Land use · Abingdon, Virginia

Religious assembly

Named in 19 of this ordinance’s zoning districts.

How this ordinance defines it

The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only Abingdon’s own text settles what this covers.

laws of the state in which the project is to be constructed. # RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY A use located in a permanent building and providing regular organized religious worship and related incidental activities, except primary or secondary

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Office, general | 60 per 1,000 square feet gross floor area | | Religious assembly | 70 per 1,000 square feet gross floor area | | Restaurant (fast-food) | 2 per 1,000 square feet gross floor

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5-6-5 Restrictions adjacent to airports. [1-3-2023 by Ord. No. 2023.01.03] Places of assembly, religious assembly , educational facilities, hospitals, multifamily dwellings, commercial indoor recreation/entertainment, as defined in Article VI, Use Permissions, shall not be erected or otherwise

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may be established within 750 feet of a residential zoned district, educational facility, religious assembly , public park and recreation area, public use, or day-care center as defined in this chapter. (f) The establishment of an adult

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right7

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Conditional / special use12

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.