Land use · Suffolk, Virginia

Museums

Named in 7 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 Suffolk’s own text settles what this covers.

• schools and school buildings • child care centers • safety services • museums • post offices • religious establishments • visual and performing arts buildings | 2% GLA | 20% GLA | 0.5 |

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and residential apartment and/or condominium units; 3. Office, entertainment, and institutional uses, including museums ; 4. Neighborhood retail and service establishments; 5. Public art spaces and other public uses; 6. Parks, open spaces, and pedestrian plazas

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right5

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Conditional / special use2

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.