Land use · Essex County Unincorporated, Virginia

Exploratory well

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

Excavations, fill, drainage, and the like shall be considered a part of erection. ** Exploratory well ** means any well drilled: (i) to find and produce gas, oil, or other similar materials in an unproven area, (ii) to

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Where it is allowed here

Conditional / special use2

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.