Land use · Gate City, Virginia

churches and other religious institutions

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.

with a special exception and use permit. 5. Schools, public and private. 6. Churches and other religious institutions , including parish houses and parsonages. 7. Parks and playgrounds. 8. Home occupations as defined, with a special exception and use permit.

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public and private. 8. Cemeteries, with a special exception and use permit. 9. Churches and other religious institutions , including parish houses and parsonages. 10. Convalescent homes, nursing homes or homes for the aged. 11. Parks and playgrounds. 12. Home

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of this section. (4) Cemeteries with a special exception and use permit. (5) Churches and other religious institutions , with parish houses and parsonages. (6) Convalescent homes, nursing homes or homes for the aged with a special exception and use

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.