Land use · Essex County Unincorporated, Virginia

Conservation

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 Essex County Unincorporated’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 10Reads like a definition

unique, specific circumstances indicate that the existing zoning district regulations are not adequate. ** Conservation ** means land set aside to achieve the preservation or conservation of water quality, land preservation, and wildlife including associated habitat. Includes

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airports, housing, schools, parks, playgrounds, recreation areas, and other public services; and the conservation of natural resources, the preservation of floodplains, the protection of life and property from impounding structure failures, the preservation of agriculture

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any increase in pollution; e. Reducing existing pollution; and f. Promoting water resource conservation in order to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of the present and future citizens of the Commonwealth. (3) This

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but not limited to, the Chesapeake Bay Act and the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. (g) Agriculture, intensive uses shall submit an approved Nutrient Management Plan and any Federal and State permits prior to

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right2

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.