Land use · Abingdon, Virginia

residential areas

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.

low-density, single-family development. The District is designed to preserve the character of existing residential areas , to encourage new residential development in accordance with modern subdivision standards, to protect single-family areas from encroachment by potentially incompatible commercial

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and industrial uses. Supporting accessory uses and facilities, including offices, commercial establishments, and residential areas may also be permitted. The PTD District is intended to be designed with a park-like setting that complements surrounding land uses

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from sensitive land uses, including schools, churches, parks, libraries, public recreation areas, and residential areas , to minimize the impact of their secondary effects upon such uses and should be separated from other sexually oriented businesses to

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