Land use · Gate City, Virginia

nursing 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.

Chapter 1Reads like a definition

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 extended period

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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 each two

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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 group home,

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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 by this

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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 group homes

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Where it is allowed here

Conditional / special use1

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.