dwellings; 3. Multiple-family dwellings; 4. Roominghouses and boardinghouses; 5. Schools; 6. Churches; 7. Rest homes ; 8. General hospitals; 9. Clubs and lodges; 10. Parks and playgrounds; 11. Professional offices; 12. Home occupations, conducted by the occupant;
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rest homes
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 Halifax’s own text settles what this covers.