Land use · Chatham, Virginia

professional offices

Named in 1 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 Chatham’s own text settles what this covers.

otherwise prohibited by Title 4 of the code [this appendix]: (1) Hospitals; (2) Professional offices and home businesses; (3) Retail food stores; (4) Drug stores; (5) Convenience stores; (6) Bakeries; (7) Grocery stores; (8) Department stores;

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halls. 17. Home appliances, sales and services. 18. Hotels, motels. 19. Restaurants. 20. Professional offices . 21. Churches. 22. Libraries. 23. Hospitals, general—with Conditional Use Permit. 24. Funeral homes. 25. Service stations with major repair under cover.

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.