Land use · Emporia, Virginia

Office, general

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.

Chapter 1Reads like a definition

this include life care facility uses and activities, as defined in this ordinance. ** Office, general ** means the use of land wherein the primary use is the conduct of a business or profession such as, but not

Read it in the chapter →

home | 1 per 4 residents, plus 1 per 2 employees | | Office, general ; Offices, medical/clinic | 1 per 400 sq. ft. of floor area; 10 spaces minimum for a clinic | | Recreation/entertainment, commercial

Read it in the chapter →

Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Prohibited3

Expressly not allowed.