Land use · Falls Church, Virginia

residential institutions

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 Falls Church’s own text settles what this covers.

See Site plan, as built. **Assisted living facilities** means a special type of residential institution that provides personal care and support services to people who need help with daily living activities as a result of physical

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shall be of commercial nature. (4) Cemeteries. (5) Hospitals for human care. (6) Residential institutions , including, but not limited to, rest homes, nursing homes, convalescent homes, orphanages and similar uses, except a secure or detention facility,

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regulations. ## (2) Hospitals, rest homes, nursing homes, convalescent homes, orphanages, or similar residential institutions Provided such use will not constitute a nuisance because of traffic, noise, number of patients or persons being cared for, or

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