Land use · Emporia, Virginia

Manufacturing, small-scale

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

of a similar nature. Retail sales may be incidental to the manufacturing use. ** Manufacturing, small-scale ** means an establishment where shared or individual tools, equipment, or machinery are used to make products on a small scale, including

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working shift | | **Industrial uses** | | | Construction yard; Manufacturing, light; Manufacturing, small-scale | 1 per employee on maximum working shift | | Laboratory, research, and development; Manufacturing, heavy; Warehousing and distribution | 1

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right2

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Conditional / special use4

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.