Land use · Powhatan County Unincorporated, Virginia

Airport

Named in 2 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 Powhatan County Unincorporated’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 11Reads like a definition

1: Standards for Specific Principal Uses and Structures, of Article VII: Use Standards.) ** Airport ** means any area of land or water designed and set aside for the landing and take-off of aircraft, including all necessary

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civil defense, transportation, water, sewerage, flood protection, schools, parks, forests, playgrounds, recreational facilities, airports , and other public requirements; (5) Protect against destruction of or encroachment upon historic areas; (6) Protect against overcrowding of land, undue

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racetrack or show grounds; (3) Livestock market; (4) Telecommunications tower; (5) Cemetery; (6) Airport ; (7) Airstrip; (8) Helicopter landing facility; (9) Reserved; (10) Utility use, major; (11) Animal shelter; (12) Pound; (13) Kennel, commercial; (14)

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adverse impact on the environment or adjacent properties. ### (6) Transportation Uses **a. Airport /airstrip.** Airports/airstrips shall: 1. Provide adequate area for safe take-offs and landings in accordance with standards of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA);

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1 per 3 beds | | **Transportation Uses** | | | | | Airport | 1 per 400 s.f. of passenger waiting area + 1 space per 4 tie down spaces | | | Helicopter

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Where it is allowed here

Conditional / special use2

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.