Powhatan County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Sec. 83-235
Courthouse SquareAll Powhatan County Unincorporated districts0
Dimensional standards
Housing
- Two-family
- by_right
- Three-family
- by_right
Uses
Permitted by right51
- Dwelling, live/work
- Dwelling, single-family detached
- Dwelling, duplex
- Dwelling, three- or four-family
- Dwelling, townhouse
- Dwelling, upper-story
- Telecommunications facility, collocated
- Community center
- Library
- Adult day care center
- Child day care center
- Private school
- Public school
- Courthouse facility
- Fire or EMS station
- Government administrative offices
- Government maintenance, storage, or distribution facility
- Law enforcement facility
- Post office
- Massage clinic
- Medical or dental clinic
- Medical or dental lab
- Nursing home
- Community garden
- Park or greenway
- Club or lodge
- Utility use, minor
- Animal grooming
- Veterinary clinic
- Business service establishment
- Brewpub
- Artisan food and beverage production
- Micro-brewery
- Micro-distillery
- Restaurant without drive-through service
- Specialty eating or drinking establishment
- Contractor's office
- Professional offices
- Antique store
- Art gallery
- Art, crafts, music, dance, photography, or martial arts studio/school
- Bank or financial institution with drive-through service
- Bank or financial institution without drive-through service
- Drugstore or pharmacy without drive-through service
- Farmers' market
- Lawn care, pool, or pest control service
- Liquor store
- Personal services establishment
- Taxidermy shop
- Recycling drop-off center
- Other retail sales establishment
Conditional / special use15
- Telecommunications tower
- Museum
- Medical treatment facility
- Cemetery
- Public square or plaza
- Halfway house
- Homeless shelter
- Place of worship
- Shelter for victims of domestic abuse
- Utility use, major
- Hotel or motel
- Conference or training center
- Auditorium or stage theater
- Tattoo or body piercing establishment
- Assisted living facility
Accessory22
- Accessory apartment
- Amateur radio antenna
- Automatic teller machine (ATM)
- Bed and breakfast inn
- Canopy, nonresidential drive-through
- Clubhouse
- Electric vehicle (EV) level 1 or 2 charging station
- Family day care home
- Fuel oil or bottled gas distribution or storage, limited
- Home garden
- Home occupation
- Open space, park, playground, or recreational facility
- Outdoor display and sale of merchandise
- Outdoor storage (as an accessory use)
- Private recycling bins
- Rainwater cistern
- Residential care facility
- Satellite dish
- Solar energy collection system
- Swimming pool, spa, or hot tub
- Television or radio antenna
- Other retail sales establishment
From the ordinance
The purpose of the Courthouse Square Center (CHSC) District is to accommodate pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use development within, and in close proximity to, the Powhatan Courthouse Historic District...