Land use · Essex County Unincorporated, Virginia

Public use

Named in 14 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.

game preserves, open spaces, and other similar uses. This use shall not include Public use or campground as defined in this ordinance. **Public use** means the use of land, exclusively for public purposes, by any department

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Notifications shall also be provided to military bases, military installations, military airports, and public-use airports in accordance with the Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2204. (j) The cost of all notice requirements shall be paid by

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other state waters to a condition or quality that will permit all reasonable public uses and will support the propagation and growth of all aquatic life, including game fish, which might reasonably be expected to inhabit

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project for which such guarantee is being furnished. ## (b) Guarantees for Dedicated Public Uses . In accordance with Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2241.1, provided the developer and the governing body have agreed on the delineation of

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right12

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Conditional / special use2

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.