instruments, kitchen goods, books, magazines, music, videos, stationary, greeting cards, seasonal decorations, office and school supplies. P P P P P P
Consumer goods, other 2140 Establishments that retail merchandise (except groceries or health items) not included in preceding codes
florist, art supplies, tobacco products 2141-2143 Florists, art supplies and art dealers, frame shops, tobacco products P P P P P
art galleries 2142b Excludes art supply sales and retail framing services C C P P P P P P P
mail order or direct selling establishment 2144 Retailing other than through locations where shoppers physically visit P P P P P
antique shop 2145 Antique shops, (excludes flea markets, thrift stores and pawn shops) P P P P P
flea markets and thrift stores 2145b Flea markets, consignment shops and thrift stores P P P P
Grocery, food, beverage, dairy 2150 Retail food and beverage merchandise from fixed point-of-sale locations
grocery store, supermarket, or bakery, convenience store, specialty food stores 2151-2154 Included are grocery stores, convenience stores, meat, seafood and produce markets, coffee, confections, variety goods and general stores, and delicatessens. Excludes stores with fuel pumps (see 2116 for fuel sales) P P P P P
beer, wine, and liquor store 2155 P P P P P
Health and personal care 2160 Retail prescription or nonprescription drugs; retail cosmetics, perfumes, toiletries; prescription or nonprescription eyeglasses; prescription or nonprescription health and convalescent aids; medical devices, retail food supplement products such as vitamins, nutrition supplements, and body enhancing supplements P P P P P
Markets for farm produce or crafts 2199 Markets and truck gardens. Note that limited to goods produced on site in the RC district. P C C P P
Finance and Insurance 2200
Bank, credit union, or savings institution 2210 Central banking functions P P P P P
Credit and finance businesses 2220
credit card and other financing 2221 Credit card, sales financing, unsecured consumer lending, real estate credit, mortgages, international trade financing P P P P P
pawn shops 2222 P P P P
short-term loans 2223 Pay-day lenders and other businesses providing loans with terms of 45 days or less P P P P
precious metal buyers 2224 Businesses providing cash for gold and other precious metals or gems (excludes retail jewelers) P P P P
Investment banking, securities, and brokerages; insurance; fund, trust, or other financial establishment 2230-2250 Securities underwriting, brokering, exchange services, managing portfolios; Insurance underwriting, selling insurance; manage assets on behalf of shareholders or beneficiaries P P P P P
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing 2300 Rent, lease or occasionally sell assets
Real estate services 2310 Sell or lease real estate such as buildings, manufactured home sites and vacant lots; includes real estate appraisers and realtor offices P P P P P
Property management services 2320 Manage real property for others P P
Rental and leasing 2330 Rent tangible goods such as consumer goods and mechanical equipment to customers; excludes establishment primarily renting equipment with operators
vehicles 2331 & 2332 Lease passenger cars, trucks, trailers, RVs, buses and aircraft; drivers not provided C P P
recreational goods rental 2333 Rent skis, canoes, bicycles, sailboats, motorcycles P P P
commercial, industrial or consumer machinery and equipment rental 2334-2335 Rent or lease: a) office machinery and equipment; heavy equipment without operators used for construction, well-drilling; other machinery and equipment for uses such as manufacturing or telecommunications; operators not included (note: see 2337 for heavy equipment leasing) b) personal and household-type goods and a range of equipment geared toward consumers P P P P
heavy equipment rental 2337 Includes construction vehicles with gross weights exceeding 26,000 pounds and agricultural vehicles P P
Business, Professional, Scientific, and Technical 2400 Perform professional, scientific, and technical services
Professional services 2410 Services provided depend on worker skills and knowledge rather than equipment
Professional offices 2411-2414 Title abstract, lawyers, notaries, accountants, bookkeeping, payroll services, architects, engineers, surveyors, graphic design, interior design and industrial design P P P P P
consulting services (management, environmental technical) 2415 Advise and assist businesses on management, scientific, and technological issues P P P P P P
scientific research and development services 2416 Conduct research or analyze in the physical, engineering, cognitive, or life sciences in laboratories or offices. P P P P P P
Advertising, media and photography services 2417 Includes advertising, marketing and public relations agencies, photographic studios and photographic services. P P P P P
veterinary services 2418 Veterinary medicine, testing services for veterinary practitioners C P P P
other professional offices 2419, 6810, 6820 Includes advertising and media services intellectual property rights, franchising, labor, political or business organizations, and uses with similar impacts P P P P P
Administrative services 2420 Typical office establishments in any business area. Use as a default category for most office buildings (nursing staffing)
office administrative services 2421 Office administration such as billing, record keeping, personnel, organizational planning P P P P P P
facilities support services 2422 Provide operating staff for support services within a client's facilities, including janitorial, security, laundry services, etc. P P P P P P
employment agency 2423a Provide employee placement, temporary help P P P P P
hiring hall 2423b Place of assembly for the registration or assignment of employment P P
copy center, private mail center, other business support services 2424 Provide document preparation, telephone answering, telemarketing, court reporting, steno typing, FAX, internet access, small signs and banners P P P P P P
collection agency 2425 Collect payments, compile credit information, repossess tangible assets P P P P P
Travel arrangement and reservation services 2430 Promote or sell travel, includes convention and visitors' bureaus P P P P P
Investigation and security services 2440 Provide detective, guard and patrol services, picking up and delivery of money, selling of security systems, remote monitoring of security systems, locksmiths P P P P
Services to buildings and dwellings 2450 Provide pest control, janitorial services, landscaping, carpet cleaning, etc. (2451-2454) P P
packing, crating 2455 P P P P
Food Services 2500 Prepare meals, snacks, and beverages
Restaurants, cafeterias, snack bars & catering 2510-2530 & 2560 Provide food and drinks to patrons - see district specific use regulations for limitations. Includes banquet, assembly and reception halls. See district standards. P P P P P C
Mobile food services 2550 Prepare and serve meals and snacks for immediate consumption from motorized vehicles P P P P P P P
Food service contractor and vending machine operators 2570 & 2580 Provide food services at institutional, governmental, commercial, or industrial locations based on contracts. Retail merchandise through vending machines that they service P P P P P
Personal Services 2600 Category for personal service establishments not classified elsewhere such as bail bonding, wedding planning, psychic services, etc.
Personal care 2610 Hair, nail, and skin care and related personal care, barbers, beauty shops, dieting and weight loss, tanning, hair removal, hair weaving, ear piercing and similar services P P P P P
Dry cleaning and laundry 2620
laundromat and dry cleaning 2621 & 2622 Includes Laundromats, dry cleaners, diaper services as well as other commercial laundry services P P P P P
linen and uniform supply 2623 P P P P
Photofinishing 2630 Primarily engaged in developing film or making slides, etc. P P P P P
Parking lot and parking garage 2640 See district standards C C P P P P P P P P
Special Services 2650
licensed massage therapist 2651 P P P P P
tattoo parlor 2652 Tattoos by a licensed professional P P P P
adult retail establishment 2653 Stores primarily selling adult oriented products, including books, videos, magazines, toys, lingerie and other sexually-oriented goods P P P P
Pet and Animal Sales or Service (except Veterinary) 2700 Retails pets and other animals (except for farming purposes) and pet supplies, grooming, training, and care taking
Pet or pet supply store 2710 Retail pets, pet foods, pet supplies P P P P
Animal and pet services and kennels 2720 Boarding, grooming, sitting, and training (except veterinary and horse boarding)
animal services 2721 grooming and training P P P P
animal boarding 2722 sitting and boarding C P P
pet cemetery 2723 C C C C C P P P
MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE TRADE 3000 When captive services such as accounting are provide by a separate establishment, they are classified in the appropriate function code and not in manufacturing
Foods, Textiles, and Related Products 3100 Produce food, tobacco, textiles, and leather
Food and beverages 3110 Includes bakery and candy establishments that produce for later consumption; ice manufacturing; dairies; bottling plants; and peanut and coffee roasting P P P P P
Tobacco manufacturing 3120 P P
Textiles, leather and leather substitute products 3130 & 3140 Textile mills, apparel manufacturers and canvas making; dying plants and dry cleaning plants; leather and leather substitutes such as rubber footwear (excluding leather tanning) P P P P P
Wood, Paper, and Printing Products 3200
Wood products 3210 Except furniture P P
Paper and printing materials 3220 Manufactures paper and offer printing-related products P P
Furniture and related products 3230 Includes manufacture and repair of furniture, upholstery, mattresses, window blinds, window shades, awnings cabinets, fixtures P P P P P
Chemicals, and Metals, Machinery, and Electronics Manufacturing 3300 Transform or refine chemicals or metals, and manufacture products from chemicals or metals
Petroleum products 3310 Transform crude petroleum into usable products
liquid petroleum gas storage / sales 3311 This category addresses wholesale services and does not apply to incidental sales for home use P
Chemicals, plastic and rubber products; non-metallic mineral products, primary metal manufacturing; transportation equipment manufacture 3320-3340 & 3370 Manufacture inorganic chemicals, plastic or rubber products, adhesives, pharmaceuticals, wax products, insulation, bricks, ceramics, glass, cement, concrete, statuary, stone products, basic metal products, such as bars, rods, wires, and castings or finished products; produce equipment for transporting people and goods P P
Machinery, electrical equipment, appliance, and components manufacturing 3350 & 3360 Make machinery for particular applications, such as construction, ventilation, heating and cooling; manufacture computers, communication equipment, lighting equipment, batteries, motors, appliances, household goods and medical equipment P P P
Transportation equipment and automobiles 3370 Produce equipment for transporting people and goods. Includes tire retreading and rebuilding. Although transportation equipment is a type of machinery, assembly tends to be distinct from the production processes common in the machinery manufacturing subsector, so these establishments are classified separately. P P
Miscellaneous Manufacturing 3400 Use for manufacturing establishments not classified elsewhere
Jewelry and silverware, sporting goods, toys, games and office supplies 3410-3430 Jewelry, silverware, sporting goods, toys, musical instruments, office supplies, including inks. Excludes paper mills and businesses primarily engaged in on-premises retail sales P P P
Signs 3440 Manufacturing of signs to be erected or installed (excludes banner printing) P P P P P
Blacksmith 3450 Creation of objects from wrought iron steel, such as gates, railings, furniture, and other functional and decorative items P P P P
Wholesale Trade Establishment 3500 Normally operate from a warehouse or office, selling or arranging the purchase of goods to other businesses P P P P
Warehousing and Storage Services 3600 Operate warehouse and storage facilities for general merchandise, refrigerated goods
Office and warehousing 3610 Storage of goods related to on-site office or retail use P P P P P P
Warehousing 3620 Storage of goods as the principal use; includes mini-warehouses, self-storage facilities and moving companies P P P P
Tank farm 3630 An area used for bulk storage of oil and other petrochemicals in above ground tanks
Underground Petroleum Storage 3640 An area used for bulk storage of oil and other petrochemicals in underground tanks P
TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATION, INFORMATION, AND UTILITIES 4000
Transportation Services 4100 Serve passengers and cargo movements
Air transportation 4110 Provide transportation for passengers or cargo using aircraft (see section 35.2-72.10 for rules related to heliports and helipads) C P P
Rail transportation 4120 Provide passenger and freight transportation and rail transportation support; use this category for establishments providing both transportation and support services, otherwise use the more specific subcategory
rail passenger transportation 4121 Passenger stations only P P P P P P
rail freight transportation 4122 Rail yards for freight systems; excludes accessory sidings allowed within the I-2 and I-3 districts
rail transportation support establishment 4123 Provide specialized services such as repair, maintenance, loading and unloading
Road, ground passenger, and transit transportation 4130 Urban transit systems, charter and school bus transportation, taxis
local transit systems—bus, special needs, sightseeing, taxi and limousine services 4133-4134 & 4136-4137 Single-mode local and non-local transit systems other than rail; excludes transit stops, which are allowed in all districts. Includes sightseeing, taxi and limousine services P P P P P
school and employee bus transportation 4135 Maintain and dispatch buses and other motor vehicles to transport pupils or employees P P P
towing and other road and ground services 4138 Tow vehicles P P P P
Truck and freight transportation services 4140 Provide over-the-road transportation of cargo using motor vehicles and temporary storage C C P P
Marine and water transportation 4150 Provide transportation of passengers and cargo using watercraft
marine and sightseeing transportation 4151 Provide water transportation, including scenic and sightseeing, for passengers P
Pipeline transportation 4170 Use transmission lines to transport products, such as crude oil or natural gas
Postal services 4180 Operate the national postal service, including establishments that sort, route, and deliver on a contract basis
national post office 4181 P P P P P
retail courier and package delivery 4182 Retail courier, package drop-off and mail services P P P P P P P
Courier and messenger services 4190 Provide air, surface, or combined courier delivery services of Parcels and messages (excludes retail package drop-off and local courier services P P P P
Publishing 4210 & 4221 Issue copies of works for which they usually possess copyright, including printing plants, motion picture and audio publishing. Includes newspaper publishing, greeting card printing and lithography P P P P P
Motion pictures and sound recording 4220 Produce and distribute motion pictures and sound recordings (includes indoor movie but excludes drive-in movie theaters P P P P P P P
Telecommunications and broadcasting 4230 Provide point-to-point communications; if multiple services are shared between the same facilities,
radio and television broadcasting 4231, 4232 & 4241 Operate broadcasting studios and facilities for over the air, cable or satellite delivery of radio and television programs P P P P P P P
wireless telecommunications transmission 4233 Operate, maintain or provide access to facilities for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound or video, see section 35.2-73 for telecommunications ordinance C/P C/P C/P C/P C/P C/P C/P C/P C/P C/P C/P C/P C/P C/P
telephone and other wired telecommunications 4234 Operate telephone networks - excludes switching stations P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Telecommunications switching stations/exchanges 4239 Telecommunications switching stations and exchanges with no on-site employees C C C C C C C C C C P C P P

APPENDIX A - TABLE OF AUTHORIZED LAND USES#

Green highlight indicates use was allowed in one of two consolidated districts. Blue highlight indicates a new use in a district.

Land Use LBCS # Description RC R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 B-1 B-3 B-4 B-5 IN-1 IN-2 I-1 I-2 I-3
RESIDENCE OR ACCOMMODATION FUNCTIONS 1000 Homes, apartments, housing for the elderly, and hotels
Detached Units 1110S
single-household detached 1111S Typical single-household dwelling P P P P P P P C P
modular home 1114S A prefabricated home without axles or frames (see definitions) P P P P P P P C P
manufactured home 1115S A structure, transportable in one (1) or more sections, built after 1978 on a permanent chassis, and designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities (see definitions) C C C
manufactured home community 1116S Includes manufactured home subdivision and manufactured home parks with 5 or more lots or sites (see definitions) C C C C C
Attached Units 1120S
Two-household (duplex) 1121S A building located on one (1) zoning lot containing not more than two (2) dwelling units P P C C C P
single-household semi-detached 1122S One of two dwellings separated by a party wall, on abutting lots P P C P
single-household attached (townhouse) 1140S Each unit on a separate lot; fire wall may protrude from roof or roofs may be staggered C P C C P C P
Multi-household structures (see district regulations for limitations) 1200S Includes triplexes, four-plexes, and other multi-household dwellings P C C P C P
Mixed-use residential structures (see district regulations for limitations) 1201S Typically commercial uses on lower floors and residential uses on upper floors P C P P P P
Housing Services 1200 Housing and custodial services for those who cannot care for themselves. Includes nursing and retirement homes, congregate living, assisted and continuing care living, but excludes rehab uses in LBCS #6520 C C C C P P P P P P
Hotels, Motels, or Other Accommodation Services 1300 Lodging and short-term accommodation for travelers
Bed and Breakfast and Tourist Homes 1310 Guest rooms in a private home or accessory building to a private home C C C C C P P P P P
Rooming and boarding 1320 Dormitory, fraternity or sorority house or other specific group of members
boarding house 1321 Transient or non-transient lodging that may include meals and is owner occupied C C C C P P P P P
rooming house 1322 Transient or non-transient lodging that may include meals C C P P P P P
dormitory, sorority or fraternity house 1323 Allowed only as accessory uses to and owned by a college or university C C C C C C C C P P
Hotel, motel, or tourist court 1330 Hotels that do not have gambling services; includes extended-stay hotels P P P P C
Other traveler accommodations 1350 Youth hostels and similar short-term lodging P P P P P P P P P P
GENERAL SALES OR SERVICES 2000 Comprises the vast majority of establishments associated with commercial land use
Retail Sales or Service and Repair 2100 Establishments with displays of merchandise sold to the general public and other businesses, or after-sales services such as repair. Auctions are allowed where sales of items to be auctioned are allowed pursuant to applicable district regulations
Automobile sales or service establishment 2110 Motor vehicle and parts dealers including repair and maintenance
car, motorcycle, manufactured homes or RV dealer 2111-2113 New or used automobiles, light trucks, motorcycles, RV's, manufactured homes, and buses P P
bicycles 2113b New or used bicycle sales, rental and repair P P P P P
boat or marine craft dealer 2114 New or used boats sales, rental and related repair services P P P P
parts, accessories, or tires 2115 Automotive parts and supply stores, automotive stereo stores. P P P P
gasoline service 2116 Gas stations with or without convenience stores or food marts, excludes truck stops, light auto repair, and heavy auto repair P C P P C
automotive repair and maintenance 2117 Repair garages, body and paint shops, oil change, car wash
light auto repair (automobile service station) 2117a Oil change, light auto repair and car wash. May include gasoline and other retail sales. C C P P P P
heavy auto repair 2117b Auto repair, paint and body shops. May include gasoline and other retail sales. C P P P P
truck stop 2118 Retailing fuels primarily to trucks or in combination with activities such as providing repair or food services
Heavy consumer goods sales or service 2120 Heavy or durable goods sales or services
furniture or home furnishings, hardware, home center, lawn and garden supplies, department store, warehouse club or superstore, electronics and appliances 2121-2125 Furniture, flooring, bedding stores; home building and repair supplies, painting supplies, farm goods, lighting supply, window treatment; nursery and garden products predominantly grown elsewhere, power equipment sales or services; large variety stores; household-type appliances, television, stereos, including repair shops and cell phone stores. P P P P
lumber yard and building materials; heating and plumbing equipment; heavy equipment 2126-2128 Lumber yards and heavy building materials; heating and plumbing equipment retailers; for heating and plumbing contractors who install or service, use the appropriate construction category; construction equipment and vehicles; includes authorized storage (3650) P P P P
Durable consumer goods sales and service 2130 Wide range of product lines such as apparel, appliances, hardware, jewelry, etc.
computer and software 2131 Computers and prepackaged software including repair, support, and training P P P P
camera and photographic supplies; clothing, jewelry, luggage, shoes, clocks, sewing; sporting goods, toy and hobby, and musical instruments; mixed media, school and office supplies 2132-2135 Primarily retail cameras and photographic supplies or retail with repair and film developing; clothing (including shoe repair and tailoring, sporting goods, toys, musical instruments, kitchen goods, books, magazines, music, videos, stationary, greeting cards, seasonal decorations, office and school supplies. P P P P P P
Consumer goods, other 2140 Establishments that retail merchandise (except groceries or health items) not included in preceding codes
florist, art supplies, tobacco products 2141-2143 Florists, art supplies and art dealers, frame shops, tobacco products P P P P P
art galleries 2142b Excludes art supply sales and retail framing services C C P P P P P P P
mail order or direct selling establishment 2144 Retailing other than through locations where shoppers physically visit P P P P P
antique shop 2145 Antique shops, (excludes flea markets, thrift stores and pawn shops) P P P P P
flea markets and thrift stores 2145b Flea markets, consignment shops and thrift stores P P P P
Grocery, food, beverage, dairy 2150 Retail food and beverage merchandise from fixed point-of-sale locations
grocery store, supermarket, or bakery, convenience store, specialty food stores 2151-2154 Included are grocery stores, convenience stores, meat, seafood and produce markets, coffee, confections, variety goods and general stores, and delicatessens. Excludes stores with fuel pumps (see 2116 for fuel sales) P P P P P
beer, wine, and liquor store 2155 P P P P P
Health and personal care 2160 Retail prescription or nonprescription drugs; retail cosmetics, perfumes, toiletries; prescription or nonprescription eyeglasses; prescription or nonprescription health and convalescent aids; medical devices, retail food supplement products such as vitamins, nutrition supplements, and body enhancing supplements P P P P P
Markets for farm produce or crafts 2199 Markets and truck gardens. Note that limited to goods produced on site in the RC district. P C C P P
Finance and Insurance 2200
Bank, credit union, or savings institution 2210 Central banking functions P P P P P
Credit and finance businesses 2220
credit card and other financing 2221 Credit card, sales financing, unsecured consumer lending, real estate credit, mortgages, international trade financing P P P P P
pawn shops 2222 P P P P
short-term loans 2223 Pay-day lenders and other businesses providing loans with terms of 45 days or less P P P P
precious metal buyers 2224 Businesses providing cash for gold and other precious metals or gems (excludes retail jewelers) P P P P
Investment banking, securities, and brokerages; insurance; fund, trust, or other financial establishment 2230-2250 Securities underwriting, brokering, exchange services, managing portfolios; Insurance underwriting, selling insurance; manage assets on behalf of shareholders or beneficiaries P P P P P
Real Estate, Rental and Leasing 2300 Rent, lease or occasionally sell assets
Real estate services 2310 Sell or lease real estate such as buildings, manufactured home sites and vacant lots; includes real estate appraisers and realtor offices P P P P P
Property management services 2320 Manage real property for others P P
Rental and leasing 2330 Rent tangible goods such as consumer goods and mechanical equipment to customers; excludes establishment primarily renting equipment with operators
vehicles 2331 & 2332 Lease passenger cars, trucks, trailers, RVs, buses and aircraft; drivers not provided C P P
recreational goods rental 2333 Rent skis, canoes, bicycles, sailboats, motorcycles P P P
commercial, industrial or consumer machinery and equipment rental 2334-2335 Rent or lease: a) office machinery and equipment; heavy equipment without operators used for construction

INFORMATION SERVICES AND DATA PROCESSING AND MANAGEMENT INDUSTRIES — 4240#

Land Use LBCS # Description RC R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 B-1 B-3 B-4 B-5 IN-1 IN-2 I-1 I-2 I-3
News syndicates and information data processing and management services 4240
library or archive 4242 Provide library or archive services C C P P P P P P P P
news syndicate 4243 Supply information such as news reports, articles, pictures and features to the news media P P P P P P
data processing and management, hosting and related services 4244 Web hosting, computer data storage, optical scanning, computer input preparation, microfilm imaging P P P P P P P P

UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES — 4300#

Provide utility services such as electric power, gas, water and sewage removal. Note that City-owned utilities are not subject to zoning district use standards.

Land Use LBCS # Description RC R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 B-1 B-3 B-4 B-5 IN-1 IN-2 I-1 I-2 I-3
Public Utilities Services, Major 4315, 4329, 4339 Includes transmission lines for water, wastewater, stormwater, electricity, natural gas or telecommunications services regulated by the State Corporation Commission of a regional nature and normally entail the construction of new buildings or structures such as electrical switching facilities and stations or substations, electric, gas, and other utility transmission lines of a regional nature which are not otherwise reviewed and approved by the Virginia State Corporation Commission. All overhead transmission lines are included in this definition. C C C C C C C C C C C C P P
Public Utilities Services, Minor 4315, 4329, 4339 Includes distribution or collection lines and appurtenances for water, wastewater, stormwater, electricity, natural gas or telecommunications services regulated by the State Corporation Commission that are necessary to support development within the immediate vicinity and involve only minor structures. Included in this use type are small facilities such as transformers, relay and booster devices, and well, water and sewer pump stations, and wireless communication antennas attached to existing buildings or structures. P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Electric power 4310 Provide electric power generation, transmission, control, and distribution
power generation 4315 C C C
electric substations 4316 C C C C C C C C C C P P P P
Water treatment plants and utility facilities 4331-4333 Water treatment plants, pumping stations and lift stations C C C C C C C C C C P P P P
Solid waste, and related services 4340 Collect, treat, and dispose of waste materials
hazardous waste processing, storage, treatment or disposal 4341 & 4342 Operate treatment and disposal facilities for hazardous waste, combine, collect, or haul hazardous waste materials, including businesses cleaning contaminated buildings, soil or groundwater
solid waste collection, combustion, landfills or separation/sorting of recyclable materials from non-hazardous waste streams 4343-4347 Collect or haul hazardous waste, non-hazardous waste, or recyclable materials, operate waste transfer stations; landfill, incineration or composing of non-hazardous solid waste, recycling facilities; septic tank installation and maintenance C
Wastewater treatment plants 4348 C C
recycling collection centers 4349 Drop-off facilities for the collection of recycled goods P P P P P

ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, AND RECREATION — 5000#

Performing Arts or Supporting Establishments — 5100 — Produce or organize and promote live presentations, excludes nightclubs

Land Use LBCS # Description RC R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 B-1 B-3 B-4 B-5 IN-1 IN-2 I-1 I-2 I-3
Theater, dance or music establishment 5110 & 5160 Companies, groups, or theaters that produce theatrical presentations, dance, dinner theaters, and live musical entertainment; includes facilities for independent artists and performers P P P P P
Motion picture viewing and exhibition services 5111 Operate movie theaters (excluding drive-ins), film festival exhibitions P P P P
Promoter of sports, performing arts, similar events and management services 5140-5150 Organize, promote, and manage performances and events; agents representing artists, athletes and entertainers P P P P P P P
Indoor auditorium or arena 5170 Indoor auditoriums, arenas, conference centers, or multipurpose facilities C C C C C C C
Outdoor auditorium/arenas 5180 Outdoor arenas and theaters C C C C C C
Museums and Other Special Purpose Recreational Institutions 5200 Public and private museums, historical sites, and similar establishments C C C P P P P P P P
Amusement, Sports, or Recreation Establishment 5300 Operate facilities offering activities and provide services
Amusement or theme park establishment 5310 Operate a variety of attractions such as mechanical rides, water rides, games C C C C
Commercial Amusements 5320, 5380, 5390 Operate arcades and other commercial amusements as defined herein P C P P
Country Club 5340 & 6830 Operate private country clubs, with tennis courts and golf courses along with dining facilities and other recreational facilities; includes civic, social and fraternal organizations without dwellings C C C C P P P P P
Fitness, recreational sports, gym, athletic club 5370 Operate fitness and recreational sports facilities or provide services for fitness or recreational sports teams, clubs, or individual activities
fitness and recreational sports center 5371 Aerobic dance or exercise center, gymnasium, physical fitness center, health and athletic club, indoor handball, racquetball, volleyball, tennis, or swimming facilities conducted inside a building C C P P P P P C C
outdoor recreation 5372, 5373 & 5374 Includes golf courses, outdoor volleyball, tennis, or swimming facilities, recreational courts, recreational day camp and horseback riding. Excludes automobile, dog and horse racing facilities. May include lighted outdoor facilities. C C C C C C C P P
shooting ranges, indoor 5375 C C C C C C
shooting ranges, outdoor 5376 C
Camps, Camping, and Related Establishments 5400 Operate sites to accommodate campers and their equipment, provide overnight recreational camps, may provide cabins, food services, washrooms, spaces for overnight parking or recreational vehicles C C
Natural and other Recreational Parks 5500 All parks without special economic functions, other than limited concessions P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

EDUCATION, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, HEALTH CARE, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS — 6000#

Note that City-owned facilities are not subject to zoning district use standards.

Land Use LBCS # Description RC R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 B-1 B-3 B-4 B-5 IN-1 IN-2 I-1 I-2 I-3
Educational Services 6100 Offer teaching and learning
Nursery or preschool 6110 See district standards P P P P P P P P P P
Grade school 6120 Comprises all public, private, and specialty schools between the preschool and university level; includes adult education services not addressed elsewhere. See district standards P P P P P P P P P P
College or university 6130 See district standards P P P P P P P P P P
Technical, trade, or other specialty school 6140 & 6568 Offer vocational and technical training as well as vocational rehabilitation services
general technical schools 6141-6143, 6145, 6147 Offer courses in office procedures, administrative skills, and basic office skills; dance, art, drama, and music; athletic activities C C P C P P P
driving education 6144 P P P
flight training 6146 Offer aviation and flight training P
Other Government Functions 6300 Other government owned establishments not classified elsewhere such as defense and national guard establishments C P P C C
Public Safety 6400 Government-owned establishments providing fire and rescue, police, and emergency response services P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Health and Human Services 6500 Provide health care, social assistance, and associated services
Ambulatory or outpatient care services 6510 Offer health care services directly to patients without providing inpatient services
clinic 6511 & 6567 Include physician offices, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists, licensed massage therapists, and veterans affairs services P P P P P P
outpatient care clinic 6512 Provide outpatient family planning services and outpatient care P P P P P P
medical or diagnostic laboratory; blood/organ bank 6513-6514 Provide analytic or diagnostic services including medical imaging P P P P P
Nursing, supervision and other rehabilitative services, except 6520 Provide inpatient nursing and rehabilitative services and can accommodate patients for extended care, includes alcoholism or drug addiction rehabilitation, mental health Halfway Houses, group homes, and psychiatric convalescent homes see 1200 for nursing homes and long-term congregate care
halfway house 6521 Residential services for pre- or post-release of convicted individuals
group home small 6522 Fewer than five (5) aged or infirm individuals or fewer than nine (9) individuals with mental, intellectual or developmental disabilities P P P P P P P P P P P
group home large 6523 Five or more aged or infirm individuals, or nine (9) or more individuals with mental, intellectual or developmental disabilities C C C C C P P P P C P
rehabilitation centers 6524 See sanitarium for definition
Hospital 6530 C C C C C C C P P
Social assistance, welfare, and charitable services 6560 Provide social assistance directly to individuals, do not offer residential or accommodation services
child and youth services 6561 Offer services such as adoption, foster care, drug prevention services P P
child and adult day care 6562 Provide day care for children and adults
home 6562a Day care for fewer than six (6) individuals in a residence P P P P P P P P P P P
small 6562b Day care for six (6) to twelve (12) individuals in a residence C C C C P P P P P P 0
large 6562c Provide care for more than 12 individuals C C C C P P P P P P
care services community food services 6563-6566 Includes community food services, emergency and relief services, services for the elderly and disabled other family services; does not include on-site provision of housing P P
Religious Institutions 6600 Churches, temples, synagogues, mosques, convents and monasteries C C C C P P P P P P
Death Care Services 6700 Funeral homes, crematories, cemeteries, undertakers
Funeral home and services 6710 Includes funeral homes combined with crematories P P P P P
Cemetery or cremation services 6720
free-standing cemetery 6722 C C C C C P P P
columbarium 6724 C C C C C C P P P

CONSTRUCTION-RELATED BUSINESSES — 7000#

Contractors who can build or demolish buildings, leveling, earthmoving, excavating, land drainage; should reflect the location of the establishment and not where it is performing its services. This category also includes the manufacture of industrial buildings, manufactured homes, modular homes, storage buildings and similar structures. Note that district standards may limit or preclude manufacturing, outdoor operations, outdoor storage of commercial vehicles and materials.

Land Use LBCS # Description RC R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 B-1 B-3 B-4 B-5 IN-1 IN-2 I-1 I-2 I-3
P P P P P P

AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, FISHING, AND HUNTING — 9000#

Grow crops, raise animals, harvest timber, and harvest fish and other animals, may be described as farms, greenhouses, nurseries, or hatcheries.

Land Use LBCS # Description RC R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 B-1 B-3 B-4 B-5 IN-1 IN-2 I-1 I-2 I-3
Crop Production 9100
Vegetable farming or growing 9120 Includes private fields and community gardens P P P P P P P P P P P
Commercial orchards 9130 Includes fruit and nut trees for commercial production P P P P P P P P P P
Greenhouse Production 9140
Greenhouse - no on-premises sales 9141 Commercial greenhouse production P P P P P P P P P P P
Greenhouse - sales of products grown on premises 9142 P P P P P P P
Greenhouse - sales of products and related accessory products 9143 P P P P P P
Animal Production 9300 Keep, graze, breed or feed animals (see district standards) P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Unclassifiable or No Function 9900 Temporary placeholder until a code can be assigned
Temporary uses 9920
tent revival meetings/transient amusements 9921 Includes temporary carnivals and circuses (see section 35.2-72.23) P P P P P P P P P P P P
temporary outdoor promotional attractions 9922 Includes car shows, boat shows and similar short-term events intended to promote commercial sales or services (see section 35.2-72.23) P P P P
Land Use Development Patterns 9950
residential cluster development 9951 See section 35.2-80 P P P P
traditional neighborhood development 9952 See section 35.2-82 C C C C C C C C C
planned unit development 9953 See section 35.2-83 C C C C
large scale retail establishments 9954 See section 35.2-84 P P P P
cluster commercial development 9955 See section 35.2-85 C C C C C
flex space development 9956 See section 35.2-86 C C P P
corporate campus 9957 See section 35.2-87 C C P P
Billboards 9990 Billboards and other signs advertising goods and services not available on the site where the sign is located P P P P

Note: Conditions for uses may be established for permitted uses in the zoning district standards in Article IV and V, the specific use standards or Article VII or through specific development approvals pursuant to Article II.

(E-mail of 5-22-17; Ord. No. O-17-091, 10-10-17; Ord. No. O-19-040, § 1, 10-8-19; Ord. No. O-20-026, 11-10-20; Ord. No. O-21-010, 2-9-21)

ARTICLE I — ZONING ORDINANCE OVERVIEW#

ARTICLE II — PROCEDURES#

Section Title
Sec. 35.2-30 Purpose.
Sec. 35.2-31 Overview and Applicability.
Sec. 35.2-32 Zoning Districts and Official Zoning Map Established.
Sec. 35.2-33.1 Determination of boundaries.
Sec. 35.2-33.2 Parcels divided by district lines.
Sec. 35.2-34.1 Tables of authorized uses established.
Sec. 35.2-34.2 Interpretation of tables of authorized land uses.

ARTICLE VII — SPECIFIC LAND USE STANDARDS#

ARTICLE VIII — LAND USE DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS#

ARTICLE IX — NON-CONFORMING SITUATIONS#

ARTICLE X — ADMINISTRATION#

ARTICLE XI — DEFINITIONS#

APPENDIX A — TABLE OF AUTHORIZED LAND USES#

APPENDIX B — SUMMARY OF BUILDING ENVELOPE STANDARDS#

APPENDIX C — SUMMARY OF LOT DIMENSION AND DENSITY STANDARDS#

Lynchburg City Zoning Code

USE TABLE (continued)#

Business, Professional, Scientific, and Technical (2400)#

Perform professional, scientific, and technical services.

Professional Services (2410)#

Services provided depend on worker skills and knowledge rather than equipment.

Professional Offices (2411–2414)#

Title abstract, lawyers, notaries, accountants, bookkeeping, payroll services, architects, engineers, surveyors, graphic design, interior design and industrial design.

District P
Allowed P

Consulting Services (Management, Environmental, Technical) (2415)#

Advise and assist businesses on management, scientific, and technological issues.

District P
Allowed P

Scientific Research and Development Services (2416)#

Conduct research or analyze in the physical, engineering, cognitive, or life sciences in laboratories or offices.

District P
Allowed P

Advertising, Media and Photography Services (2417)#

Includes advertising, marketing and public relations agencies, photographic studios and photographic services.

District P
Allowed P

Veterinary Services (2418)#

Veterinary medicine, testing services for veterinary practitioners.

District C
Allowed P

Other Professional Offices (2419, 6810, 6820)#

Includes advertising and media services, intellectual property rights, franchising, labor, political or business organizations, and uses with similar impacts.

District P
Allowed P

Administrative Services (2420)#

Typical office establishments in any business area. Use as a default category for most office buildings (nursing staffing).

Office Administrative Services (2421)#

Office administration such as billing, record keeping, personnel, organizational planning.

District P
Allowed P

Facilities Support Services (2422)#

Provide operating staff for support services within a client's facilities, including janitorial, security, laundry services, etc.

District P
Allowed P

Employment Agency (2423a)#

Provide employee placement, temporary help.

District P
Allowed P

Hiring Hall (2423b)#

Place of assembly for the registration or assignment of employment.

District P
Allowed P

Copy Center, Private Mail Center, Other Business Support Services (2424)#

Provide document preparation, telephone answering, telemarketing, court reporting, stenotyping, FAX, internet access, small signs and banners.

District P
Allowed P

Collection Agency (2425)#

Collect payments, compile credit information, repossess tangible assets.

District P
Allowed P

Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services (2430)#

Promote or sell travel, includes convention and visitors' bureaus.

District P
Allowed P

Investigation and Security Services (2440)#

Provide detective, guard and patrol services, picking up and delivery of money, selling of security systems, remote monitoring of security systems, locksmiths.

District P
Allowed P

Services to Buildings and Dwellings (2450)#

Provide pest control, janitorial services, landscaping, carpet cleaning, etc. (2451–2454).

District P
Allowed P

Packing, Crating (2455)#

District P
Allowed P

Food Services (2500)#

Prepare meals, snacks, and beverages.

Restaurants, Cafeterias, Snack Bars & Catering (2510–2530 & 2560)#

Provide food and drinks to patrons — see district specific use regulations for limitations. Includes banquet, assembly and reception halls. See district standards.

District P
Allowed P

Mobile Food Services (2550)#

Prepare and serve meals and snacks for immediate consumption from motorized vehicles.

District P
Allowed P

Food Service Contractor and Vending Machine Operators (2570 & 2580)#

Provide food services at institutional, governmental, commercial, or industrial locations based on contracts. Retail merchandise through vending machines that they service.

District P
Allowed P

Personal Services (2600)#

Category for personal service establishments not classified elsewhere such as bail bonding, wedding planning, psychic services, etc.

Personal Care (2610)#

Hair, nail, and skin care and related personal care, barbers, beauty shops, dieting and weight loss, tanning, hair removal, hair weaving, ear piercing and similar services.

District P
Allowed P

Dry Cleaning and Laundry (2620)#

Laundromat and Dry Cleaning (2621 & 2622)#

Includes Laundromats, dry cleaners, diaper services as well as other commercial laundry services.

District P
Allowed P

Linen and Uniform Supply (2623)#

District P
Allowed P

Photofinishing (2630)#

Primarily engaged in developing film or making slides, etc.

District P
Allowed P

Parking Lot and Parking Garage (2640)#

See district standards.

District C
Allowed P

Special Services (2650)#

Licensed Massage Therapist (2651)#

District P
Allowed P

Tattoo Parlor (2652)#

Tattoos by a licensed professional.

District P
Allowed P

Adult Retail Establishment (2653)#

Stores primarily selling adult oriented products, including books, videos, magazines, toys, lingerie and other sexually-oriented goods.

District P
Allowed P

Pet and Animal Sales or Service (Except Veterinary) (2700)#

Retails pets and other animals (except for farming purposes) and pet supplies, grooming, training, and care taking.

Pet or Pet Supply Store (2710)#

Retail pets, pet foods, pet supplies.

District P
Allowed P

Animal and Pet Services and Kennels (2720)#

Boarding, grooming, sitting, and training (except veterinary and horse boarding).

Animal Services (2721) — Grooming and Training#

District P
Allowed P

Animal Boarding (2722) — Sitting and Boarding#

District C
Allowed P

Pet Cemetery (2723)#

District C
Allowed P

MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE TRADE (3000)#

When captive services such as accounting are provided by a separate establishment, they are classified in the appropriate function code and not in manufacturing.

Produce food, tobacco, textiles, and leather.

Food and Beverages (3110)#

Includes bakery and candy establishments that produce for later consumption; ice manufacturing; dairies; bottling plants; and peanut and coffee roasting.

District P
Allowed P

Tobacco Manufacturing (3120)#

District P
Allowed P

Textiles, Leather and Leather Substitute Products (3130 & 3140)#

Textile mills, apparel manufacturers and canvas making; dying plants and dry cleaning plants; leather and leather substitutes such as rubber footwear (excluding leather tanning).

District P
Allowed P

Wood, Paper, and Printing Products (3200)#

Wood Products (3210)#

Except furniture.

District P
Allowed P

Paper and Printing Materials (3220)#

Manufactures paper and offer printing-related products.

District P
Allowed P

Includes manufacture and repair of furniture, upholstery, mattresses, window blinds, window shades, awnings, cabinets, fixtures.

District P
Allowed P

Chemicals, and Metals, Machinery, and Electronics Manufacturing (3300)#

Transform or refine chemicals or metals, and manufacture products from chemicals or metals.

Petroleum Products (3310)#

Transform crude petroleum into usable products.

Liquid Petroleum Gas Storage / Sales (3311)#

This category addresses wholesale services and does not apply to incidental sales for home use.

District P
Allowed P

Chemicals, Plastic and Rubber Products; Non-Metallic Mineral Products, Primary Metal Manufacturing; Transportation Equipment Manufacture (3320–3340 & 3370)#

Manufacture inorganic chemicals, plastic or rubber products, adhesives, pharmaceuticals, wax products, insulation, bricks, ceramics, glass, cement, concrete, statuary, stone products, basic metal products, such as bars, rods, wires, and castings or finished products; produce equipment for transporting people and goods.

District P
Allowed P

Machinery, Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Components Manufacturing (3350 & 3360)#

Make machinery for particular applications, such as construction, ventilation, heating and cooling; manufacture computers, communication equipment, lighting equipment, batteries, motors, appliances, household goods and medical equipment.

District P
Allowed P

Transportation Equipment and Automobiles (3370)#

Produce equipment for transporting people and goods. Includes tire retreading and rebuilding. Although transportation equipment is a type of machinery, assembly tends to be distinct from the production processes common in the machinery manufacturing subsector, so these establishments are classified separately.

District P
Allowed P

Miscellaneous Manufacturing (3400)#

Use for manufacturing establishments not classified elsewhere.

Jewelry and Silverware, Sporting Goods, Toys, Games and Office Supplies (3410–3430)#

Jewelry, silverware, sporting goods, toys, musical instruments, office supplies, including inks. Excludes paper mills and businesses primarily engaged in on-premises retail sales.

District P
Allowed P

Signs (3440)#

Manufacturing of signs to be erected or installed (excludes banner printing).

District P
Allowed P

Blacksmith (3450)#

Creation of objects from wrought iron steel, such as gates, railings, furniture, and other functional and decorative items.

District P
Allowed P

Wholesale Trade Establishment (3500)#

Normally operate from a warehouse or office, selling or arranging the purchase of goods to other businesses.

District P
Allowed P

Warehousing and Storage Services (3600)#

Operate warehouse and storage facilities for general merchandise, refrigerated goods.

Office and Warehousing (3610)#

Storage of goods related to on-site office or retail use.

District P
Allowed P

Warehousing (3620)#

Storage of goods as the principal use; includes mini-warehouses, self-storage facilities and moving companies.

District P
Allowed P

Tank Farm (3630)#

An area used for bulk storage of oil and other petrochemicals in above ground tanks.

Underground Petroleum Storage (3640)#

An area used for bulk storage of oil and other petrochemicals in underground tanks.

District P
Allowed P

TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATION, INFORMATION, AND UTILITIES (4000)#

Transportation Services (4100)#

Serve passengers and cargo movements.

Air Transportation (4110)#

Provide transportation for passengers or cargo using aircraft (see section 35.2-72.10 for rules related to heliports and helipads).

District C
Allowed P

Rail Transportation (4120)#

Provide passenger and freight transportation and rail transportation support; use this category for establishments providing both transportation and support services, otherwise use the more specific subcategory.

Rail Passenger Transportation (4121)#

Passenger stations only.

District P
Allowed P

Rail Freight Transportation (4122)#

Rail yards for freight systems; excludes accessory sidings allowed within the I-2 and I-3 districts.

Rail Transportation Support Establishment (4123)#

Provide specialized services such as repair, maintenance, loading and unloading.

Road, Ground Passenger, and Transit Transportation (4130)#

Urban transit systems, charter and school bus transportation, taxis.

Local Transit Systems—Bus, Special Needs, Sightseeing, Taxi and Limousine Services (4133–4134 & 4136–4137)#

Single-mode local and non-local transit systems other than rail; excludes transit stops, which are allowed in all districts. Includes sightseeing, taxi and limousine services.

District P
Allowed P

School and Employee Bus Transportation (4135)#

Maintain and dispatch buses and other motor vehicles to transport pupils or employees.

District P
Allowed P

Towing and Other Road and Ground Services (4138)#

Tow vehicles.

District P
Allowed P

Truck and Freight Transportation Services (4140)#

Provide over-the-road transportation of cargo using motor vehicles and temporary storage.

District C
Allowed P

Marine and Water Transportation (4150)#

Provide transportation of passengers and cargo using watercraft.

Marine and Sightseeing Transportation (4151)#

Provide water transportation, including scenic and sightseeing, for passengers.

District P
Allowed P

Pipeline Transportation (4170)#

Use transmission lines to transport products, such as crude oil or natural gas.

Postal Services (4180)#

Operate the national postal service, including establishments that sort, route, and deliver on a contract basis.

National Post Office (4181)#

District P
Allowed P

Retail Courier and Package Delivery (4182)#

Retail courier, package drop-off and mail services.

District P
Allowed P

Courier and Messenger Services (4190)#

Provide air, surface, or combined courier delivery services of parcels and messages (excludes retail package drop-off and local courier services).

District P
Allowed P

Publishing (4210 & 4221)#

Issue copies of works for which they usually possess copyright, including printing plants, motion picture and audio publishing. Includes newspaper publishing, greeting card printing and lithography.

District P
Allowed P

Motion Pictures and Sound Recording (4220)#

Produce and distribute motion pictures and sound recordings (includes indoor movie but excludes drive-in movie theaters).

District P
Allowed P

Telecommunications and Broadcasting (4230)#

Provide point-to-point communications; if multiple services are shared between the same facilities.

Radio and Television Broadcasting (4231, 4232 & 4241)#

Operate broadcasting studios and facilities for over the air, cable or satellite delivery of radio and television programs.

District P
Allowed P

Wireless Telecommunications Transmission (4233)#

Operate, maintain or provide access to facilities for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound or video, see section 35.2-73 for telecommunications ordinance.

District C/P
Allowed C/P

Telephone and Other Wired Telecommunications (4234)#

Operate telephone networks — excludes switching stations.

District P
Allowed P

Telecommunications Switching Stations/Exchanges (4239)#

Telecommunications switching stations and exchanges with no on-site employees.

District C
Allowed P

Information Services and Data Processing and Management Industries (4240)#

News syndicates and information data processing and management services.

Library or Archive (4242)#

Provide library or archive services.

District C
Allowed P

News Syndicate (4243)#

Supply information such as news reports, articles, pictures and features to the news media.

District P
Allowed P

Web hosting, computer data storage, optical scanning, computer input preparation, microfilm imaging.

District P
Allowed P

Utilities and Utility Services (4300)#

Provide utility services such as electric power, gas, water and sewage removal. Note that City-owned utilities are not subject to zoning district use standards.

Public Utilities Services, Major (4315, 4329, 4339)#

Includes transmission lines for water, wastewater, stormwater, electricity, natural gas or telecommunications services regulated by the State Corporation Commission of a regional nature and normally entail the construction of new buildings or structures such as electrical switching facilities and stations or substations, electric, gas, and other utility transmission lines of a regional nature which are not otherwise reviewed and approved by the Virginia State Corporation Commission. All overhead transmission lines are included in this definition.

District C
Allowed P

Public Utilities Services, Minor (4315, 4329, 4339)#

Includes distribution or collection lines and appurtenances for water, wastewater, stormwater, electricity, natural gas or telecommunications services regulated by the State Corporation Commission that are necessary to support development within the immediate vicinity and involve only minor structures. Included in this use type are small facilities such as transformers, relay and booster devices, and well, water and sewer pump stations, and wireless communication antennas attached to existing buildings or structures.

District P
Allowed P

Electric Power (4310)#

Provide electric power generation, transmission, control, and distribution.

Power Generation (4315)#

District C
Allowed C

Electric Substations (4316)#

District C
Allowed P

Water Treatment Plants and Utility Facilities (4331–4333)#

Water treatment plants, pumping stations and lift stations.

District C
Allowed P

Collect, treat, and dispose of waste materials.

Hazardous Waste Processing, Storage, Treatment or Disposal (4341 & 4342)#

Operate treatment and disposal facilities for hazardous waste, combine, collect, or haul hazardous waste materials, including businesses cleaning contaminated buildings, soil or groundwater.

Solid Waste Collection, Combustion, Landfills or Separation/Sorting of Recyclable Materials from Non-Hazardous Waste Streams (4343–4347)#

Collect or haul hazardous waste, non-hazardous waste, or recyclable materials, operate waste transfer stations; landfill, incineration or composing of non-hazardous solid waste, recycling facilities; septic tank installation and maintenance.

District C
Allowed C

Wastewater Treatment Plants (4348)#

District C
Allowed C

Recycling Collection Centers (4349)#

Drop-off facilities for the collection of recycled goods.

District P
Allowed P

ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, AND RECREATION (5000)#

Performing Arts or Supporting Establishments (5100)#

Produce or organize and promote live presentations, excludes nightclubs.

Theater, Dance or Music Establishment (5110 & 5160)#

Companies, groups, or theaters that produce theatrical presentations, dance, dinner theaters, and live musical entertainment; includes facilities for independent artists and performers.

District P
Allowed P

Motion Picture Viewing and Exhibition Services (5111)#

Operate movie theaters (excluding drive-ins), film festival exhibitions.

District P
Allowed P

Promoter of Sports, Performing Arts, Similar Events and Management Services (5140–5150)#

Organize, promote, and manage performances and events; agents representing artists, athletes and entertainers.

District P
Allowed P

Indoor Auditorium or Arena (5170)#

Indoor auditoriums, arenas, conference centers, or multipurpose facilities.

District C
Allowed C

Outdoor Auditorium/Arenas (5180)#

Outdoor arenas and theaters.

District C
Allowed C

Museums and Other Special Purpose Recreational Institutions (5200)#

Public and private museums, historical sites, and similar establishments.

District C
Allowed P

Amusement, Sports, or Recreation Establishment (5300)#

Operate facilities offering activities and provide services.

Amusement or Theme Park Establishment (5310)#

Operate a variety of attractions such as mechanical rides, water rides, games.

District C
Allowed C

Commercial Amusements (5320, 5380, 5390)#

Operate arcades and other commercial amusements as defined herein.

District P
Allowed P

Country Club (5340 & 6830)#

Operate private country clubs, with tennis courts and golf courses along with dining facilities and other recreational facilities; includes civic, social and fraternal organizations without dwellings.

District C
Allowed P

Fitness, Recreational Sports, Gym, Athletic Club (5370)#

Operate fitness and recreational sports facilities or provide services for fitness or recreational sports teams, clubs, or individual activities.

Fitness and Recreational Sports Center (5371)#

Aerobic dance or exercise center, gymnasium, physical fitness center, health and athletic club, indoor handball, racquetball, volleyball, tennis, or swimming facilities conducted inside a building.

District C
Allowed P

Outdoor Recreation (5372, 5373 & 5374)#

Includes golf courses, outdoor volleyball, tennis, or swimming facilities, recreational courts, recreational day camp and horseback riding. Excludes automobile, dog and horse racing facilities. May include lighted outdoor facilities.

District C
Allowed P

Shooting Ranges, Indoor (5375)#

District C
Allowed C

Shooting Ranges, Outdoor (5376)#

District C
Allowed C

Operate sites to accommodate campers and their equipment, provide overnight recreational camps, may provide cabins, food services, washrooms, spaces for overnight parking or recreational vehicles.

District C
Allowed C

Natural and Other Recreational Parks (5500)#

All parks without special economic functions, other than limited concessions.

District P
Allowed P

EDUCATION, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, HEALTH CARE, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS (6000)#

Note that City-owned facilities are not subject to zoning district use standards.

Educational Services (6100)#

Offer teaching and learning.

Nursery or Preschool (6110)#

See district standards.

District P
Allowed P

Grade School (6120)#

Comprises all public, private, and specialty schools between the preschool and university level; includes adult education services not addressed elsewhere. See district standards.

District P
Allowed P

College or University (6130)#

See district standards.

District P
Allowed P

Technical, Trade, or Other Specialty School (6140 & 6568)#

Offer vocational and technical training as well as vocational rehabilitation services.

General Technical Schools (6141–6143, 6145, 6147)#

Offer courses in office procedures, administrative skills, and basic office skills; dance, art, drama, and music; athletic activities.

District C
Allowed P

Driving Education (6144)#

District P
Allowed P

Flight Training (6146)#

Offer aviation and flight training.

District P
Allowed P

Other Government Functions (6300)#

Other government owned establishments not classified elsewhere such as defense and national guard establishments.

District C
Allowed P

Public Safety (6400)#

Government-owned establishments providing fire and rescue, police, and emergency response services.

District P
Allowed P

Health and Human Services (6500)#

Provide health care, social assistance, and associated services.

Ambulatory or Outpatient Care Services (6510)#

Offer health care services directly to patients without providing inpatient services.

Clinic (6511 & 6567)#

Include physician offices, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists, licensed massage therapists, and veterans affairs services.

District P
Allowed P

Outpatient Care Clinic (6512)#

Provide outpatient family planning services and outpatient care.

District P
Allowed P

Medical or Diagnostic Laboratory; Blood/Organ Bank (6513–6514)#

Provide analytic or diagnostic services including medical imaging.

District P
Allowed P

Nursing, Supervision and Other Rehabilitative Services, Except (6520)#

Provide inpatient nursing and rehabilitative services and can accommodate patients for extended care, includes alcoholism or drug addiction rehabilitation, mental health halfway houses, group homes, and psychiatric convalescent homes. See 1200 for nursing homes and long-term congregate care.

Halfway House (6521)#

Residential services for pre- or post-release of convicted individuals.

Group Home Small (6522)#

Fewer than five (5) aged or infirm individuals or fewer than nine (9) individuals with mental, intellectual or developmental disabilities.

District P
Allowed P

Group Home Large (6523)#

Five or more aged or infirm individuals, or nine (9) or more individuals with mental, intellectual or developmental disabilities.

District C
Allowed P

Rehabilitation Centers (6524)#

See sanitarium for definition.

Hospital (6530)#

District C
Allowed P

Social Assistance, Welfare, and Charitable Services (6560)#

Provide social assistance directly to individuals, do not offer residential or accommodation services.

Child and Youth Services (6561)#

Offer services such as adoption, foster care, drug prevention services.

District P
Allowed P

Child and Adult Day Care (6562)#

Provide day care for children and adults.

Home (6562a)#

Day care for fewer than six (6) individuals in a residence.

District P
Allowed P
Small (6562b)#

Day care for six (6) to twelve (12) individuals in a residence.

District C
Allowed P
Large (6562c)#

Provide care for more than 12 individuals.

District C
Allowed P

Care Services, Community Food Services (6563–6566)#

Includes community food services, emergency and relief services, services for the elderly and disabled, other family services; does not include on-site provision of housing.

District P
Allowed P

Religious Institutions (6600)#

Churches, temples, synagogues, mosques, convents and monasteries.

District C
Allowed P

Death Care Services (6700)#

Funeral homes, crematories, cemeteries, undertakers.

Funeral Home and Services (6710)#

Includes funeral homes combined with crematories.

District P
Allowed P

Cemetery or Cremation Services (6720)#

Free-Standing Cemetery (6722)#

District C
Allowed P

Columbarium (6724)#

District C
Allowed P

CONSTRUCTION-RELATED BUSINESSES (7000)#

Contractors who can build or demolish buildings, leveling, earthmoving, excavating, land drainage; should reflect the location of the establishment and not where it is [text truncated in original].

Use Categories#

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting (9000)#

Grow crops, raise animals, harvest timber, and harvest fish and other animals, may be described as farms, greenhouses, nurseries, or hatcheries.

Crop Production (9100)#

Use Category Code Description AG RR R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 R-5 R-6 R-7 R-8 R-9 R-10
Vegetable farming or growing 9120 Includes private fields and community gardens P P P P P P P P P P P P
Commercial orchards 9130 Includes fruit and nut trees for commercial production P P P P P P P P P P P P
Greenhouse Production 9140
Greenhouse - no on-premises sales 9141 Commercial greenhouse production P P P P P P P P P P P P
Greenhouse - sales of products grown on premises 9142 P P P P P P P P P P P P
Greenhouse - sales of products and related accessory products 9143 P P P P P P P P P P P P

Animal Production (9300)#

Use Category Code Description AG RR R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 R-5 R-6 R-7 R-8 R-9 R-10
Keep, graze, breed or feed animals (see district standards) P P P P P P P P P P P P

Unclassifiable or No Function (9900)#

Temporary placeholder until a code can be assigned.

Temporary Uses (9920)#

Use Category Code Description AG RR R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 R-5 R-6 R-7 R-8 R-9 R-10
Tent revival meetings/transient amusements 9921 Includes temporary carnivals and circuses (see section 35.2-72.23) P P P P P P P P P P P P
Temporary outdoor promotional attractions 9922 Includes car shows, boat shows and similar short-term events intended to promote commercial sales or services (see section 35.2-72.23) P P P P P P P P P P P P

Land Use Development Patterns (9950)#

Use Category Code Description AG RR R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 R-5 R-6 R-7 R-8 R-9 R-10
Residential cluster development 9951 See section 35.2-80 P P P P P P P P P P P P
Traditional neighborhood development 9952 See section 35.2-82 C C C C C C C C C C C C
Planned unit development 9953 See section 35.2-83 C C C C C C C C C C C C
Large scale retail establishments 9954 See section 35.2-84 P P P P P P P P P P P P
Cluster commercial development 9955 See section 35.2-85 C C C C C C C C C C C C
Flex space development 9956 See section 35.2-86 C C P P P P P P P P P P
Corporate campus 9957 See section 35.2-87 C C P P P P P P P P P P

Billboards (9990)#

Use Category Code Description AG RR R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 R-5 R-6 R-7 R-8 R-9 R-10
Billboards and other signs advertising goods and services not available on the site where the sign is located P P P P P P P P P P P P

Note: Conditions for uses may be established for permitted uses in the zoning district standards in Article IV and V, the specific use standards or Article VII or through specific development approvals pursuant to Article II.

(E-mail of 5-22-17; Ord. No. O-17-091, 10-10-17; Ord. No. O-19-040, § 1, 10-8-19; Ord. No. O-20-026, 11-10-20; Ord. No. O-21-010, 2-9-21)