Land use · Essex County Unincorporated, Virginia

Shelter, residential

Named in 1 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.

institution, or to persons suffering from similar disorders. This use is separate from Shelter, residential as defined in this ordinance. **Health Official** means the Health Officer of Essex County, or his duly authorized representative, the sanitarian.

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Where it is allowed here

Conditional / special use1

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.