Land use · Staunton, Virginia

housing for the elderly

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 Staunton’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 2Reads like a definition

compensation to provide accommodations for 10 or more individuals at any given time. " Housing for the elderly " means housing for the elderly and/or physically handicapped, multifamily structure containing at least three dwelling units and within which at least

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dwelling (multiple), dwelling (semi-attached), dwelling (single-family), dwelling (two-family), fraternity, sorority house, group house, housing for the elderly , multiple-family dwelling, rooming house, row dwelling and tourist home, the occupancy limitations set forth in Section PM-405.0 (PM 405-1 through PM

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customarily incidental to the above uses when located on the same lot. 7. Housing for the elderly . 8. Home occupations as regulated in Chapter 18.150 SCC. 9. Co-location of telecommunication antenna and related equipment as regulated in SCC

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right1

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.