Land use · Newport News, Virginia

public or private secondary school

Named in 15 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 Newport News’s own text settles what this covers.

in the Hilton Village Historic District: a. Multiple-family b. Planned Residential Development c. Public or Private Secondary School d. Community Recreation Center e. Fire Station f. Library g. Neighborhood Swimming Pool h. Police Station i. Public or Private Elementary

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right15

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.