Land use · Bedford, Virginia

veterinary hospital or animal shelter for small animals

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.

by the zoning administrator. mm. Schools. nn. Theaters, auditoriums, and performance venues. oo. Veterinary hospital or animal shelter for small animals , provided that noise shall not exceed a level of 65 dBA-L2 at any lot line adjoining a residential district, nor a

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Conditional / special use1

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.