Land use · Bedford, Virginia

emergency homeless shelters

Named in 2 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 Bedford’s own text settles what this covers.

of fill, solid foundation perimeter walls, pilings, or columns (posts and piers). - ** Emergency homeless shelter .** A homeless shelter with overnight sleeping accommodations, the primary purpose of which is to provide temporary shelter for homeless persons. -

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be permitted: a. Accessory dwelling units. b. Cemeteries. c. Commercial communications equipment. d. Emergency homeless shelters . e. Financial institutions, with drive through. f. Group homes for children. g. Homes for adults, provided that the licensing requirements of

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Where it is allowed here

Conditional / special use2

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.