Land use · Orange County Unincorporated, Virginia

Agritourism

Named in 3 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 Orange County Unincorporated’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 1Reads like a definition

not be considered agriculture if it is the principal use of the property. ** Agritourism ** means any activity carried out on a farm that allows members of the general public, for recreational, entertainment, or educational purposes,

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incidental to such uses, including home occupations and home enterprises: 1. Agriculture. 2. Agritourism . 3. Bed and breakfast inn. 4. Short-term lodging facility. 5. Single-family dwelling. 6. Two-family dwelling. 7. Manufactured home. 8. Place of

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lot, except as provided below: 1. Accessory structures associated with a farm or agritourism use, as well as intensive livestock, dairy, and poultry facilities, all as defined, shall be exempt from this provision. 2. This

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Accessory2

Allowed as a secondary activity to the main use.