Land use · Amherst, Virginia

Theaters, indoor

Named in 3 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

common elements. **Surveyor** means a land surveyor certified by the Commonwealth of Virginia. ** Theater, indoor ,** means a building designed and/or used primarily for the commercial exhibition of motion pictures to the general public or used for

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11. Schools. 12. Childcare centers. 13. Parks and playgrounds. 14. Community center. 15. Theaters, indoor . 16. Library. 17. Signs as provided in article IX of this section. 18. Offices. 19. Restaurants, cafés, dining establishments. 20. Lodging

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Where it is allowed here

Conditional / special use3

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.