Land use · Chesapeake, Virginia

churches

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 Chesapeake’s own text settles what this covers.

eating or drinking place is adjacent to the following: i. Property containing a church in a freestanding building; ii. Property containing a public or private school in a freestanding building; iii. Hospital in a freestanding

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on a periodic basis. Assembly uses shall include but are not limited to churches , synagogues, temples and other similar houses of worship; meeting halls, clubs, and membership organizations. Recognizing that theaters and other entertainment establishments

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multifamily. 2. **Public and semipublic uses** not otherwise conditional or prohibited such as churches , schools, offices, libraries, fire stations, pump stations, parks, playgrounds, golf courses, swimming pools, tennis courts, recreational marinas, community centers and similar

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| **Cultural, Entertainment and Recreational** | | | | | Cultural activities (& churches ) | Y | Y | N | | Nature exhibits | Y | N | N | | Public assembly |

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