Land use · Emporia, Virginia

Group home, large

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 Emporia’s own text settles what this covers.

curb, or centerline of the street, in front of a building or structure. ** Group home, large **, as provided by Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2291, means a licensed residential facility in which nine or more mentally ill, intellectually

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Family home day care (5—12 children) | 3, plus residential requirement | | Group home (large and small) | — | | Life care facility | 1 per 4 residents, plus 1 per 2 employees | |

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Where it is allowed here

Conditional / special use2

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.

Prohibited2

Expressly not allowed.