Land use · Emporia, Virginia

Recreation/entertainment, commercial outdoor

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

billiard halls, game rooms, video arcades, movie theaters, and concert or music halls. ** Recreation/entertainment, commercial outdoor ** means participant or spectator uses conducted in open or partially enclosed or screened facilities. Typical uses include driving ranges, miniature golf,

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based on maximum occupancy, plus 1 per employee on largest shift | | Recreation/entertainment, commercial outdoor | If a facility with fixed seating: 1 per 3 seats, plus 1 per employee on maximum working shift. If a

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Prohibited3

Expressly not allowed.