Land use · Altavista, Virginia

halfway house

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

not include facilities operated for the treatment of drug addiction or substance abuse. ** Halfway house ** — means an establishment providing residential accommodations, rehabilitation, counseling, and supervision to persons suffering from alcohol or drug addiction, to persons

Read it in the chapter →

service, special use permit required - Guidance service, special use permit required - Halfway house , special use permit required - Life care facility, special use permit required - Non-profit facility—Subject to section 86-482, special use permit

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| | Guidance services | 1 space per 300 square feet | | Halfway house | 1 space per 2 persons of residential capacity, plus 1 space per employee on shift | | Life care facility

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Where it is allowed here

Conditional / special use1

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.