Land use · Albemarle County Unincorporated, Virginia

retail store

Named in 1 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 Albemarle County Unincorporated’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 1Reads like a definition

and/or display of merchandise shall not be considered as retail sales area. ## Retail stores "Retail stores" means buildings for display and sale of merchandise at retail such as the following: drug store, newsstand, food store,

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the largest shift, plus stacking spaces as required in section 4.12.13 | | Retail store | 1 space per 200 square feet of gross floor area | | Shopping center | 1 space per 200 square

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children's residential facility, or similar institution (reference 5.1.13). 10. Hospitals. 11. Offices. 12. Retail stores and shops on a single floor, compatible with the residential characteristics of the district, with a gross floor area not exceeding

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Where it is allowed here

Conditional / special use1

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.