Land use · Gate City, Virginia

convalescent home

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.

where landscaping services are provided. **Commission** means the planning commission of the town. ** Convalescent home , nursing home, or home for the aged** means a residential structure established to serve elderly or seriously ill persons for an

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parking space for each 400 square feet of floor area. (8) For hospitals, convalescent homes , nursing homes or homes for the aged, family care homes, foster homes or group homes, at least one parking space for

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gardens. 2. Single-family dwellings; conventional, site-built, or modular single unit construction only. 3. Convalescent home , nursing home or home for the aged, with a special exception and use permit. 4. Family care home, foster home, or

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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 occupations as defined. 13. Off-street parking as required

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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 permit. (7) Family care homes, foster homes or

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Where it is allowed here

Conditional / special use1

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.