Land use · James City County Unincorporated, Virginia

Intensive agriculture

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 James City County Unincorporated’s own text settles what this covers.

horticulture, forestry and gardening, including the keeping of animals and fowl but not intensive agriculture as herein defined or the commercial slaughtering or processing of animals or poultry. **Agriculture, intensive.** Those intensive agricultural operations commonly known

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and specialized farming, including the keeping of horses, ponies and livestock, but not intensive agriculture as herein defined and not commercial slaughtering or processing of animals or poultry. | P | | | | Limited farm

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.