Land use · Powhatan County Unincorporated, Virginia

Place of worship

Named in 5 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.

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by point plan depicting the intensity and location of lighting on the property. ** Place of worship ** means a building or structure, together with its accessory buildings and uses, where people regularly assemble to conduct religious worship, ceremonies,

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commercial; (23) Rural event venue; (24) Auction facility; (25) Campground/recreational vehicle park; (26) Place of worship ; (27) Minor meat processing. (Ord. No. O-2013-06, 9-16-13; Ord. No. O-2019-20, 4-24-19; Ord. No. O-2023-28, § 1, 12-18-23; Ord. No. O-2023-27,

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density). It may include complementary limited institutional uses (e.g., schools, public safety facilities, places of worship , and parks). New R-2 districts shall be located in areas classified low-density residential by the comprehensive plan. **B. Use Standards.** See

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or dental clinic; 17. Public square or plaza; 18. Club or lodge; 19. Place of worship ; 20. Professional offices; 21. Country club; 22. Golf course; 23. Recreation facility, nonprofit; 24. Recreation facility, public; 25. Conference or training

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which is necessarily customarily incidental or subordinate to another principal use (e.g., a place of worship combined with a school, a gas station combined with a restaurant, a flex building housing retail, industrial service, and warehousing tenants).

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Conditional / special use4

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.