Land use · Spotsylvania County Unincorporated, Virginia

Building materials yard

Named in 4 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 Spotsylvania County Unincorporated’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 2Reads like a definition

is conducted the primary use of the lot on which it is situated. ** Building materials yard ** means any facility that is designated to provide building materials either new, raw or reclaimed to contractors and/or homeowners. **Bulk regulations**

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this chapter: 1. Above ground fuel storage tanks exceeding one-thousand (1,000) gallons; 2. Building materials yard ; 3. Bus station/depot/terminal; 4. Civic and sports arena; 5. College or university; 6. Data Center; 7. Dormitory, fraternity, sorority houses, or

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right3

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Conditional / special use1

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.