Land use · Altavista, Virginia

governmental service

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 Altavista’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 2Reads like a definition

courses. Specifically excluded would be independent driving ranges and any miniature golf course. ** Governmental service ** — means a governmental office providing administrative, clerical or public contact services that deal directly with the citizens. Typical uses include

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life, the creation of health and safety hazards, the disruption of commerce and governmental services , the extraordinary and unnecessary expenditure of public funds for flood protection and relief, and the impairment of the tax base by:

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required - Cultural service - Educational facilities, primary/secondary, special use permit required - Governmental service , special use permit required - Guidance service, special use permit required - Halfway house, special use permit required - Life care

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Where it is allowed here

Conditional / special use1

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.