Land use · Washington County Unincorporated, Virginia

Directional signs

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

Chapter 1Reads like a definition

directs attention to a product, commodity or service available on the premises. 2. ** Directional sign ** means a sign, one end of which may be pointed, or on which an arrow may be painted, indicating the direction

Read it in the chapter →

2 of this chapter. 7. Signs, such as church bulletin boards, identification and directional signs , which shall be approved by the U.S. Forest Service and the planning commission. 8. Single-family dwellings. 9. Utilities and public services

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Accessory2

Allowed as a secondary activity to the main use.