Land use · Emporia, Virginia

Restaurant, 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

disposal of personal property accumulated by the family of a residential dwelling unit. ** Restaurant, general ** means an establishment in which, for compensation, food or beverages are dispensed for consumption on and/or off the premises, including, among

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facilities are designed to accommodate when used to the maximum capacity | | Restaurant, general | 1 per 150 sq. ft. of floor space, including outside seating | | Self-storage facility | 1 per 5 rental

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Prohibited3

Expressly not allowed.