Land use · Powhatan County Unincorporated, Virginia

Airstrip

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.) ** Airstrip ** means a runway without normal air base or airport facilities. (See principal/use-specific standards, Division 1: Standards for Specific Principal Uses and

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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) Veterinary clinic;

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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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Where it is allowed here

Conditional / special use1

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.

Accessory1

Allowed as a secondary activity to the main use.