Land use · Roanoke, Virginia

Laboratory, testing and research

Named in 2 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 Roanoke’s own text settles what this covers.

optical or prosthetic appliances. Blood banks and plasma centers are considered medical laboratories. ** Laboratory, testing and research :** An establishment primarily engaged in performing scientific research or testing activities in technological fields. Typical uses include biotechnology laboratories, engineering laboratories,

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right2

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.