Land use · Bristol, Virginia

residential

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.

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officially designated historic landmark or contributing structure in an established historic district. **Children's residential facility** means any facility, child-caring institution, or group home that is state-licensed and maintained for the purpose of receiving children separated

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The use of land, buildings, structures and other premises for agricultural, business, industrial, residential , flood plain and other specific uses; (2) The size, height, area, bulk, location, erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, maintenance, razing, or

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recreational facilities, and accessory uses as may be deemed necessary and compatible with residential surroundings. **(b) Setbacks.** 1. The minimum front and rear setbacks for townhouses shall be the setback for the district in which

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jurisdiction. (7) Barbed or razor wire and electrified fences are prohibited in all residential districts unless approved by the zoning administrator as necessary and safe. (8) Fences shall not be constructed using construction waste or

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the highest part of the structure; (2) It is not located on a residential structure of less than four stories in height; (3) The appearance of the antenna and associated equipment shall be of a

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