Land use · Essex County Unincorporated, Virginia

Pier, private

Named in 10 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

sunning, swimming and similar activities, but not boating or the docking of boats. ** Pier, private ** means a waterfront structure, fixed or floating, used for the docking of boats owned and registered by the property owner or

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right10

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.