Land use · Virginia Beach, Virginia

Fraternity and sorority houses

Named in 8 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 Virginia Beach’s own text settles what this covers.

sanitariums, together with the following enumerated uses and structures, shall be permitted: (1) Fraternity and sorority houses , student dormitories and student centers; (2) Housing for seniors and disabled persons, with a conditional use permit; (3) Marinas; (4) Private

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| P | | Forests and forestry | P | P | | Fraternity and sorority houses , student dormitories and student centers; provided that they be located within a one-mile radius of a college or university | C

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P | P | P | P | P | X | | Fraternity and sorority houses provided that they are located within a one-mile radius of an established college or university | C | C | C

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or group homes | C | C | C | C | | Fraternity and sorority houses , student centers and student dormitories | C | C | C | C | | Golf courses, nonilluminated, including par 3

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Where it is allowed here

Conditional / special use8

Allowed only after a discretionary approval.