Land use · Powhatan County Unincorporated, Virginia

Recreation facility, commercial outdoor

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

Chapter 11Reads like a definition

but are not limited to, health and fitness centers, spas, and gymnastic facilities. ** Recreation facility, commercial outdoor ** means any private outdoor use providing for sports and recreation activities that are operated or carried on primarily for financial gain,

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Fairground; 37. Golf course; 38. Marina, commercial; 39. Recreation facility, commercial indoor; 40. Recreation facility, commercial outdoor ; 41. Recreation facility, nonprofit; 42. Shooting range, commercial; 43. Rural event venue; 44. Antique store; 45. Art gallery; 46. Auction facility;

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commercial; 13. Arena, stadium, or amphitheater; 14. Country club; 15. Marina, commercial; 16. Recreation facility, commercial outdoor ; 17. Flea market; 18. Self-service storage facility; 19. Truck hauler business; 20. Commercial landscape operation; 21. Manufacturing, assembly, or fabrication, light;

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Nightclub; 22. Contractor's office; 23. Marina, commercial; 24. Recreation facility, commercial indoor; 25. Recreation facility, commercial outdoor ; 26. Recreation facility, nonprofit; 27. Drugstore or pharmacy with drive-through service; 28. Drugstore or pharmacy without drive-through service; 29. Flea market;

Read it in the chapter →

| Recreation facility, commercial indoor | 1 per 250 s.f. | | | Recreation facility, commercial outdoor | 1 per 4 persons | | | Recreation facility, nonprofit | 1 per 4 persons | | | Recreation facility,

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right2

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Conditional / special use1

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.