Land use · Petersburg, Virginia

college

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 Petersburg’s own text settles what this covers.

shall be used only for the following purposes: a. Offices. b. Clinics. c. Colleges and schools, public or private, having a curriculum and conditions under which teaching is conducted equivalent to a public school and

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art, music, dancing, or other artistic instructions; 36. Exposition buildings or centers; 37. Colleges and schools, public or private, having a curriculum and conditions under which teaching is conducted equivalent to a public school and

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ten (10) seats in auditorium, whichever is greater | | (8)(g) High school, college or vocational | One (1) space per eight (8) seats in auditorium or three (3) per classroom, whichever is greater |

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2. Single-family dwellings; 3. Churches and parish halls, temples, convents and monasteries; 4. Colleges and schools, public or private, having a curriculum and conditions under which teaching is conducted equivalent to a public school and

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.