Land use · Amherst, Virginia

Public utilities

Named in 8 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 Amherst’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 1Reads like a definition

system resulting in a point source discharge and approved by the health department. ** Public utilities ** means public service structures such as power plant substations; water lines, treatment plants or pumping stations, sewage disposal systems and treatment

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be involved, a grant of easement to the town for maintenance and servicing public utilities shall be established; and, further, it must be provided that all individuals and entitles providing public services requiring ingress and egress

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P | P | P | P | P | P | | Public utilities : poles, lines, transformers, pipes, meters, and/or other facilities necessary for the provision and maintenance of public utilities, provided that electric service

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providing governmental services during and after flood conditions, including maintenance and repair of public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and water systems, and streets and bridges. (b) Variances shall only be issued upon:

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| | | Minimum Lot Width (ft.) | | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | | Public Utilities | Water and Sewer | Water Only | None | Interior Lot | Corner Lot | | **A-1** | Single-family |

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right8

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.