Land use · Waynesboro, Virginia

Group homes/seniors

Named in 4 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 Waynesboro’s own text settles what this covers.

comply with the definition of a dwelling unit (See Household Living) | | Group homes/senior | Recreational facilities | Exclusive care and treatment for psychiatric, alcohol, or drug problems, where patients are residents (NAICS¹ 62221, 6232)

Read it in the chapter →

the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. # Sec. 98-4.2.11. - Group homes/seniors . Occupancy of group homes housing seniors shall be limited to no more than three persons over the age of 61, living

Read it in the chapter →

Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right4

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.