Land use · Halifax, Virginia

roominghouses and boardinghouses

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.

the following uses: 1. Single-family dwellings; 2. Two-family 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;

Read it in the chapter →

Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.