Land use · Richmond, Virginia

Social service delivery uses

Named in 3 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 Richmond’s own text settles what this covers.

comply, at minimum, with the provisions of article VI of this chapter. (2) Social service delivery uses . A property with a social service delivery use shall, at minimum, submit a site plan in accordance with Section 30-698.3(d). (3)

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day care facilities and nursing homes; (7) Philanthropic, charitable and eleemosynary institutions, including social service delivery uses operated by such institutions; (8) Uses owned or operated by a governmental agency, but not including facilities intended for incarceration or

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right2

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Conditional / special use1

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.