Land use · Gate City, Virginia

car washes

Named in 1 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 Gate City’s own text settles what this covers.

(1) For apartments, at least 1½ parking space for every dwelling. (2) For car wash (self-service), at least three standing or parking spaces for waiting vehicles for each washing bay. (3) For church and school auditoriums

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salvage or junk. 4. Bakeries. 5. Barber and beauty shops. 6. Boardinghouses. 7. Car washes . 8. Churches. 9. Clubs and lodges. 10. Commercial greenhouses, plant nurseries and landscaping. 11. Restaurants and food sales. 12. Pharmacies. 13.

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.