Land use · Covington, Virginia

retail business

Named in 2 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 Covington’s own text settles what this covers.

more of the following uses: **(2-1)** Any use permitted in district C-1. **(2-2)** Retail business concerns which supply commodities on the premises for persons residing in adjacent residential areas such as, but not limited to: Groceries,

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the maximum number of employees on premises at any one time | | Retail business | 1 per 100 square feet of floor area | **(2-2) Assignment of parking spaces in grouped lots.** The required parking

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right2

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.