Land use · Emporia, Virginia

Brewery, distillery, or winery

Named in 6 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 Emporia’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 1Reads like a definition

**Boundary line adjustment** means the alteration of property lines between two adjacent lots. ** Brewery, distillery, or winery ** means an establishment primarily engaged in brewing ale, beer, malt liquors, and nonalcoholic beer, with a capacity of more than 1,000

Read it in the chapter →

fixed seating | | **Commercial uses** | | | Brewery or distillery; Micro brewery, distillery, or winery | 1 per 150 sq. ft. of food beverage preparation and consumption area, plus 1 per 800 sq. ft. of operations

Read it in the chapter →

Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Conditional / special use2

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.

Prohibited3

Expressly not allowed.