Land use · Bristol, Virginia

Public Park/Playground

Named in 5 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 Bristol’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 18Reads like a definition

by federal, state or local government that is open to the general public. ** Public park/playground ** means an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space, open to the public, set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or

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or other place of worship, public library, public or private school, educational institution, public park, playground , playfield, bed-and-breakfast establishment, child or adult day care center, hotel, or motel. (e) The establishment of an adult use as referred

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OR CIVIC USES** | **COMMUNITY OR CIVIC USES** | | Community Gardens | Public Park/Playground | | Utilities, Minor | Municipal, state, federal uses, including public schools | | | Church or place of worship |

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Where it is allowed here

Conditional / special use5

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.