Land use · Bristol, Virginia

commercial

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 Bristol’s own text settles what this covers.

of these standards is to provide regulations for the development of attractive, well-maintained commercial campgrounds, recreational vehicle parks, and recreational cabins. This section is intended for unified developments occupying a single or adjacent tracts of

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creating safety or security concerns. (3) Buildings hereafter constructed, extended, or converted to commercial use, and which have access to a public alley shall provide off-street facilities as required in article VII, division 2, of

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Public wayfinding signs; (4) Displays of public art that do not display a commercial message; (5) Signs on the inside of ballpark or stadium field fences, or displayed inside other large sports or entertainment venues;

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upon which an antenna is installed for the purpose of transmitting and receiving non- commercial radio signals. **Animal hospital or clinic** means a place for the medical treatment and care of animals under direction of a

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the city as a transitional or buffer zone between low-density residential districts and commercial districts, industrial districts or major transportation arteries, and other uses that are not compatible with a low-density residential environment. This district

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.